#Comedy brings professional comedians to Thousand Oaks each month

If you want to see great comedians you don’t have to drive to Los Angeles, Hollywood or Pasadena. You can see them right here in Thousand Oaks once a month, while enjoying a cocktail in a lovely and intimate cabaret setting. HashtagComedy has been bringing some of Hollywood’s funniest headliners to Thousand Oaks for over a year, with their next performance Saturday, September 19 at 8:00 pm. These 90 minute comedy shows are for eighteen years and up only at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Dr.in Thousand Oaks.

This month, they are celebrating the fact that three of their regulars have made it to the top 100 invitationals of Last Comic Standing. Jon Huck, Sammy Obeid and Francisco Ramos (pictured l-r) are the lucky comedians and Jon Huck will also perform in Thousand Oaks this month. He’s joined by fellow comics Todd Rexx. Brett Riley, Justin Martindale and Talia Harari, with regular host Julia Jasiunas.

They are also celebrating one of their own, #Comedy veteran, Jon Rudnitsky, who was just added to the cast of Saturday Night Live. Rudnitsky will not be returning this month, but may return for future monthly comedy shows in Thousand Oaks.

Actor and comedian Huck has appeared on Comedy Central’s Live At Gotham and “This Is Not Happening” for Comedy Central Digital, several commercials and television shows, and you may have seen him on MTV, The Disney Channel or TBS. Todd Rex has been working for twenty years making people laugh with his impersonations and hard-to-do crowd interaction. He’s toured all over the world, working with comics such as Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano, Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, and Dave Chappelle.

Accomplished comedian and vocalist, Brett Riley, was recently named to “Best of Fest” at the San Luis Obispo Comedy Festival. He performs regularly in Las Vegas. Justin Martindale has been seen as a guest on E!’s “Live From E!” and the series “Worst Thing I Ever...” He was the co-creator for the hit Funny or Die web series “NOT LOOKING” which received high acclaim by Slate Magazine, The Advocate, and Huffington Post.

HashtagComedy was created by Julia Jasiunas, who continues to produce and host each monthly show, bringing the best professional comedians right here to her home town in the Conejo Valley. Julia is a multi-faceted performer and has worked in The Comedy Store, and dozens of other clubs. She opened for Ahmed Ahmed at the Tahoe Improv!

#COMEDY tickets are only $12 presale for general admission and $15 at the door, and $9 with student ID. To get your tickets, you can visit the Hillcrest Center Box office, call them at (805) 381-1246 or the easiest way is to go www.hillcrestarts.com. If you want to purchase a cocktail, bring a valid identification. The doors will open at 7:30 so you can chat and enjoy the venue. And of course they are also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook under the handle @HashtagcomedyLA.

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