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Adam's stellar list of stand-up television appearances include multiple appearances on Comedy Central, as well as "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "The View," "Politically Incorrect," "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," and "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn." Adam has also been a featured performer at the Comedy Central Roasts of Rob Reiner and Denis Leary.

Adam's range as an actor has grown substantially from his early start, when he appeared as the recurring role of Pete on NBC's "Caroline in the City." Since then he has moved onto larger projects, such as the critically acclaimed ABC series "The Job," in which Adam co-starred opposite Denis Leary. Adam played the role of "Tommy Minetti," a young NYC detective in the prime-time series. He also starred in the behind the scenes Improv documentary "Contest Searchlight" on Comedy Central and wrote and co-starred opposite fellow actor/comedian Lenny Clark in the Comedy Central pilot "Lenny & Adam." Adam has also appeared as a guest lead on the NBC hit drama "Law & Order" on the episode entitled "Smoke." Most recently, Adam was a recurring guest star on CBS's "King of Queens" and is currently a regular on FX's hit series "Rescue Me," playing Chief "Needles" Nelson.

Adam's feature debut was seen in the 9/11 film "Ash Tuesday" which was received at the Tribeca Film Festival with rave reviews. Adam has also recently appeared in a number of feature films including the award-winning feature "Dark Descends," Universal Pictures' "Definitely, Maybe," starring opposite Kevin Kline and Ryan Reynolds, and "Winter of Frozen Dreams," starring opposite Keith Carradine and Thora Birch.

Adam performed for all 48 of the Democratic Senators at the annual Caucus (with special guest Bill Clinton). Adam was delayed in traffic on the way to the event. Later that evening, Adam was quoted as saying, "I've waited this long for healthcare, now, they can wait for me."
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016549/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016549/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016549/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:13:07 -0700 2009-07-01T12:13:07-07:00 Adam Ferrara From FX's "Rescue Me", Comedy Central and "The Tonight Show" 20091215T200000 20091220T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008 ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016547/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016547/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016547/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:11:42 -0700 2009-07-01T12:11:42-07:00 Steve Byrne From Comedy Central, NBC and the film "Four Christmases" 20091202T200000 20091206T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
Making his first television appearance on Comedy Central, he is now one of the few comics to do the complete late night circuit including The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Craig Kilborn. He has also appeared on 100 Television shows including VH-1's "Super Secret Movie Rules", Comedy Central's "Premium Blend" and "USO Comedy Tour." In 2007, Comedy Central aired Bob's first comedy special "Comedy Central Presents: Bob Marley."

Marley is a regular at the Aspen and Montreal Comedy Festivals. Last year the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival voted him "Best of the Fest" and "Talk of the Fest." He has played Las Vegas quite a bit over the years including Harrah's and Caesar's Palace.

He celebrated his 15th year in comedy in 2006 and to commemorate that milestone he released a box set that included his 11 CD's and 4 DVD's. He has a weekly radio call in segment with several radio stations around the country called "The World According to Bob." A featured comedian on XM and Sirius satellite radio systems that continually makes new fans around the country.

Marley's brand of high energy and off beat observation of everyday life things has captured the minds of fans of all ages including teenagers to grandparents in their 80's. Marley isn't waiting for things to happen, he is building his audience up one city at a time using the internet, radio appearances, and promotions.

Many movie fans will recognize his biggest movie appearance in the movie "Boondock Saints" where he co-stars with Willem Dafoe. His comedic take on "Detective Greenly" inspires fans to come up to him and quote lines from the film.

Audiences are in for a treat whether they catch this Mainer's act on stage or on screen.
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His extraordinary rise can be traced to his unique brand of blue humor that pushes the envelope of adult humor and modern sexual attitudes.

Schimmel is also a regular on the Howard Stern Show and stole the show at last year's prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Festival. His new CD was produced by William E. McEuen, the man behind the comedy careers of Steve Martin, Steven Wright and Sam Kinison.

"Real humor comes from real life. That's where I draw my inspiration," says Schimmel.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016543/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016543/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016543/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:08:45 -0700 2009-07-01T12:08:45-07:00 Robert Schimmel From HBO, Showtime & The Howard Stern Show 20091112T200000 20091115T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
However, Murphy became a household name when he joined the cast of the three-time Emmy-nominated "Chappelle Show" creating 'Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories.'

Murphy's features films have included Yari Film Group's "A Perfect Holiday", New Line Cinema's "Kings Ransom," Fox Searchlight's "Roll Bounce," Chris Rock's hip-hop parody classic "CB4", Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever" and "Mo' Betta Blues," Eddie Murphy's "Harlem Nights" and "Vampire in Brooklyn," for which Charlie was also credited as a writer. Murphy's latest writing endeavor, "Norbit" opened at #1 at the box office.

Murphy's additional writing credits include a remake of "The Incredible Shrinking Man" for Imagine and "Paper Soldiers" for Jay-Z's Rockafella Films. Most recently, he wrote "Tales of the Dogg," an animated pilot for Snoop Dogg and MTV.

Murphy has also been heard on a wide variety of commercials and other projects including Budweiser radio commercials, Cartoon Networks' Adult Swim series "Boondocks," multiple Boost Mobile commercials, Rock Star Video Games' "Grand Theft Auto – San Andreas" and Marc Ecko's " Getting Up" video game.

Murphy's current and upcoming projects include BET's controversial "We Gotta Do Better", and films such as "Bar Starz," "Unearthed," a sci-fi horror film, Ben Stiller's "Night at the Museum" as well as a starring role in the comedy "Twist the Cap." Murphy and Mike Epps will also co-star in Fox Searchligh'ts "Garbage Men," a spinoff of "Roll Bounce". This past December, Charlie starred in Queen Latifah's "A Perfect Holiday" alongside Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Terrance Howard and Faison Love.

