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| Ant Perez and the Planet Fitness Parking Lot Brawl | 10 Jan 2025 | 01:09:13 | |
Ant Perez started doing stand-up in October 2020 in the Zoom days. He persevered and has flourished since getting onto a live stage. He's a regular feature at the clubs in the Virginia Beach, Va., area. A father of two boys, he was able to tour a lot of the country last year, working out material and growing as a comedian. He was also able to stay safe while a fight broke out in a Planet Fitness parking lot in Houston. | |||
| Caleb Goldberg and the National Stage | 03 Jan 2025 | 01:20:43 | |
Caleb Goldberg has only been in the Rochester comedy scene for a couple years. But he really started in high school. He won two national stand-up contests while chasing college scholarships, then chased improv while in college. He switched back to stand-up after graduation and has become a regular at the Comedy at the Carlson and is performing all over New York. | |||
| Will Abeles and the Pride of Hagerstown | 01 Nov 2024 | 01:25:02 | |
Will Abeles has been doing stand-up off and on since 2009. He spent most of that time in New York City, working in TV production with The Late Show with David Letterman and the Miss Universe pageant, before leaving in 2020. He moved to Nashville, Tenn., in 2021 and works the road routinely, so long as no deer get in the way. He grew up in Maryland and recorded his special, "The Pride of Hagerstown," in 2023. He runs a weekly show on Wednesday at Buds and Brews in Nashville. | |||
| Aaron Naylor and the Pursuit of a Circus Joke | 10 Feb 2023 | 01:13:22 | |
Aaron Naylor began doing stand-up in Tucson, Ariz., in 2013 before coming home to Kansas City, Mo., to help create the independent comedy scene. He spent nine years there running shows and building his set and decided to move to Chicago. Naylor co-founded the Fountain City Comedy Festival, which debuted in October of 2022 and has traveled all over the country telling jokes. He was named Kansas City's Funniest Comedian by KC Magazine in 2022 and has performed in more than 30 festivals. Now he's flying for free thanks to Delta's serverence package. | |||
| Jacob Morrison and the Comedy Jam | 03 Feb 2023 | 00:59:18 | |
Jacob Morrison started doing stand-up off and on in Buffalo when he was 17. Since the pandemic, he's become a big part of the comedy scene. A musician when he was a kid, he found a way to combine the two. He began producing the Comedy Jam last year and is bringing it back to Buffalo on Saturday, Feb. 4 and then taking it to the Comedy at the Carlson in Rochester on Friday, Feb. 10. He won't be wearing a werewolf costume for these shows, but The Gerk'n Jerks will be there. | |||
| Tim Rager and the AA Feature Spot | 27 Jan 2023 | 01:06:46 | |
Tim Rager grew up in New Jersey and started doing stand-up on Dec. 13, 2019. Four months later, he had to pause. But he's made up for lost time and is one of the best up-and-coming comedians in Jersey. He gave up drinking and doing cocaine at 28 and is solely focused on writing the best jokes he possibly can. He's a regular at Uncle Vinnie's Comedy Club. | |||
| Rose Vineshank and the Gathering of the Original Lesbians | 20 Jan 2023 | 01:15:49 | |
Rose Vineshank is a hilarious comedian from Baltimore. She started on her birthday in 2018 and has already become a standout in one of the best comedy scenes in the Mid-Atlantic. She opens for Matt Braunger and works regularly all over Baltimore, D.C., and Virginia. She's a great joke writer and a must-follow on social media. Raised on cartoons and Jim Henson creations, she won't rest until she's a household name. | |||
| Damon Millard and the Lie That Launched a Comedy Career | 13 Jan 2023 | 01:10:34 | |
Damon Millard has done stand-up all over the country over the last 13 years, but he's based in Brooklyn. A Binghamton native, Millard worked for a TV station in Milwaukee when he tried to impress a woman by telling her he was a comedian. He went to his first open mic after that and hasn't looked back. He tours the country, runs Punching Bag Comedy and stars in and produces the Low-Budget Show with Damon Millard, available on YouTube. | |||
| Andy Malafarina and the Powers of Podcasting | 06 Jan 2023 | 01:26:50 | |
Andy Malafarina went to Kutztown University and started his stand-up career in the Allentown area. He's in New Jersey now and co-hosts Panties in the Mouth with LeMaire Lee and Nate Marshall and Drag the Lake with Pat George. He also hosts No More Heroes. He just performed at Skankfest in Las Vegas. He's got opinions on everything, from stand-up to sandwiches. | |||
| Hedi Sandberg and the Route to the Road | 30 Dec 2022 | 01:13:51 | |
