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Comedians David Testroet & Jan Barrett
A true veteran comedian with the Bio to prove it!
Born in Iowa, Testroet has an easy Mid-West delivery. With a quick laugh and a shift of an eyebrow and soon youre in Davids world.
From Comedy Clubs and Theatres across the United States and Canada to flying across seas for five different tours to entertain the U.S. Military; a fast and funny show anyone can enjoy.
Material that twists from Darwin to Grizzlie bears and sharp improvisation skills developed with over seventeen years of stage experience.
A well established harmonica player, David has incorporated this into his act including rock and roll to his original songs like the Big Guy Blues.
A strong closer that even further separates David from the others!
Featuring for David will be "The Godmother of Seattle Comedy", Jan Barrett!
I started doing stand-up when I was old enough to get into a bar," Barrett said this week. "And now I'm getting my car insurance from AARP."
Barrett, who began her stand-up career on the Seattle scene in the early 1980s, has toured with the Chippendale dancers and opened for Jerry Seinfeld, Dana Carvey, Louie Anderson and other comics before they became national stars. In the early 1990s, she did a local PBS show, "Free Ride," that won an Emmy Award for writing.
After performing Thursday through July 15 at the Comedy Underground, Barrett plans to take a hiatus from stand-up to begin work on a one-woman show that could be staged at coffeehouses, small theaters or community halls.
"I've had a great career doing stand-up," she said. "But as Cary Grant once said, 'If you want to stay in show business, don't get off the bus.' I'm not getting off the bus; I'm asking the driver to take another route."
Barrett was inspired by comedian Rob Becker, who launched the successful one-man show "Defending the Caveman." Another source of inspiration is Dame Edna, the cross-dressing Australian comedian. But Barrett likely will base her show on her own experiences and not on a fictional character.
"That's where I want to go with my act. I want to start doing it in a theater with audiences that are educated and maybe a little bit older. I want to play to the PBS crowd," she said. "If I see one more baseball cap on backwards, I think I'll gouge my eyes out."
Barrett may call her show "Loser Friendly" or "Hey, I Just Realized I'm Old" or perhaps "Grin and Barrett."
The Bothell-based comedian had an epiphany last February while performing a benefit show for Vashon Allied Arts on Vashon Island. "It was a nice audience of people of all ages," she said. "When I mentioned that my ex-husband had owed everybody on the island money, some guy yelled, 'Hey, he owes me money!' And I said, 'Get in line.' "
Barrett bantered with a man and his wife sitting in the front row. At the end of her set, the man stood up and applauded, setting off a standing ovation. Afterward, Barrett learned his identity: former Gov. Booth Gardner.
"I thought, 'Wow, if I can get a politician to start a standing ovation, maybe I should start playing small theaters.'
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LocationMarson's Restaurant
620 SE Everett Mall Way
Everett, WA 98208
United States
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| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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