The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club at Universal Citywalk (Universal City, CA)
Filipino-American comedian Rex Navarrete, star of Badass Madapaka, headlines at The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club. Navarrete has sold out shows at comedy clubs across the country, including the Punch Line, Laugh Factory and Cobb's -- and now he's coming to the Improv.
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simply hilarious! Rex is always worth it.
Rex Navarrete is HILARIOUS as always. We had high hopes about the show, and as usual, we were never let down. Thanks for putting on a GREAT show!
The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club at the Universal Citywalk was a fun event for our group of six because we managed to do four things in one place - see an IMAX movie before, dinner after the movie, drinks and comedy after dinner.
Rex Navarrete was very funny although I think most of his jokes does not really translate very well in the main stream - you will have to either be a filipino or know about the filipino culture to understand 1/3 of it. BTW, Dan Gabriel who is the act before Mr. Navarrete was excellent! I am looking forward to seeing and hearing more of his comedic talent in the future. I would recommend seeing each of these acts at least once.
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This was a great event. We attended the 8:30pm Friday showing with Tia Carerra and Daniel Ho, which apparently was the only night and show they performed on. Comedy was great and overall my group of 6 enjoyed the show.
The venue was cozy with 3 levels and although I didnt sit in every single seat, I think you would have a great experience on any level. They have a two item minimum but it wasn't strictly enforced.
I thought the show over all was great. I was highly impressed by Dan Gabriel, he put on a heck of an act and Rex did his thing. Overall it was of the better comedy shows I've been to.
I've heard and seen clips of him on youtube and he has a great reputation, but before Saturday, I had never seen him live. The night that we went, he had material that I had never heard before which was great, because I was expecting his old stuff. The new jokes were really spot on. Smart and gut-busting. I didn't expect to laugh as long and as hard as I did. I'm kind of a performance snob. But he really did win me over. I highly recommend him if you ever get the chance to see him.
It's true that he really does appeal mostly to a Filipino crowd, so if you know nothing of the culture, you're gonna feel lost. But he appeals to a very broad range of the Filipino crowd, meaning that he isn't just entertaining to young people. Bring your mom, dad, aunts, uncles, and lolas, lolos to this event. I'm more than certain that that they are all going to thoroughly enjoy themselves.
Overall, it was a fun night. The show started with a stand-up act by Tony Dijamco. He was pretty funny despite accidentally insulting a lady in the audience by calling her a "lola" (translate: grandmother) when she was a mother. The next act featured Tia Carrere on vocals and Daniel Ho on guitar. Tia sang Hawaiian songs and also had a dancer in the background for some of them. She was surprisingly entertaining. The third act was Dan Gabriel. He had me in stitches. Finally, Rex Navarrete came on. He was pretty funny too and did very good accents and impersonations. Tia Carrere and Dan Gabriel were selling CDs and were available after the show for autographs. I would recommend seeing each of these acts at least once.
The Jon Lovitz club has a pretty nice set up. It has three levels of seating and very nice wait staff. It was worth the drive from the OC to see Rex Navarete and Dan Gabriel. Loved their show and even bought a CD. The only bummer is $10 parking and the traffic on the freeway.
It was OK.. Not the best venue for a comedy club...Kind of short and the comedy wasn't really adult material. Food sucks here and so does the service. Eat somewhere else at citywalk
The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club is the brain child of actor/comedian Jon Lovitz and his business partner Frank Kelley. Located at the world famous Universal Citywalk at Universal Studios Hollywood, The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club offers comedy-lovers an alternative to the standard-issue "black box" stage and dimly-lit showroom.
