On Thursday August 25th 2016, some of the best stand up comedians in the nation will perform at the Perfect Vodka Amphitheater in West Palm Beach. The line up this year is so full to the brim with talent, that we’ve decided to make an Oddball Comedy Fest West Palm Beach Guide.
For tickets to the Oddball Comedy Fest West Palm Beach 2016 Event, click here.
Oddball Comedy Fest West Palm Beach Guide pt 1
Ali Wong
ALI WONG is a stand-up comedian living between Los Angeles, CA and New York. After SF Weekly selected her as “The Best Comedian of 2009″ and the SF Bay Guardian awarded her “Best of the Bay,” she decided that it was finally time to depart her hometown. In 2010, Comedy Central listed Ali Wong as one of 7 “Comic’s to Watch.” In 2011, Variety Magazine named her as one of the “10 Comics to Watch” , and Ali appeared in the 2011 and 2012 Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, QC. Since then, Ali has performed on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, appeared in Oliver Stone’s “Savages” and was a series regular on NBC’s “Are You There Chelsea”. In 2012, she hosted the Golden Globes live coverage on E! and in 2013 she joined the reboot of VH1′s “Best Week Ever”, MTV’s new show “Hey Girl” and performed on the new season of “John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show.”
Appearances:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzk-bj5bRNs
Alice Wetterlund
Alice Wetterlund is a stand-up comedian, improvisor and actor originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She performs regularly at all the UCBees as well as San Francisco’s Punchline, and LA’s Largo and The Hollywood Improv as well as festivals and clubs throughout the continent. She currently resides in LA with her two feline sons, Biscuit and Birdie. You can see Alice as Carla Walton on HBO’s Silicon Valley, as Kelly Grady in the upcoming People of Earth on TBS, as well as in the feature Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, coming this summer to theaters.
Bert Kreischer
Bert Kreischer grew up in Tampa, Florida. While attending Florida State University, he was discovered by Rolling Stone Magazine and given the title ‘The #1 Party Animal in the Country’ in a six-page article entitled ‘The Undergraduate.’ This article set his comedy career in motion. Oliver Stone optioned the rights to his life, book deals were offered, and he moved to New York City to pursue Stand-up Comedy. He began working at the Boston Comedy Club, within a year Will Smith signed him to a television development deal, he moved to LA, and shortly there after was co-hosting ‘The X-show’ on FX. A few months later he signed his second television development deal with CBS, where he made his acting debut starring in the CBS/20th Century Fox pilot, ‘Life with David J’ with Elliot Gould. Bert has also 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’, Spike TV’s ‘Fresh Baked Video Games, & Comedy Central’s Reality Bites Back. Bert’s One Hour Comedy Central Special “Comfortably Dumb” premieres February 8th followed by the full length DVD with extras March 3rd.
Bert tours clubs and colleges all over the country and performs regularly at the Hollywood Improv.
Bert Kreischer’s Facebook Page
Discography:
Life of the Party: Stories of a Perpetual Man-Child
Bert Kreischer: Comfortably Dumb
Big Jay Oakerson
Big Jay Oakerson is one of the most beloved and easily recognizable comedians in New York City. His easy charm and dirty delivery endear him to audiences every night at The Comedy Cellar, The Stand and Stand Up New York. He’s no stranger to the rest of America, either, regularly headlining across the country and playing festivals including Bonaroo, Jager’s Korn tour, Rock Star Energy Drink’s Mayhem Fest, Gathering of the Juggalos and Funny or Die’s Oddball Festival. Jay has also recently been featured on This Is Not Happening with Ari Shaffir, Comedy Underground with Dave Attell, FX’s Louie, Inside Amy Schumer, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Jay recently released his second album with Comedy Central Records, The Crowdwork Sessions: What’s Your F@#king Deal?! Recorded in 2013 live at The Stand, it captures Jay’s raunchy, off-the-cuff essence with a full hour of crowdwork. It joins Jay’s first album, An American Storyteller, a one-hour onslaught of unbridled awesomeness and raunchy rock n’ roll hilarity recorded at Stand Up New York in 2009.