In 2004, Charlie embarked upon a sold-out national comedy tour, the "I'm Rich Bitch" tour, featuring "Chappelle's Show" cast members Donnell Rawlings and Bill Burr. In 2005 his stand-up career continued to grow with a sold-out follow up tour, "Charlie Murphy and Friends" as well as a co-headlining tour with Mike Epps. More recently, Murphy co-headlined on the 20-city "Maxim/Bud Light Real Men of Comedy Tour" with Joe Rogan and John Heffron.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016541/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016541/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016541/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:07:09 -0700 2009-07-01T12:07:09-07:00 Charlie Murphy From "Chappelle's Show" and Comedy Central 20091029T200000 20091101T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
Having first gained notoriety for his recurring role on the second season of "Chappelle's Show," Burr developed a comedic style of uninformed logic that has made him a regular performer on the "Late Show with David Letterman" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien."

Bill's first hour special, "Why Do I Do This?" premiered on Comedy Central on August 31 to rave reviews and is now available on CD and DVD. His first CD, "Emotionally Unavailable: Expanded Edition," was released by What Are Records. Bill starred in his own HBO "One Night Stand" and "Comedy Central Presents" half hour specials and he has performed on "Showtime at the Apollo," BET's "Comic View" and Jamie Foxx's "Laffapalooza."

Bill recently shot a pilot for his own weekly series for Comedy Central. Hosted and exec produced by Burr, the prospective show would focus on a single theme or topic and explore it through Bill's point of view using standup, sketch and digital shorts.

When in New York, Burr always drops in on "The Opie and Anthony Show" and eats at Ray's Famous Pizza, because he "loves all three of those mother fuckers." Bill also co-hosts his own SiriusXM radio show, "Uninformed", with fellow comedian Joe Derosa.

In the future Bill hopes to get married, have some kids, and get a dog. But until then, he will continue to spend most of his mid-afternoons sitting in his sweatpants learning AC/DC songs on his SG.

Bill is against organized religion and believes we should go back to the gold standard for our currency. None of his opinions are based on any sort of reliable information. He tends to go with his first thought, because reading makes him sleepy.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016539/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016539/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016539/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:05:43 -0700 2009-07-01T12:05:43-07:00 Bill Burr From "Chappelle's Show", Comedy Central, and HBO's "One-Night Stand" 20091022T200000 20091024T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
In one bit, Patrice, at 6'5'' and 300+ lbs., makes the audience hear and almost see the story of the eastern European gymnast quietly speaking of her difficult upbringing and training. The Boston Globe said, "It is a hilarious piece made all the more so by the contradiction between Oneal's very visible presence and that of the young white girl he is playing."

Asked to whom he aspires, Patrice mentions only two names: George Carlin and Richard Pryor.

Carlin for his distinct point of view and universal appeal; Pryor for his honesty, vulnerability and Personal revelation. Patrice has appeared on "The Late Show with Conan O'Brien" three times and was a regular on the very popular, Comedy Central's "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn". He has also performed stand-up at both the prestigious Montreal Just For Laughs and the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. Additionally Patrice has Guest Starred on numerous Television Shows including FOX's critically acclaimed "Arrested Development" and NBC's "The Office". He was also a series regular on FOX's drama, "The Jury".

You can hear him voicing the animated shows "Shorties Watchin' Shorties" on Comedy Central and "O'Grady High" on "Noggin". Catch Patrice in the films "The 25th Hour" directed by Spike Lee, "In The Cut" with Meg Ryan and "Head Of State" with Chris Rock.

Patrice has also performed half hour specials on both Showtime and Comedy Central. Be sure to check out Patrice in his latest special, his own HBO "One Night Stand" half hour special airing late this summer.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016538/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016538/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016538/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:02:54 -0700 2009-07-01T12:02:54-07:00 Patrice Oneal From HBO, Comedy Central, and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" 20091016T200000 20091018T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
Bert has appeared on Comedy Central's 'Premium Blend', 'Shorties Watchin Shorties', VH-1, FX's 'Hurt Bert', 'The Shield', 'Last Comic Standing 2', 'Jimmy Kimmel Live', and currently hosts Spike TV's 'Fresh Baked Video Games' which airs every Saturday night at midnight.

Bert also tours clubs and colleges all over the country and performs regularly at the Hollywood Improv.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016537/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016537/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016537/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:01:09 -0700 2009-07-01T12:01:09-07:00 Bert Kreischer From Comedy Central, "Last Comic Standing 2" 20091007T200000 20091011T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
Lavell has appeared at HBO's US Comedy Arts Festival (Aspen, CO), The Comedy Festival (Las Vegas, NV) and LAFFAPALOOZA, America's longest-running annual urban comedy festival. "Jamie Foxx Presents: Laffapalooza" a series of half-hour laugh-out-loud comedy specials that aired on Showtime and Comedy Central and subsequently headlined at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival.

Endeared by audiences far and wide, Lavell has built a very strong fan base playing theatres, comedy clubs and colleges across the nation. He has appeared at such comedy clubs as The Improv, The Laugh Factory, Carolines on Broadway, The Stardome and The Comedy House Theatre just to name a few.

Lavell has also made the jump to television with comedic appearances on "NBC's Last Comic Standing", "Comic's Unleashed with Byron Allen", "Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment", "Comedy Central's Premium Blend," "The Jamie Foxx Show," "Steve Harvey's Big Time," "Motown Live," "Showtime at the Apollo," "BET's ComicView" and "Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam" and has appeared in the films "Baby's Mama Drama", "Beverlyhood" and "Ghetto South Problems".

