
Special Event: Brandon Wardell
Tuesday, January 20 at 7:00 PM
Brandon Wardell is a half Filipino half White comedian and actor who has appeared on TV and movies and the computer. He has appeared on Netflix’s I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson multiple times and for 30 seconds in one episode of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. In film, he has played Jo Koy’s...
Special Event: Brandon Wardell
Special Event: Brandon Wardell
Brandon Wardell is a half Filipino half White comedian and actor who has appeared on TV and movies and the computer. He has appeared on Netflix’s I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson multiple times and for 30 seconds in one episode of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. In film, he has played Jo Koy’s son in Easter Sunday and Esther Povitsky’s brother in Drugstore June, and can next be seen in Marvel’s WONDER MAN. He currently hosts the podcast “The Brandon Jamel Show” with his friend Jamel Johnson and formerly hosted the podcast “Yeah, But Still” with his friend Jack Wagner. Past guests include Lizzo, Tim Heidecker, Thundercat, Vampire Weekend, Kyle Mooney, Tom Green, Caroline Polachek, his cousin Johnny and more. Brandon recently headlined his show Brandon Wardell and friends with a lineup including Conner O’Malley and Dax Flame. In 2018, Brandon released his debut LP, an ASMR album entitled “An ASMR Album.” Wardell started doing standup in in 2010 and moved to Los Angeles in 2014. Soon after, he was featured on the Bob Odenkirk album “Amateur Hour,” and later went on tour with Odenkirk and select dates on the Bo Burnham Make Happy tour. Management reserves the right to prevent customers from entering the facility who they deem disruptive or dangerous to other patrons.
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Brandon Wardell is a half Filipino half White comedian and actor who has appeared on TV and movies and the computer. He has appeared on Netflix’s I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson multiple times and for 30 seconds in one episode of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. In film, he has played Jo Koy’s son in Easter Sunday and Esther Povitsky’s brother in Drugstore June, and can next be seen in Marvel’s WONDER MAN. He currently hosts the podcast “The Brandon Jamel Show” with his friend Jamel Johns...
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