Day: February 8, 2017

Congrats to JR De Guzman, the 2016 winner of NBC’s Stand-Up diversity talent search! De Guzman, born in the Phillipines and raised in California, beat out Raanan Hershberg, Gibran Saleem, Ismael Loutfi, Candice Thompson, Jessica Keenan, Keith McGill, Rojo Perez and Daniel Webb, who all performed in the finalists showcase in November at the Hollywood Improv. Past winners include Dulce Sloan, Nick Guerra, Gina Brillon, Jon Laster, and Tone Bell. He receives a one-year talent holding deal with NBCUniversal as part of his prize, and also will perform later this month at NACA Nationals, and later this year during the...