Jeff Shaw
Jeff Shaw's writing is marked both by idealism and humanity. His stimulating satire is often infused with poetic beauty. More importantly, he looks like Rod Stewart.
Jeff Shaw's writing is marked both by idealism and humanity. His stimulating satire is often infused with poetic beauty. More importantly, he looks like Rod Stewart.
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Husband. Idiot. Dad. His kids think he's fun. His wife thinks he's an idiot. Audiences think he's hilarious! Don is a modern suburban dad just trying to raise his kids and get through the day with a bit of money in the bank and a scrap of dignity intact. With a unique style that can best be described as frenetic and engaging, Don captures the irony of parenting, marriage and everyday absurdities through characters, voices, parodies and some of the best written routines around. He's a wanna-be geek who constantly upgrades to the latest technology, but can never get it to work, leading to signature bits about tech support, Idiots Guides, texting and passwords. Friesen has recently taken his smart, savvy, and highly-caffeinated comedy to the stage at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA, for the taping of his new Showtime one-hour special titled "Ask Your Mom." In his first nationally released concert special, Don delivers a winning hour of clever, true-to-life "he's talking about my family up there" comedy that manages to be adult-smart yet family-friendly.
Brad Upton first stepped on stage in September of 1984 and he's never looked back. This ex-grade school teacher is now in his 30th year of comedy and is nearing 6000 lifetime performances. He is a past winner of the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and appeared recently at Caesar's Palace as part of the HBO Comedy Festival. He has spent the last eight years as the opening act for the legendary Johnny Mathis and did multiple shows all over the country with the late, great Joan Rivers. He has also been seen in concert with The Smothers Brothers, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Lewis Black, George Jones, Glen Campbell, Pam Tillis and many others. Coast to coast all over North America isn't the only place Brad performs. In 2014 Brad headlined in Singapore, Hong Kong, The MGM in Macau and did eight nights in Israel as part of the Comedy for Koby benefit. His new CD entitled, "Brad Uptonogood" is heard regularly on Sirius Satellite Radio and is available online wherever music is sold. He also just released his first DVD entitled, "Brad Upton, Live from the 509".
Tim headlines clubs all over North America, has performed on over 500 college campuses as well as comedy festivals in New York, Montreal, and Seattle, and he's a fixture in the New York City club scene. He was a finalist on NBCs Last Comic Standing, has appeared on Comedy Centrals Premium Blend, Tough Crowd, and Shorties, and you may have seen him as a commentator on VH1, MTV, TLC and the E! Channel.
For 20 years Costaki has been living his dream as a full-time stand up comic. He has written jokes for Bette Midler, Jay Leno, MTV, and BET. You may have seen him on Showtime or heard him on Sirius, but you probably know him best from his regular appearances on the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Radio Show.
Collin is one of the most fun, personable, and sought after headliners today. He has had his own stand-up special on SHOWTIME, he's been on NICKELODEON, and was recently featured on LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY. Touring for over 15 years Collin has gained an ease and enjoyment on stage that makes every show worth watching.America knows and loves him. His familiarity and energy engages and relieves the audience before he even speaks. His electric storytelling style makes you care about every topic he explores. Collin's comedy is the release needed from our every day lives. Come needing to laugh tonight, leave wanting to laugh forever!Collin Moulton
Andrew's very personal and fun storytelling comedy, combined with his exemplary work ethic has earned him high praise from some of the best comedians in the business. Andrew is a featured writer, actor, and comedian on the TV show “UpLate NW.” Andrew has been featured on NBC, FOX, and the Bob & Tom Radio Show and is a regular opening act for Christopher Titus. Andrew was also featured on the popular Buzzfeed web series “Truth or Drink“, has performed in over 35 states and his new podcast called “Don't Quit Your Night Job” was featured in the Seattle Times.
Mike Speenberg has been a professional touring Stand-up comedian for 20 years. He's performed on 5 different continents, entertained everyone from Hall of Fame Athletes to US Diplomats, shared the stage with everyone from Robin Williams to Bill Burr, and been featured on everything from CNN to the AMERICAN FORCES RADIO NETWORK.
Brian Moote started performing stand up in 2005 while he was working as a teacher in the Seattle School District. He then went to graduate school to get a masters degree in social work because who doesn't love crippling debt? I mean, this is America. After graduating he moved to LA and now tours the country telling jokes. He has made TV appearances on the USA Network's "Characters Welcome," Nickelodeon's "Nickmom's Nite Out," MTV's "Money from Strangers" and AXS TV's "Gotham Live." You should come out and see him tell jokes... DO IT!!!
