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The Original Room: 16 Headlining Comics
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Thursday Nov 5, 2009 9:00 PM
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21+ Show -
Our original show in our original room.
12 National headliners back to back for a truly singular comedy experience. No other club in the country offers back to back hilarity of this caliber and in this volume!
The Original Room: 16 Comics | 9:00 PM
 Our original show in our original room. 16 National headliners back to back for a truly singular comedy experience. No other club in the country offers back to back hilarity of this caliber and in this volume! |
Jodi Miller | 9:00 PM
 Jodi Miller has been performing Stand Up comedy all over the country for over 12 yrs and is a regular at all the Clubs in Hollywood.
She is a high energy comic who has a unique take on life. She’s not afraid to push the envelope. Jodi covers everything from cats, to singer/song writers and how her dad is desperate to get her knocked up!
She’s a reoccurring guest commentator or CNN’s Showbiz Tonight and Hollywood 411 and will appear on Comics Unleashed later this year. She is also a writer for the HBO/Cinemax series Co-Ed Confidential.
Jodi has her 1st book due out this spring. WTF College. How To Survive 101 of College’s Worst F#*K-ing Situations.
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Argus Hamilton | 9:15 PM
 Who is Argus Hamilton, and why is everybody quoting him?
Meet the funniest topical comedian in America, the man Robin Williams once called "the Will Rogers of the Baby Boom." Argus Hamilton's daily column of jokes on the news, now carried in over 100 newspapers across the United States, is also read and heard by millions on the Internet and on radio stations across the country.
Argus James Hamilton III is the son, grandson and great-grandson of Methodist ministers in the South. A proud graduate of the University of Oklahoma and now based in Los Angeles, Argus brings an unusual perspective to the news from Washington and around the country. "I'm an English Monarchist and a Southern secessionist," Argus says. "Let's see Rush Limbaugh get to the right of that."
Argus Hamilton performs at corporate, political and charity events around the country. When he's in Los Angeles, he can be seen working out the latest material nightly at The Comedy Store in Hollywood.
Argus is regularly quoted by daily newspapers including The San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times, by weekly business papers including the Orange County Business Journal, by Time magazine and by radio personalities including Paul Harvey.
Argus was honored by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry as the official comedian of the Oklahoma Centennial and appeared with the governor in the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade.
You can read Argus Hamilton's outrageously funny humor column on the Internet six days a week -- yes, six days a week ("Unbelievable," says Yahoo.com)
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Kirk Fox | 9:30 PM
 KIRK FOX won the jury prize for best standup at the 2007 HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen, has a “Comedy Central Presents” and was the last comic on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno.
His recent credits include TENNIS ANYONE?, FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL, STILL WAITING, RENO 911, HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A WOMAN, POST GRAD, and the CBS original web series HECKLE U.
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Ahmed Ahmed | 9:45 PM
 Ahmed Ahmed - Born in Helwan, Egypt June 27th, 1970. Parents immigrated to the US when he was one month old and grew up in Riverside, CA. Moved to Hollywood when he was 19 years old to pursue a career as an actor and stand up comedian. Attended The American Academy of Dramatic Arts for one year and studied with various acting coaches such as Cliff Osmond, Ivana Chubbuck and Sandy Marshall.
Seen in such films and television shows as Iron Man, You Don't Mess With The Zohan, Swingers, Tracey Takes On, Roseanne, JAG, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn on Comedy Central and MTV's PUNK'D. Also appeared on CNN, The View, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and NPR. Was featured on the front page of The Wall Street Journal in December of 2001 and featured in Newsweek Magazine. Will be seen in the upcoming ONION MOVIE for FOX Searchlight. Currently can be seen on the Fahrenheit 9/11 DVD bonus track performing stand up comedy.
A paid regular performer at The World Famous Comedy Store in Hollywood and tours all across America and Europe. Winner of the first annual Richard Pryor Award for ethnic comedy at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival in Scotland summer of 2004.
Wrote an original screenplay titled "The Pilgrimage" based on his Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca). He also co-wrote the script "Google Me" with comedian Erik Griffin.
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Bobby Lee | 10:00 PM
 Bobby Lee, a native of San Diego, was expected to follow in his father’s footsteps running the family clothing store. But after stints in a local rock band and at the local community college, he was spotted by Frank Burns, the legendary manager of La Jolla’s Comedy Store, and the rest, as they say, is history. Lee rapidly became an in-demand stand-up comic with his unique Korean American perspective and charismatic on-stage personality.