Hedi Sandberg is a hilarious comedian in Bethesda, Md. A Silver Spring native, she got her start in the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia comedy scene back in 2015 with a strong first open mic. She's been a mainstay in the DMV over the last eight years and she's working to become a regular feature on the road. Sandberg's been at comedy clubs in the area, festivals all over the country and produces a monthly house show with Ivi Demi called The House Rules. Plus she's got a cat named Morpheus Eagle. Beat that. | |||
| Jason Zongrone and the Joey Gladstone Comedy Model | 23 Dec 2022 | 01:01:59 | |
Jason Zongrone saw the Uptown Theater in Utica was coming back and decided to give improv a try. A few months later, he started doing stand-up. Now he's a member of the Bus Stop Robot improv troupe and does stand-up all over New York and making a name for himself in the comedy scene. He's going to do everything it takes to be the next Joey Gladstone. Jason's taking part in the Uptown Tonight's A Very Merry Uptown Family Christmas Holiday Special Broadcast Experience Live! on Friday, Dec. 23. | |||
| Ryan Garcia and the STD Joke Heard 'Round the Class | 16 Dec 2022 | 01:10:49 | |
Ryan Garcia started doing stand-up while he was a student at Rochester Institute of Technology. After joining the improv group at school, he decided to dive into stand-up. Since then, he's become one of the stronger, young comedians in Rochester's scene. He just did his first weekend at the Comedy at the Carlson club, hosting for Ian Lara, and he's been able to turn his wiseass remarks in class into something productive. | |||
| Zack Lyman and the Big Laugh | 09 Dec 2022 | 01:05:11 | |
Zack Lyman started doing stand-up in Phoenix, Ariz., when he was 18 years old. He hosted fire-breathers for an outdoor open mic until he was old enough to get into bars. Over the last 13 years, Lyman has been working all over the West, from Texas to Seattle, teaching himself how to become a headliner. He hosts the Zack Lyman Podcast and is producing The Big Laugh, a stand-up series he's pitched to streaming services. As soon as the edits are done, he plans on releasing the six-episode series. Lyman's also planning on moving to New York City. Follow Zack Lyman: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zacklymanpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zacklymancomedy The Big Laugh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBigLaughLLC/ The Big Laugh website: https://biglaughshow.com/ Zack Lyman Podcast: https://www.zacklymanpodcast.com/ | |||
| Adam Palmeter and the Mount Kilimanjaro Show | 25 Oct 2024 | 01:23:12 | |
Adam Palmeter grew up in Oneonta, N.Y., but started traveling after a break-up. He began doing stand-up in South Korea and has been all over the world -- literally -- ever since. He recorded an album, "Older Teenager," in Mexico City, met Arkansas comedian Raj Suresh at a show in Cape Town, South Africa, lived in New York City before moving to Chiang Mai, Thailand. Oh, yeah. He also did stand-up on Mount Kilimanjaro, falling just shy of qualifying for the Guinness Book of World Records. He's got some stories. He's a painter, a graphic designer, an author, an illustrator and a teacher. | |||
| Jim Search and the Pep Talk from Ice-T | 02 Dec 2022 | 01:11:43 | |
Jim Search grew up in Binghamton and moved to New York City after college. He’s been doing stand-up for more than a decade and recorded his first album, Upstate Understandings, in July. The album is out now, so go buy it and see Jim live. He’s all over New York City and runs a monthly show in Brooklyn. He’s got big plans for 2023, including recording a special, and he even got some encouraging words from a big shot at the Special Victims Unit. | |||
| Luc Thiers and the Bourbon Street Bathroom | 25 Nov 2022 | 01:13:37 | |
Luc Thiers started his stand-up career in Rochester after living in New Orleans and Boston. He saw an open mic in New Orleans, but didn't get on stage until 2017 after moving back home. Thiers works at the Comedy at the Carlson in Rochester and is launching a new podcast, Sports Lobotomy, with comedian Andy Kuhn. Plus he once met Steve Zahn in a bathroom. | |||
| Kirk Griffiths and the Contentment within Comedy | 18 Nov 2022 | 01:14:42 | |
Kirk Griffiths started doing stand-up while going to Kutztown University. He had a couple memorable performances in front of his fellow students before graduating and joining the comedy scenes in Lancaster and Philadelphia. Twelve years into his comedy career, he's incredibly balanced and happy with how things are going. He hosts the Proper Ebonics podcast with Alan Massenburg and is a regular all over the eastern part of Pennsylvania. | |||
