Dry Bar Comedy Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Tom Clark, I'm a Rescue

Fri, Feb 24, 2017

Tom Clark was born and raised, in that order. Clark's mix of well-crafted jokes and spontaneous crowd work has led to appearances on TBS's 'Conan,' CBS's 'Late Late Show, and Comedy Central's 'Premium Blend'. Clark has traveled coast to coast doing stand up and has performed internationally as part of New Faces at the prestigious'Just For Laughs Comedy Festival' in Montreal and on The Main Stage at 'The Capetown Comedy Festival' in South Africa. Clark is also an actor and has appeared on such shows as NBC's 'Outsourced', TNT's 'The Closer',and the Hallmark made for TV movie 'The Wish List'. After landing the role on 'Outsourced,' director Ken Kwapis invited Clark to be in the Drew Barrymore movie, 'Big Miracle'. You can also see Clark in Columbia Pictures 'Freaks of Nature.'

Episode 2

Drew Allen, Out of Ideas

Fri, Feb 24, 2017

Cursed with the ability to over-analyze even the most basic of human interactions, comedian Drew Allen has been delighting audiences with his distinct brand of anxious comedy since 2010. Covering everything from the perils of modern relationships to the existential dread of grocery shopping, Drew's comedy examines both the big things and the little things through an insightful, hilarious lens. In addition to performing stand-up comedy in Salt Lake City for the last 3 years, Drew has also written sketch comedy for BYUtv's Studio C and is currently the president of Brigham Young University's stand-up comedy club, Humor U. If you're looking to laugh until it hurts while also maybe working through a few personal issues, look no further.

Episode 3

Heath Harmison, Raising Insanity

Fri, Feb 24, 2017

Heath is one of the brightest new comedians out there. His family-friendly style of comedy kills in clubs, colleges, and festivals including the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. You can also find him performing regularly on the Las Vegas Strip at Planet Hollywood, The Tropicana, and the MGM Grand. He has opened for some of the best comics in the business including Brad Garrett, Louie Anderson, Dennis Miller, and Eddie Griffin. His abilities that are presented on stage are endless. From doing celebrity impersonations, to singing, dancing, and accents. Heath's comedy will paint a picture in your mind that will be burned in for weeks or longer. Being an Improv comedian also gives him that extra edge on the standup comedy stage. His quick wit allows him to adapt to any situation. If you have a chance to see Heath Harmison live, TAKE IT.

Episode 4

Karen Rontowski, Ridiculous Me

Fri, Feb 24, 2017

Karen Rontowski's fast-paced, quirky and charmingly optimistic comedy has been featured in clubs, TV, radio, and at corporate events all around the world. Her stand- up showcases endearing, self-effacing and intelligent characters that catch you by surprise every time. Karen uniquely blends comedy with her experience as a Paranormal Investigator and Reiki master. From fun with her family to her travels all over this great country Karen has fun where ever she goes. Her lighthearted confusion entertains kids of all ages. She is fascinated with the "afterlife" is convinced she will someday have a near death experience because, "I never finish anything." She explains, "Sometimes a ghost will just do the same thing over and over in life. That's why I want to move into a house that is haunted by a maid.

Episode 5

Don Friesen, Live in Provo

Mon, Mar 27, 2017

Husband. Idiot. Dad. His kids think he's fun. His wife thinks he's an idiot. Audiences think he's hilarious. Don is a modern suburban dad just trying to raise his kids and get through the day with a bit of money in the bank and a scrap of dignity intact. With a unique style that can best be described as frenetic and engaging, Don captures the irony of parenting, marriage and everyday absurdities through characters, voices, parodies and some of the best written routines around. He's a wanna-be geek who constantly upgrades to the latest technology, but can never get it to work, leading to signature bits about tech support, Idiots Guides, texting and passwords. Friesen has recently taken his smart, savvy, and highly-caffeinated comedy to the stage at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA, for the taping of his new Showtime one-hour special.

