A well-respected comedian whose been compared to a tornado on
amphetamines. His high-energy comedy act is both outrageous and
hysterically original. Born in Far Rockaway, New York, and raised on
Long Island, Steven Pearl has been performing stand-up comedy
professionally since 1979. He began his stand-up career in such
prestigious NYC comedy clubs as "Catch A Rising Star" and "The Improv",
moving to San Francisco in 1979. In San Francisco he immersed himself
in the comedy scene and was often performing seven nights a week. By
1985, he found himself opening for the then up and coming L.A. based
comic Sam Kinison. He eventually discovered a comedian could only go so far
in San Francisco and moved on to Los Angeles in 1987.
In L.A. he was quickly made a paid regular at the world-famous Comedy
Store on Sunset Strip. In his first days there he suddenly found
himself following such legendary comedy acts as Sam Kinison, Richard Pryor and
Roseanne Barr. In the highly competitive world of the 1980s L.A. comedy
scene, he held his own and continued to grow both as a writer and
performer.
In the late 1980s he began appearing on numerous TV shows, including
_"An Evening at the Improv" (1982)_ , and Caroline's Comedy Hour (1989). During this same
period he began touring extensively clubs, colleges, and festivals all
across the U.S. and around the world.
Some of his many credits include writing for and working with such
comedic legends as Sam Kinison, Bill Hicks, Jim Carrey, Robin Williams and Rodney Dangerfield.
A true journeyman comic, Steven Pearl continues to push the envelope of
both good taste and sanity. When in Los Angeles, he can usually be seen
performing his "balls-out" brand of frenetic humor at the Comedy Store
and the IceHouse Annex in Pasadena.