On stage, he played Ben in the hit play Men Cry in the Dark based on the Michael Baisden best seller. Lavell also recently appeared on stage with the critically acclaimed production Friends and Lovers, a stage production based on the novel by author Eric Jerome Dickey. Crawford played the scene-stealing "Bobby." The play also featured notable actors such as Miguel Nunez (Juwana Man! ), Leon (The Five Heartbeats), Monica Calhoun (The Best Man), Mel Jackson (Soul Food) and Maia Campbell (In The House). Crawford is one of the most popular up-and-coming comedians in the country.

Lavell is currently touring nationally and recently released his own comedy CD Takin' a Fat Break.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016535/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016535/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016535/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:59:40 -0700 2009-07-01T11:59:40-07:00 LaVell Crawford From "Last Comic Standing" and Comedy Central 20091002T200000 20091004T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
Recently, Greg shot The Root of All Evil for Comedy Central. His debut comedy album, Good Day to Cross a River (Comedy Central Records), dropped in October. In 2006, he hosted The Stand Up Show with Greg Giraldo on Comedy Central and he has appeared on the Comedy Central Roast. On past shows, Greg has roasted Pamela Anderson, Howard Stern and Jeff Foxworthy and Katt Williams.

Greg is well known from his stint as a regular panelist on Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. In addition to his two half hour stand-up specials, Comedy Central Presents...Greg Giraldo, Greg also has performed on Late Show with David Letterman (CBS), and he has been a guest on Late Night with Conan O' Brien (NBC) a dozen times.

In late 2004, Greg released an enormously successful song with producer LaZBoy entitled "Underwear Goes Inside the Pants" that has received a tremendous amount of airplay on both Modern rock and Top 40 radio across the country.

Over his career Greg has created and starred in sitcom pilots for NBC and CBS, and was given the opportunity to develop and star in his own ABC sitcom, "Common Law," which was loosely based on his experiences at a New York law firm.

While in New York Greg is known to be a regular at Manhattan clubs-like Gotham Comedy Club and the Comedy Cellar.

When he is not touring comedy clubs, colleges, theaters and corporate events, he can be found living in New York City with his wife and three young boys whom he believes to be his own.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016489/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016489/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016489/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:09:36 -0700 2009-07-01T11:09:36-07:00 Greg Giraldo - As seen on Comedy Central Roasts & "The Root Of All Evil, "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "Late Show with David Letterman" 20090917T200000 20090920T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
The two were busy actors at the School of Theatre, but the sizes of their roles gave them ample time to goof-off and discover their mutual love of getting laughs.

After graduating in 1978 with a BFA in theatre, Havey took off for New York with McFarland close behind. For the next two years they performed their act in small clubs and coffee houses around the city. They were well received but Havey, jealous of stand-ups who did not have to rely on anyone but themselves, lit out on his own. He first passed at the Improvisation in the fall of 81. Bartending, waiting tables and finally answering phones at the Improv he started to make a living at stand-up in October 82 and never looked back.

He played small clubs and Jersey one-nighters for awhile. Getting small parts in commercials and hustling any gig he could. In January 1984 he was cast by Lorne Michaels in THE NEW SHOW Michael's first venture after leaving SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE in 1980. For the next 10 weeks Havey worked with Steve Martin, John Candy, Buck Henry, Gilda Radner Dave Thomas and some of the best writers and comic actors in the business. Unfortunately the show was canceled and Havey went back to the clubs.

He made his national television debut on November 13th 1986 on LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN. By this time Havey was headlining in colleges and clubs all over the country. He went on to make several appearances on the Letterman show in the eighties and nineties. His latest shot aired on July 18th 2003.

As an actor he has appeared in the films: INTERNAL AFFAIRS with Richard Gere, CHECKING OUT with Jeff Daniels, ROUNDERS with Matt Damon, as well as the soon to be released WILD THINGS PART 2 "THE GLADES" with Isaiah Washington.

Over the years he has appeared on television acting in SEINFELD, THE LOUIE SHOW, and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and as a blonde-haired DJ on VIPER.

In November of 1989 he was hand picked by HBO to be one of the hosts of THE COMEDY CHANNEL which later became COMEDY CENTRAL. He created, hosted and produced NIGHT AFTER NIGHT WITH ALLAN HAVEY. It ran for just over three years and became a cult classic that is remembered fondly for breaking new ground and talent in comedy today. During this period his stand up flourished shooting two half-hour specials for HBO both being nominated for cable ace awards.

He has taken part in the JUST FOR LAUGHS comedy festival in Montreal on several occasions as well as the KILKENNY comedy festival, ASPEN comedy festival, and the NEW YORK comedy festival. He has made tours of Australia and Europe and continues to be one of the best comedians working today.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016488/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016488/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016488/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:07:47 -0700 2009-07-01T11:07:47-07:00 Allan Havey From HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm", Comedy Central and "The Late Show" 20090903T200000 20090906T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
As a principal cast member on Fox's hit sketch comedy show Mad TV, Aries brought a fresh, hip style to the already-edgy program from the third through the tenth season. The producers made full use of many of Aries's talents by calling on him frequently to create new hilarious characters and write sketches. Some of the many recurring characters that Aries is famous for on the show include: Belma Buttons, Bill Cosby, Jesse Jackson, Mike Tyson, Walter (Crackheads), Reggie (Erascist), Dollar Bill Montgomery, Shaquille O'Neal, The Klumps, Michael Jackson, Sisqo, Evander Holyfield, El Diablo Negro and more. Aries also boasts a number of uproarious impersonations on the show that include James Brown, Al Pacino, and his childhood idol Eddie Murphy. The Aries-branded sketch "Talkin' American" was Mad TV's most popular bit, keeping fans tuned in and boosting Mad's ratings impressively on Saturday night.

