Award-Winning Comedian And Star Of Documentary "Finding The Funny" Don Barnhart Headlines Big Al's Comedy Club In Las Vegas Jan 18th-22nd, 2012

Big Al's Comedy Club At The Orleans Present Award-Winning Comedian Don Barnhart Jan 18-22nd, 2012. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) January 05, 2012 - Beginning Jan 18th-22nd 2012, award-winning comedian, filmmaker, actor and author Don Barnhart returns home to Las Vegas from his extensive world tour to headline Big Al's Comedy Club at The Orleans Hotel & Casino. Barnhart is the star of the new documentary, "Finding The Funny" where he explores whether or not you can teach someone to be funny.

Barnhart's stand up comedy show combines well-written, topical material and delivers it with a fast paced, high energy and animated improvisational flair that keeps audiences of all ages howling with laughter and coming back for more. Audiences say, "Barnhart has the wit and insight of George Carlin with the energy, delivery and characters of Robin Williams making Don funny on so many different levels".

Shows are Wednesdays thru Sundays at 8:00PM. Ticket price is $19.95 and includes tax AND one beverage. The Orleans is located just 1 mile west of The Las Vegas Strip. Big Al's Comedy Club is a newly appointed 180 seat comedy club and is bringing the same great comedians to the Orleans as seen on the Strip without having to fight the traffic and braving the megaresorts. The Orleans has ample free parking around the property and parking garage as well as complimentary valet service.

Tickets for Big Al's Comedy Club are available at The Orleans Box Office or at the door of Big Al's Comedy Club. The Orleans has 1886 rooms and suites plus movie theaters, bowling and numerous great restaurants.

Barnhart has been headlining the top comedy clubs in Las Vegas for years and recently had his show last summer which The Las Vegas Review/Journal listed as one of it's "Best Bets" of 2011. Barnhart is currently slated in the finals of The "Up Yours" 25k Online Comedy Contest and in 2010 he received the "Bob Hope Humanitarian Award" for his continued service entertaining the troops stationed overseas. In 2007 Barnhart won the Grand Prize in The American Idol Underground Comedy Contest.

Big Al's Comedy Club lineup is a who's who of Vegas comedy and featuring for Barnhart is funnyman John Bizarre who also directs Don in the new comedy documentary, "Finding The Funny" where both comedians explore the topic on whether or not you can teach someone to be funny.

The film follows Barnhart's Las Vegas based comedy classes shot partially at Big Al's Comedy Club last summer with special guest appearances by Brad Garrett, Louie Anderson and many more.

Bizarre has been seen on The Tonight Show and both he and Barnhart are regular entertainers overseas for our troops.

Opening the show is another Vegas based comedian Keith Lyle. Lyle is best known for his small but powerful role in The Hangover. Keith has also been seen on CSI and has worked with Barnhart numerous times before and is featured in the documentary.

Don Barnhart is truly one of the top comedians working today. The NY Times calls him, "Hilarious", The LA Times says, "One of the best" and Howard Stern said, "This guy's funny!" He was nominated 3 years in a row as "Best Comedian" by the LVRJ Readers Poll and has been seen, heard and featured on: MTV, Comedy Central, ABC, CBS, FOX NBC, and was just featured on The Best of The Bob & Tom Show, XM/Sirius Satellite Radio and more.

You may not know him by name but you'll recognize his face as you've seen him on TV and film as well as headlining the top comedy clubs in Las Vegas for years. He is also a favorite at the top comedy clubs across the country and cruise ships around the world as he combines clever, thought provoking material and delivers it with an animated enthusiasm keeping audiences of all ages howling with laugher and coming back for more.

When asked is there too much comedy in Vegas, Barnhart responded, "There is never enough comedy anywhere" and he has published several articles on the popularity and growing number of comedy clubs during this and every recession. Don added, "People need to laugh as it's a stress reducer. Comedy shows are one of the least expensive shows to produce and provides some of the best bang for your buck. You can go to a comedy film and might laugh a handful of times but at a stand up comedy show, you'll laugh the entire evening and leave holding your face and stomach because they actually aches from laughing so hard."

Barnhart has been performing and producing comedy shows for the troops around the world since his first USO tour back in 1992. He's been everywhere from Bosnia to Afghanistan. "When you reach a certain level of success, if you don't share it, then it dies with you," says Barnhart. "I think we all have a duty to give back. I'm blessed to be able to make a living doing what I love and I consider both an honor and a privilege to entertain our men and women serving in the military. I'm kinda like the water boy on the Super Bowl team".

As if this were not enough to keep Barnhart busy, Don is also an accomplished filmmaker, television producer, published author and director. He just completed writing the new comedy film, Freeloader. "It's the story of a returning Vet who ends up homeless in Las Vegas and uses comedy to find his way back. I always try to use comedy as a way to shine light on current social issues and this is a sort of a modern day Robin Hood Story", added Don. The film is already in pre-production and will begin filming later this year with Barnhart directing and starring in the comedy.

Don Barnhart Entertainment also produced The Freedom of Speech Comedy Series, with Don both hosting and directing which is now available on Amazon along with his 2 CD's and other comedy DVDS. Don's company also produced the Ice House Comedy Club's 50 Anniversary TV special.

Barnhart was selected to showcase and present his show at The Montreal Comedy Festival in 2008 and that same year Don released China Dolls, his first feature film that he wrote, directed and starred in. The indie action thriller helped Barnhart to increase his ever growing fan base and the film got great audience reviews. Don used the power of social networking and huge web presence on Facebook and Twitter to self-distribute the project and to build its core audience.

Don Barnhart is also a published author who's new book, "Creating The Life You Desire" is now available at Amazon and Borders. He has published numerous articles on comedy and is a contributing author on the book: I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America's Top Comedians.

Barnhart is a Second City Conservatory Graduate as well as Certified Hypnotist who in his free time does a separate Improv as well as Comedy Hypnosis Show. Don and his producing partner and wife Linda Vu continue to produce comedy shows for the troops around the world and their company, Don Barnhart Entertainment.

When Barnhart isn't making them laugh onstage, he teaches the art and business of stand up comedy and improv helping craft the next generation of comedy stars.

For more information or to set up interviews: Please contact Don Barnhart Entertainment at 702-449-1763 or www.DonBarnhart.com

###

space

Other Related Press Releases