| Brian Beaudoin and the Right Way to Eat a Doughnut | 11 Nov 2022 | 01:14:13 | |
Brian Beaudoin started his comedy career twice. The first time was a tribute to Eddie Murphy. When he began again in 2007, it was all Brian Beaudoin. Since then, he's become the talent coordinator at the Comedy Connection in East Providence, R.I., and has toured the country, telling jokes. He hosted a weekly hardcore show at the Connection to build his chops. Now he helps develop the local talent and book the hosts and features at the club. Beaudoin hosts the Wicked Funny Podcast with Katie Arroyo and Frank Gazzero, too. | |||
| Jesse Winterhalter and the Barbeque Death March | 04 Nov 2022 | 01:09:46 | |
Jesse Winterhalter started his stand-up career when he moved to Buffalo in 2014. He lived in Virginia, Philadelphia and New Mexico, but found himself a home in the Buffalo comedy scene. He's one of the best in the upstate area. He's a regular at the Helium Comedy Club and is on stage whenever he can be. He placed in a comedy contest by not saying a word. Plus, Doug Stanhope is a fan. What more do you want? | |||
| Danny Hucks and the Shirtless Set | 28 Oct 2022 | 01:03:17 | |
Danny Hucks has been doing stand-up all over Kentucky, Maryland and Pennsylvania since 2014. He started out in Louisville before following his family to Hagerstown, Md., where he got to know the scenes in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg, Pa. Hucks moved back to Louisville in July of 2022 and has been able to transition well into the mix. | |||
| Paul Spratt and the Long List of Grievances | 21 Oct 2022 | 01:21:41 | |
Paul Spratt's started doing stand-up in Scranton, Pa., when he was 25. After seven years in New York City, he moved back during the pandemic. Now at 39, he's set to record his second album on Oct. 26 at Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia and first special Oct. 26 at Karl Hall in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He's been traveling all over the East Coast and Midwest over the last few years, trying to perfect the material. His first album, "Fuck Yeah! Paul's Here!" came out in 2017. Catch him live when you get the chance. | |||
| Marc Hoover and the Time He Woke Up in Uganda | 14 Oct 2022 | 01:10:15 | |
Marc Hoover started doing stand-up in Binghamton in 2019. He was on stage a few months before the pandemic. He's got great timing. Hoover is a former police officer and an active military member. He's also eight months' sober and is using his newfound outlook to his advantage. Hoover has become a student of the craft and plans to put down the pizza and make a career out of comedy. | |||
| Brian Netzel and the Worst Trip to the Dentist | 07 Oct 2022 | 01:11:20 | |
Brian Netzel started doing comedy in Buffalo back in 2014. He's spent this summer driving across the country, going from the Portland Comedy Festival in Maine to the North Carolina Comedy Festival and landing at the Savage Henry Comedy Festival in Eureka, Calif., where he'll be performing between Oct. 6 and Oct. 8. He's been living in his car and writing a book about his travels. The survival skills he's learned from the National Guard are certainly helping him. Brian will be heading back to Buffalo just in time for the fall and winter. | |||
| Raj Suresh and the 9/11 Lego Set | 30 Sep 2022 | 01:00:24 | |
Raj Suresh started his stand-up career in Arkansas before moving to Cleveland. After a brief stop in New York City -- he moved there in March 2020 -- Suresh moved back to Ohio to keep pushing. He's a regular feature for Nimesh Patel and Zarna Garg and recorded his first special in June. He's moving back to Arkansas with his girlfriend, but comedy is going to take him all over the country. | |||
| Damon Tucker and the Taco Shop Shell | 18 Oct 2024 | 01:17:19 | |
Damon Tucker is a 32-year-old comedian and producer in Des Moines, Iowa. He got sober more than six years ago and decided to make another change in his life. He started doing stand-up three years ago and has been at the Portland Comedy Festival and the North Carolina Comedy Festival over the last couple months. He also runs a weekly open mic at The Station. | |||
| Tyler Rothrock and the Therapist's Suggestion | 23 Sep 2022 | 01:12:22 | |
Tyler Rothrock lost two friends and a father in one year, so his mom had him talk to a therapist and a comedian was born. Rothrock spent six years in New York City, but he feels way better in Bethlehem, Pa. A co-host of the Night Moves podcast, Rothrock runs shows in Pennsylvania with Paul Spratt and Kris Fried and released his debut album, Tyler of Nazareth, in 2017. | |||
