Bootlegger Comedy at Townhouse Venice

Sean Leary & Townhouse Venice Present...

BOOTLEGGER COMEDY

An intimate underground speakeasy comedy show in the heart of Venice! Comedians from Comedy Central & Netflix.

Enjoy LA's hottest comedians in the oldest bar in Venice... undergound!

Did you LOVE Venice Underground? Then you'll love BOOTLEGGER COMEDY!

Wednesday, August 7th

Townhouse Venice 52 Winward Avenue

Doors at 8:00pm, show at 8:30pm sharp. Be sure to arrive early as there may only be standing room available.

Lineup:

Fahim Anwar (Comedy Central, Netflix)

Fahim Anwar is a Los Angeles-based standup comedian, actor and writer.

Off the momentum of his one hour special THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS, The New York Times listed Fahim as a "Most Promising Future Star." He's appeared on CONAN, LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS and performed at the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. His recent FILM/TV credits include WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT, NEIGHBORS, DRUNK HISTORY, CARMICHAEL SHOW and SUPERIOR DONUTS to name a few. Fahim served as head writer and starred on a sketch show special for Comedy Central with his comedy group (GOATFACE) which includes Hasan Minhaj from THE DAILY SHOW. Off the success of the sketch show special, Fahim was named by Variety Magazine as one of 2019 Comics to Watch, and was invited to be a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast as well as WTF with Marc Maron.

Cameron Esposito (Comedy Central, Netflix)

CAMERON ESPOSITO IS A LOS ANGELES-BASED STANDUP COMIC, ACTOR AND WRITER.

CAMERON HAS APPEARED ON NBC, CBS, COMEDY CENTRAL, TBS, IFC, E!, CARTOON NETWORK AND HBO CANADA, IN IINDIE FILMS FEATURED AT THE SUNDANCE AND SXSW FILM FESTIVALS, IN BIG BUDGET FEATURES FOR NATIONWIDE RELEASE AND AT COMEDY AND MUSIC FESTIVALS WORLDWIDE.

CAMERON’S PODCAST, QUEERY, FEATURES INTERVIEWS LGBTQ+ LUMINARIES INCLUDING THE LIKES OF ROXANE GAY, TRIXIE MATTEL, EVAN RACHEL WOOD, LENA WAITHE & TEGAN AND SARA QUIN.

CAMERON IS CO-CREATOR AND CO-STAR OF TAKE MY WIFE, WHICH GARNERED RAVE REVIEWS FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, VANITY FAIR, VULTURE AND INDIEWIRE AND IS AVAILABLE ON STARZ. HER MOST RECENT SPECIAL, RAPE JOKES, RAISED ALMOST $100,000 FOR RAINN. HER FIRST BOOK, SAVE YOURSELF, IS AVAILABLE MARCH 2020 FROM HACHETTE/GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING.

Rell Battle (Comedy Central, Peacock)

Rell Battle was born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Rell is an actor and writer, known for Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle, Comedy Central, and Key and Peele. He can be seen on Peacock's 'Killing It' with Craig Robinson.

Hosted by Sean Leary (Laughs on Fox, AGT)

LINEUP SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT WARNING

ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS

Presented by Sean Leary

Sean Leary is a Midwest bred; Los Angeles based comedian changing the game in stand-up comedy. Sean has cultivated a major following with his successful run of pop-up comedy shows at unique locations all over the country. Beach shows, house shows, gym shows, if there is space, Sean can make it into an incredible show. Sean has produced specials & tapings with SIRIUS XM COMEDY RADIO & has been featured on Fox's Laughs, HULU, Fusion, competed in AGT Season 10, Yahoo Sports Comedians Against the Spread & has even opened a comedy club in his hometown of Brookings, SD which he runs remotely from Los Angeles. In 2022, Sean inked a one-year sponsorship deal with Michelob Ultra.

Host or Publisher Sean Leary