Jay is co-host of two wildly popular podcasts – “The Most Offensive Podcast on Earth” Legion of Skanks with Luis J. Gomez and Dave Smith and The SDR (Sex, Drugs & Rock & Roll) Show with Ralph Sutton. He also the co-host’s of The Bonfire on Comedy Central Radio Sirius XM 95 alongside Dan Soder Mondays and Wednesdays 6-8pm EST.
Longtime fans of Jay’s will also remember him as Neil, the sexually ambiguous owner of a NYC rock club, on IFC’s Z-Rock, and from his appearances on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, Comedy Central Presents and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. He’s wowed audiences at the prestigious Just For Laughs Montreal festival an impressive four times, both on The Nasty Show and with his solo show, The American Storyteller. And he’s a fan favorite guest on Sirius XM’s Bennington (previously Ron & Fez).
Bobby Lee
Bobby Lee is an actor, comedian, ping pong aficionado, and glue-thumb artist. Shape-wise he is a genetic cross between a scallop and a panda, making him one of the softest and cutest hybrids in existence- a complete juxtaposition to his irreverent brand of comedy where unforgivable things are said but no apologies are made. He is Toki Fong, Connie Chung, Kim Jong, and sometimes just a strange little man who likes to dance around in panties drinking milkshakes.
Brian Regan
Brian Regan is an American stand-up comedian who uses observational, sarcastic, and self-deprecating humor. His performances are relatively clean as he refrains from profanity and off-color humor. Regan’s material typically covers everyday events, such as shipping a package with UPS and a visit to an optometrist. Regan makes frequent references to childhood, including little league baseball, grade school spelling bees, and science projects. Body language and facial expressions make his stand-up act atypically physical. His clean, off-center humor has been praised by critics and contemporaries alike and Regan enjoys a fan base that crosses age groups.
Bridgett Everett
Bridget Everett has been called one of the “Funniest People in New York” by Time Out. Her film, theater and television credits include Inside Amy Schumer, Two Broke Girls, Sex And The City (movie), The Bleep Show w/Whitney Cummings, Bridget and Neal are F*cking and Adam Is Watching, At Least It’s Pink, and most recently a guest spot at Carnegie Hall performing with the legendary Patti Lupone. Bridget has appeared at Montreal and Chicago’s Just For Laughs Festival, HBO’s Aspen United States Comedy Arts Festival, The Adelaide International Cabaret Festival, The San Francisco Sketchfest, FunFunFun and The New York Comedy Festival. Bridget and her band The Tender Moments just released their debut album (“POUND IT”)and play to sold-out crowds across the country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngbtF8KQ34w
Cameron Esposito
Cameron Esposito is a Los Angeles-based standup comic, actor and writer.
In addition to her work as a nationally touring headliner, Cameron has appeared on NBC, CBS, Comedy Central, TBS, IFC, E!, Cartoon Network and HBO Canada. Cameron appeared in films at this year’s Sundance and SXSW Film Festivals, and in Garry Marshall’s Mother’s Day alongside Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Kate Hudson.
Named a Comic to Watch by The New York Times, Variety, The Guardian, LA Weekly, Time Out Los Angeles, Jezebel, Los Angeles Magazine and Cosmopolitan Magazine, Cameron hosts her own standup show, Put Your Hands Together, every Tuesday night at the famed Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles.
Cameron’s sophomore album, SAME SEX SYMBOL debuted at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts and was named a Best of 2014 comedy album by The AV Club, Consequence of Sound, Laugh Button and Paste Magazine. Cameron’s debut standup special MARRIAGE MATERIAL was released in 2016 and her first book is forthcoming from Hachette/Grand Central Publishing. Cameron’s first television seriesTAKE MY WIFE will be available August 11th on Seeso.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4QDVfqCACU
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