The Laugh Force

John Fugelsang
Fugelsang has appeared in diverse projects as an actor, ranging from CSI and Providence to Coyote Ugly. As a comedian, he has performed at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and made over 20 appearances on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher.

In 2007 he premiered the acclaimed solo show All The Wrong Reasons off Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop. The show received a drama league nomination for "Distinguished Performance". New York Magazine said "Fugelsang has the soul of an iconoclast" and The New York Daily News said the piece "packed an unexpectedly lovely and life affirming wallop". Subsequent runs include Los Angeles, Seattle, NYC's Barrow St. Theatre, Albuquerque, and closing the South Beach Comedy Festival in Miami.

Film/television/stage credits include Coyote Ugly, CSI, Providence, Becker, Somewhere in the City, The Michael Richards Show, Beyond Belief, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Hamlet, Blue Window, and Savage in Limbo.

 

Willis Turner
Willis has performed on "BET", "Comedy Central", as well as many Night Clubs across the US and Canada. When you need an entertainer, call Willis Turner! 

Raised mostly by his father, Willis always knew he wanted to be a comic from an early age, but it took some time to make that dream come true. He knew he found his calling the first time he got up in front of his white classmates during Religion class. Willis asked if any of them had ever been in a black Baptist church. When the class said no he acted out his impression of a 'Baptist gathering.' They laughed, in fact they laughed so much they cried! He thought, "this is going to be easy!" 

Willis thrives on performing any place there is a stage and a microphone! He has traveled so much that he has enough frequent flyer miles to go to the moon, but since most of his travels have been by auto (except when he went to Afganistan) he only has enough miles to get $100 on his trade in. So Willis doesn't get many free trips...just many funny and interesting stories. 
 
Willis Turner
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Jennifer Rawlings
Jennifer Rawlings grew up in Salina, Kansas, went to college to study biology, and decided to become a stand-up comedian instead. Jennifer is the proud mother of five children and lives with her family in Los Angeles. You may have seen Jennifer on Comedy Central, CMT, PBS, FOX, VH-1, A&E and more. Jennifer is diverse and has shared the stage with everyone from Faith Hill and George Carlin to the Vice-President of the United States. She is a favorite key-note speaker at events across the United States and is know for her wit and inspiration.

Jennifer often leaves her brood to entertain the troops. She has performed in over 300 military shows in Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, UAE, Djibouti, Bahrain, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Korea, Kwajelean, Guam, Japan, Iceland and dozens of other countries.

It was during these trips to war zones that Jennifer added the title documentary filmmaker to her list of jobs. Jennifer’s powerful directorial debut: “Forgotten Voices: Women in Bosnia” has received critical acclaim and has been invited to screen at film festivals worldwide. Several universities including Harvard and UCLA have included “Forgotten Voices: Women in Bosnia” as part of their curriculum.

Rawlings has written a children’s book, numerous magazine articles for national publications including Reader’s Digest and has a popular weekly blog for the magazine Hybrid Mom. She has written television specials and after dinner speeches for prominent world leaders including Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and National Security Advisor General James Jones. She is a featured writer in the book: “I Killed: Road Stories From America’s Top Comedians” (Crown) currently available in paperback. In addition to cooking, cleaning, pleading with her kids to do homework, nagging her husband, and telling jokes at theatres and comedy clubs around the globe, Jennifer is currently finishing a new book and developing a one-woman show.

 

Jann Karam
Jann Karam is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer whose numerous TV credits include stand-up appearances on Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show and HBO's Young Comedians Show. Jann has had guest-starring roles on Seinfeld—she played Sandy, Jerry’s girlfriend who wouldn’t laugh—Norm, Mad About You, Politically Incorrect, Dr. Katz and more.

She wrote, directed, and starred in the award-winning film, Under the Big Muu-Muu, a funny, touching look at mother-daughter relationships. She frequently performs her critically acclaimed one-woman show Reclining Nude by the Hollywood Freeway, a humorous, touching narrative about life, love and finding a place to lie down – and just completed a book based on the show.

Jann, a contributing writer to The Huffington Post and winner of an LA Comedy Award for Celebrity Achievement, recently released a comedy CD, Same Guy, Different Shirt.

After graduating from Arizona State University (cum laude!), Jann began her professional career at New York’s Catch a Rising Star. She grew up in the small mining town of Superior, Arizona and currently resides in Los Angeles with her slightly chubby black cat, Kitty.

 

 







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