Aries has also found great success in the world of feature films. At the age of 17, after being spotted in a comedy club, Aries landed a part in the movie Home of Angels, which also starred Abe Vigoda and Sherman Helmsley, but never saw a theatrical release. He then appeared in Out-of-Sync, and portrayed Red Foxx in Warner Bros.'s Why Do Fools Fall In Love. In addition, Aries starred alongside John Leguizamo in TriStar's The Pest and delivered his most notable performance to date as Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s brother in Columbia's blockbuster hit Jerry Maguire.

Aries was born on April 3, 1975 in Chicago but grew up in New Jersey. He remembers at the young age of six being the funnyman of the household and impersonating family members at the dinner table during holidays. By age 14, Aries was belting out his fresh stylings in front of paying audiences at local clubs around his hometown. Shortly thereafter, he appeared on Russell Simmons's Def Comedy Jam on HBO and Showtime at the Apollo. The word was out about the prodigal superstar from then on, and in 1992, Aries moved to Los Angeles. He quickly landed a recurring role on NBC's A Different World, and was signed to a huge development deal at one of the major television studios. The following year, Aries found himself starring in the short-lived CBS series South of Sunset with former Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey. Although the series didn't last long, it did not discourage other networks from tapping Aries's talents for their projects, as he soon appeared in Crosstown Traffic and Brisco County, Jr. for Fox. Ultimately, Aries's fierce momentum landed him on Mad TV as a series regular, where he thrived for eight seasons.

Aries continues to spread his comedic wings with the development of feature film projects, which he is currently involved in writing. He is presently developing a feature project based on an original character that he created on Mad TV, as well as a thriller about a young black man immersed in hip-hop culture. Additionally, Aries has made appearances on many talk shows including: Loveline, Vibe, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Soul Train, and Late Friday. He has also lent his voice to an animated character on C-Bear and Jamal and had a recurring stint on Fox's The Best Damn Sports Show Period, where he created some of the show's funniest characters during his short time there.

Aries maintains a strong connection to his African roots and is involved in many charitable events, including a number of organizations that help abused women. He feels blessed to have been able to achieve everything that he has, but he in no way intends on stopping there. Given the extreme growing success rate of action comedies coming out of Hollywood, it's safe to say that Aries Spears will be in demand for quite some time.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016484/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016484/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016484/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:05:43 -0700 2009-07-01T11:05:43-07:00 Aries Spears - From "MADtv", Comedy Central & HBO's "Def Comedy Jam" 20090910T200000 20090913T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
John Oliver is a writer and correspondent for "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart." He joined the show in 2006 and at the time of this writing is yet to be fired. Since then he has done everything from interviewing UN Ambassadors to breaking his nose fighting for the Confederate army.

As a writer he has been nominated for both Emmys and Writers Guild Awards and he won the Breakout Award at the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. He performs stand-up around the US and his Comedy Central Hour Special "Terrifying Times" debuted in April 2008. Along with Andy Zaltzman, he also writes and stars in a weekly podcast, "The Bugle: Audio Newspaper for a Visual World."

He hopes to stay at "The Daily Show" for as long as they and US immigration will allow.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016473/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016473/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016473/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:02:28 -0700 2009-07-01T11:02:28-07:00 John Oliver - From "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and Comedy Central 20090825T200000 20090825 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008 In an effort for everyone to have the ability to experience the art of standup comedy the way it was intended to be seen, "Live," The DC Improv Comedy Club is pleased to announce our new monthly series, "Pay What You Can Night." We understand that not all people are in a position to see live comedy due to their financial situations, now simply, "Pay What You Can." The night returns Sunday, August 9 featuring comedian Ian Bagg. Tickets may still be purchased in advance for this evening at our normal ticket price of $15.00. Tickets to "Pay What You Can" are available only the night of the show on a first come first served basis upon availability. Showtime is at 8:30p.m., and doors open for seating at 7:00p.m. Our two item minimum will not be enforced for this show; however our 18 years and older policy will remain in effect. After that one night a month will be announced as "Pay What You Can Night." Please feel free to contact The DC Improv with any questions at 202 296-7008. Thank you for supporting the arts, see you at the show.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016469/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016469/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016469/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:00:16 -0700 2009-07-01T11:00:16-07:00 Pay What You Can Night - A Once a Month Series 20090809T200000 20090809 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
In 2000 Ian made his move to Los Angeles, but before leaving New York he did the Aspen Comedy Festival, the Montreal Comedy Festival as well as stand up spots on HBO Showcase Comics, Friday Nights and his first small film role in Tim Robbins film The Cradle Will Rock. He was also a regular member in the sketch group The Milk Duds but Los Angeles came a calling and he packed up and moved to Beverly Hills.

While ending up in a slew of independent movies such as The Purpose, Save the Mavericks and Ffing Frank, he booked bit parts in sitcoms such as The Damon Show as well as doing correspondent work for Myspace.com. He hosted The Hollywood Burn on Ripe TV and on his live talk show The Ian Bagg Show that took place at the Friars Club in Beverly Hills. Touring constantly through The Improv chain and other independent clubs he has done repeat performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn and Craig Ferguson. His Comedy Central Presents Ian Bagg was responded to with much acclaim and was how he ended up dating Britney Spears for three romantic nights.

