Out of Bounds West is a comedy festival happening May 22-25, 2008

The Out of Bounds West Comedy Festival, based in Los Angeles, California, showcases some of the best in improv and sketch comedy from all over the country. Just as its sister festival, The Out of Bounds Improv Fesival and Miniature Golf Tournament in Austin, Texas, does, the Festival also includes a miniature golf tournament.

Mission

Out of Bounds is dedicated to seeking out and finding comedic talent in all corners of the industry. We have many goals in producing our annual festivals; To expose audiences and fellow comedians to work they otherwise might not be able to see, to showcase our community, to enrich our local populace as well as the national improv community through open workshops and instruction from leaders in the industry, to foster a sense of goodwill among a national network of performers, and lastly, to have a good time producing good comedic theatre.

History

The Out of Bounds West Comedy Festival was born from the The Out of Bounds Improv Festival and Miniature Golf Tournament, which was founded in Austin, Texas, in 2002 by Well Hung Jury's Jeremy Lamb, as a way to get troupes from Texas and beyond to come and enjoy the Austin comedy scene. In the intervening years, the festival has expanded from a handful of troupes, mostly from Texas, performing on one stage for a couple of days, to a five-day festival featuring troupes from across the country.

In 2003, after the second festival, Lamb left Austin for Chicago, where he formed Available Cupholders, a touring troupe, and left the festival in the hands of Mike D’Alonzo and Shannon McCormick, two longtime veterans of the Austin comedy scene. In their time in 2004 and 2005, D’Alonzo and McCormick have opened the festival to two stages, doubling the amount of performers and audience. 2006 saw the return of founder and co-producer Jeremy Lamb, an additional larger venue, more classes, and a bevy of new, talented performers.

In the meantime, D'Alonzo moved to Los Angeles, California, and, in 2007, The Out of Bounds West Comedy Festival was born, with Lamb eventually following in 2008. Oob West is dedicated to preserving the spirit of Out of Bounds, while injecting the event with a decidedly West Coast feel. Just as the Austin festival has created and maintained a community of talented comedians and fans of comedy, so Out of Bounds West is bound to help bring together the Los Angeles comedy community, so that the untapped talent of our fair city might rise to the top.


The Out of Bounds West Comedy Festival, based in Los Angeles, California, showcases some of the best in improv and sketch comedy from all over the country. Just as its sister festival, The Out of Bounds Improv Fesival and Miniature Golf Tournament in Austin, Texas, does, the Festival also includes a miniature golf tournament. Mission Out of Bounds is dedicated to seeking out and finding comedic talent in all corners of the industry. We have many goals in producing our annual festivals; To expose audiences and fellow comedians to work they otherwise might not be able to see, to showcase our community, to enrich our local populace as well as the national improv community through open workshops and instruction from leaders in the industry, to foster a sense of goodwill among a national network of performers, and lastly, to have a good time producing good comedic theatre. History The Out of Bounds West Comedy Festival was born from the The Out of Bounds Improv Festival and Miniature Golf Tournament, which was founded in Austin, Texas, in 2002 by Well Hung Jury's Jeremy Lamb, as a way to get troupes from Texas and beyond to come and enjoy the Austin comedy scene. In the intervening years, the festival has expanded from a handful of troupes, mostly from Texas, performing on one stage for a couple of days, to a five-day festival featuring troupes from across the country. In 2003, after the second festival, Lamb left Austin for Chicago, where he formed Available Cupholders, a touring troupe, and left the festival in the hands of Mike D’Alonzo and Shannon McCormick, two longtime veterans of the Austin comedy scene. In their time in 2004 and 2005, D’Alonzo and McCormick have opened the festival to two stages, doubling the amount of performers and audience. 2006 saw the return of founder and co-producer Jeremy Lamb, an additional larger venue, more classes, and a bevy of new, talented performers. In the meantime, D'Alonzo moved to Los Angeles, California, and, in 2007, The Out of Bounds West Comedy Festival was born, with Lamb eventually following in 2008. Oob West is dedicated to preserving the spirit of Out of Bounds, while injecting the event with a decidedly West Coast feel. Just as the Austin festival has created and maintained a community of talented comedians and fans of comedy, so Out of Bounds West is bound to help bring together the Los Angeles comedy community, so that the untapped talent of our fair city might rise to the top.










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