Funny Girls...and Vargus

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.


Alycia Cooper
Stand-Up Comedienne, Alycia Cooper, wrote the "Top 10's" for the #1 radio show in LA, "The Steve Harvey Morning Show," and has written for the likes of Russell Simmons, of Def Jam fame. She has penned a feature length screenplay and has worked on "The Dr. Phil Show,” “Wanda Does It,” “Bands Reunited,” “The Magic Hour," "The Love Connection," "Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus," "Oh Drama," "The Grown-Ups" and "The Parkers." Alycia has been featured in “Essence Magazine” as a comedienne to watch! She has also warmed up audiences for “Girlfriends” and “Wanda at Large.” Stand Up Credits include "BET's Comicview." Alycia has also been on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”, "BET Live" and "Oh Drama."  She has produced several successful reality shows and has a development deal with Buena Vista/ Disney.


April Macie
April Macie’s irreverent brand of humor attempts to break down double-standards and lend a voice to women everywhere. April would like to add that she doesn't really know what irreverent means, but she's heard a lot of other comics use it and thought it sounded kinda' cool.

April Macie travels the world collecting stories and experiences, which she then translates into humorous, relatable tales in front of audiences worldwide. April has been to over 23 countries, 9 of those performing stand-up comedy for the troops, was a finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing, has appeared on E! Entertainment, Sirius and XM radio, Access Hollywood, Talk Soup and was labeled an "emerging talent to watch" by the Hollywood Reporter at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. April is a regular guest on the Howard Stern show, where she was voted the "Funniest and Hottest" comedian in America. She is currently being featured in the documentary, "I Am Comic" premiering at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival and she now spends most of her time traveling the United States as a headlining stand-up comedian.

For April, comedy isn't a career, comedy isn't even a choice. Comedy is a calling!! She totally stole that quote from Bernie Mac... but it's soooo great and she truly believes it is her calling.


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.