The Sirens of Satire...and Vargus

Jackie Kashian
Jackie Kashian has a half-hour special on Comedy Central and has appeared on CBS, NBC, and the Nationally syndicated Radio/TV show Bob And Tom. She has been a national touring comic for over 14 years and has performed at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival, the Bumbershoot Arts Festival in Seattle, Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and has toured Australia for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow. This year she travelled to Kuwait and Iraq and performed for the troops.

Quick Press Quotes:
The LA Weekly, "Jackie Kashian is like the comic next door — if the comic next door is prone to acutely hilarious family stories" (her podcast - The Dork Forest is) "dependably entertaining."

ABC Australia: “The gem of the night was Jackie Kashian. Her droll, perceptive description of her family was hilarious.”

Minneapolis Star Tribune: “[her comedy] is that rare, wonderful combination: smart and funny."

www.jackiekashian.com
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http://www.myspace.com/jackiekashian
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http://www.dorkforest.com

Helen Hong
Helen Hong’s “cute little Asian girl” demeanor leaves audiences totally unprepared for her naughty and irreverent material. From amorous trees to racist fashion labels to how she got her un-sexy first name, Helen’s mischievous point of view is always a crowd favorite. Her youthful charm and adorable stage presence have landed her on E! Entertainment, TLC, PBS and a profile in The New York Times.
A rising star in the NY comedy scene, Helen was a semi-finalist in the 2008 and 2007 NY’s Funniest Stand-Up Competition. She was also a semi-finalist in the 2006 California’s Funniest Female Contest. She’s been featured in national commercials for Progresso, Comcast and Xerox.
Before her career in comedy, Helen was a successful TV director/producer, and was featured behind the scenes on TLC’s “What Not to Wear.” She loves karaoke, NPR, and cheese. More can be found at www.HelenHong.com

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www.HelenHong.com

Lisa Alvarado
Lisa Alvarado is one funny Latina! She has transformed her unique life experiences as a Single Parent into a hilarious comedy routine. Her natural charisma on stage, beauty, and sense of humor make her the complete package. Born in Chicago to Peruvian parents, Lisa knew she wanted to be a Stand Up Comedian at an early age. She writes all her own material and enjoys teaching and writing for other Stand Up Comedians. She also toured with the Player’s Workshop of Second City in Chicago performing Improv, which has given her impeccable comedic timing. Lisa’s talent as a Comedian has given her the opportunity to perform all across America as well as several regional Comedy Festivals. She currently performs in the top clubs nationally, colleges, and corporate shows. Lisa’s TV appearances include NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”, Nick at Nite’s “The Search for the Funniest Mom in America 2″, SiTv, and “Que Loco Comedy Jam” to name a few. According to Carol Leifer, Lisa’s comedy has a “really great point of view and attitude, and comedy that people haven’t seen before… a really fresh voice” When Katey Sagal saw her perform, she said, “I loved it, it was great!” Recently, the New York Times wrote an article featuring Lisa called “A Mom’s Riff on the Parodies of Parenthood” in which they quoted one of Lisa’s favorites jokes, “…And I’m not even the typical Latina… because I got pregnant in my late Teens.” Lisa now resides in Los Angeles while she is happily pursuing her acting and comedy career.

http://lisaalvarado.com/bio/
http://www.myspace.com/lisaalvarado
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lisa-Alvarado/241213397997?filter=2

Vargus Mason
The media dubbed Vargus “THE HUMAN CARTOON” at the 2002 San Francisco Comedy Competition. Using highly physical movement and an arsenal of animated voices, Vargus took 2nd place defeating 340 competitors world wide. Other national comedy titles include 2006 Top 10 Comics of Myspace, 2007 Finalist Purina Pet Comedy Competition, Semifinalist 2006 Boston International Comedy Festival and HBO’s Young Young Comedian Spotlight; where performing for the first time at only 15, Vargus became the Rocky Mountain Regional Champion.

Vargus' has also appeared on a diverse range of television comedy shows. Foremost is NBC’s Last Comic Standing, where he was selected among in the world’s elite 40 comedians to compete in the semifinals of year 4. Other television credits include Russell Simmons Def Comedy Jam, Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen, BET’s Comic-View and VH1’s Super Secret Movie Rules. Most recently Vargus was Comedy Central’s online red carpet host for the Celebrity Roast of Flavor Flav.

More importantly, Vargus takes a great deal of pride performing abroad for the military. His talents have taken him literally around the globe to 16 different countries as an entertainer for the U.S. Troops. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Tanya and 2 year old daughter Noel.

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