Don Friesen

Fresh, frenetic, and self-deprecating to a fault, Don Friesens comedy is outrageously physical yet thoroughly relatable. Dons willingness to admit his flaws and exploit them for maximum comedic potential has a way of not only entertaining, but at the same time tapping into the humanity in all of us. Its a uniquely fun, clever, and clean act with an incredibly broad appeal—an act that has earned him rave reviews and die-hard fans throughout the country. Growing up in Fresno, CA, Don was a bright and somewhat hyperkinetic baseball fan who idolized Willie Mays and dreamed of someday playing centerfield for the San Francisco Giants. Unfortunately, being a late bloomer who couldnt hit a curve ball, Dons dream died an early and relatively unceremonious death at the Bullard High School tryout camp. Fortunately, he also idolized Bill Cosby. As a child, Don would check out Cosbys albums from the library, memorize the routines, and wear them out on whoever he could get to listen (mostly his kid sister.) Later, in his teens, he would do the same with Steve Martin albums, eventually moving on to Woody Allen, Robert Klein, and his biggest influence, Monty Python. But despite his lifelong passion for comedy, Friesen was a shy kid from Fresno who never even remotely considered that this was something he could do for a living. After high school (and a brief stint in junior college) Don went directly into the work force, trying his hand at everything from busboy, security guard, cab …

Jeanine Leib