AMERICAN IDOL UNDERGROUND COMEDY WINNER DON BARNHART TO PERFORM AT LA COMEDY CLUB @ PALACE STATION DEC 24-29

Las Vegas, NV — Dec 20, 2007 — Comedian, Filmmaker and Las Vegas resident Don Barnhart Jr is the grand prize winner in the American Idol Underground’s 2007 Comedy Contest and will headline two shows nightly at The LA Comedy Club Dec 24th-29th.

In a fierce online competition, Don Barnhart Jr was crowned the new comedy champion in The American Idol Underground’s 2007 Big Push Competition. Barnhart got the highest rating in the comedy category by getting the most airplay for his clip, “Trailer Trash”.

Barnhart was already on the rise to comedy stardom when he won the contest and was recently named one of the top 100 comedians to see 3 years in a row by Entertainment Business Weekly. Besides being a talented comedian, Barnhart recently wrote, directed and stars in the independent film, “China Dolls” and is also a contributing author on the book, “I Killed: True Stories of the Road from America’s Top Comics”. Don is also the host of the new syndicated television sereis, "The Freedom of Speech Comedy Show" and he can be heard as a regular guest on The Bob & Tom Show, XM and Sirius Satellite Radio.

Barnhart is also a regular headliner at the top comedy clubs across the country like The Improv and Punchlines as well as touring regularly for The USO and Comics On Duty entertaining the troops around the world with frequent stops in Afghanistan and the Middle East.


To set up press interviews:
Don Barnhart Jr.
(702) 449-1763
barnhartjr@embarqmail.com
www.DonBarnhart.com or www.ChinaDollsMovie.com
8573 Coyote Peak Circle
Las Vegas, NV 89147

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