Another famous comedian taking part in the festival is Bert Kreischer, who recently released his fifth stand-up special, “Razzle Dazzle” on Netflix. He’s also the star of the Netflix comedy film “The Machine.”

He’s going to be busy during the festival with a couple of shows and one competitive event planned. His first performance is a May 6 show as part of comedian/actor Adam Ray’s “Dr. Phil LIVE” spoof show.

“The beauty of this festival is that they have so much talent sprinkled all over the city that some of the greatest comics like Adam Ray get to do what they really love to do and that’s his live podcast Dr. Phil. It’s so inventive, so different and so fun,” Kreischer said.

Kreischer then has a May 11 show at the Kia Forum.

“It’s going to be an emotional roller coaster to be honest,” he said, explaining that the first 20 minutes of his set will be “real thunder,” while he’s closing with something a little different for him.

“It’s an emotional story about us putting down our dog, which is as funny as it is touching I would say,” he said. Kreischer, who described his fans as “bros” and women who love “bros,” said his set is designed to take these “bros” to emotional places they may not be familiar with.

“Everyone had to put down a dog once and it’ll be fun to see that emotional roller coaster that dudes don’t want to take,” he said.

And besides doing what he does best, Kreischer will also be hosting and taking part in a 5K run at the Rose Bowl with fellow comedian Tom Segura and country singer Jelly Roll. The three will be running the race on May 7 as part of the festival along with several other comics and members of the public who register. People may want to bet on Kresisher because he said he once ran the L.A. Marathon without any training whatsoever because some said he could never do it. He ran it in about five hours.

While the lineup is filled with the funniest people in the world, for Praw the festival also has a serious goal.

“We’ve been making stand-up specials at Netflix for 10 years, so we’re very conscious of how important stand-up has become culturally. There are so many music festivals, and comedy has grown so much that we feel it deserves a platform and a context like this to celebrate how big stand up comedy has become,” Praw said.

Netflix is a Joke Festival

When: May 1-12

Where: Various venues

Tickets: Various prices

Information: netflixisajokefest.com, to register for the 5K go to 2bears5k.com.

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