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Karen Rontowski
Biography
David Brenner says, “Even if you can't spell Karen Rontowski, you'd better remember it, because she is GREAT!”
Ms. Rontowski describes herself as having an optimistic outlook; everything is coming up roses when you talk to
Karen. So what if her therapist says she’s in complete denial. The truth is, when it comes to her standup comedy
career, everything is coming up roses, or at least laughter.
Comedian Karen Rontowski’s upbeat, optimistic and clean sense of humor has earned her headlining spots all over
the world. She has also opened for such show biz legends as Bob Hope, Ray Charles and the Monkees. Often
described as a “New Age Hippie” Rontowski says “there is no time like the present to be living in the past.”
Karen’s real touring trips (not the ones in her head) include 45 of the 50 states, Canada, Japan, Greenland and all
over Europe. She has also entertained the troops with tales of her Polish father who once put a drawbridge on
their house… actually he just mistakenly installed the garage door upside down. But that’s Karen…. always
accentuating the positive.
A television favorite, you may have seen this hilarious woman on Comedy Central, Live at Gotham and Comics
Unleashed. A regular on the Bob and Tom Radio Show, Karen keeps listeners laughing not only with her standup,
but also when she talks about her other career as a paranormal investigator.
Recently seen performing in the encore production of David Brenner’s “What’s so funny?” and the TBS Comedy
Festival, Karen just completed the television demo pilot, Karen’s Supernatural Junkyard, in which she spear-heads
hilarious adventures into supernatural investigations. Just ask her about her ghost orbs! “I am not afraid of
ghosts, they’re just people who don’t know their dead yet.”
Rontowski can also be seen in the movie shorts Return to Sender and Some Kind of Joke. And coming up,
Supernatural Junkyard podcasts…stay tuned. Visit Karen at her website www.karenrontowski.com or download
her epk at www.comedynorth.com.
For further information, contact Brook Forest Entertainment, LLC at
818-347-5098 or [email protected].
22647 Ventura Blvd. #422 Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Phone: 818-347-5098
Fax 818-347-5099
www.ComedyNorth.com
Karen Rontowski
RESUME
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COMEDY CLUBS
Acme-Minneapolis
Ann Arbor Comedy Club , MI
Zanies- Chicago
Comedy Castle -Detroit , MI
Comedy Stop- Vegas, Atlantic City
Comic Strip- El Paso
Cap City- Austin
McCurdy's- Sarasota
Funny Bone- Shreveport, LA
Hilarities- Cleveland, OH
Comedy Caravan-Louisville, KY
Rooster T's - Sunnyvale, CA
Laughs Unlimited-Sacramento, CA
Comedy Off Broadway- KY
CORPORATE
Meryl Lynch
Allcon Eye Care
Children’s Hospital
Purchase Pro
RSA Data Security
USO
Mary Bono Fund Raiser
CALSMACK
McMillin Realty
Black Tie Oscar Events
San Diego Women's Conference
Thousand Smiles Foundation
Autism Society
Imperial Valley College
MORE UPON REQUEST
TELEVISION
Live at Gotham
Comics Unleashed
MTV Spring Break
Bob Hope Young Comediennes
Comedy Central
Syndicated
MTV
NBC
FILM
Return to Sender
Some Kind of Joke
Lead
Feature
FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Davie Brenner’s What So Funny
TBS Comedy Festival
Las Vegas Comedy Festival
Bob and Tom CD
Aspen, CO 2008, 2009
Las Vegas, NV2008
Las Vegas, NV 2005
2008
TRAINING
Commercial, TV acting
Cyb Barnstable
SKILLS
Paranormal investigations, Yoga, Tarot Reading, Clarinet, Running, Basketball, Softball, time
travel
For further information, contact Brook Forest Entertainment, LLC at
818-347-5098 or [email protected].
22647 Ventura Blvd. #422 Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Phone: 818-347-5098
Fax 818-347-5099
www.ComedyNorth.com
REVIEWS
“Karen Rontowski is one of the best comediennes with whom I've ever shared a stage
and a shower. Karen has a mind like Gracie Allen and a body like Byron Allen (you can't
have everything). Even if you can't spell Karen Rontowski, you'd better remember it,
because she is GREAT!”
