Comedy Night at the Playhouse - August

MARK CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for his work on the short film The Flourish and on his co-produced short $TACK$. MCL is a recipient of the San Diego Critics Circle’s Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Actor Of The Year. He’s an international headliner that has worked with the likes of Sinbad, Jerry Seinfeld, Rodney Dangerfield, and Jeff Foxworthy as well as, having headlined clubs and colleges all over the USA and Canada. This year MCL has garnered Lead roles in upcoming productions releasing soon. Two films for the holiday season “Bringing Back Christmas ” and“Lying Together”as
well as a Lead in the pilot season of the PureFlix.com streaming series “Fragment” and also a film for PureFlix called Nothing is Impossible. MCL is best known for his series regular role as Big Mike on the NBC TV series CHUCK. He can be seen on the Tyler Perry tv drama “All The Queens Men” streaming now on BET+. Also he can be seen as a guest star on the new sitcom “Sprung”on Freevee TV. MCL is in pre-production on several projects as a writer and/or producer. Don’t miss MCL’s DryBar Comedy special “Mark Christopher Lawrence: Clean Outta Compton”.

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Erica first got her start on the NPR radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion"; when she was 12 years old. Now she is a nationally touring headliner whose specials can be found on Amazon: "La Vie En Rhodes"; and "Love You More." Her albums, "Sad Lemon" and "Ladybug" both hit #1 on Apple music.  And she has appeared on TV shows "Bring The Funny," "Modern Family," "Veep," and "New Girl." She has appeared at numerous festivals including: Just For Laughs in Montreal and Moontower in Austin.

Winner of San Diego’s Funniest Person contest, comedian Jesse Egan tours with Vicki Barbolak  from America’s Got Talent. Jesse hosts the TV talk show Tonight in San Diego, and has appeared on DRY BAR COMEDY, FOX, KPBS, CW6, and in the documentary film Stage Time.

Al Gavi is a Southern California native and has performed all across the United States. He headlines at
comedy clubs, corporate events, and festivals around the US.  As a radio personality he's rocked the airwaves of San Diego for the last 10 years.  His family and Latino heritage feature prominently in his stand-up act. Al Gavi was featured on VH1 Rooftop Comedy, Hulu, and performed for the troops
overseas.