Don McMillan from AGT at The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons
Don McMillan from AGT at The Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons
Don McMillan graduated from Stanford University with a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering. (He has a BSEE from Lehigh University) He went to work for AT&T Bell Laboratories where he worked as part of the team that designed the world’s first 32-bit Microprocessor. He then moved to the Silicon Valley where he worked at VLSI Technology as a computer chip designer. During his 6 years at VLSI he designed more than 20 Standard and ASIC Designs many of which are still out there today.
After winning the 16th Annual San Francisco International Stand-Up Comedy Competition in 1991, Don turned in his chips for a microphone. He went on to be $100,000 Grand Champion on “Star Search” in 1993. He’s had numerous television appearances including “The Tonight Show” on NBC, CNN’s “The Larry King Show”, MTV’s “Half Hour Comedy Hour”, and A&E’s “Evening at the Improv”. Nowadays, you can catch Don headlining top comedy clubs across the country including the “Improv”, the “Comedy and Magic Club”, and the “Ice House”.
You most likely have seen Don as the star of fifteen national commercials for Budweiser Beer. He plays the Bud delivery guy who mans the “freshness hotline” and protects the world against “skunky” beer. He can also be seen in commercials for 7–11, Franco-American Ravioli, Little Caesar’s Pizza, ServiStar Hardware, and United Airlines.
In the movies, Don starred in “Don: Plain & Tall” an independent film that was awarded “Best Feature – Comedy” at the Back East Film Festival and the Breckenridge Film Festival. Don has also appeared in the feature length films: “Air Bud III-World Pup”, “Life Without Dick”, “Macon County Jail”, “Party Crashers”, and “Fanatics”. Don has guest starred on the TV series “Star Trek: Voyager”, “Babylon 5″, “City Guys”, and “Step by Step”. He has also been profiled in both “Entertainment Weekly”, “TV Guide”, and the “IEEE Spectrum”.
Currently, Don has two big YouTube hits: “Life After Death by PowerPoint” and “Live from My Cubicle”. You can follow Don on YouTube, FaceBook, Twitter, and Instagram. He also has a very success video podcast, “Technically Funny”. We’re posting new videos ALL the time!
Don has not lost contact with his high-tech roots. He has performed over 500 shows for major corporations around the United States including Microsoft, Apple,IBM, Google, ExxonMobil, and Genentech (See “Corporate Comedy”). Don’s corporate show utilizes his unique background to take a lighthearted look at business-life, technology, and the everyday life. Don prides himself in customizing every corporate comedy show he does. He works closely with each client to prepare a unique comedy show just for them. In 1999, he was dubbed the “PowerPoint Comedian” when he became the first comic to adapt his corporate shows for multi-media. His PowerPoint slides are like none you’ve ever seen! He is the only comedian that references “Avogadro’s Number”, “XML”, and he Beta tests all his jokes.
Don was named the #1 Corporate Comedian by the CBS Business Network!
Randy Lubas
Randy Lubas began doing comedy at Indiana University of PA where he graduated with a degree in Marketing and Economics. The proud son of a decorated veteran of WW II, Randy was inspired by his father’s escape from poverty through the GI Bill.
Comedian: Randy Lubas has performed thousands of comedy shows, at clubs, casinos, corporate events, in 40 of the United States, Across Canada, and all over the world on cruise ships. He has made over two dozen appearances on national TV, including Showtime, Comedy Central, and The Nashville Network, and has been heard on Sirius XM radio, the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom Radio show, and on The Dr. Demento Show. His comedy CD, “Worst Case Scenarios” has sold over 10,000 copies. His uncanny memory and involvement with each audience make every show unique and unforgettable.
Writer: Randy has written screenplays, stage plays, game shows, for corporate events, an animation pilot, weekly newspaper columns, and has written 7 original songs.
Entrepreneur: Randy opened J.R.’s Comedy Club in Valencia, CA in 1998 and it is still going strong. He opened a full time club in Ventura, CA in 2008 which he booked and managed for 12 years. A new Comedy Venue should be opening in 2020 in Simi Valley, CA.