In 2007 Ian made a second appearance at the Aspen Comedy Festal and filmed an HBO special called A Comics Climb with Ian Bagg. In love with the art of stand up he was thrilled when The History Channel came knocking and asked him to be a part of the special History of the Joke. Doing shows in China, Europe, Middle East, Australia and all over North America keeps his frequent flier points high and his knowledge of the world sharp. Al Gore described his comedy as controlled chaos, President Regan on his death described it as an interactive delight and Nancy agreed. Do not miss your chance of seeing Ian Bagg live.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016466/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016466/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016466/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:59:04 -0700 2009-07-01T10:59:04-07:00 Ian Bagg From "The Late Late Show", "The Tonight Show" and Comedy Central 20090807T200000 20090809T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
Fresh from the triumph of his acclaimed 2007 one- man Off Broadway show, "The All American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing," political comedian Will Durst is back with his quiver chock full of fresh topical barbs. "The Lieutenant Governor from the State of Confusion" is a hilarious voyage into the human condition investigating the foibles and insecurities of man. Nah, it just pretty much makes fun of politics and politicians. But while he mocks and scoffs and taunts, he does do it with taste.

It's political comedy for people who don't like politics. And while a new administration may mean a new direction for the country, its also fresh ammunition for Durst in his first show since turning "The All American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing" into a book by the same name (now available in paperback from Ulysses Press.)

Durst, sworn enemy to tyrants, foreign and domestic, has managed to patch together a half way decent quilt of a comedy career via syndicated columns, radio and television commentaries, stand up comedy, stage and screen acting, talk show hosting, voice- overs and now the book. Nominated for 5 Emmys and 7 nominations for the American Comedy Awards Stand up of the Year, he has yet to win anything. Even a toaster for crum's sake. He's performed in 14 different countries, garnered 500+ television appearances including regular current stints on CNN & Fox News, has performed for 3 elected Presidents, a bunch of governors and once made Bill Clinton laugh so hard he spit water through his nose, which durst still considers the highlight of his career.

Here's a few nice things said about "The All American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing."

"WILL DURST IS THE NATURAL SUCCESSOR TO MORT SAHL." - The New York Post.

"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! DURST IS AT HIS SLY, SAVVY BEST. A SHARP ONE MAN SHOW." - The New York Times.

"A GREAT POLITICAL SATIRIST! ONE OF THE FUNNIEST GUYS AROUND!" - Fox News Radio.

"IF YOU'RE TIRED OF POLITICS AS USUAL, YOU'LL LOVE WILL DURST." - WOR Radio.

"ONE OF THE GREATEST COMMENTATORS OF ALL THINGS POLITICAL. HE'S ONE OF THE BEST." – Rachel Maddow MSNBC.

"HE'S PERFECTED A VERBAL JITTERBUG OF COMEDY, TAKING ON POLITICS, AND WAR AND RHETORIC." The New Yorker Magazine.

The DC Improv Lounge will be serving food and beverages.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016464/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016464/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016464/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:56:05 -0700 2009-07-01T10:56:05-07:00 Will Durst starring in THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CONFUSION hosted in The Comedy Lounge 20090807T200000 20090808T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
This month's show features the improv comedy stylings of:

I Miss Blue-Ray featuring Shawn Westfall, Katie Klein and Dan Mack
Loser Josh featuring Clay Foltz, Colleen McKenna, Paul Shanoski, Elisa Cohen, Austen Villemez and Stephanie Anderson
Jive Turkey featuring Joe Randazzo, Chris Ulrich, Stephanie Anderson and Katie Klein
The DC Improv Lounge will be serving a full menu.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016461/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016461/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016461/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:53:46 -0700 2009-07-01T10:53:46-07:00 Improvisational Comedy Showcase - in the Comedy Lounge 20090731T200000 20090731 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008 info@dcimprov.com. Doors open at 6:30 pm for seating. Even with reservations, if you do not arrive by 6:45 pm we cannot guarantee your seats; they will be released to the stand-by list. The event will start at 7 pm and run approximately 90 minutes.

Attendance for Happy Hour Trivia does not guarantee admission to the comedy show in the main room. Tickets must be purchased for the comedy show separately. Seating will be reserved for those attending both events.

Drinks and full menu will be made available. Teams are recommended.

Trivia is hosted by Chris White, a leader of the 1994 Penncrest High School championship Scott's Hi-Q Team. This particular trivia night beyond standard q&a, features funny videos plus a few other surprises.

PRIZES FOR TRIVIA NIGHT:

1st Place - $15 off tab plus a free basket chips & salsa
2nd Place $10 off tab and a free basket of chips & salsa
3rd Place $5 off tab and a free basket of chips & salsa
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016457/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016457/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016457/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:52:19 -0700 2009-07-01T10:52:19-07:00 Happy Hour Trivia Night 20090716T190000 20090716 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
The DC Improv Comedy School along with instructor Chris Coccia are proud to host the Five Minutes to Funny Graduation Showcase. After four weeks of comedy school these newly armed comics are ready to showcase everything they learned in front of a live audience. With Chris Coccia as the host for the evening, this promises to be a hilarious night of laughs for all.

Native Philadelphian Chris Coccia is one of America's busiest comedians -- at home and abroad. Besides being a favorite at America's top clubs like the Improv and Catch a Rising Star, Chris has been called upon to entertain American troops on military bases in Korea, Japan, and Guam. Chris has been seen on Comedy Centrals Stand and Deliver as well on Las Vegas' best stages where he has worked as an opening act for (among others) David Sanborn, Chicago, and the Oak Ridge Boys. Recently, Chris Coccia won the Purina pet comedy challenge 2008 and was a finalist at the inaugural Great American Comedy Festival in Norfork, NE hosted by Eddie Brill. He can also be spotted on The Game Show Network.

