Turning to comedy after twenty years in corporate America, Brian Bates jokes about ubering his hecklers home, meeting women while hiking, and people who dont believe in God but do believe in wrestling.
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".
Brad Upton unleashes his comedic prowess by roasting millennials. With no intention of slowing down, he sets his sights on satirizing lampoon masks, merging, and millionaires. Brad takes the audience on another uproarious comedy ride as he fearlessly tackles these timely subjects, leaving no stone unturned in his quest for laughter.
In his second Dry Bar Comedy special, stand-up comedian Shayne Smith delivers more stories about everything from a failed robbery to a wrestling match in the New York Subway, claw machines, Florida headline shenanigans, and even saving the life of a dog.
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.
A teacher by day and comic by night, Cory Michaelis keeps his act edgy enough to keep the audience from feeling like they're in his 10th grade History class. He cleverly tells short stories and jokes that try to get audiences to think but are silly and absurd as well. Cory is a regular in all of the clubs in the Pacific Northwest and has headlined clubs, colleges, casinos, and weird bars all over the country. He didn't win the 2013 World Series of Comedy (semi-finals), the 2012 Seattle International Comedy Competition (SICC), or the 2014 Tacoma Comedy Contest (2nd) but he took another crack at the SICC and made the 2014 finals.
Andy recently appeared on Conan on TBS. Around that same time, his half-hour special premiered on Comedy Central. He was the first comedian to make his network television debut on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”. He also appeared on Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, and Gotham Comedy Live on AXS. He had also appeared on Comedy Central's “Live at Gotham” in 2009.
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.
Ferguson has appeared on the Tonight Show, Comedy Central, Comics Unleashed and ABCís Family Channel. He was the Winner of the Seattle International Comedy Competition, Three time semi-finalist at the Boston Comedy Festival, Finalist in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition and named ëBest of Festî at the Detroit, Lucky Eagle and San Luis Obispo Comedy Festivals. He has the distinction of being one of the only comics in the country that has opened for all of the following comedians: Steve Harvey, George Lopez, Larry Miller, Garry Shandling, Richard Jeni, and George Carlin.
Tony Deyo is a stand-up comedian known most notably for his sharp, quick material and near-perfect comedic timing almost certainly gained from his years as a professional symphony musician. New York City's Village Voice calls him “one of the tightest joke writers in the business.” In 2013, he made his late night television debut on CONAN. Within a year, he had added appearances on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live, and Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen. His latest album, Comedy Road Trip, landed on the Billboard Magazine comedy chart and debuted as the #1 selling stand-up album on iTunes. With over 50 stand-up clips available, he has steadily become one of the most prolific comedians on YouTube. He performed at the prestigious HBO Aspen Comedy Festival, was named one of the year's best by the New York Post, and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM Satellite Radio.
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.'