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Even before appearing on NBC’S "LAST COMIC STANDING," Alonzo Bodden knew there was nothing, absolutely nothing that would ever make him give up comedy. “That’s the drug”, he says “when they laugh it’s like I’m a jazz musician and they hear it, and they get it. It’s power to take the crowd wherever I want them to go. I love it when they laugh, especially when they relate through laughter. It’s a beautiful thing. It also means I’m going to get paid, which is nice.”
Bodden didn’t always make his living as a stand up comic. A graduate of Aviation High School, for 9 years he earned a paycheck as a jet mechanic for Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas. While comics around the country were making audiences laugh at airline jokes, Bodden was working on the top secret Stealth Bomber. It was during a stint as trainer that Alonzo discovered his ability to entertain a group of people. “I was teaching airplane mechanics when I realized it was more fun to make them laugh,” Bodden explains, “I was laid off one more time and I never looked back, although it was nice to have a steady paycheck and benefits.” He enrolled in a comedy class and the rest as they say, is comedy history.
Alonzo has always appreciated the benefits of doing stand up comedy, one of which is having fun on stage. He recalls one of his favorite experiences, “I was working at the Brea Improv and in the middle of my set, a guy had a seizure. After the paramedics carted him off, I went up there, did 10 killer minutes on seizures and then got back to my set and the show kept rolling. It was great.”
As seen in the films "The Girl Next Door," and "Bringing Down The House." TV credits include winner of "Last Comic Standing III" runner-up "Last Comic Standing II," "The Marshall" NBC, "Angel" WB, and "Grounded For Life" Fox. Stand-UP TV Comedy credits include "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" NBC, "The Late late Show with Craig Kilborn" CBS, Half Hour special "Comedy Central Presents" and "Premium Blend" Comedy Central. Montreal Just For Laughs Festival ('97, '99, '03, 05), US Comedy Arts Festival 2002 - This comedian is Los Angeles based.
Bodden didn’t always make his living as a stand up comic. A graduate of Aviation High School, for 9 years he earned a paycheck as a jet mechanic for Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas. While comics around the country were making audiences laugh at airline jokes, Bodden was working on the top secret Stealth Bomber. It was during a stint as trainer that Alonzo discovered his ability to entertain a group of people. “I was teaching airplane mechanics when I realized it was more fun to make them laugh,” Bodden explains, “I was laid off one more time and I never looked back, although it was nice to have a steady paycheck and benefits.” He enrolled in a comedy class and the rest as they say, is comedy history.
Alonzo has always appreciated the benefits of doing stand up comedy, one of which is having fun on stage. He recalls one of his favorite experiences, “I was working at the Brea Improv and in the middle of my set, a guy had a seizure. After the paramedics carted him off, I went up there, did 10 killer minutes on seizures and then got back to my set and the show kept rolling. It was great.”
As seen in the films "The Girl Next Door," and "Bringing Down The House." TV credits include winner of "Last Comic Standing III" runner-up "Last Comic Standing II," "The Marshall" NBC, "Angel" WB, and "Grounded For Life" Fox. Stand-UP TV Comedy credits include "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" NBC, "The Late late Show with Craig Kilborn" CBS, Half Hour special "Comedy Central Presents" and "Premium Blend" Comedy Central. Montreal Just For Laughs Festival ('97, '99, '03, 05), US Comedy Arts Festival 2002 - This comedian is Los Angeles based.