Producer: Randy produced The Ventura Comedy Festival for 9 years. This festival has showcased over 300 comedians, including Adam Carolla, Lisa Lampanelli, Jay Mohr, Gallagher, Louie Anderson, Tom Segura, and Stephen Tobolowsky. Randy has also produced Hundreds of comedy shows all across America.
Personal Manager: Randy began managing the career of Olivia Harewood, discovered at his Comedy Festival. She is now a staff writer on The Late Late Show.
TV: Randy is one of the producers of West Coast Comedy, with over 100 hours of the hottest comedians in the world, soon to be exposed on a new platform.
Fritz Coleman
For the last 35 years, Fritz Coleman has been NBC4 's weathercaster for Southern California.
He’s also a longtime standup comic with eight appearances on the Tonight Show. In fact, Fritz has picked up four Emmy wins for his comedy specials.
Today, Fritz Coleman is delighting audiences with his stand-up routine on aging.
Show starts at 7:00pm Saturday with 5:30 seating
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Don McMillan graduated from Stanford University with a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering. (He has a BSEE from Lehigh University) He went to work for AT&T Bell Laboratories where he worked as part of the team that designed the world’s first 32-bit Microprocessor. He then moved to the Silicon Valley where he worked at VLSI Technology as a computer chip designer. During his 6 years at VLSI he designed more than 20 Standard and ASIC Designs many of which are still out there today.
After winning the 16th Annual San Francisco International Stand-Up Comedy Competition in 1991, Don turned in his chips for a microphone. He went on to be $100,000 Grand Champion on “Star Search” in 1993. He’s had numerous television appearances including “The Tonight Show” on NBC, CNN’s “The Larry King Show”, MTV’s “Half Hour Comedy Hour”, and A&E’s “Evening at the Improv”. Nowadays, you can catch Don headlining top comedy clubs across the country including the “Improv”, the “Comedy and Magic Club”, and the “Ice House”.
You most likely have seen Don as the star of fifteen national commercials for Budweiser Beer. He plays the Bud delivery guy who mans the “freshness hotline” and protects the world against “skunky” beer. He can also be seen in commercials for 7–11, Franco-American Ravioli, Little Caesar’s Pizza, ServiStar Hardware, and United Airlines.
In the movies, Don starred in “Don: Plain & Tall” an independent film that was awarded “Best Feature – Comedy” at the Back East Film Festival and the Breckenridge Film Festival. Don has also appeared in the feature length films: “Air Bud III-World Pup”, “Life Without Dick”, “Macon County Jail”, “Party Crashers”, and “Fanatics”. Don has guest starred on the TV series “Star Trek: Voyager”, “Babylon 5″, “City Guys”, and “Step by Step”. He has also been profiled in both “Entertainment Weekly”, “TV Guide”, and the “IEEE Spectrum”.
Currently, Don has two big YouTube hits: “Life After Death by PowerPoint” and “Live from My Cubicle”. You can follow Don on YouTube, FaceBook, Twitter, and Instagram. He also has a very success video podcast, “Technically Funny”. We’re posting new videos ALL the time!
Don has not lost contact with his high-tech roots. He has performed over 500 shows for major corporations around the United States including Microsoft, Apple,IBM, Google, ExxonMobil, and Genentech (See “Corporate Comedy”). Don’s corporate show utilizes his unique background to take a lighthearted look at business-life, technology, and the everyday life. Don prides himself in customizing every corporate comedy show he does. He works closely with each client to prepare a unique comedy show just for them. In 1999, he was dubbed the “PowerPoint Comedian” when he became the first comic to adapt his corporate shows for multi-media. His PowerPoint slides are like none you’ve ever seen! He is the only comedian that references “Avogadro’s Number”, “XML”, and he Beta tests all his jokes.
Don was named the #1 Corporate Comedian by the CBS Business Network!