| Korey David and the Fresh Start in Denver | 16 Sep 2022 | 01:06:18 | |
Korey David got his start in stand-up in the Albany area back in 2017. A couple years in, he decided to move to Denver and his career has been going in the right direction ever since. He got passed at the Comedy Works in Denver, tours the country and runs a weekly Friday show at Banded Oak Brewing Company in Denver called Late Night Comedy, featuring the best comedians in the area. He just started the Interrogation Podcast, which is an off-shoot of his comedy show that he plans to take to cities all over the country. | |||
| Mat Alano-Martin and the Sweet Price of Silence | 09 Sep 2022 | 01:22:15 | |
Mat Alano-Martin began his stand-up career 13 years ago in Bloomington, Ind. He's got a home at the Comedy Attic and he teamed up with its owner, Jared Thompson, back in 2013 to create the Limestone Comedy Festival, which they now run with Dwight Simmons. Alano-Martin came from the punk scene, where he played in several bands -- as the singer, guitarist, bassist and drummer. He just released his third comedy album, Midnight Nachos, and recorded his first half-hour special for Helium. He's got a podcast called Take These Songs, so you should listen to that, too. | |||
| Stephen Brown and the Difference Between an Orange | 02 Sep 2022 | 01:11:59 | |
Stephen Brown started doing stand-up in Binghamton on April 8, 2021 at 40 years old as a birthday present. Since then, he's performed all over New York and dipped into Pennsylvania, taking the material his three kids have given him. He grew up promoting punk bands in Binghamton and found a similar feel within the comedy community. We've known of each other for more than two decades and, without knowing, bonded over the same stupid joke for 22 years. | |||
| Ron Caine and the Clothing-Optional Open Mic | 26 Aug 2022 | 01:01:55 | |
Ron Caine has been working all over the Harrisburg, Pa., comedy scene since 2017. He produces shows under 2CS Productions, including one at Fratelli's in New Cumberland, Pa., that celebrated its first anniversary in July. Caine performs all over Pennsylvania and Maryland and is a co-host of the DNR Podcast with Damien Robinson and he hosts two open mics -- the Mr. Tongue Open Mic at the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center on Monday and Tuesday's Doghouse Open Mic at The Kennel in West York, Pa. | |||
| Raghu Adibhatla and the Perfect Time for a Comedy Special | 19 Aug 2022 | 01:09:42 | |
Raghu Adibhatla grew up in the Corning area in Upstate New York, but got his start in stand-up in Chicago back in 2010. A father of two with a career in marketing, he's got big plans for the future -- a late-night spot and eventually, a finished book about his life as a comedian. And if they don't happen, at least his daughter is talented. Adibhatla put in 12 years of work and filmed a Dry Bar Comedy special in April and it came out on Aug. 17. | |||
| Isaac Novak and the Upper Left Comedy Festival | 12 Aug 2022 | 01:18:02 | |
Isaac Novak is a Seattle comedian and one of the founders of the Upper Left Comedy Festival, which had a successful first year in 2022. Novak started doing stand-up in 2012 and got tired of hearing people say, "Why isn't there a festival in Seattle?" He's a graphic designer, too. Novak runs a monthly show at Central Cinema, so if you're in Seattle, check it out. | |||
| Rebecca Kaplan and the Unhappy Birthday Party | 05 Aug 2022 | 01:11:34 | |
Rebecca Kaplan started doing stand-up back in 2014 when she was going to SUNY Purchase. A New York City native, Kaplan moved back to Brooklyn after school and has been able to carve a path in the scene. She was one of the Best of Fest winners at the Rubber City Comedy Festival in Akron, Ohio, and is going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland in August. She also produces a show, Beanie Babe Comedy, at Young Ethels Brooklyn. | |||
| Becky Wiggins and the Chandelier Above a Toilet | 29 Jul 2022 | 01:06:07 | |
Becky Wiggins started doing stand-up in Utica in early 2020, right before the world shut down. She kept busy during the pandemic and came out with a purpose -- to get on stage and stay there. Wiggins has worked at the Syracuse Funny Bone and Fat Katz Comedy Club and runs an open mic at Chris' Grub and Pub in Rome, her hometown. She's been able to find a job she loves as a realtor to allow herself to keep making people laugh. Just don't talk to her or look at her. | |||
| Yale Hollander and the New Yorker Submissions | 22 Jul 2022 | 01:06:58 | |
