Performers (2009)

Jonathan Katz | Brian Malow | Hilary Schwartz | Lisa Geduldig
Past Performers

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JONATHAN KATZ (Dr Katz, Professional Therapist) is an author, producer, actor, comedian, and musician. Katz co-created and starred in the hit animated series Dr Katz, Professional Therapist, which, during the six seasons it aired on Comedy Central was credited with branding that network as the home for “sophisticated, smartly stupid humor.” He received Comedy Central's first ever Emmy Award for Outstanding Primetime Voiceover Performance, the prestigious Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting, and two Cable Ace Awards for his work on the series. Katz has made numerous guest appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, for which he also served as a creative consultant. In 1997, Jonathan was diagnosed with MS (Multiple Sclerosis). For the last few years, he has talked publicly about how this illness has impacted his life and finds sharing his situation with others very enriching. “Life goes on with the disease. I use comedy to cope. In fact, I teach a course called 'Coping with Comedians who use Comedy to Cope.'”

• NY Times article: www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/arts/television/14milv.html
• Jonathan’s web site: www.jonathankatz.com

BRIAN MALOW calls himself “Earth’s Premier Science Comedian” entertaining and igniting interest in science. A Texas Jew now living in San Francisco, Brian began his stand up career in Austin while working toward a Masters in TV Production. Like many Jews, he also had a brief stint as a pre-med student. A life-long fan of science and science fiction, Brian has developed a brand of intelligent, imaginative comedy that takes delight in the playful use of language and is shot through with a healthy dose of science references. Astronauts once listened to his Neil Armstrong routine while aboard a space shuttle mission in orbit around Earth. Brian is currently writing for and appearing in science video essays for Time Magazine's website, www.time.com. His clean, energetic style has also made him a favorite for corporate clients such as Dell, Apple, and 3M. Brian serves on the advisory board of the San Diego Science Festival. He likes to photograph insects: www.insectpaparazzi.com - and his photos have appeared in magazines including Natural History Magazine. Brian has appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Discovery, A&E, and Tech TV. www.sciencecomedian.com

HILARY SCHWARTZ originally from Washington DC, is a New York City-based comedian who performs in clubs throughout NYC. She has opened for Dave Attell and has been on MTV. Hilary was featured in “Time Out New York” as the Joke of the Week. A featured performer throughout the country, Hilary appeared in the California Comedy Festival and tours with the variety show, “Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad.” Hilary will be appearing in the upcoming feature film “Ghosts of Times Square,” starring Rick Shapiro and Dan Vitale. Her comedic writing was selected for “Half-Jewish: A Celebration from Viking Books” and “What Was I Thinking?” from St. Martin’s Press. She also writes and plays comedic songs with the country band, The Manson Family Singers and performs songs in a longer comedy set. www.hilaryschwartzcomedy.com

LISA GEDULDIG is a San Francisco-based stand-up comic and comedy producer. She’s originally from New Yawk, where her entire suburban block was Jewish except the Mazzolas next door who had on their lawn what seemed to be the largest Nativity scene in the history of the world. Lisa is the creator, producer, and MC of a variety of annual comedy shows in addition to Kung Pao Kosher Comedy — The George Bush Going Away Party: An Evening of Political Comedy; Funny Girlz: A Smorgasbord of Women Comedians; and A Muslim, A Mormon, and A Jew Walk into A Bar: The Comedy of Religion. Lisa branched out into the world of music and has produced Charo two times at San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre. She currently runs a monthly show (the 2nd Monday of the month @ 7:30pm) Comedy Returns to El Rio at El Rio, in San Francisco’s Mission District where she began her comedy career 20 years ago.

Past Performers

LISA GEDULDIG is the Mistress of Ceremonies each year.

Past performers have included…

2008

• David Brenner
• Dan Naturman
• Page Hurwitz

2007

• Shelley Berman
• Scott Blakeman
• Esther Paik Goodhart

2006

• Cathy Ladman
• Dan Ahdoot
• Stephanie Blum

2005

• Wendy Liebman
• Gregg Rogell
• Betsy Salkind

2004

• Judy Gold
• Page Hurwitz
• Brad Zimmerman

2003

• Judy Gold
• Ed Crasnick
• Bruce Smirnoff

2002

• Jeffrey Ross
• Cory Kahaney
• Eddie Sarfaty

2001

• Cathy Ladman
• Scott Blakeman
• Lisa Kron

2000

• Marc Maron
• Page Hurwitz
• Brian Malow

1999

• Carol Leifer
• Betsy Salkind
• Dan Rothenberg

1998

• Freddie Roman
• Sara Cytron
• Dan Lewis

1997

• Henny Youngman "The King of The One Liners"
• Charlie Varon
• Judith Sloan

1996

• Sherry Glaser
• Josh Kornbluth
• The Kinsey Sicks—America's Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet

1995

• Cathy Ladman
• Jaffe Cohen

1994

• Carol Leifer
• Ed Crasnick
• Sara Felder
• Scott Silverman
• Andrea Leigh Levin
• Surprise Guest: Margaret Cho

1993

• Suzy Berger
• Scott Silverman
• Stu Silverstein