PERFORMERS ON BOARD:

Jeff Peterson
Jason Zeigler
Brandon Buckson
Dustin Wood
Usha Sharma
Katherine Watter
Mischa Levin
Brandon Stallard
Anne Wohlfeld
Lee Williams
Octavio Paguaga
Peter Weeks
Rachael Trimble
Jessica Trimble
Robert Grady Marshall
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016452/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016452/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3016452/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:50:38 -0700 2009-07-01T10:50:38-07:00 Five Minutes to Funny Graduation Showcase - Hosted by Chris Coccia 20090708T200000 20090708 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
In 2001, Attell used this love of booze and laughter to create and host the hit series, "Insomniac with Dave Attell" for Comedy Central. A travelogue show in which Attell goes from city to city looking for late-night fun, The New York Times called the show, "a doubly rare beast, a comedy without rancor and a travel show about the virtues of the American underdog." To Attell, the Insomniac show is more of a cross between "Girls Gone Wild and Cops. After four seasons of Insomniac, Attell taped several hour-long Insomniac specials overseas in Japan, Germany, England and Brazil. Once back in the states, he headed out on a thirty-five city theatre tour ending in Vegas, where he hosted a two-hour special for Comedy Central featuring Sean Rouse, Greg Geraldo and Dane Cook, some of the biggest comics in the country.

Dave Attell has made numerous appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman , The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , Late Night with Conan O Brien , The Howard Stern Show , Later with Carson Daly and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart . He also appeared in Chris Rocks cult film "Pootie Tang . Other television credits include FOX s "Arrested Development," NBC s "Ed," HBO, Comedy Centrals "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn" and his own half-hour stand-up special "Comedy Central Presents Dave Attell .

When not on the road, Attell makes regular appearances at the Comedy Cellar in New York City.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511805/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511805/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511805/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:17:00 -0700 2009-04-28T12:17:00-07:00 Dave Attell from Comedy Central's "Insomniac" and "The Gong Show" 20090821T200000 20090823T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
Is that a sparkle in his eye or is he just confused? With his innocence and friendly demeanor mitch quickly engages the audience and then catches them off guard with his mixture of mischievous dialog and off color comments. While laughing at observations only mitch can get away with we are left wondering if he truly understands what he just said. We never really know.

Mitch has been showcasing his talent to rave reviews for the past 15 years. Since then both appreciative audiences and comedy executives have made the same observation about Mitch s rise to stardom, "It's just a matter of time." Well his time has come. The number one requested comedian on Satellite Radio, Mitch has appeared numerous times on both the "Late Show with David Letterman" and the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno". One of the few performers to appear on Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist twice, his episodes are still in demand and traded around the country. In 2006 he took home honors as "Best Comedian" at the prestigious HBO Aspen Comedy Festival and on April 6th his new half hour stand up special debuted on Comedy Central to rave reviews. Mitch is currently in negotiations with several networks for his new TV show which will be in production soon. In addition, his CD "Miniskirts and Muffins" is one of the Top 10 comedy cd's on Apple's i-tunes further cementing his status as a bonfied comedy star. Catch him now while you still can.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511799/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511799/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511799/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:15:17 -0700 2009-04-28T12:15:17-07:00 Mitch Fatel From "The Tonight Show" and Comedy Central *RATED R* 20090827T200000 20090830T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
From such inauspicious beginnings, however, Michael would slowly find his way into show business. One night, a friend took him to a show at Los Angeles's famed Groundlings Theater. At the time, Michael was still employed as a loan officer; however, the sketch comedy and improv that he witnessed on that fateful night changed his life forever. Michael immediately quit his banking job to enroll in the Groundlings' improv program; from 1992 to 1997, he was a member of the legendary comedy troupe. He received his first professional acting and writing jobs through Concorde Pictures, the low-budget movie studio owned by the notorious "King of the Bs," Roger Corman. In some films, Michael served merely as an extra; still, according to Michael, even when he was given major roles, the film scripts themselves were so poorly written that he couldn't help thinking, "I may not be a good writer, but I'm no worse than whatever they're doing here." Once Michael began writing his own scripts, he was even given the chance to direct a couple of films. In fact, at one point in his career, he considered giving up acting altogether so that he could concentrate on writing and directing. As Michael watched his fellow Groundlings leave for "Saturday Night Live" and "MADtv," all the while receiving no such offers himself, he felt certain that he had made the right career move: "I just kind of said, 'I guess it's not going to happen for me,' and I gave up on it."

Ironically, once Michael gave up on his acting pursuits, the offers started rolling in. He tested for not only "Saturday Night Live" and "MADtv" but also a sitcom, all within the span of a week. In 1998, at the start of the show's fourth season, Michael at last became a "MADtv" cast member. Although he began Season Four of "MADtv" as a featured player, he was quickly bumped up to full cast member status. After eight seasons of performing and writing sketches on "MADtv," Michael finally got the chance to direct again as he stepped behind the camera for a few Season 12 episodes.

Michael also found plenty of outside projects to keep him busy during his "MADtv" tenure. In addition to his guest appearances on shows such as "Seinfeld" and "Ellen," Michael had a recurring role on "Scrubs" and was even granted the opportunity to direct a "Scrubs" episode in 2007 ("My Conventional Wisdom"). Among Michael's film credits are brief appearances in all three Austin Powers movies and a starring role in 2006's Moonpie, which also stars one of his former "MADtv" coworkers, Stephnie Weir. Michael even found time to do a little stage work: once again with Stephnie Weir, he starred in the Cape Playhouse production of A.R. Gurney's The Dining Room.