Yale Hollander did his first stand-up set in 1985 and his second in 2016. Things changed a bit between them. Hollander became a lawyer, which has served him well in the St. Louis comedy scene. He books shows in the area, including at the Gaslight Theater and works at the Helium Comedy Club. He also regularly submits to the New Yorker's caption contest -- much to the delight and disdain of his peers. | |||
| Sean Day and the Memorable Trip to Binghamton | 11 Oct 2024 | 01:23:41 | |
Sean Day waited until he was 26 to start doing stand-up. All it took was a best-man speech at a wedding and a blackout at a bar to get him going. He did his first open mic in 2017 and was Rochester's Funniest Person in 2019 before moving to Phoenix for a year. He's been back in Rochester since 2021 and works all over New York, including the Comedy at the Carlson, where he's been able to embarrass himself in front of comedians like Gary Gulman. He'll be opening for Sean Day at Crooked Mouth Brewery in Endicott, N.Y., on Saturday, Oct. 19. | |||
| Manny Santiago and the Benefits of Juggling | 15 Jul 2022 | 01:09:02 | |
Manny Santiago got his start in performance by juggling because, well, duh. He decided to step away from the juggling to dive into stand-up with his best friend, roommate and co-host of the A Boy and His Fridge podcast, Mike O'Donnell, and has become one of the best comedians in Harrisburg, Pa. Santiago also co-hosts The Falls Count Anywhere Podcast with Brandon Youngblood. | |||
| James Nghiem and the Drumming Comedian | 08 Jul 2022 | 01:17:58 | |
James Nghiem started doing stand-up in Oklahoma City, Okla., way back in 2007. Over the last 15 years, he's calmed down as a comedian and is able to find the joy in what he's doing. He's released two albums -- "That Lonely Beast" and "Lonelier Beast" -- on his label, Robot Saves City. He's also the drummer in The Nghiems, a band he started with his brother. They've got a new album in the works, too. He does it all. | |||
| Jim Bryan and the Church of Satire | 01 Jul 2022 | 01:14:56 | |
Jim Bryan grew up in Long Island and started doing stand-up in 2002 and moved to Las Vegas. He met his wife there and they moved to Hanover, Pa., to raise their kids, but he put stand-up to the side for a few years. He got back into it in 2015, then started the Den of Satire in 2017 and formally opened the Church of Satire -- in the same room -- a couple years later. It's now one of the best clubs in Pennsylvania, attracting comedians from all over and serving as a development center for local comedians from all over the Mid-Atlantic. Jim's also a funny comedian and works all over the Harrisburg and Baltimore areas. | |||
| Avery Quinn and the Face of a Serial Killer | 24 Jun 2022 | 01:11:50 | |
Avery Quinn started doing stand-up while he was a senior at Shippensburg University and found a good home in the Lancaster and Harrisburg comedy scenes. He ran the White Swan show in Lititz, Pa., before moving to Hartford, Conn., in late 2021. Quinn wrestled and played football in high school and does commercial acting. He's been drenched in Bud Light and cast as two serial killers. Follow Avery Quinn: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/averyquinn66/ | |||
| Lisa Rossi and the Funny Side of Journalism | 17 Jun 2022 | 01:13:52 | |
Lisa Rossi was doing a journalism fellowship at Stanford University when an improv comedian caught her attention and inspired her to get on stage. A journalism professor at the University of Maryland, Rossi did her first open mic in 2019 and has been doing stand-up and improv in Des Moines, Iowa, ever since. She began working through The Groundlings’ courses during the pandemic and has been able to add some of what she’s learned in improv to her stand-up skillset. She keeps herself busy in the Midwest and will be in Los Angeles this summer. She’ll also be at the Omaha Fringe Festival on Aug. 12. | |||
| Spencer Thomas and the Prison Folding Chair | 10 Jun 2022 | 01:20:49 | |
Spencer Thomas is a really funny comedian traveling around North Dakota. After spending a few years in Los Angeles, working in post production, Thomas returned him to help take care of his mother. He quit drinking, got a college degree, met his wife and has established himself as a go-to comedian for hire. Following the pandemic, he dropped Dobson and switched to performing under Spencer Thomas and added a guitar to the mix. He's got stories about doing stand-up at prisons and proms. | |||
| Steve Wrigley and the Birth of New Zealand Stand-up | 03 Jun 2022 | 01:27:42 | |
Steve Wrigley started doing stand-up when he was 17 years old as a way to impress high school girls. He traveled all over New Zealand, working his way onto TV and into a good living before coming to the United States in 2014. Now married with two kids, Wrigley is settled in Alfred, N.Y., and works all over the state -- wherever he can get in front of a microphone. He's got big plans for local comedy and is ready to put doing stand-up on an airplane -- yes, an airplane -- behind him. | |||
