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CLAY NEWMAN

This smoky, joke slinging rabble rouser has 

been delighting audiences for years with his 

high energy and eclectic take on this weird 

world we live in. 

His comedy career began as just another way 

for the long time theater nerd to get his stage 

fix, but he soon found that stand-up was his 

greatest passion and only actual skill. 

With his love for animals and mediocre editing 

prowess, you can see Clay any time on his 

YouTube series: The Zoo Review. 

Clay can be found on the comedy club circuit 

working as a feature at Laughs Unlimited in 

Sacramento, the Tacoma and Spokane Comedy 

Clubs, and Seattle Comedy Underground (RIP). 

You’ll also find him hosting at Punch Line and 

Cobbs in San Francisco, San Jose Improv, 

Rooster T Feathers in Sunnyvale, and Punch 

Line Sacramento, as well as showcases at 

Flappers in Burbank. He’s recently been seen 

opening for Eric Andre, Kelsey Cook, Shane 

Torres, Andrew Santino, Ismo, Aida Rodriguez, 

Sam Tripoli, Andy Woodhull, and Sheng Wang.

Prateek Srivastava is a headlining comedian originally from Chicago now in Los

Angeles. His high energy and absurdist observations have captivated audiences all over 

the globe.  He was recently awarded Best Stand Up.Comedian at Cleveland Comedy

Festival.  His Debut Comedy Album “Nick and Sheila’s Kid” reached #1 on iTunes and

Amazon Best Seller List.

Prateek's comedy has been featured at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Limestone

Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, Stand Up NBC, NPR, Amazon Prime, Cannes

Independent, and WGN America. When he's not slinging jokes he has appeared on

sketch shows at Second City, Improv Olympic, the Den Theater and showcased for the

United States Embassy of Poland.  Prateek says thank you for reading this bio and for

not realizing he's speaking in the 3rd person right now