DNA & Karin Babbitt Record Their First Comedy Albums
The Bay Area’s, micro-label, Punchline Records, working with Santa Cruz comics, Karin Babbitt and DNA, are bringing a celebratory night of comedy to the Kuumbwa Jazz Center. Both comics will be recording their first comedy album for Punchline Records. With host Michael Booth.
Comedian Karin Babbitt is the child of a Disney animator and an Auschwitz survivor. Raised in the Hollywood Hills, Babbitt performed nightly at the Comedy Store. She was a regular in the Main Room all through the 1980’s. An original female comic amongst 90% male comics, Babbitt rose up and is now known as a Comedy Store Legend. Babbitt was featured on MTV Comedy Half Hour, VH-1, Stand Up Spotlight and many others. Babbitt toured America, headlining comedy shows and opening for rock stars. In 1990, she became a finalist in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition out of a field of hundreds of, again, male comedians.
A staple of Bay Area radio and wanting to make a difference, Babbitt turned to teaching young people. From teaching at high schools and colleges, to training adults with developmental disabilities how to become filmmakers, Babbitt walks the walk. Downtime during Covid rekindled her passion for performing stand-up comedy. Besides teaching at the San Francisco Comedy College, Babbitt has been performing comedy coast-to-coast. This is Babbitt’s first comedy album.
DNA has appeared on NPR’s Snap Judgement, been Timothy Leary’s chauffeur, and has had a hit song on the radio in Northern California. DNA’s first time onstage was winning a Showtime College Comedy Laff-Off at Chico State. He then took 20 years off to create thousands of free community events and festivals. DNA’s namesake, and Great Uncle, booked the comedy at The Anderson Hotel in the Borscht Belt. Comedy is in his genes. This is DNA’s first comedy album.
Host, Michael Booth, has been performing comedy on the West Coast since 2018. He’s been in the Santa Cruz Comedy Festival, Don’t Tell Comedy and recently opened for Casey Rocket at the Catalyst. Booth currently runs a great monthly show at Woodhouse Blending & Brewing and at Brunos, in Scotts Valley.
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