Host by Mark Christopher Lawrence
Mark Christopher Lawrence was born in the waning hours of May 22, 1964 in Los Angeles, California. He was raised in Compton, California by his single mother Gragu Lee Barnes (affectionately know as Lee) alongside his two siblings Jerry and Laura. As a child MCL was always rambunctious though a bit shy (until he got to know you), a trait that he outgrew with the help of his 10th grade English teacher Mrs.Patricia Schilling. She was instrumental in setting him on the career path of entertainment by introducing him to competitive speaking and theater and a mentor by the name of Perry Brents, who along with MCL’s best childhood friend Lennon Trotter got him not only interested but started in stand-up comedy during his junior year in high school. This introduction ultimately became the means by which his now nearly four decade long stand-up comedy career began.
MCL is best known for his series regular role as Big Mike on the NBC TV series CHUCK. He recently completed production on the hit ADULT SWIM TV show BLACK JESUS and is recurring on The PureFlix Show Malibu Dan The Family Man. He can be seen on the Disney Channel’s original TV movie Life Is Ruff and guest appearances on Lab Rats, Good Luck Charlie, Heroes, Weeds, My Name Is Earl, Reba, Grounded for Life, Crossing Jordan, and Amazing America with Sarah Palin. MCL is in pre-production on several projects as a writer and/or producer and has just released on PureFlix.com his hilarious talk show Pure Comedy, which he also hosts. On video, you can watch MCL’s work in The Pursuit of Happyness, The Island, Garfield, Terminator II, Fear of a Black Hat, and Cooties to list a few.
Matt Kirshen
Matt Kirshen's precision wit has earned him an impressive reputation on the international comedy circuit. Starting his standup comedy career in the UK, he moved to America as a finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. He has also appeared on Comedy Central’s @Midnight, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Paul Provenza’s Green Room on Showtime, and The Nerdist, and is one of the regular guest co-hosts of StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Currently based in Los Angeles, he has been a writer for The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Central, for which he was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award, and Arrested Development on Netflix. Matt has also written for and appeared on How To Build… Everything on the Science channel and Comedy KnockOut on TruTV. His debut CD, "I Guess We'll Never Know" was named in Laughspin Magazine's top 10 albums of the year and his hit appearance at Just For Laughs festival in Montreal resulted in no fewer than 4 of his gags appearing in the Montreal Gazette's round up of their best jokes of the fest.
PK
PK is a regular at World Famous Laugh Factory, Improv, Comedy Store, Pasadena Icehouse, Haha Comedy Club, The Hollywood and Pasadena Comedy! He has brought over 10,000 people to the clubs, many of them seeing stand up comedy live for the first time. He’s performed at over 100 universities across the United States. He was The Grand Prize Winner of The Uncle Clyde's Comedy Cup at The Pasadena Icehouse sponsored by H2F Productions, which featured 100 comedians and he took first place. Growing up PK stands for Paul Kim and Preacher's Kid. (Preacher's Kids = Problem Kids).
Featuring Roni Shanell
Roni Shanell is fun, energetic, and unapologetic! Her stage presence is like no other. Performing on such stages as: Hollywood Improv, Caroline’s on Broadway, The Laugh Factory in LA and Laugh Factory in Chicago, The Comedy Store, Pittsburgh Improv, the Toledo Funny Bone, One Mike Detroit and Detroit House of Comedy. Hilarious, witty, and downright entertaining, Roni Shanell is the ultimate comedy sensation you need in your life. With her quick wit and sharp humor, she effortlessly captivates audiences, leaving them in stitches with her relatable observations and hilarious storytelling. Whether she's performing on stage or creating comedy content online, Roni Shanell knows how to bring the laughter and keep the good times rolling. Get ready to embark on a comedy journey like no other with Roni Shanell - where every punchline is a knockout and every joke is pure comedic gold.
Headliner Shaun Latham
Shaun incites uncontrollable laughter in audiences with his no-holds-barred brand of observational humor and riffs on dating, discount sites, hip hop culture, and other everyday life situations and scenarios. With his first big screen appearance in the independent film “I’m Not Like That No More” alongside Paul Rodriguez and Felipe Esparza in 2009, Shaun showed his range as an all-around performer.In 2013, Shaun was a featured headliner on NUVOtv’s “Stand up and Deliver” season 2, as well as an invited guest to the first ever Oslo, Norway Comedy Festival. Gabriel Iglesias is a huge fan of Shaun’s talents and gave him the “Fluffy” stamp of approval by bringing him on the road for 2 international tours. (Fluffyshop, Stand up Revolution). Shaun made his Network television premiere on Season 1 of Comedy Central’s “Stand Up Revolution” and was brought back for a second appearance on Season 3 in 2014. Shaun was named #2 in “OC WEEKLY’s top 5 comics to watch” in 2015! “Shaun has the gift for gab on the stage and never fails to cap on audience members with the greatest of wit-filled ease. Our advice? Stop what you’re doing and get on board with #TeamLazyEye. You won’t be sorry.” – Ali Lerman, OC Weekly. Now a mainstay personality with BartstoolSports.com, over the last 2 years Shaun has gain notoriety as the co-host of the wildly popular Pat McAfee show podcast and SiriusXM satellite radio shows.Most known for his current show on the Barstool Sports platform, “20 Dollar Chef.” With a perfect balance of polished act and incredible crowd-work, Shaun Latham will absolutely provide you with a show full of side-splitting laughter and great next day water cooler-conversation!
