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COMEDY WALK
The biggest comedy walk event in the world!

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  • 2nd Thursday each month, downtown Los Angeles, 8:30pm to 10pm
  • At the Downtown Comedy Club, the New LATC and other neighborhood venues
  • Plenty of parking available for $5 or free on the street
  • 6 simultaneous 90-minute shows
  • A different comedy act every ten minutes

THIS MONTH'S COMEDY WALK PERFORMERS
Thursday, April 10, 2008

ACT DESCRIPTIONS

Performers for April

  1. *Chris Adams, webseries www.theopenmikers.com
  2. *Rebecca Addelman from Toronto, Comedy Network, Much Music, CTV, MTV, Bravo!, Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, Los Angeles Comedy Festival. www.raddelman.com
  3. *Daniel Dominguez on the Verizon Viva! Vision program. www.funconsuming.com
  4. Ernie G from Comedy Central’s Make Me Laugh, Sí TV’s Funny is Funny, Comedy Fiesta. www.ernieg.com
  5. Go People Go!, this Christian folk singing sensation is "putting the FUN back in Christian Fundamentalism".
  6. Marly Halpern-Graser California, New York and Boston. Boston Comedy Festival. Winner EVYY college comedy award 2007. www.youtube.com/marlyhalperngraser
  7. Gayla Johnson, The HaHa Comedy Club, Comedy Store, Ontario and Melrose Improv, Pasadena Ice House, B.E.T Comic View, Comedy Central, SiTV Comedy Spotlight: and on Comedy Time Mobi TV. www.GaylaJohnson.net
  8. Laughs on Demand
  9. Erik Lundy, stand-up, XM National Lampoon Radio, Comedy Central Live at Gotham at Irvine Improv. www.workplaceofthedamned
  10. Stevie Mack, from Los Angeles, Last Comic Standing, BET-Comic View, Comedy Central, UPN and SpikeTV. www.steviemack.com
  11. Vanda Mikoloski
  12. Jodi Miller, stand-up, performing every Monday night at Comedy Store. www.myspace.com/jodilmiller
  13. The Mooney Twins, Daryl and Dwayne, who both look like Barack Obama, perform across the country, BET Comic View, and The Montel Williams Show. www.mooneytwinsnetwork.com
  14. Garrett Morris, original Saturday Night Live cast member, The Jamie Foxx Show, Car Wash, Cooley High. www.downtowncomedyclub.com
  15. Alex Nussbaum, stand-up, nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award as Best Male Stand-up. www.alexnussbaum.com recent
  16. Red Herring, L.A. improv group, Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater, IO West, Sierra Stage and the Actor's Playpen. www.myspace.com/redherringimprov
  17. D'Sean Ross, stand-up, hosts every other Sunday at the Laugh Factory. www.myspace.com/dseanisfunny.com
  18. Mikey Scott from Pittsburgh and D.C., The Improv, The Comedy Store, Room 5. A gay stand-up in the Queers of Comedy that's toured nationally. www.queersofcomedy.com
  19. Alicia Simmons, from Newark, plays at clubs on both coasts, earthy comedy.
  20. Todd "J.T." Thomas tours nationally, The Comedy Store and The Ice House. www.myspace.com/jtthomascomedy
  21. Scott Vinci, stand-up and guitar comedy. L.A. comedy festival. Short on at Will Ferrell's www.funnyordie.com.
  22. Will Weldon
  23. Joe Wilson, co-host of Dork Forest Radio www.dorkforestradio.com and co-host of Road Stories www.RoadStories.tv, a look at life on the road for today's top comedians. www.joewilsoncomedy.com

*Denotes EDGY, may not be suitable for children.

Venues

Venue #1
Downtown Comedy Club
501 S Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
200-seat club
Hosts: Garrett Morris & Kevin Garnier

Venue #2
The New LATC
Los Angeles Theater Center
514 S. Spring St., Theater #4
Los Angeles, CA 90013
80-seat cabaret

Venue #3
Canadian Room
Canadian Building
436 S. Main
SRO 2,200 sq. ft. storefront

Venue #4
The Onion Room
Spring Arts Tower
207 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
1,400 sq. ft. SRO

Venue #5
The Backstage
Spring Arts Tower
211 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
1,600 sq. ft. SRO

Venue #6
The Chicken Room
Spring Arts Tower
215 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
1,000-sq.ft SRO

COMEDY WALK Sponsors

COMEDY WALK performers have appeared on Carpoolers, Pushing Daisies, Saturday Night Live, and Seinfeld. 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, 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. Art Walk and COMEDY WALK are on the second Thursday of each month. Both events are FREE. Come early and hang out at 30 participating art galleries. [Art Walk Map]

PARKING: Suggested garage is the Los Angeles Garage, 6th & Main, NW corner, open 24 hours, $5 flat rate after 4pm. Do not park in adjacent small garage on Spring Street because it closes at 9pm. Check what time your garage closes! Many other neighborhood garages, parking lots and street parking also available.

Area Drinking and Dining

   
For the City of Los Angeles
ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA…Mayor
JAN PERRY…Councilwoman, District 9
For the Cultural Affairs Department
OLGA GARAY …EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SAUL ROMO…Assistant General Manager



Created Mar. 20, 2008; Revised April 9, 2008