In 1995, comedian Pauly Shore spotted Lee on stage and asked him to open his act in Las Vegas. Lee subsequently met Paulie’s mother, the celebrated owner of the Comedy Store, Mitzi Shore. He became a regular at the club and went on the road with comic Carlos Mencia.
Since joining MADtv in 1999, Lee has become a fan-favorite, known for his unique brand of pain-inducing, physical humor. He has created such memorable original characters as the comically confused film critic “Johnny Gan,” the world’s worst interpreter “Bae Sung;” and hapless warrior the Blind kung Fu Master.” And audiences have loved his takes on such real-world figures as Connie Chung and North Korean President Kim Jong Il.
Lee’s film credits include “Hardbreakers,” “Kickin’ It Old Skool,” “Killer Pad” and “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.” On television Lee has appeared in “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Mind of Mencia,” and has performed stand-up on "Late Friday," "Premium Blend" and “The Tonight Show.” He was also the host of this year’s Asian Excellence Awards.
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Whitney Cummings | 10:15 PM
 Whitney Cummings is a Los Angeles based comedian, actress, and writer. As a comedian appears regularly on Chelsea Lately on E! Entertainment and she's appeared on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, Comics Unleashed, and NESN's Comedy All-Stars, and MTV’s PUNK’D. In 2007 she was named one of Variety's Top 10 Comics to watch and in 2009 she was named one of Entertainment Weeklys "Comedy Star of Tomorrow." As an actress she recently appeared in the Sony feature "Made of Honor" with Patrick Dempsey, Fox's House, and is a series regular in a pilot directed and produced by Ben Stiller summer 2009 for Fox. Whitney writes for numerous TV shows, including Comedy Central Roasts. She also wrote, co-executive produced, and performs stand up on the comedy series Live! Nude! Comedy! for Showtime, which airs this summer.
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Al Madrigal | 10:30 PM
 Jury Award Winner for Best Stand-Up Comedian at the 2004 HBO Aspen Comedy Festival, Al Madrigal is a comic to watch. Called "Dynamic" by The New York Times, Al has turned a flair for storytelling into a standing as one of the Nation’s fasting rising stand-up comedians. His unique spontaneous and fast paced lyrical style has already landed him several starring roles in network television shows and earned him numerous appearances on Comedy Central including his own Comedy Central Presents Special, an animated bit on the show Shorties Watching Shorties, Reel Comedy, and Cheech Marin and Friends Live from The South Beach Comedy Festival.
Al has also appeared as a regular sketch performer on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Other standup credits include; Jimmy Kimmel Live, Chelsea Lately, Latino Laugh Festival the Show on SiTv, and Comedy Minutos on HBO Latino. Recently, Al starred as "Jesus" alongside Jeffrey Tambor and Raquel Welch in the CBS show "Welcome to The Captain" and he is currently slated to star in upcoming CBS comedy "Project Gary" with Jay Mohr.
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Maz Jobrani | 10:45 PM
 Maz Jobrani has played many characters in flim and televison. Most recently, he played Gourishankar P.V. Subramamiam, an Indian lawyer turned NY cab driver who took part in the plot to rob Mick Jagger in the ABC sitcom "Knights of Prosperity." Prior to that he was best known for his big screen role as "Moly" in Ice Cube's "Friday After Next." He also played Secret Service Agent "Mo" in the Sydney Pollack thriller "The Interpreter," opposite Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman as well as Jennifer Garner's colleague, Glenn, in "13 Going on 30." Additional film credits include the critically acclaimed "Maryam," touted by Roger Ebert as one of the most overlooked films in 2000, the Kevin Costner drama "Dragonfly," and independent films "Season of Madness," "Something Borrowed", "Moonpie" and "Bug."