Episode 6

Bengt Washburn: Poking a Grizzly

Mon, Mar 27, 2017

Bengt Washburn is an Aquarius with Hazel eyes who prefers boxer briefs, solid deodorants, and Crest toothpaste. He is 5'9 tall, weighs about 149 pounds and can bench 150 pounds three times without a spotter. He has a vertical leap of 16 inches. 8 years ago a lump appeared on his right thigh. It's not visible from the stage but according to some kids at the water park, it looks creepy. Many people say Bengt looks kind of like a monkey Bengt Washburn was born in Salt Lake City, Utah but grew up in a large Utah town (1,200 people) as the fifth child in a small Mormon family (7 children). Bengt is married to an officer in the United States Airforce. They have lived in 6 different cities over the last eleven years. Most recently he moved to Springfield, Virginia (Washington D.C.) after living in Stuttgart, Germany for 3 years. Bengt is a former winner of the prestigious San Francisco International Comedy Competition. He has been seen on The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusen, Live at Gotham on Comedy Central and most recently Conan on TBS. He was invited to perform at the Vancouver International Comedy Festival, The Boston Comedy Festival, the Aspen Laff Festival and Gilda's Laugh Fest in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He's been heard on NPR, PRI and Bob and Tom. All three of his comedy Cd's can be heard playing on XM Sirius radio. Most people who know him would say Bengt is a logistically impaired ditz, but his comedy is described as intelligent, surprisingly universal considering the content matter and profoundly funny.

Episode 7

Steve Soelberg: We Say Bim

Mon, Mar 27, 2017

Extremely funny comedian and overall nice person Steve Soelberg brings an observational, story telling style of comedy which has repeatedly left his regularly sold out audiences in stitches. Whether he's relating the experiences of growing up in a large family in Seattle, Washington or recounting the time he saw an angry guy in a tutu at a Ragnar relay, he has a way of making each audience member feel as if they were just the person he wanted to tell the story to because he knew they'd enjoy it just as much as he did. Due to his growing popularity as a comedian, he has appeared multiple times on local TV affiliates (Fox, KUTV, and KSL), on the radio, and has entertained tens of thousands traveling the country not only as comedian, but also as the voice of the Ragnar relay races as their race announcer and emcee. Steve's positive, upbeat personality paired with his observational, often self deprecating humor and his ability to appeal to a broad audience guarantee his shows will be a hilarious and memorable experience for all those who attend.

Episode 8

Lamont Ferguson, You Had All Day

Mon, Apr 10, 2017

Ferguson has appeared on the Tonight Show, Comedy Central, Comics Unleashed and ABC's Family Channel. He was the Winner of the Seattle International Comedy Competition, Three time semi-finalist at the Boston Comedy Festival, Finalist in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition and named 'Best of Fest" at the Detroit, Lucky Eagle and San Luis Obispo Comedy Festivals. He has the distinction of being one of the only comics in the country that has opened for all of the following comedians: Steve Harvey, George Lopez, Larry Miller, Garry Shandling, Richard Jeni, and George Carlin.

Episode 9

Bone Hampton, IT IS WHAT IT IS

Fri, Apr 14, 2017

As down home as collards and cornbread, as sharp as a pickaxe, and as funny as a possum in a petticoat, Comedian Bone Hampton is a master at making audiences feel like family.

Episode 10

Jenna Kim Jones, Fun to Hug

Mon, Apr 17, 201744 mins

Jenna Kim Jones is a comedian known for her strong personality and little to no upper body strength. She recently came to grips with the fact that she will never be able to do a pull up and earn her 4th grade Presidential Fitness Award though she plans to exploit this limitation into a book or reality television deal. Jenna was born in Seoul, Korea and lived there for approximately 8 years until she moved to Provo, Utah. At 18, Jenna left Provo to attend New York University where she majored in Producing and Writing for Television. During her time at NYU, she interned at Follow Productions, The Martha Show, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and CBS Primetime Casting. After graduating from NYU, Jenna began performing stand up comedy while she worked at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. After working at The Daily Show for almost 4 years, Jenna met her husband Allan Moss and the two were married in July of 2012 at which point Jenna left New York City to move to Los Angeles, California to pursue comedy (and sunshine). When she isn't working on her Netflix addiction, Jenna spends her days and nights writing and telling jokes all over the country. Once upon a time, Huffington Post named Jenna One of 18 Funny Women You Should Be Following On Twitter. For those of you who don't know, that is a compliment. However, it's when she gets her name on a Buzzfeed list that she'll know she's really made it. Jenna has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and performed stand up alongside some of the best comedians including Jim Gaffigan, John Oliver, Wyatt Cenac and Aasif Mandvi. Her podcast, #SorryNotSorry with Jenna Kim Jones, is one of the Top 200 Comedy Podcasts on iTunes. Her first stand up comedy special also #SorryNotSorry with Jenna Kim Jones is available for sale at www.jennakimjones.com/shop. JKJ released a 2nd Comedy Special, "Jenna Kim Jones Live In Hollywood" as part of the "Everyone Laughs" series on Sirius XM Laugh USA in September of 2016. Her comedy plays regularly on both Sirius XM channels Laugh USA and Jeff and Larry's Comedy Roundup. Jenna is also known for her work as the on camera host/narrator of the feature length documentary, "Meet The Mormons" which was released in theaters nationwide on October 10, 2014 and is, as of now, the 31st most successful documentary of all time.

