Comedian Don Barnhart Advances To #3 In 25k Comedy Contest

For years, the Vegas based comedian has been honing his craft headlining the top Comedy Clubs across the country and he's hoping to get even heat and exposure as the contest is offering up 25,000 in bookings and promotion to help give him name recognition.

The Improv "Up Yours" contest is an Internet based international search for the next great comedian. Users can vote for their favorite comedians each day to help determine the finalists.

Voting ends March 1st, 2012 at 11:59pm. The finals will be held April 1st, 2012 at The Improv at Harrah's in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Don Barnhart is truly one of the hardest working comics today. You may not know him by name but you’ll recognize his face as you’ve seen him on TV and film and he is also a favorite at the top Comedy Clubs across the country and cruise ships around the world.

Barnhart 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".

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. “I’m blessed to make a living doing what I love and wanted to give back,” says Barnhart. “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”.

Contests are not new to Barnhart as the hard working comedian has already won American Idol Underground Comedy Contest, he received The Bob Hope Award for his work entertaining the troops and lost to the grand prize winner on Star Search by ¼ a point. Don hopes the Improv
contest puts him over the top.

To see or vote for Don please check out the link below: http://www.improvcc.com/index.php/videos/view?id=40

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