“The Club will be bright and tropical; there will be palm trees on the stage a
Many claim that college is the turning point in one's life, when one finds his or her future. This was the case for San Francisco Bay Area comedian Rex Navarrete, when Navarrete's college professor told him he was wasting his talents. "He told me, 'Get out of my office-we shouldn't be joking here, you should be taking those jokes to the stage," recalls Navarrete of his Asian American Studies professor Dan Gonzales, the teacher who supported his dream to be a comedian in 1989. That spring, 19 year-old Navarrete was baptised by fire, entertaining a crowd of 800 at the annual Asian Pacific Islander Student Union conference at UC Santa Cruz. "I was looking for my identity then just as everyone else was at that age," says Navarrete. "Much of my material was very serious, it lacked comedy. I figured that I had some important stuff to say, so say it in the format of stand-up. This is where I started to take comedy as a vehicle seriously." By the early 1990's, Navarrete began seeing his routine evolve through the use of characters, many of whom were struggling underdogs. His portrayals, which ranged from his ESL teacher Mrs. Scott to his Uncle Boy and to Maritess the domestic worker, gave him the voice to air his thoughts on issues and speak about things that otherwise wouldn't be mentioned. Navarrete gathers all of his material from what he calls "real Rex moments," reality and shared life experiences. "I think everything has humor; you will always find humor. I don't always make stuff up. Even though most of my material is geared for a Filipino audience, if you're smart enough you'll understand the universality of it. Look at the comedy traditions of Jewish and African American comics, which are now the mainstream through Seinfeld, Bruce, Allen, Rock, Pryor and Murphy. Our struggles become our comedy." "My parents never knew I would become a comedian. They did think I would go on to become an architect or join the Army as I planned. I led a dual life; I would play the role of a Filipino at home and at school be the American with my classmates. I bought my first Eddie Murphy album in middle school and memorized 'Comedian' with my friends. That was my first real introduction to stand-up comedy and the art of storytelling." A lot has happened since then. Navarrete has performed his brand of comedy all across the nation touring numerous colleges, universities and community events. He has become a household name in Filipino American homes. In 1998, he released his first comedy CD entitled, "Badly Browned", which was followed by another CD in the summer of 1999, "Husky Boy". Both have become bestsellers on the Classified Records label and have brought high praise by listeners across the country. In the summer of 2001, he released his third CD album this time under his own label Kakarabaw Productions entitled, "Bastos". As a major follow-up to the three CD's and touring like crazy in Asia and North America, he produced, directed and released "Hella Pinoy", his first ever, live standup DVD concert. Shot in San Francisco, it has all the hidden goodies including a feature-length performance, a behind the scenes documentary, his early days of standup and much more. It's become a must have DVD in anyone's comedy collection. He currently travels all over North America touring cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Houston, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Hawaii doing his one-man show. In 2004, he brought his act to the peoples of Germany, Austria and Switzerland sharing the bill with renowned Philippine vocalist, Regine Velasquez. He has also had the distinction of becoming the most celebrated stand-up comic to perform to multiple sold-out shows in Manila, Hong Kong and Singapore since 2002. He regularly returns to Manila, which has become fertile ground for his style of stand-up, inspiring the growth of an emerging local stand-up comedy scene. His next plan of attack is to perform in Australia and the United Kingdom, where fans eagerly await his arrival. In late 2005, the release of his sophomore DVD entitled, "Badass Madapaka!", showcases Navarrete on his Pacific region tour of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu and Manila. This will be the first international tour DVD by any Filipino-American artist. The San Francisco show was taped in front of a sold-out house at the historic Warfield Theater in downtown. The Los Angeles taping filled up the also historic Wiltern LG Theater. One will truly be able to experience Rex's fan-base from all angles. His other current projects include his own television series, "Rex In The City", for MTV Philippines, which shares his stand-up talents to a younger, hipper TV viewing audience throughout the Philippines. For the upcoming animated series in 2006, "The Nutshack", Navarrete voices many of the series' key characters in this groundbreaking Filipino-American animated production. Navarrete remains to be a one of the hardest working, relatively unknown American comedians today though he's performed alongside notable national headliners as George Lopez, DL Hughley, Paul Mooney, among others. He does plan to release a number of other comedy albums on CD and DVD's under his label for fans to enjoy in the future. Presently, he lives on the island of Oahu in Hawaii where he just loves to relax quietly, swim and fish when he can. The future seems to only give him the chance to connect with a larger audience that is now finally getting the opportunity to witness the changing face of American stand-up comedy.