The festival runs August 13th-19th and is more than a series of stand-up comedy shows. The event also includes panels on the business of comedy such as :
- Working corporate comedy events
- Joke anatomy
- Getting an agent
- Insider tips from comedy venue bookers, owners and casting directors
Zach attended many of the events last year to try and further his comedy career. He has already had a pretty good run as he has moved from open mic nights to gigs at established comedy clubs.
He started out doing open mics anywhere that would allow a person under the age of 18 to perform. His venues included restaurants, coffee shops, a few bars, opening for singer/songwriter friends and being an unofficial member of a group of comedians that did gigs around town together. He was an unofficial member because he was the only person under the age of 18 on stage as well as the only comedian without a set that leaned towards an African American audience. All of the other (very funny) comedians would talk about hip hop music, race relations and dating in your 20s and 30s. Zach was usually in the middle of the lineup and spent most of his time making jokes about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
He got a lot of experience with that group of comedians but Zach wanted stage time at an established comedy club. He started to attend open mic nights at Flappers in Burbank and was able to get booked on shows in the YooHoo Room at the club. His opportunity to have more stage time at Flappers resulted in Zach being booked in their main room as well.
Besides being in the Burbank Comedy Festival for the second year in a row, he gets to make another dream come true in August by taking the stage at The Comedy Store in Hollywood (on Sunset Blvd.) for the first time. Zach has spent many hours doing improv at Second City in Hollywood making it up in front of the audience. However, he seems to really enjoy constructing a joke and seeing how his creation plays in front of a live audience. It's a good thing he enjoys writing jokes and telling them on a stage since he has three sets during the Burbank Comedy Festival and the show at The Comedy Store.
He likes to talk about events that happen to him in his daily life. I will be spending the next few weeks being extra careful so I don't end up as the punchline of one of his jokes.
This actor has been busy with auditions as well as comedy shows.
He started out doing open mics anywhere that would allow a person under the age of 18 to perform. His venues included restaurants, coffee shops, a few bars, opening for singer/songwriter friends and being an unofficial member of a group of comedians that did gigs around town together. He was an unofficial member because he was the only person under the age of 18 on stage as well as the only comedian without a set that leaned towards an African American audience. All of the other (very funny) comedians would talk about hip hop music, race relations and dating in your 20s and 30s. Zach was usually in the middle of the lineup and spent most of his time making jokes about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
He got a lot of experience with that group of comedians but Zach wanted stage time at an established comedy club. He started to attend open mic nights at Flappers in Burbank and was able to get booked on shows in the YooHoo Room at the club. His opportunity to have more stage time at Flappers resulted in Zach being booked in their main room as well.
Besides being in the Burbank Comedy Festival for the second year in a row, he gets to make another dream come true in August by taking the stage at The Comedy Store in Hollywood (on Sunset Blvd.) for the first time. Zach has spent many hours doing improv at Second City in Hollywood making it up in front of the audience. However, he seems to really enjoy constructing a joke and seeing how his creation plays in front of a live audience. It's a good thing he enjoys writing jokes and telling them on a stage since he has three sets during the Burbank Comedy Festival and the show at The Comedy Store.
He likes to talk about events that happen to him in his daily life. I will be spending the next few weeks being extra careful so I don't end up as the punchline of one of his jokes.
This actor has been busy with auditions as well as comedy shows.
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