| Brandon Vincent Jackson and the Time Kevin Hart Bumped Him | 27 May 2022 | 01:12:14 | |
Brandon Vincent Jackson is one of the most talented comedians in Delaware. An adjunct professor at the University of Delaware, teaching English as a second language, Jackson started doing stand-up in Philadelphia in the winter of 2013-2014. He spent time in New York City before the pandemic and moved home to wait it out. Jackson found a new way to approach stand-up and turned it into his debut album, English for Criminals, which comes out on Friday, May 27. He's also working on a variety show, also called English for Criminals, that he's hoping to bring across the country. | |||
| Ashley Pontius and the Never-Ending Revenge Tour | 20 May 2022 | 01:25:16 | |
Ashley Pontius is a super funny comedian who grew up near Hagerstown, Md., and performs all over the DMV area. She got her start in stand-up by lying about how she knew Myq Kaplan and then worked semi-illegally for Stephen Colbert’s Campaign for Truthiness. Over the last decade, she’s established herself as one of the best up-and-coming comedians in the Mid-Atlantic. She’s a regular just about everywhere from Harrisburg to Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Virginia and co-hosts a podcast called Quality Time with brothers Erik and Jeremy Woodorth. Ashley is a master of revenge and she described some of the best instances of payback I’ve ever heard. | |||
| Darryl Charles and the Red Dodge Neon | 13 May 2022 | 01:07:20 | |
Raised in thenBrooklyn, N.Y., Darryl Charles went to school for engineering before starting his comedy career in Philadelphia. He realized he was kind of good at that and moved down I-95 to Baltimore. His debut album, Black Gentrifier, debuted at No. 3 on iTunes at the beginning of 2020 and he's almost got another hour done. Darryl co-hosts the podcast: DTF: The Darryl and Timaree Funhour. He's also got a great story about his first guest spot in front of his proud girlfriend -- now, his wife -- her friend and a determined security guard. | |||
| Alex Brady and the Pep Talk | 04 Oct 2024 | 01:16:17 | |
Alex Brady is one of Buffalo's best comedians. He started back in 2016 and was able to use his experience as an English and social studies teacher to his advantage. He's been a regular host and feature at the Helium Comedy Club in Buffalo since 2019 and is running the Western New York shows for Next Stop Comedy, beginning with Ressurgence Brewing Company in Buffalo. | |||
| Helen Keaney and the Group Therapy Show | 06 May 2022 | 01:08:59 | |
Helen Keaney is a comedian in Florida and host at the Home Shopping Network. She started doing stand-up in New York City after moving there at 19. She picked up momentum quickly, taking over for Dave Attell at a show at the Boston Comedy Club and working her way onto Comedy Central, VH1 and A&E's Evening at the Improv. Keaney toured as a member of the "3 Blonde Moms" for four years before going off on her own. She's been a host at the Home Shopping Network since 2008. She'll be at the Comedy at the Carlson in Rochester from May 12-May 14 and at Tap House 66 in Johnson City on May 15. Get tickets online or at the door. | |||
| Mark Riccadonna and the Hatred in Their Eyes | 29 Apr 2022 | 01:21:37 | |
Mark Riccadonna grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, but got his start in stand-up while working the door in a New York City club. His comedian friends bet him he couldn't get on stage in 2002 and he hasn't gotten off. He went to school to become and actor and he's doing that, too, along with directing. Riccadonna moved to Ambler, Pa., but he's staying just as busy. He's got a podcast called Drinks, Jokes and Storytelling and will be featuring at the Rubber City Comedy Festival in Akron, Ohio, between May 4 and May 7. | |||
| Karen Rontowski and the Paranormal Encounter | 22 Apr 2022 | 01:14:19 | |
Karen Rontowski wanted to get out of Massachusetts, so she took a job as a cigarette girl in Las Vegas and it changed her life. She's been doing stand-up for the last 30 years, performing on The Late Show with David Letterman, Comics Unleashed, Live at Gotham, Comedy Central and Mysteries of the Unexplained and has a Dry Bar Comedy special. She left Los Angeles to visit her parents in Utica, N.Y., and is getting acquainted with the different comedy scenes. Rontowski makes her living reading Tarot cards and she's been able to blend the two quite well. It was good to meet her -- officially. You'll see what I mean. | |||