Johnny Beehner puts on a funny show. He's got everything you want from a comic: He's silly, he's likeable, and he's fun. With a background in improvisational theater including training at Chicago's prestigious Second City, as well as the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles, Johnny brings a unique style to the stage. Beehner made his network television debut in January of 2015 as one of the last comedians to appear on the Late Show with David Letterman. He has made numerous appearances on FOX "Laughs" television show, and regularly appears on the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Show. His comedy can be heard regularly on XM/ Sirius Satellite radio. Other notable and accomplishments of Johnny's include winning First place in Comcast's 2014 season of "Trial By Laughter," placing third in the 2014 “Laughing Skull Comedy Festival” of Atlanta, and making it to the finals in the 2012 “Great American Comedy Festival”. He was named one of Ricky Gervais' Top 5 picks in the "Just Sayin” stand up contest. Johnny was recently named one of 2015's Top10, "Hot Comics to Watch" by his wife. She says that he would have a shot at the #1 spot if he would “work just a little bit harder”. He's a married man, a new dad, and his current life goal is to win just one argument with his beautiful wife.
With an act that crosses all boundaries, B.T. will surely have you rolling with laughter. His physical performance style and charm landed him two performances on NBC's Friday Night Videos and a performance at the prestigious HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. B.T. has also appeared on BET's Comic View, MTV's The Jenny McCarthy Show, and FOX's The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show.
Tom Clark was born and raised, in that order. Clark's mix of well-crafted jokes and spontaneous crowd work has led to appearances on TBS's ‘Conan,' CBS's ‘Late Late Show, and Comedy Central's ‘Premium Blend'. Clark has traveled coast to coast doing stand up and has performed internationally as part of New Faces at the prestigious‘Just For Laughs Comedy Festival' in Montreal and on The Main Stage at ‘The Capetown Comedy Festival' in South Africa. Clark is also an actor and has appeared on such shows as NBC's ‘Outsourced', TNT's ‘The Closer',and the Hallmark made for TV movie ‘The Wish List'. After landing the role on ‘Outsourced,' director Ken Kwapis invited Clark to be in the Drew Barrymore movie, ‘Big Miracle'. You can also see Clark in Columbia Pictures ‘Freaks of Nature.'
Sacramento California born Key Lewis is a high energy, improvisational, storytelling, multiple-personality nutcase! His love for the people and hunger for the stage is his undying motivation. His comedic stories about his interracial childhood, family, and unusual views on relationships, make Key simply a joy to watch. His ability to improvise and interact with all types of crowds makes this up and coming comic and actor one to look out for. Key Lewis has appeared on Marlon Wayans TBSís Funniest Wins, Starz Networks StaannDup, Kevin Harts One Mic Stand as well as Bill Bellamyís Whoís Got Jokes! Key says, chase your dream, always know your audience donít act funny, be funny... donít worry about the quantity of your material but the quality the sooner you create a relationship with your crowd, the better you will be. Television: Bill Bellamyís Whoís Got Jokes on TVONE. BETíS One Mic Stand Hosted by Kevin Hart. Starz Network Comedy Series called StaannDup, Marlon Wayanís TBSís Funniest Wins! Competitions: Winner of the 2013 Rocky Mountain Laugh Off, Finalist in the 2010 Bay Area Black Comedy Competition, Semi-Finalist 2009 San Francisco International Comedy Competition, a Semi-Finalist in the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival, 2007 Seattle International Comedy Competition Finalist, Shades of Laughs Portland Oregon Winner, TVONE Bill Bellamyís Who Got Jokeís Contestant. Radio: Improv work with FM Morning Shows (Top 40 Radio): KSFM 102.5 (Sacramento, CA), KWOD 106.5 (Sacramento, CA) KWIN 97.7 ñ Stockton/Lodi, CA, Mix 107.9 Salt Lake City UT (Is It Racist Segment) & The Man Panel. Concerts/Festivals: Opened for Jon B. and Keysha Cole, Taste Of Tacoma, & Bite Of Seattle Fountain Stage 5 Years Running! Key Lewis has worked with the likes of Kevin Hart, Pablo Francisco, Sam Bam, Alonzo Bodden, Jay London, Gabriel Iglesias, Brooks McBeth, Tommy Davidson, Katt Williams, De-Ray Davis, Andrew Norelli, Lonnie Love, Jeff Garcia, Damon Wayans, Joey Diaz, Guy Torry, Darren Carter, Paul Mooney, Kermet Apio and many more.
Paul was raised as a sports fanatic in the tiny town of Owego, in upstate New York. After four years of playing college basketball, somehow he graduated. Aside from playing in the NBA, his dream job was to talk about sports for a living. Paul then moved to California after landing a television sports anchor job but found out quickly that he was “too much of a smart-ass” for TV news. After he was fired, Paul took his unique sense of humor to comedy club stages all over the country. In 2005, Paul was selected to perform at the HBO Comedy Festival in Las Vegas. Morrissey has also been a finalist in several national comedy competitions including Wendy's Comedy Challenge, Comedy Central's Open Mic Fight and Maxim's Real Men of Comedy.