Episode 11

Brad Upton, WILL BE FUNNY for MONEY

Thu, Apr 20, 201741 mins

Brad Upton first stepped on stage in September of 1984 and he's never looked back. This ex-grade school teacher is now in his 30th year of comedy and is nearing 6000 lifetime performances. He is a past winner of the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and appeared recently at Caesar's Palace as part of the HBO Comedy Festival. He has spent the last eight years as the opening act for the legendary Johnny Mathis and did multiple shows all over the country with the late, great Joan Rivers. He has also been seen in concert with The Smothers Brothers, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Lewis Black, George Jones, Glen Campbell, Pam Tillis and many others. Coast to coast all over North America isn't the only place Brad performs. In 2014 Brad headlined in Singapore, Hong Kong, The MGM in Macau and did eight nights in Israel as part of the Comedy for Koby benefit.

Episode 12

Dwight Slade, ANIMAL CRACKER

Thu, Apr 20, 2017

Winner of this year's "Boston Comedy Festival." Part man, part ageless boy; comedian Dwight Slade has the privilege of being a comedy legend in American stand up. The winner of this year's Boston Comedy Festival, Slade combines an intelligent, raging voice of justice with the snickering attitude of a high school prankster. He gives the impression of a man on a journey. Who enjoys nothing more than making fun of everything along the way.

Episode 13

Kellen Erskine, COMPOSED

Fri, Apr 21, 2017

Kellen Erskine was featured on season 7 of NBC's America's Got Talent. His jokes have appeared in many publications including the Reader's Digest. Kellen has been a finalist of both the San Francisco International Comedy Competition and the Great American Comedy Festival. This year he performed at the prestigious Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon. Kellen opens regularly for Frank Caliendo of FOX's NFL Sunday.

Episode 14

Alex Velluto Spurious

Fri, Mar 17, 2017

Like Rocky Balboa, Alex Velluto is the son of an Italian immigrant and brings the same intensity, will, and drive to the comedy stage.

Episode 15

Kermit Apio There's No I in Self Esteem

Fri, Apr 28, 2017

Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Kermet Apio enjoyed a childhood in paradise. He spent his time watching television, playing, and procrastinating everything else.

Episode 16

David Crowe White Bread

Fri, Apr 28, 2017

David Crowe is a 20 year veteran of the comedy stage. After winning both the Seattle and San Francisco Comedy Competitions, then performing for a US President the same year, his career took off and has never stopped.

Episode 17

Nick Cobb Broke-ish

Fri, Apr 28, 2017

Hailing from Memphis, TN, Nick Cobb attended Indiana University where he majored in Psychology and learned to obsess over meaningless nonsense.

Episode 18

Robert Mac: Know More

Thu, May 11, 2017

Robert's award-winning comedy is smart, subtle, and silly. Not too smart and not too subtle, but occasionally a bit more silly than you'd expect.

Episode 19

Brian Moote Getting Schooled

Thu, May 11, 2017

Brian Moote started performing stand up in 2005 while he was working as a teacher in the Seattle School District.

Episode 20

The Comedy and Magic of Brad Bonar

Tue, May 16, 2017

Brad is a double threat. One of the most talented magicians in the country, he is also a very gifted and funny stand-up comedian.

Episode 21

Mary Mack All Ages

Wed, May 17, 201743 mins

Folk Humorist Mary Mack performs her sometimes-musical comedy at festivals, colleges, clubs, casinos and anywhere you can find a llama or a buffet line.

Episode 22

Billy Anderson America's Sweetheart

Wed, May 24, 2017

Born in Texas and raised in Augusta, Georgia - Billy Anderson is stand-up comedian currently living in Seattle, Washington.

Episode 23

Russ Nagel Uncle of Anarchy

Thu, Jun 1, 2017

Russ has become recognized in the entertainment industry for achieving more laughs per minute than any comedian working the circuit today and has also been seen on The Nashville Network, A&E's Comedy on the Road, Showtime's Comedy Club Network, the WB, Spike TV, Comedy Central and the list goes on and on.

Episode 24

Dennis Gaxiola Before the Wall Goes Up

Sat, Jun 3, 2017

Dennis Gaxiola is one of America's funniest clean comedians. The preacher's son gained notoriety from his appearances with Jamie Foxx on Comedy Central, The Latin Kings of Comedy Tour with Paul Rodriguez, BET's Comic View, Que Locos and the 2010 season Martin Lawrence's First Amendment Stand Up.

Episode 25

Michael Joiner God's Smart Alec

Wed, Jun 7, 2017

Michael's brand of comedy is, in a word, familiar. Not in the sense that you've heard it before, but more so that he knows you and you know him.

