Professional comedian of over 40 years with a 10 year old daughter(not with me). I make most of my money entertaining seniors and convalescents throughout southern California. I have never smoked, and not had a drink since 1974, the same year I started comedy. I'm clean, organized, and don't touch people's stuff.

Some background:
Seen on
ABC, The Tonight Show, Let's Make A Deal, America's Got Talent, Sci-Fi, KTLA, FOX, FX, TNT, HBO, The Game Show Network, & Comedy Central,
Finalist in L.A.'s Funniest Comedian Competition 2008 at The Improv, 1st Winner on FunniestJokester.com
Winner for The Most Hilarious Standup Comedian in The LA Comedy Awards 2009, 2010, & 2011
Winner on The Love Connection 1985
Contributing Writer & Guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Comedian Perry Kurtz has opened/featured for,
or followed=% Comedians:
Robin Williams%(13 times), Rick Overton%, Jerry Seinfeld, Rodney Dangerfield%, Milton Berle%, Sam Kinison%(6 times), Andrew Dice Clay%(8 times), Ellen DeGeneres, Dave Chapelle, Rosanne, Kevin Pollack, Kevin Meaney%, Eddie Griffin%, Dana Carvey%, Richard Pryor%, Paula Poundstone, Paul Mooney%(12 times), Rosie O'Donnel, Larry Miller, Bill Maher, Whoopi Goldberg%, and Bob Saget.

Comedian Perry Kurtz has opened for Musicians:
The Blue Oyster Cult, The Greg Allman Band, The Tubes, Chris Isaak, Maggie Mayall, The Village People, The Dead Kennedys
AND has sung his "Narrational Improv Blues", based purely on what the audience is doing as it happens, with:
The Greg Allman Band (twice), Huey Lewis and The News, The Tommy Castro Band, The Tubes, Chris Isaak, WAR (twice, once with Robin Williams), Warren Haynes, Hootie and The Blowfish (before they were famous), Great White (before the fire), Clarence Clemmons (Bruce Springsteen), The Jefferson Starship, Fleetwood Mac, and Sammy Hagar (who backed Perry up on Perry's guitar).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Due to the fact that there is not a lot of money in entertaining the shut-ins, and my living expenses are very high, I occasionally need a place to stay in the area I'm working in rather than driving long distances home and back. I don't watch TV and carry my own laptop with it's own data connection.

Interests

Comedy, Karaoke, playing and singing improv blues, and my daughter.

• writing
• singing
• drinking
• news
• tv
• guitar
• blues
• karaoke

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Appeared on America's Got Talent and got railroaded.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can show you how to optimize and protect your computers, fix things around your house, and keep you laughing.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States