Television audiences may recognize Jobrani from his role as Mr. Hut, the angry owner of a fast food stand in the town's mall on the Fox sitcom "Life on a Stick." He also appeared in recurring roles on "24" (Season Two), "Life with Bonnie" and "Cedric the Entertainer Presents." His numerous guest appearances include both popular comedy and dramatic series such as "Malcolm in the Middle," "Still Standing," "The West Wing," "NYPD Blue," "Without a Trace," "ER," "Law and Order," and a memorable turn as "The Sikh" in the hilarious 2004 season finale of "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
Additionally Jobrani is a member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, which features some of the top Middle Eastern-American comics in the world. The Axis of Evil Comedy Central Special premiered in 2007 as the first all Middle Eastern show on American TV. The DVD was also released in 2007. The world tour continues and dates can be found at www.axisofevilcomedy
He has done standup on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn," Comedy Central's "Premium Blend," and England's Paramount 2 Network. He also performs standup at The Comedy Store and The Laugh Factory on LA's famous Sunset Strip as well as many top clubs in New York, including The Comedy Cellar. His routine has been featured on CNN, CBS, PBS, and NPR; as well as being highlighted in Time Magazine, Newsweek, The New York Times, The LA Times and The Wall Street Journal. His sketch comedy performances at the ACME Theater in Los Angeles were hailed as "devilishly funny" and "extraordinary" by LA Weekly.
Jobrani was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he caught the acting bug after portraying the lead in his eighth grade production of "Li'l Abner." He studied theater throughout high school, then went on to earn a BA in Political Science and Italian at UC Berkeley. In the fall of 1994, while beginning a Ph.D. program in Political Science at UCLA, he visited the university's prestigious theater program and was immediately hooked back on acting. This led to him dropping out of the Ph.D. program to pursue his childhood passion.
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Dov Davidoff | 11:00 PM
 Dov Davidoff is one of the hottest up and coming comedians on the scene today.
Aside from appearing across the country in comedy clubs and colleges, he will be seen in the upcoming feature film, “Across the Hall,” starred opposite Mark Wahlberg in the film "Invincible" and co-starred with Jeff Goldblum in the 2007 NBC drama "Raines." Davdioff is a regular fixture on COMEDY CENTRAL starring in his own 2007 half hour comedy special and appearing on “Chappelle’s Show” and “Tough Crowd.” He is a favorite at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and has won numerous comedy competitions.
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Steve Rannazzisi | 11:15 PM
 "Nobody wants to hang around a smart-ass, Stephen."
That's what a Catholic schoolteacher told Stephen Rannazzisi growing up in Long Island New York. Stephen went on to prove her wrong by "hanging out" or "pissing off" many different celebrities on this season of PUNK'D.
Stephen grew up on Long Island, New York and graduated from a SUNY college with a degree in Theater. After graduation, he left Long Island to pursue the only career he was suited for--entertaining. Upon his arrival in the big city, Stephen got a job as a doorman at the world-famous Comedy Store on Sunset Boulevard. It was there that he honed his skills amongst some of the most prolific comics in the business, such as Eddie Griffin, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Dice Clay. And after winning over some of the toughest crowds in show business, Stephen would check id's at the door, answer phones in the office, and clean up vomit in the men's room. He also honed his craft of character acting at The Groundlings School and theater. All the hard work has started to pay off as the Hollywood industry has begun to take notice. Stephen was signed by top-level management and soon received his big break appearing as a cast member on MTV's PUNK'D.
"Great job!" said Ashton. "You really nailed it!!"
And, with the respect of his peers and an undying commitment to his craft, the future looks very bright for this talented young performer. |
Brody Stevens | 11:30 PM
 North America’s hardest throwing comedian ----> 88mph with movement, one-liners, a change-up, crowd work and years of moxie. Beat Rice in college baseball, also got a win over UCLA, did Kilborn many times, coached at Arizona State, booked four pilots and five test shows, worked out with the Texas Rangers in 2006 (no media) and have done Karoke at Jason Patric’s house with Ray Liotta looking on. What else... ----> My family, they were the Pioneering Jews of the Southwest. Grandma was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico on May 2nd, 1909. Dad in Phoenix, Mom in Detroit. Mother’s father ran the famed Fox Theater in Motown, I have playbills from the 30’s to prove.
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Chris D'Elia | 11:45 PM
 Chris was 16 the first time he performed stand-up comedy. He would act up in church, so the pastor told him he could do some time on stage afterwards if he behaved himself. Well he didn't behave, but was still allowed to get on stage in front of everyone.
Although his church performance was a success, it would be years later that D'Elia actually started a career in stand-up comedy. East coast born, West coast raised, Chris found himself in Los Angeles, on stage anywhere he could get up-- from local coffee shops to various hole-in-the-wall dive bars. Performing every night of the week, he quickly became a regular at all the clubs in Hollywood. Chris's silly, physical humor is what sets him apart from other comedians. Chris explains, "I never really feel like just standing there and telling jokes. I wanna move around. In fact, it's hard for me to write a joke where I don't end up on the ground for some reason. Hey... at least that way I know no comics will steal my shit. Too many bruises."
