Comedian Robert Schimmel at the Canyon
The Canyon (28912 Roadside Drive Agoura Hills, CA 91301)
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The last date listed for Comedian Robert Schimmel was Friday November 27, 2009 / 6:00pm (Doors Open).
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Goldstar Member on Where to Eat
Service was not that great, food was over cooked..
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penny on Where to Park
Plenty of free parking
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Drinks aren't very good, stick to beer or wine
Goldstar Member Reviews
Karen
This guy is very funny. We thoroughly enjoyed the evening.Written on Dec 28 2009
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Larry
Great show, especially with all that Robert has been dealing with. Thanks for not canceling the performance Robert...you were still really on your game! Thank You!Written on Nov 30 2009
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Rubinroit
Very funny.... definitely inappropriate for teenagers... in other words, they loved it!Written on Nov 30 2009
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More Information About Comedian Robert Schimmel
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Quotes & Highlights
- Schimmel has received rave reviews on Goldstar across the nation, including at the Chicago Improv, Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, and the Brea Improv.
Description
Truly one of the funniest and most well respected comics in the nation, Robert Schimmel has gained popularity from his willingness to delve into the most intimate of topics, from sex to surviving cancer. In addition to releasing a series of best selling comedy CDs, Schimmel has made multiple TV and film appearances, including a starring role in the film Scary Movie 2 and appearances on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, The Howard Stern Show and The Simpsons.
When asked about his sexually explicit material, Schimmel says, "I deal with a taboo subject. I talk about sex. I start with a room full of strangers and a taboo topic and end up with a group of laughing, intimate human beings. They realize that no matter who we are, we all share a common denominator: sex. And they all find humor in their sexuality."
In June of 2000, everything was going Robert Schimmel's way. The award winning stand-up comedian and writer had just been featured in his own HBO Special and his latest stand-up CD, If You Buy This CD, I Can Buy This Car, was well received. Most exciting of all he had just finished shooting the pilot for his own network sitcom, Schimmel. Then, all of a sudden, his world changed. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system.
"I went to my doctor to have this lump on my neck checked out, and after the test came back, he called me into his office and said, 'Robert, I'd like you to meet your oncologist.' I said back to him, 'I thought oncologists were for people with cancer.' That's when it hit me."
Tragically, this was not Schimmel's introduction to the world of cancer. Eight years earlier, his son, Derek, had succumbed to brain cancer at age eleven. Terrified and confused, Schimmel began treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. It was while undergoing treatment in Mayo's infusion suite that Robert realized the impact that his positive outlook could have, not just on himself, but on others, as well.
"Staying positive and having the ability to laugh played a great role in my own recovery. I think it was as important as the treatment I was receiving. It's my mission to try and give other people fighting the disease the same gifts of laughter and a positive attitude that I had. Hopefully, my career as a comic will give me the forum to touch these people."
Today, Schimmel has resumed his hectic schedule performing around the country, just as he did before his diagnosis. He is starting to perform stories about his life which he plans on building into a one-man show and filmed documentary. Robert recently appeared on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on ABC in which he performed for the neighbors of an LA family, whose house was being renovated, in which the mother had stage four cancer.
"I'm known for my nightclub act and HBO specials and the material is no-holds barred. For this show, which was prime-time network, I had to put together a clean set, which I wanted to do for this special family as I knew exactly what they were going through. I considered it a privilege to do it".
Schimmel's brand of all-too-real humor has put him at the forefront of comedy ever since he first began writing gags for, among others, Yakov Smirnoff, Jimmie Walker, Gabe Kaplan and Joan Rivers. After serving a stint on the staff of In Living Color, his big break came when he was singled out by Rodney Dangerfield and invited to perform on an HBO special. In quick succession he appeared on the Playboy Channel and Fox Network before landing a pair of his own Showtime specials. From there, guest shots in a wide variety of TV and film productions set the stage for his recorded comedy debut, Robert Schimmel Comes Clean in 1997, followed, a year later, by If You Buy This CD, I Can Get This Car, which helped to land the performer the prestigious Best Male Stand-Up Comic award at the 1999 American Comedy Awards. His third CD, Unprotected, was released in 1999.