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Funnyman Lavell Crawford is quickly climbing the comedic ranks and becoming one of the hottest stars in the biz today. His one-hour stand-up special, "Can A Brother Get Some Love?" premiered on Comedy Central in 2011. Filmed in his hometown of St. Louis, MO, it was released on DVD later the same year. In addition, he filmed an episode of "Workaholics" for Comedy Central and he was cast in a recurring role on AMC's Emmy Award-winning "Breaking Bad." If that's not enough, he has also appeared as a regular panelist on E! Entertainment's "Chelsea Lately" and on "Lopez Tonight," performing in various comedy sketches on the show. Given his numerous television appearances and his popular touring act, audiences are becoming increasingly familiar with Lavell's giant-sized talent. Lavell gained national exposure on NBC's hit reality series "Last Comic Standing." Not only did NBC take notice, promptly signing Lavell to a holding deal with the network, but Comedy Central offering him his own half-hour stand-up special, "Comedy Central Presents Lavell Crawford," which aired in 2009. Lavell's stand-out work includes appearances on "Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam" which premiered on Showtime, "Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam" on HBO, "Showtime at the Apollo," "Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment," "Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen," "Steve Harvey's Big Time," Comedy Central's "Premium Blend," "Motown Live" and BET's "Comic View." Lavell has appeared in the films "Baby's Mama Drama," "Beverlyhood" and "Ghetto South Problems," and on the televised series "The Jamie Foxx Show." On stage, he played Ben in the hit play "Men Cry in the Dark," based on the Michael Baisden best seller. Lavell played the scene-stealing character of "Bobby" in the critically-acclaimed "Friends and Lovers," a stage production based on the novel by Eric Jerome Dickey. The play featured notable actors such as Miguel Nunez ("Juwana Man"), Leon ("The Five Heartbeats"), Monica Calhoun ("The Best Man"), Mel Jackson ("Soul Food") and Maia Campbell ("In the House"). Adored by audiences far and wide, Lavell has built a large and devout fan base playing theatres, comedy clubs and colleges across the nation. He also regularly appears at renowned comedy festivals including HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas, NV, and Laffapalooza!, America's longest-running annual urban comedy festival.Other Events
Special Event: Mojo Brookzz
at Capitol City Comedy ClubAt the start of his career, Mojo Brookzz utilized Facebook and Instagram to demonstrate his comedic talent by writing and performing video skits. Some of his popular work includes his nine-series skit titled “Thawt in my House,” and mom and grand-mom impersonations, which maintained his popularity because many people can relate to the situations. It was the “Mr James”(Sugardaddy) character that proved as one of Brooks first major breaks online. This character has thrust Brooks into very deserved spotlight and helped him gain national attention and a bigger following. The 32-year-old comedian started out doing comedy simply because he enjoyed it and it was fun to do in his spare time. Little did he know his skits and jokes were making a difference in other’s lives. He started receiving direct messages from fans who watch him daily expressing how his videos got them through a rough time, or simply brightened their day. This became his motivation to write and perform more often. He loved seeing the positive feedback, the laughs and smiles he could put on people’s faces. In seven years of his career, he has gained a following of over 1.5 million people via social media. 266K on Instagram, 900K on Facebook, 340K on TikTok and 50,000 on Snapchat. Brooks has hosted events as well as performed alongside popular musical artist and comedians as follows, Lloyd, Jacquess, Plies, DC Young Fly, Micheal Blackson, Deray Davis, Jess Hilarious and Lil Duval. Dyon Brooks is now on a journey to capture the Stand-Up comedy world. He shot his first 30 min comedy special Titled “Trapped in my Head” in October of 2017. In 2018 he toured on his first nationally headlining tour, titled “Hysterical in Person” . After selling out several shows on his tour He went back on tour co-headlining with Internet sensation Timothy Wilson titled The Last Laugh Comedy Tour. Up to date, Brooks has created over 900 video skits, about 300 stand-up comedy shows and has even hosted over 300 events. He currently has several videos with over 1,000,000 views each. You can find Dyon Brooks on social media as “MojoBrookzz” on IG and as “Dyon Brooks” on Facebook. Welcome to the Dyon Brooks experience!
The Red Room at Cap City: Amy Silverberg
at Capitol City Comedy ClubAmy Silverberg is a comedian and writer based in Los Angeles. In 2018, she was selected as a New Face at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. Her standup has appeared on Comedy Central, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. Her writing has appeared in Best American Short Stories, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. She also writes television, most recently "The Movie Show" on the SYFY Network.
Special Event: Mojo Brookzz
at Capitol City Comedy ClubAt the start of his career, Mojo Brookzz utilized Facebook and Instagram to demonstrate his comedic talent by writing and performing video skits. Some of his popular work includes his nine-series skit titled “Thawt in my House,” and mom and grand-mom impersonations, which maintained his popularity because many people can relate to the situations. It was the “Mr James”(Sugardaddy) character that proved as one of Brooks first major breaks online. This character has thrust Brooks into very deserved spotlight and helped him gain national attention and a bigger following. The 32-year-old comedian started out doing comedy simply because he enjoyed it and it was fun to do in his spare time. Little did he know his skits and jokes were making a difference in other’s lives. He started receiving direct messages from fans who watch him daily expressing how his videos got them through a rough time, or simply brightened their day. This became his motivation to write and perform more often. He loved seeing the positive feedback, the laughs and smiles he could put on people’s faces. In seven years of his career, he has gained a following of over 1.5 million people via social media. 266K on Instagram, 900K on Facebook, 340K on TikTok and 50,000 on Snapchat. Brooks has hosted events as well as performed alongside popular musical artist and comedians as follows, Lloyd, Jacquess, Plies, DC Young Fly, Micheal Blackson, Deray Davis, Jess Hilarious and Lil Duval. Dyon Brooks is now on a journey to capture the Stand-Up comedy world. He shot his first 30 min comedy special Titled “Trapped in my Head” in October of 2017. In 2018 he toured on his first nationally headlining tour, titled “Hysterical in Person” . After selling out several shows on his tour He went back on tour co-headlining with Internet sensation Timothy Wilson titled The Last Laugh Comedy Tour. Up to date, Brooks has created over 900 video skits, about 300 stand-up comedy shows and has even hosted over 300 events. He currently has several videos with over 1,000,000 views each. You can find Dyon Brooks on social media as “MojoBrookzz” on IG and as “Dyon Brooks” on Facebook. Welcome to the Dyon Brooks experience!
