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Gary Owen has been entertaining American audiences for more than a decade with his side-splitting comedy. Having performed to sold-out audiences in all the major comedy clubs and theatres across the country, Owen is one of America’s most beloved comedians, having been proclaimed by Ebony magazine as Black America’s “Favorite White Comedian”. Audiences can see Owen in his most recent comedy special, “I Got My Associates” currently on Showtime. Last year, Owen starred in his eponymous docuseries “The Gary Owen Show” on BET, which chronicled his dynamic and interracial family life with his wife and children in small-town Ohio. The series marked the first time a Caucasian actor had starred in his own series on the network. Owen has had massive success as a comic actor on the big screen. Last year, he starred opposite Mike Epps and Mike Tyson in the comedy MEET THE BLACKS. He is one of the stars of the popular Screen Gems’ franchise THINK LIKE A MAN (2012), having appeared in the first installment and its successful follow up THINK LIKE A MAN TOO (2014). In additional to their commercial successes, both opening #1 at the box office, the films were warmly received by critics and fans alike. In 2014, he starred in the Universal comedy RIDE ALONG with Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. Other film credits include LITTLE MAN (2016) opposite The Wayans Brothers and DADDY DAY CARE (2003) opposite Eddie Murphy. He is also widely known for his stealing role as “Bearcat” in the MGM film COLLEGE (2008). On the small screen, Owen co-hosted TruTV’s sketch series “Upload with Shaquille O’Neal” (2013). After meeting Tyler Perry on The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Owen was cast as the recurring role of Zach the barber in the 5th season of the TBS comedy series “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne.” In addition to his memorable series roles, Owen has starred in multiple televised standup specials, including “I Agree with Myself” and his one-hour comedy special “True Story”, both of which aired on Showtime in 2015. In 2014, he served as the host of the hugely popular comedy special “Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam - Live from Orlando”. Other standout comedy performances include “Mike Epps Presents: Live from Club Nokia” as well as “Breakin’ out the Park” and “Urban Legend,” the latter two which he also produced. He also starred in “Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment,” which aired on Starz in 2005. In addition to his breadth of comedic work in films, television, and standup, Owen works closely with the nonprofit Facing Addiction, an organization dedicated to finding solutions to the addiction crisis in America. Having lost his own brother to heroin addiction, Owen regularly speaks and performs to raise awareness and support for the organization’s mission. Owen grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and has always had a passion for comedy. He enrolled in the US navy following high school, where he was chosen for the prestigious Presidential Honor Guard. After leaving his ceremonial position, Owen became a military police officer at the Naval Installations on Coronado Island in San Diego. During this time, he returned to his true calling: standup comedy. Two appearances on the multicultural comedy showcase, “BET's ComicView,” won him his own one-hour “grandstand” show. At the end of the season he was selected from the year’s four "grandstanders" to be the host. Owen currently resides in Ohio with his wife Kenya and their three children.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!
