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"COMEDY WALK Presents Comedy Spectacular March 13th"

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Beverly Hills, CA, March 6, 2008 - COMEDY WALK brings laughter to downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, March 13th, 2008, from 8:30pm to 10pm, at the Downtown Comedy Club, 501 S. Spring St., Los Angeles 90013, and simultaneously at five other nearby venues.

COMEDY WALK is the world's largest comedy walk event, with six simultaneous 90-minute shows on six stages, a total of nine hours of comedy presented in one evening. Each COMEDY WALK stage presents a different stand-up comedian or comedy act every ten minutes. Ticket-holders can walk between venues to pick and choose their favorite acts or stay put at one venue for an entire 90-minute show.

THIS MONTH'S COMEDY WALK PERFORMERS:

*Chris Adams, *Rebecca Addelman, Mario Artiga, *Joe Bartnick, *Peter Berman, *Pat Boccuzzi, Travis Clark, Competitive Awesome (sketch), *Daniel Dominguez, *Ian Edwards, Michael Goldstrom, Marly Halpern-Graser, Gerry Katzman, Andy Kern, Shaun Latham, Laughs on Demand (improv), Erik Lundy, Vanda Mikoloski, *The Mooney Twins, The Mutiny (improv), Mike Nielsen, Red Herring (improv) , *Melanie Reno, Iliza Schlesinger, Mikey Scott, Todd "J.T." Thomas, Scott Vinci (music), *Rich Williams, *Joe Wilson, and *Elisha Yaffe.

For a description of each act check online at www.comedywalk.com. Acts with a * are edgy, may not be suitable for children.

COMEDY WALK performers have appeared on Saturday Night Live, Seinfeld, Carpoolers, and Pushing Daisies. They've appeared in televised comedy performances on Comedy Central Comic Groove, Comedy Central Live at Gotham, Comedy Central Premium Blend, Comic's Unleashed, BET Comic View, and HBO Def Jam. They've been on radio with National Lampoon Radio, The Playboy Morning Show, Sirius, and XM Radio. They've appeared live at the Comedy Central Stage, the Comedy Store, the HA HA Club, The Ice House, The Improv, and the Laugh Factory.

COMEDY WALK is held in cooperation with the Los Angeles Downtown Art Walk (www.downtownartwalk.com), a monthly event that draws a crowd of 3,000 people to 30 participating neighborhood art galleries. Art Walk is held from noon to 9pm. COMEDY WALK is held from 8:30pm to 10pm. COMEDY WALK and Art Walk are held on the second Thursday of each month.

The monthly 30-act COMEDY WALK event is the lead-up to the massive 300-act LOS ANGELES COMEDY FESTIVAL (www.lacomedyfest.com) coming to downtown in November 2008. The 18-day summer LOS ANGELES COMEDY FESTIVAL starts on May 1st at the McCadden Theatre in Hollywood. The 18-day winter LOS ANGELES COMEDY FESTIVAL will be held in November 2008 at multiple downtown venues.

COMEDY WALK thanks the City of Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, District 9 Councilwoman Jan Perry, Cultural Affairs Department Executive Director Olga Garay, Cultural Affairs Department Assistant General Manager Saul Romo, and downtown activist Brady Westwater. COMEDY WALK thanks the Downtown Comedy Club, the Palace Theatre, the New LATC, the Alexandria Building, and the Spring Arts Tower. COMEDY WALK thanks media sponsors Rooftop Comedy, The Onion, Hollywood Today, and British Weekly. COMEDY WALK thanks printing sponsor Digital Express. COMEDY WALK thanks the many comedians, supporters, and volunteers who make it possible.

COMEDY WALK executive producer Robin Rowe. COMEDY WALK talent director Lawrin Goulston Salazar.

Contact:

Robin Rowe
310-278-4012
Executive Producer
COMEDY WALK
robin@comedywalk.com
www.comedywalk.com

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