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YouTube star Jimmy Tatro hosting new Uproarious stand-up showcase for Fuse

Fuse is filming a new stand-up showcase series this weekend in Irvine fronted by YouTube star Jimmy Tatro.

Uproarious features 30 up-and-coming comedians from both old-school stand-up and new-school social media with both elements included in the series, hosted by Tatro, who himself has attracted 2.5 million subscribers to his YouTube channel, LifeAccordingToJimmy. Tatro also has been seen on the big-screen in 22 Jump Street and Grown Ups 2.

TV tapings for Uproarious happen this weekend (April 2-3, 2016) at the Irvine Improv, in case you want to watch and support your favorites on the rise.

Here are the lineups for the Uproarious tapings:

Saturday April 2: 7 p.m.

  • Ricarlo Flanagan – Los Angeles, CA
  • Emma Willmann – New York, NY
  • Orlando Leyba – Los Angeles, CA
  • Brendan Lynch – Los Angeles, CA
  • Tafadzwa Gwaze – Washington, DC
  • Doug Smith – New York, NY
  • Jesus Trejo – Los Angeles, CA
  • Molly Ruben-Long – New Orleans, LA
  • Mike Polk Jr. – Cleveland, OH

Saturday April 2: 9:30 p.m.

  • Reggie Conquest – New York, NY
  • Erik Bergstrom – New York, NY
  • Danny Palumbo – Austin, TX
  • Jordan Doll – Denver, CO
  • Janelle James – New York, NY
  • Joey Bragg – Los Angeles, CA
  • Pat Brown – New York, NY
  • Steven Wilber – Los Angeles, CA
  • Casey James Salengo – New York, NY

Sunday April 3: 6 p.m.

  • David Perdue – Atlanta, GA
  • Blair Socci – New York, NY
  • Kyle Ayers – New York, NY
  • Abby Rosenquist – Austin, TX
  • David Gborie – Los Angeles, CA
  • Caleb Synan – Los Angeles, CA
  • Gabe Dinger – Portland, OR
  • Kelsey Cook – Los Angeles, CA
  • Shane Torres – New York, NY
  • Ben Moore – Bloomington, IN
  • Chris Charpentier – Los Angeles, CA
  • Julie Scoggins – Charlotte, NC

Produced by Levity Entertainment Group, Uproarious is executive produced by Judi-Brown Marmel, Stu Schreiberg, Neil Sheridan and Jeff Singer.

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