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Shawn Barnes did his first set while going to SUNY Oneonta back in the early 2010s and occasionally came back to stand-up. It wasn't until an established comedian moved upstairs that he decided to give it a real go. Now he's working all over New York and just won the Capital Region's Funniest Comic competition. He's getting work at the Albany Funny Bone and the Comedy Works in Saratoga. 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnbarnes32/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnbarnes32

Twitter: https://x.com/ShawnBarnes32

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Matt Drufke has been doing stand-up in and around Chicago for about 20 years. He's one of a nine-person team behind the Still Not Friday show in Aurora, Ill., that just celebrated its 10th anniversary. He was able to book Kyle Kinane for that show and they're hoping to get comedians of a similar status for future shows. He's been able to watch some of the best comics in the country come through the Chicago scene and he's just trying to play his part in making the scene as strong as it can be.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ihatemattdrufke/

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mattdrufke

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ihatemattdrufke

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Serena Thiel is has been letting life take her where she feels comfortable -- and it's working out for her. She started doing stand-up in Bozeman, Mont., in 2020 with her friend, Alex Kaufman. After a couple years off, she opted not to go to Mexico while traveling and stayed in Austin, Texas. She got back on stage and found herself doing really well on Kill Tony in March. They invited her to perform at their show in Madison Square Garden. That went well, too. She's approaching comedy like a job now in hopes that she can put off having to get a real one. 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shut.up.serena/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shut.up.serena

Website: https://serenathiel.com/

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Zachary Wycuff started doing stand-up at the University of Cincinnati when he was 21 years old and he stayed put. He's been at it for eight years and has established himself as a strong comedian in the Midwest. He was just at the Flyover Comedy Festival in St. Louis and has a Dry Bar Comedy special waiting to be released. He worked as a probation officer before taking a job as a social media director at his church, but he's happiest on stage. And he works clean, too, so he's mother-approved.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wach_zycuff/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wach_Zycuff
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZachWycuff
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wach_zycuff

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Andy McDermott has been doing stand-up in the Husdon Valley and Albany areas for almost a decade. He's one of the strongest comedians in the upstate area and runs More Than Jokes, his production company, where he books talent across the Northeast. He works regularly at the Syracuse Funny Bone and the Laugh it Up Comedy Club in Poughkipsee, among others. He takes writing jokes very seriously and has opened for Kyle Kinane, Big Jay Oakerson and Eddie Brill. A father of a 1-year-old, McDermott has a wife, but he might actually like jokes more. 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andymcdermottmtj/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@andy.mcdermott5
Website: http://www.andymcdermottcomedy.com/home.html

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Ray Roberts grew up in Ohio and started doing stand-up while at Kent State back in 2014. He's worked all over the Midwest and is based in Milwaukee, Wisc., for now. Chicago is in his future. He features for Zoltan Kaszas and released his first album, "B-Sides All That," in 2020. He also hosts the Comedy and Mushroom Cult podcast. 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whoisrayroberts/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/whoisrayroberts 
Website: https://www.whoisrayroberts.com/ 

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Jared Hazen is four years into his stand-up career and just moved to Bristol, Tenn., in May. He spent eight years in the Air Force, working in the medical unit as a surgical technition and trying to relive what he saw on M*A*S*H. He got drunk at his first open mic at Chilkoot Charlie's in Anchorage, Alaska, and things have gotten better from there. He's learning the Tennessee scene now and just returned from the Lookout Comedy Festival in Chattanooga. 

Follow Jared Hazen: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefake_jaredhazen/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefakejaredhazen
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jaredhazen

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Gabbie Watts started doing stand-up in Atlanta about six years ago. She grew up playing the upright bass in orchestra and picked up the electric bass and guitar. She played in a punk band and recently decided to add a music element to her comedy repertoire, leading her to create the monthly show, Comedy Bandstand, at the Dynamic El Dorado in Atlanta. Gabbie works for IHeart Radio, too, where she's co-hosting the podcast, American Filth, which centers around the unseemly parts of the country's history. 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gahhhbbiewatts/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gahhhbbiewatts
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gahhhbbiewatts
American Filth: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-filth/id1704951641

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Erin Lok started doing stand-up in Madison, Wisc., after she promised her dad she'd give it a try. Four years later, she's running her own shows in Charleston, S.C. A track and field athlete and sociology student at SUNY Cortland, she began her comedy career by auditioning for an improv troupe. When her dad got sick, she came back to Long Island and changed paths right before the pandemic. She kept with stand-up and has been in the Vermont Comedy Festival, where she got an idea for her first comedy competion, which is happening at Two Blokes Brewing Co. in Charleston on Friday, Dec. 8. 

Follow Erin Lok: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinlokcomedy/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ErinLokComedy/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClctzVV9JuJodo1Euus08Ag?app=desktop
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@erinlok?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

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Ronnie Fleming grew up doing improv in Havre de Grace, Md., and moved to New York City to pursue film school. He began doing stand-up when he got there and really improved when he started working the road. That's where he found his alter-ego, Chase Freely, too. He's working with Steve Hofstetter's Steel City Arts Foundation in Pittsburgh and runs Don't Tell Comedy shows. Fleming's special, "The Second Funniest Kid in School," debuted on YouTune in August.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ron_flem/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ron_Flem
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ron_flem
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