-David Brenner
“She wins the audience and has them in the palm of her hand from the first joke. This is
the kin of off-the-wall yet endearing comedy that other comics can only dream of
achieving”
-Gram Slaton
Executive Director
Wheeler Opera House
Aspen, CO
“Karen was a great success! She turned an otherwise boring event into an evening full of
fun and laughter. Our biggest concern was finding an comedienne that was nonoffensive and catered to a sophisticated crowd. She far surpassed our expectations.”
-Trevor Callan Vice President Merrill Lynch
“Karen, your 2 standing ovations were so well deserved! To say our conventioneers
loved you would be an understatement. BRAVO! INCREDIBLE! These are just a few of
the superlatives of the many compliments we’ve heard from your performance during the
National Association of Purchasing Managers Convention.”
-George Dare
Entertainment Coordinator and Event Planner For Purchase Pro
“Karen Rontowski stole the show and had the audience in the palm of her hand as she
comfortably paced the stage and offered her observational comedy. Karen, ah, Karen!
What a breath of fresh air she is.”
-Lyle E Davis
Entertainment Critic for The Paper, Escondido, CA
“I wish I had worn panty liners!”
-Cheri Bauer
Audience member
REVIEWS
Continued
“There are few comedians and even fewer female comedians that can make you laugh
without using blue humor. Karen Rontowski may be the funniest woman on the planet
and does it without resorting to humor that can be found offensive which is important
when booking an entertainer for a corporate audience. There is no doubt in my mind
that Karen is a shinning star that can top off any corporate event or meeting.”
-Tony Calabrese
President Point Loma Community Bank
“Why is this woman in my dressing room?”
-Tom Hanks
Actor
“Comedy with Class!”
-The San Diego Tribune
“…the best comedy I have seen in a long time!”
-The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Corporate and Headline Club List
CORPORATE
Merrill Lynch
Purchase Pro
Allcon Eye Care
RSA Data Security
USO
CALSMACK
Children's Hospital
McMillin Realty
Women in Film Television Oscar Night
Air Force
San Diego Music Awards
Big Sisters
Union Bank
San Diego Women's Conference
Imperial Valley College Foundation
Rotary Clubs
Host Charity PSA program
Black Tie Oscar Events
Thousand Smiles Foundation
Autism Society
Paws for Laughter
HEADLINE CLUBS
Acme-Minneapolis
Ann Arbor Comedy Club , MI
Zanies- Chicago
Comedy Castle Detroit , MI
The Bob Grand Rapids,MI
Comic Strip- El Paso
Cap City- Austin
McCurdy's- Sarasota
Funny Bone- Shreveport, LA
Helium- Philly
Side Splitters- Tampa,FL
Hilarities-OH
Comedy Caravan- Louisville,KY
Rooster T's - Sunnyvale, CA
Laughs Unlimited- Sacramento,CA
Comedy Off Broadway- KY
More upon request.................
DISCOGRAPHY
CD- Karen Rontowski
President of the United States
All material written and performed by Karen Rontowski
For further information, contact Brook Forest Entertainment, LLC at
818-347-5098 or [email protected].
22647 Ventura Blvd. #422 Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Phone: 818-347-5098
Fax 818-347-5099
www.ComedyNorth.com
SETLIST
Corporate show time 30-45 minutes
Clubs as agreed
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
Microphone / Sound System
STAGE INTRO
“Your entertainment for this evening has opened for such Show Business legends as Bob Hope, Ray
Charles and The Monkees. You may have seen her on Comedy Central, Live At Gotham, The Bob and
Tom show on WGN or Comics Unleashed. Ladies and Gentleman please Welcome Karen Rontowski.”
STAGE PLOT
For further information, contact Brook Forest Entertainment, LLC at
818-347-5098 or [email protected].
22647 Ventura Blvd. #422 Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Phone: 818-347-5098
Fax 818-347-5099
www.ComedyNorth.com