Join us for a fun evening with Emmy Award nominated comedian Wayne Federman.
Wayne Federman is a stand-up, actor, professor, and author. He’s appeared on The Tonight Show five times and has his own special on Comedy Central. He has acted in numerous films and TV shows including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Silicon Valley, Larry Sanders, Community, Legally Blonde, Knocked Up, Step Brothers, 50 First Dates, and Funny People. Wayne co-produced the Emmy-winning documentary The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling and is currently producing a George Carlin documentary for HBO. Wayne is also an adjunct professor of stand-up history and performance at USC. He was part of the first stand-up comedy tour of Israel after the 2001 Intifada.
His book, The History of Stand-Up, chronicles the incredible evolution of this American art form – from its earliest pre-vaudeville practitioners like Artemus Ward and Mark Twain to present-day comedians of HBO and Netflix.