HUKA Entertainment Presents
BROOKS WHEELAN
plus MATTY RYAN and hosted by CYRUS COOPER
Thu, November 12, 2015
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
Freret Street PubliQ House
New Orleans, LA
This event is 19 and over
Brooks is a chill dude from Iowa. He went to University of Iowa and got a biomedical engineering degree, but then pursued comedy.
He’s 29 right now and here’s some stuff he’s done:
-Cast Member of Saturday Night Live (2013-14)
-Had the #1 comedy album on iTunes with the release of his debut album, “This is cool, Right?”
-Recorded a Comedy Central Half Hour special
-Appeared on Conan
-Appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers
-Appeared on Girls
-Appeared on MTV’s Ridiculousness
-Appeared on @Midnight
-Appeared on Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s House Party
-One of Comedy Central’s 10 comics to watch in 2012
-Montreal Just For Laughs Festival in 2013 and 2014
-RollingStone named him as one of the top 45 acts from the 2014 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
-Also performed at Comedy Central’s South Beach Comedy Festival, SXSW, Sasquatch Music and Arts Festival, Moontower Comemdy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and many others.
Wheelan’s debut stand up album, This is Cool, Right? was recently released to great reviews. The A.V. Club described it as absurd and honest saying, “Wheelan is a considerable talent with a unique voice and perspective.”
Matty Ryan
Links
Born and raised in an Irish neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Matty has been touring and performing throughout the country for years. His conversational delivery and deft takes on his burgeoning yet unwanted adulthood have made him a favorite at showcases and clubs throughout the U.S. An alumnus of the Second City, Matty has appeared at Zanies, The Laugh Factory, The Hollywood Comedy Store, The Improv, UP Comedy Club, iO Theater, UCB LA, UCB East, The Knitting Factory Brooklyn, and in 2013 he was invited to perform at the TBS Just for Laughs Festival in Chicago. He currently co-produces The Blackout Diaries every Saturday at The High Hat Club, and Parlour Car every Thursday at Bar DeVille; both in Chicago.
Venue Information:
Freret Street PubliQ House
4528 Freret St
New Orleans, LA, 70115
http://www.publiqhouse.com/
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