Comedy Night at the Guggenheim

About this event

Comedy Night at the Guggenheim is slated to be one of the funniest shows in San Diego. Curated by Mark Christopher Lawrence a two-time Emmy Nominee and Co-executive Producer for Pure Laughter on KPBS.

September 20, 2024
Start Time: 8:00 p.m.
Price: $45

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Hosted by Mark Christopher Lawrence
Mark Christopher Lawrence has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for his work on the short film The Flourish and on his co-produced short $TACK$. Lawrence is a recipient of the San Diego Critics Circle’s Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Actor Of The Year. He’s a national headliner who has worked with Sinbad, Jerry Seinfeld, Rodney Dangerfield, and Jeff Foxworthy and has headlined clubs, colleges and churches all over the USA and Canada. This year Lawrence has garnered many accolades for his Lead role in a film for the holiday season “Bringing Back Christmas” streaming now on Amazon, as well as the Lead role in the PureFlix.com miniseries “Fragment:Oblivion”.

Headliner Edwonda White
is a Stand Up Comedian, Screen Writer and Radio Personality from Lynwood, California. She is a Def Comedy Jam AllStar, A B.E.T’s Comic View AllStar and she has been featured on several television shows like Martin Lawrence’s “1st Amendment Stand Up on STARZ, Jennifer Lopez’ Comedy Show: “Stand Up And Deliver”, “Que Locos” , “Funny or die” and more. She’s a regular at all of the major comedy clubs in the country, she is the founder on CKE aka Clean Comedy Explosion and she’s currently a regular on Quake’s House a syndicated radio show on SiriusXM Radio on Kevin Harts LOL NETWORK

Featuring Louie Centanni
is a standup comedian known for his poignant observations about the absurdities of childhood, aging, step-parenting, and owning a dog that is too big for this world.

He’s workshopping a new hour titled “Not Ready,” an introspective and heartwarming blend of standup comedy and storytelling that reflects on whether any of us is ever truly “ready” for life’s biggest moments.

In 2023, he released a Dry Bar Comedy special, “Made in the 90s.” He is a passed regular at the La Jolla Comedy Store.  

When he’s not on stage, he spends his days navigating marriage to his wife Yasaman while rolling a silly wagon filled with lawn chairs and orange slices from the car to his stepson’s 8:00 am soccer games.

Opening Act BIJAN MOSTAFAVI
is a large comedian out of Southern California. He’s got quick wit, hilarious stories and severe asthma. He was most recently the head writer and party correspondent for “Tonight in San Diego” on the CW6. You may have seen him on Laughs on Fox, on HULU, or on the Pure Flix Network with Mark Christopher Lawrence.

Musical performance by SHAWN ROHLF
is a singer songwriter and a multi-faceted musician, composer and record producer. He has released 6 full length albums and 1 E.P. with his S.D.M.A. winning band, 7th Day Buskers and as a solo artist. In San Diego’s musical theater scene, Shawn has worked in over 20 productions as musician, actor, Musical Director and composer. Music stage and recording studio credits include; Marvin Hamlisch, Des McAnuff, Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels (Run DMC), Steve Poltz, Tim Flannery, Mojo Nixon, Sara Petite, Hullabaloo and many more!