During Michael's tenth season on "MADtv" (Season 13), he was asked if he ever thought about leaving the series. "I'm always thinking about moving on," he admitted. "Some people say, 'Well you know, why don't you move on?' And believe me, I always look around; but right now in television, nobody's making comedy anymore. So it's one of the few good gigs." While Michael said that he definitely wanted to continue exploring entertainment options outside the parameters of sketch comedy, he still loved working on "MADtv." Ten years after being hired, Michael never seemed to be bored with the series that had been so good to him over the years: "We get to do different stuff every week, so the cure for 'aren't you tired of doing the same thing?' is kind of built into the show, that you get to do new things all the time." Sadly, however, the newness would eventually reach a limit that even Michael could not handle.

After the show's thirteenth season, Michael announced that his ten-year stay on "MADtv" had indeed come to a close. Although he did not give a specific reason for his abrupt departure, many fans suspected that the drastically different Season 13 format for the series, as well as the move to the Henry Fonda Theater that year, disheartened the veteran, who, like the other cast members, had a fondness for the show's old studio and its original, time-honored format. Even so, fans can take solace in the fact that this endlessly talented performed is now free to dedicate himself to those other aforementioned entertainment endeavors, which will surely come his way in droves. While fans will always miss the presence of the long-time "MADtv" cast member, who always seemed somehow synonymous with the series, rest assured that the comedy world certainly has not heard the last of Michael McDonald.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511797/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511797/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511797/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:13:14 -0700 2009-04-28T12:13:14-07:00 Michael McDonald The Longest-running "MADtv" cast member 20090814T200000 20090816T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
He also hosted the third season of Chappelle's Show along with Charlie Murphy. His catch phrase from Chappelle's Show is "I'm rich, biaaaaach!" (which is played at the end of every episode as part of Dave Chappelle's vanity card) as well as yelling "Son!" at the end of each sentence. He also played the character Ashy Larry.

Rawlings learned to speak broken Korean while serving in the United States Air Force when he was stationed in South Korea. He demonstrates the language in the Chappelle's Show sketches "Player Hater's Ball" and "The Time Haters", the latter of which was featured in the "Failures" episode. Rawlings reprises his role as the hater "Beautiful", known for wearing a Jheri curl and a suit similar to ones that Little Richard has worn.

In the sketches, he responds to the comments of Korean hater "Mr. Roboto" with insults in Korean.

Rawlings also made an appearance on the HBO drama The Wire playing Damien Lavelle 'Day-Day' Price, an ex-convict who is hired as a legislative aide and driver for corrupt state senator Clay Davis. Price's character appears unrefined on several occasions contemplating heists in public and stating things in the court room such as "Y'all tryin' to 'criminate me" while on the stand. Davis coincidentally enough is played by Chappelle's Show co-star Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Rawlings stars in a series of sketch comedy clips portraying his character Ashy Larry, from Chappelle's Show, on heavy.com called "From Ashy to Classy". Ashy Larry dreams of how his life would be if he were classy, and dreams up a character who he calls Ashford Lawrence, a supposed reporter for heavy.com. Ashy Larry goes to different high class establishments posing as a reporter, where eventually his girl comes and pulls him out at the end of each clip.

In the Summer of 2007, Rawlings was featured on the cover of the one-year anniversary issue of Beyond Race magazine.

Rawlings was also a contestant in the Comedy Central show Reality Bites Back.

Currently, Rawlings appears in sketches on D.L. Hughley Breaks the News and in Howard Stern's Howard TV On Demand original series, Show in the Hallway.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511793/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511793/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511793/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:11:46 -0700 2009-04-28T12:11:46-07:00 Donnell Rawlings From Comedy Central's "The Chappelle Show" and HBO 20090805T200000 20090806T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
Hart executive-produced, wrotes and starred in the ABC-TV sitcom The Big House, which debuted April 2, 2004 and was loosely based on his family in Philadelphia. He also played the lead role of Nashawn in Soul Plane (2004), about a man who is awarded $100 million as a settlement after a humiliating and horrific experience on a commercial airline flight.

In 2005 he won a Platinum Mic Viewers Choice Award at the BET Comedy Awards.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511787/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511787/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511787/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:10:11 -0700 2009-04-28T12:10:11-07:00 Kevin Hart From Comedy Central and the films "Scary Movie 3", "Soul Plane" and "Superhero Movie" 20090730T200000 20090802T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
Greg Proops is a style piglet and groovy stand up comic from San Francisco.

The Proopdog is best known for his unpredictable appearances on Whose Line is it Anyway? The hit, improvised comedy show on ABC hosted by Drew Carey. Greg is also a regular on the long running British version of WLIIA? Whose Line is currently seen on BBC America and ABC Family Channel. Greg can also be heard as the voice of Bob the Builder on the popular children's series seen on PBS. Greg flashed his baseball knowledge on ESPN Classic. Appearing on the All-Time Greatest World Series Teams broadcast live during the 2006 All-Star Break. He also accompanied Drew Carey to the 2006 World Cup and helped produce and present Drew Carey's Sporting Adventures on the Travel Channel.

Mr. Proopwell aided and abetted Joan and Melissa Rivers on the red carpet at the 2006 Oscars as a wag and celebrity traffic cop on TV Guide Channel.

Mr. Proops other television sightings include, The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton on BBC, Mock the Week on BBC2, The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Drew Carey Show, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Just Shoot Me, The Jimmy Kimmel Show, Veronica's Closet, The Wayne Brady Show and the Best Damn Sports Show.