Bengt Washburn is an Aquarius with Hazel eyes who prefers boxer briefs, solid deodorants, and Crest toothpaste. He is 5'9? tall, weighs about 149 pounds and can bench 150 pounds three times without a spotter. He has a vertical leap of 16 inches. 8 years ago a lump appeared on his right thigh. It's not visible from the stage but according to some kids at the water park, it looks creepy. Many people say Bengt looks kind of like a monkey. Bengt Washburn was born in Salt Lake City, Utah but grew up in a large Utah town (1,200 people) as the fifth child in a small Mormon family (7 children). Bengt is married to an officer in the United States Airforce. They have lived in 6 different cities over the last eleven years. Most recently he moved to Springfield, Virginia (Washington D.C.) after living in Stuttgart, Germany for 3 years. Bengt is a former winner of the prestigious San Francisco International Comedy Competition. He has been seen on The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusen, Live at Gotham on Comedy Central and most recently Conan on TBS. He was invited to perform at the Vancouver International Comedy Festival, The Boston Comedy Festival, the Aspen Laff Festival and Gilda's Laugh Fest in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He's been heard on NPR, PRI and Bob and Tom. All three of his comedy Cd's can be heard playing on XM Sirius radio. Most people who know him would say Bengt is a logistically impaired ditz, but his comedy is described as intelligent, surprisingly universal considering the content matter and profoundly funny.
Karen Rontowski's fast-paced, quirky and charmingly optimistic comedy has been featured in clubs, TV, radio, and at corporate events all around the world. Her stand- up showcases endearing, self-effacing and intelligent characters that catch you by surprise every time. Karen uniquely blends comedy with her experience as a Paranormal Investigator and Reiki master. From fun with her family to her travels all over this great country Karen has fun where ever she goes. Her lighthearted confusion entertains kids of all ages. She is fascinated with the “afterlife” is convinced she will someday have a near death experience because, “I never finish anything.” She explains, “Sometimes a ghost will just do the same thing over and over in life. That's why I want to move into a house that is haunted by a maid." Karen's comedy is now featured in the new line of greeting cards called “Frank and Funny” sold at Target stores everywhere and is the comedy writer for “Haunted Magazine.” She is a regular on the Bob and Tom Radio Show and is a featured performer on their CD. Karen has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, Sirius Satellite Radio, Comics Unleashed, Comedy.com, Live at Gotham and Comedy Central. She has opened for show biz legends including Bob Hope, Ray Charles, David Brenner and the Monkees.
Like most comedians, finding a way to be silly in class was a way to get attention from classmates and teachers! Some teachers were amused others had no sense of humor.
Jeff Shaw's writing is marked both by idealism and humanity. His stimulating satire is often infused with poetic beauty. More importantly, he looks like Rod Stewart.
Husband. Idiot. Dad. His kids think he's fun. His wife thinks he's an idiot. Audiences think he's hilarious! Don is a modern suburban dad just trying to raise his kids and get through the day with a bit of money in the bank and a scrap of dignity intact. With a unique style that can best be described as frenetic and engaging, Don captures the irony of parenting, marriage and everyday absurdities through characters, voices, parodies and some of the best written routines around. He's a wanna-be geek who constantly upgrades to the latest technology, but can never get it to work, leading to signature bits about tech support, Idiots Guides, texting and passwords. Friesen has recently taken his smart, savvy, and highly-caffeinated comedy to the stage at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA, for the taping of his new Showtime one-hour special titled "Ask Your Mom." In his first nationally released concert special, Don delivers a winning hour of clever, true-to-life "he's talking about my family up there" comedy that manages to be adult-smart yet family-friendly.
Brad Upton first stepped on stage in September of 1984 and he's never looked back. This ex-grade school teacher is now in his 30th year of comedy and is nearing 6000 lifetime performances. He is a past winner of the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and appeared recently at Caesar's Palace as part of the HBO Comedy Festival. He has spent the last eight years as the opening act for the legendary Johnny Mathis and did multiple shows all over the country with the late, great Joan Rivers. He has also been seen in concert with The Smothers Brothers, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Lewis Black, George Jones, Glen Campbell, Pam Tillis and many others. Coast to coast all over North America isn't the only place Brad performs. In 2014 Brad headlined in Singapore, Hong Kong, The MGM in Macau and did eight nights in Israel as part of the Comedy for Koby benefit. His new CD entitled, "Brad Uptonogood" is heard regularly on Sirius Satellite Radio and is available online wherever music is sold. He also just released his first DVD entitled, "Brad Upton, Live from the 509".
Tim headlines clubs all over North America, has performed on over 500 college campuses as well as comedy festivals in New York, Montreal, and Seattle, and he's a fixture in the New York City club scene. He was a finalist on NBCs Last Comic Standing, has appeared on Comedy Centrals Premium Blend, Tough Crowd, and Shorties, and you may have seen him as a commentator on VH1, MTV, TLC and the E! Channel.
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