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He has been called one of the most original stand-up comics in the country, and his performances leave audiences laughing in tears. Michael Blackson, aka, ‘The African King of Comedy', has been entertaining audiences all across the country and around the globe for more than a decade. Inspired by the stand up comedy of Eddie Murphy, Blackson began to develop his comedic talent in 1992 in the unkind comedy clubs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Blackson’s comedic appeal grew from his involvement with BET’s ComicView series, HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, Showtime at Harlem, and Live in Hollywood. However, it was in a Los Angeles comedy club where Blackson got his big break. Blackson was performing at the Comedy Store where actor/director Ice Cube was in attendance to see comedian Mike Epps perform. But after experiencing Blackson’s performance, Ice Cube invited the young comic for a reading…and the rest is smash hit history! Blackson’s outstanding and unforgettable performance in the smash hit comedy, Next Friday, drew praise and a fan following like no other.Other Events
MATT ROSS
at Mic Drop Comedy San DiegoMatt Ross is an Austin-based comedian, writer, and actor known for his charming on-stage persona and casual delivery of his sharp joke writing. Ross is a paid regular at the Comedy Mothership when he isn’t touring the country in markets like Chicago, Dallas, and Fort Lauderdale. When he isn’t performing live, he co-hosts the Friendly Fire Pod with fellow comedian Josh Francis and performs as part of Good Girl Studios — the comedy sketch group he co-founded. No refunds or exchanges. Fee applies if transferring confirmed ticket purchase to another guest. Ages 21+
JOKE SWAP
at Mic Drop Comedy San DiegoEver wonder what happens when comedians hand over the mic and the material? Find out at the Joke Swap Competition — a wild, one-of-a-kind comedy show where pairs of comics write jokes for each other… then perform them on stage.
MATT BRAUNGER
at Mic Drop Comedy San DiegoMatt Braunger was raised in Portland, Oregon. A headlining comedian since 2007 and an actor since childhood, Matt studied theatre in New York and improvisation in Chicago. Matt’s television credits include recurring roles on ABC’s Agent Carter, NBC’s Up All Night, Netflix’s Disjointed, Starz’ Take My Wife and Amazon’s Upload. Matt was a series regular on Fox’s MADtv, a cast member of the TruTV series How to Be a Grown Up, and has appeared on Carol’s Second Act, Superstore, Fuller House, Man with a Plan, BoJack Horseman, Stan Against Evil, I’m Dying Up Here, Garfunkel and Oates, Maron, HBO’s Family Tree, the Chelsea Lately roundtable, @midnight, The Michael J Fox Show, Happy Endings, CONAN, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Pete Holmes Show, United States of Tara, Pushing Daisies, Carpoolers, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Acceptable TV, and Live At Gotham.In 2009, he was named to Variety’s Top 10 Comics to Watch, and Comedy Central’s Hot 9 in ’09 list. His debut album Soak Up The Night was released by Comedy Central Records and was an iTunes Top 20 Comedy Album for 2009. In 2010, he recorded his half hour Comedy Central Presents special and in 2012 released his debut hour-long special entitled Shovel Fighter, which was also released as an album. Matt has since released two more specials: Big, Dumb Animal and Finally Live in Portland and has a new special entitled Doug that debuted in the fall of 2022.Matt has performed at a variety of prestigious festivals including Just For Laughs in Montreal and Moontower in Austin.