His comedy has an emphasis on characters, maybe because of his background in acting. Chris has guest starred on such shows as "Monk" and "Boston Legal", among others.
In 2008 Chris toured the United States with fellow comedian JoKoy. In 2009 you can catch Chris's act on Showtime's new upcoming series "Live Nude Comedy".
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Nick Youssef | 12:00 AM (Fri Nov. 06)
 Nick Youssef is not a man who struggles with telling you what’s on his mind, but he does so in a way that keeps his audience connected. His message is clear but he doesn’t beat his audiences to death with his opinions or shame them if they happen to feel differently.
He speaks his mind in his own way, with his own sense of timing. There is a genuine flow to his act that pulls the audience in and endears Youssef to them. His willingness to be himself onstage is one of the the qualities that makes Nick Youssef one of the most original and respected comics to hit the comedy scene in recent year
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Nader Modarres | 12:45 AM (Fri Nov. 06)
 Before becoming a comic, Nader (who's name rhymes with the sea animal “otter”) attempted, and failed miserably, at many other professions. The short list includes “rickshaw driver” and “video store owner.” Having been a huge fan of A&E's long defunct show “Evening at the Improv” as a child, one night he suggested to his girlfriend that maybe he should “try” stand up comedy. Her response? “Baby, you have to be funny in order to do that. No one thinks you're funny.” Well, as it turned out she was nothing more than an insane dream crusher and several years later she became his ex. Shortly thereafter Nader made the jump into the comedic abyss never to look back. Since that fateful evening you can see him performing nearly every night in various clubs and venues around Los Angeles and Southern California. He's proud to call The World Famous Comedy Store his home club and has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the business. He can also be heard co-hosting over one hundred-plus episodes of the “The Hollyweird Report” on National Lampoon Comedy Radio with Sam Tripoli.
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Don Barris | 1:00 AM (Fri Nov. 06)
 Don believes that his life peaked his senior year in college (a year that he was third in the nation in punt returns for the football squad) He still likes to dream that one day he'll become a pro model . His free time is spent working on "The Ding-Dong Show" @ www.thedingdongshow.com and trying to get his old high school in Saginaw Township, Michigan to rename the school after him ... When not atte,pting those things he is a Regular at The Comedy Store, the opener at Jimmy Kimmel live and the Star of the cult favorite WINDY CITY HEAT.
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Sam Tripoli | 12:15 PM (Fri Nov. 06)
 Practitioner of the Deadly Art of Comedy.
Sam Tripoli views comedy as a calling rather a profession. It's a passion that he's been preaching to audiences at comedy clubs across the country and on television, including Comedy Central's Premium Blend, (receiving only one of two standing ovations in the history of the show), a frolicsome turn as a male escort for E! Entertainment's Party @ the Palms, The Late Late Show on CBS, Comic Unleashed and as a co-host of Spike TV's Wide World of Spike, a comedy-action cult classic. On stage he's a force of nature, pacing the stage like a cyclone of funny as he questions authority and the conventions of our society one moment, then earnestly expresses his affinity for the bizarre the next. His comedy has no limits , its whatever he's thinking about, and that's usually what everyone else is thinking about, even though sometimes we don't like to admit to it.
I like to think of myself as the little voice in everyone's head, except I have a microphone and I'm funnier,Sam says.
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Sarah Tiana | 12:30 PM (Fri Nov. 06)
 Sarah Tiana has been a working comedian in Los Angeles for over six years. Originally from Calhoun, GA, Sarah's act emphasizes the ups and downs of a Southern childhood while peppering in her opinions of race and religion. Recently Sarah has been recognized for her "breakout performance" in four episodes as Carmen on Reno 911!'s 7th season. Five years ago she helped create a sketch comedy company called The Strait Jacket Society as a way to help young actors in Hollywood accelerate their stage time and gain exposure while still having fun. This experience also helped her become the only female performer on Showtime's "Jeff Garcia's Low Budget Madness" sketch show. A downright American, Sarah has done several tours of comedy for the troops and a recent trip to Iraq is highlighted in the documentary film, "We Love You Mrs. Bevins." Currently performing with Brett Butler in "The Southern Belles of Comedy," Sarah has also been seen on E!, the TV Guide Channel, Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen and she will never be seen in the three pilots she taped last year.
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