Episode 26

Jason Hewlett Father Time

Fri, Jun 9, 2017

The Award-Winning One-Man Show of Jason Hewlett The Entertainer will have you laughing until it hurts. Comedy, Music, Impressions, and Standing Ovations make Jason the perfect entertainer.

Episode 27

Christian Pieper Glutton for Punishment

Fri, Jun 16, 2017

Christian Pieper is an award-winning and crowd-pleasing comedian from Beaver Dam, Kentucky, now living in Los Angeles.

Episode 28

Tim Young What World is This?

Sun, Jun 18, 2017

Tim headlines clubs all over North America, has performed on over 500 college campuses as well as comedy festivals in New York, Montreal, and Seattle, and he's a fixture in the New York City club scene.

Episode 29

Collin Moulton Anti Animal Vegan

Fri, Jun 23, 2017

Collin is one of the most fun, personable, and sought after headliners today. He has had his own stand-up special on SHOWTIME, he's been on NICKELODEON, and was recently featured on LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY.

Episode 30

Josh Fonokalafi the Specific Islander

Fri, Jun 23, 2017

Joshua T Fonokalafi is a Utah based comedian from the mean streets of Ogden, Utahs own Compton. Raised in the Northwest and the son of an Islander immigrant, Joshua tells of his hardships growing up as one of the biggest minorities in the country.

Episode 31

Andrew Sleighter Breakfast Stealer

Mon, Jul 3, 2017

Andrew Sleighter started in comedy looking for the perfect funny line to open a biography. Since then, Andrew's laid-back style and clever writing has won him appreciation from fans and respect from his peers.

Episode 32

Key Lewis Half Black, Half White, Looks Mexican

Mon, Jul 3, 2017

Sacramento California born Key Lewis is a high energy, improvisational, storytelling, multiple-personality nutcase.

Episode 33

Leland Klassen More True

Mon, Jul 10, 2017

Raised on a farm in the heart of Canada, Leland quickly learned that shoveling manure and weeding potatoes, although lucrative, wasn't his passion in life.

Episode 34

Keith Stubbs Pound Cake

Tue, Jul 18, 2017

Keith Stubbs is a 'triple threat' in showbiz and entertainment. He's a hilarious stand-up comedian, talented actor, and award-winning radio personality.

Episode 35

Paul Sheffield Singled Out

Tue, Jul 25, 2017

Paul has been doing comedy since 2008 and has been headlining in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. He has a CD on iTunes Sheffield Had it Worse" Winner of 2010 Happy Valley Comedy Competition.

Episode 36

Jordan Makin the BFFG (The Big Fat Funny Ginger)

Tue, Jul 25, 2017

Born and raised in the heart of Utah County, Jordan Makin had to compensate for his red hair and uneventful childhood by learning to be funny.

Episode 37

Dave Burleigh Nobody's Keeping You Here

Wed, Jul 26, 2017

Comedian and Impressionist Dave Burleigh's star is on the rise. His uncanny ability to impersonate just about anyone landed him the starring role as Charlie Sheen in "Not Another Celebrity Movie.

Episode 38

Aaron Woodall Unknown

Tue, Aug 15, 2017

Adored by girlfriends' mothers everywhere, Aaron Woodall is a nice, young man coming to grips with a dirty, cynical world.

Episode 39

Patrick Keane Long Love the Keane

Tue, Aug 15, 2017

Originally from the Midwest, raised in Orange County, college in Montana and a three-year stint in Asia make Patrick Keane a comedian with a background.

Episode 40

Brade Stine Put a Helmet On... 2017!

Mon, Aug 28, 2017

Episode 41

Cash Levy Game of Chance

Mon, Aug 28, 2017

If you missed Cash on Fox Sports or haven't bought his newly released comedy CD, Extemporaneous, you're probably familiar with seeing his act on Comedy Central, Fox Sports, NBC, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS), Comics Unleashed, Just For Laughs Toronto, Moontowers Comedy Festival, Comedy.

Episode 42

Jason Love Jokes on Me

Mon, Jul 17, 2017

Episode 43

You Have to Stay Focused

Tue, Jan 26, 2021

Episode 44

Welcome to My World

Sat, Aug 28, 2021

Episode 45

Stay at Home Sad

Tue, Jan 19, 2021

Episode 46

OccasionallyAsian

Thu, Jan 13, 2022

Episode 47

Guys Like You & Me

Thu, Nov 18, 2021

Episode 48

Tony Calabrese: Fugettaboutit!

Fri, Feb 5, 2021

Episode 49

Geechy Guy: Clean for a Day

Mon, Mar 21, 2022

Episode 50

Dreamcatcher

Mon, Feb 18, 2019