Mr. Proopman regularly hosts his own live comedy chat show at the ridiculously hip Hollywood rock joint Largo. Guests have included Jack Black, Sarah Silverman Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Maragaret Cho,

Mr. Proops has also performed his chat show in Aspen at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival and Montreal at the Just For Laughs Festival where he had Eddie Izzard on his couch. Le Proopchien also broke off his own stand up gala in Montreal.

Mr. P is very pleased to improvise with Drew Carey, Ryan Styles, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie and many talented others as part of the Improv All Stars. They had the honor of performing for the troops in Bosnia, Kosovo and the Persian Gulf as part of the USO. The All-Stars can be seen on a fabulous Showtime comedy special. When over the pond in London, Greg sits in with the renowned Comedy Store Players.

Mr. Greg was spotted hosting his own syndicated, national dating show Rendez View. He also hosted the now cult classic game show Comedy Central's VS. Senor Proops threw down an original half-hour of stand up on Comedy Central Presents. Which is repeated ad infinitum.

Across the wide Atlantic in the United Kingdom Greg had his own chat show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival broadcast live on BBC Radio Scotland. Groovy guests like Candace Bushnell, Rich Hall, Geraldine Chaplin, Steven Berkoff and Garrison Keillor have shared his sofa.

Mr. Proops performed stand up at How to Cook a benefit with Michael Palin and Terry Jones for the Peter Cook Foundation a BBC Christmas special. Greg was honored to be invited to rock the mike at Prince Charles' 50th Royal Birthday Gala seen on ITV in Britain. He performed a stand up half-hour on Comedy Store Five for Channel Five and has bantered on All Talk with Clive Anderson.

Darth Proops was so excited to portray Bede, one half of the pod race announcer in the hit motion picture Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and all the subsequent video games. As well as many voices in Tim Burrton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.

The Proopkitty is a total smartyboots: he won The Weakest Link, Ben Stein's Money and Rock n' Roll Jeopardy. He also asked Dick Clark what his plans were for New Years Eve while guest hosting The Other Half.

Proopmonkey rocks his stand up comedy all over the world and can be found most frequently performing in his beloved hometown of San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club or at Caroline's in New York City. Often he drops the knowledge on comedy night at the ridiculously hip alternative rock joint Largo in Hollywood.

Mr. P. has toured the UK four times, sold out the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 28 years running and has kicked it live in Paris, Turkey, Milan, Aspen, Montreal, Scotland, Ireland, Norway, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates.

Below the Equator in New Zealand the Proopshobbit hosted the Oddfellows Comedy Gala for TVNZ and headlined the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. In Australia Speccy Spice jammed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and hosted, Hey, Hey it's Saturday! A national TV institution.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511781/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511781/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511781/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:07:28 -0700 2009-04-28T12:07:28-07:00 Greg Proops From Comedy Central, HBO and "Who's Line Is It Anyway?" 20090723T200000 20090726T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
Flip taps into each volunteers' own creative mind to create one of the funniest, most spontaneous shows that you will ever see in your life.

Flip Orley's new CD's are available through the DC Improv website and from the club itself. The titles include:

Hypnosis and Relaxation, Achieve your Goal Weight and Be a Non-Smoker
Hypnosis and Relaxation, Develop a Positive Attitude, Stop Procrastinating
Hypnosis and Relaxation, Stress Management and Sleep Better
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511776/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511776/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511776/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:05:14 -0700 2009-04-28T12:05:14-07:00 Flip Orley America's Premier Comic Hypnotist from "Entertainment Tonight" 20090715T200000 20090719T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
A lifelong comedy junkie, as kid Pablo competed with a friend to see who could video tape more comics from television. He got his first professional break at age 17, when he and his aforementioned buddy formed a duo called the "Blowout Boys," snuck into a local steakhouse and took honors in a comedy competition against older, but clearly inferior opponents. "A lot of them read their stuff from notes. At least we had memorized our material!"recalls Pablo.

From humble beginnings, big things have started to happen. In addition to his Comedy Central Presents half-hour special, Showtime s Full Frontal Comedy, Pablo was a Mad TV cast member (season 2). Pablo also has one of the top-selling comedy DVD s in the nation "Bits and Pieces." You can check Pablo out on Dish Network s SiTV, where he hosts Latino Laugh Festival: The Show. Pablo, now an L.A. resident, is busy distinguishing himself in top clubs around the country, among veteran comics who threw away the script years ago.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511774/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511774/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2511774/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:02:48 -0700 2009-04-28T12:02:48-07:00 Pablo Francisco from "MADtv" and Comedy Central 20090709T200000 20090712T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008
Tommy Davidson's comic talents first came to fore on the groudbreaking comedy series "In Living Color" where he joined cast members Damon Wayans, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Kim Wayans, Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, and Chris Rock. Davidson has been seen in numerous comedy feature films including: "Woo", "Half Baked", "Plump Fiction", "Booty Call", "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls", "CB4", "Strictly Business", "Juwanna Man". In addition to his many feature films, Tommy Davidson has had starring roles in the television movie "Santa Who?" and series "Between Brothers", "Magic Hour", as well as a regular host of Comedy Central's "Premium Blend".
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1823107/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1823107/ thedcimprov http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1823107/#comments 38.9051 -77.041 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:34:51 -0700 2009-02-12T09:34:51-07:00 Tommy Davidson: From Comedy Central, "In Living Color", "The Proud Family" and films "Half Baked" and "Booty Call" 20090924T200000 20090927T230000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ DC Improv Comedy Club 1140 Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington DC District of Columbia 20007 United States http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/49576/ 202.296.7008