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Beth Stelling is a comedian, writer, and actress based in Los Angeles. Currently you can see Beth in her comedy specials: “Girl Daddy” on HBO Max, her half-hour special on The Standups, and her newest “If You Didn’t Want Me Then” streaming on Netflix. Beth has written for television series: Rick and Morty, Strange Planet, The Last O.G., I Love You America with Sarah Silverman, Another Period, and Crashing on HBO.
Akudo Ejelonu is a fresh new comedian, sketch comedy writer, and improviser who originally hails from the Afrobeats capital of the world, Nigeria. You can find them performing at coffee shops, bars, theaters, and bus stops across the globe. When Akudo is not telling tales about her encounter with strangers or letting out her inner child on the stage, you can find them hiding from their niece and nephew. Ssh, don't tell her family. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
Allie Lawrence is a Brooklyn based comedian and writer originally from Denver, Colorado. Her comedic stylings are character driven, observation based, and she’s often noted for her dulcet, lilting tones. Allie can be found performing all over New York City.
Andre Medrano is a New York based comedian and producer. His comedy is mined from his experiences growing up in New Jersey and South America, working in politics, skiing competitively, and a bunch of other stuff. His credits include ViceTV, SF Sketchfest, Don't Tell Comedy, Flyover Comedy Festival, and Prime.
Andrea found the perfect outlet for her need for attention in stand up comedy. She typically tells quick jokes with surprise punchlines and loves recounting the fun and absurd realities of being a young woman living in Alaska.
Voted “Best Comedian in Washtenaw County” in 2022 and 2023 by Current Magazine, Andrew Yang is a Michigan comic who runs shows at a punk rock venue in the Blind Pig and is a founder of the Tree Town Comedy Festival. Onstage, Andrew charms audiences with his energetic personality and engrossing stories mostly at his own expense.
Arman Shah is a stand up comedian based in New York City. He decided to try stand up comedy for the first time in 2017 during his time at the University of Minnesota and has been performing his unique sense of humor around the country. He has performed for the 10,000 Laughs Festival, Rouge Island Comedy Festival and the Upper Left Comedy Festival.
Art Cai is an Asian-American stand-up comedian who hails from Nebraska and is now based in Brooklyn. He is the host of the OFF MENU comedy show in the Lower East Side in NYC, and the BLUNDER BUS podcast with fellow comedian Vic Van Tran. He’s performed for Buzzfeed, Vox, all around NYC (including: New York Comedy Festival @ Caroline's, Asian Comedy Festival and Diverse AF Festival), and once in Thailand
Bree Kalhorn's fresh take on comedy is candid and provocative. Her cutting wit has resonated with audiences at the Des Comedie, Laugh Out Loveland, Funlap, and Sno Jam comedy festivals. Locally, Bree is known for her sharp tongue, winning several roast battles around Omaha (and one in Iowa). She was interviewed about this on KPAO TV show, “Food and Laughter,” episode 10. She later returned as a guest host in season 2, episodes 9 and 10.
Chris is a national touring member of Mission: IMPROVable. Chris is a co-founder of the improv team Nice Chris with his close personal friend Chris Alvarado. When not at The Westside, which is rare, Chris can be seen performing at standup venues across the city.
Claire Siemietkowski is a stand-up comic based in Brooklyn, New York. She was featured as one of New York Comedy Festival’s 2023 Comics to Watch and her monthly show, Simp Fest, has been featured multiple times in Time Out New York. Claire has performed at New York Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Stand Up NY, and Gotham Comedy Club, and has produced shows all around the city.
Dayna McTavish is a Denver based comic who draws on her midwestern roots and her perpetual singlehood to create her comedy. She runs a monthly brewery comedy show and the popular Dating is a Dumpster Fire show around theaters in Denver. She performs at Comedy Works and festivals, including the Chief Comedy Festival and her comedy writing has appeared in McSweeney’s and amusing emails to her friends.
Dr. Holly is a Philly-based 2x award-winning screenwriter. She acts, performs stand-up comedy and improv. She has been performing stand-up in the US and Canada with material speaking to everything from hot-button social issues to her being a therapist. Her comedy is smart, sassy, & always politically incorrect.
Hannah Belmont is a comedian and producer from the suburbs of Chicago. She is one of about six Jews from her incredibly Christian hometown and she will make sure that you know that. Hannah is an up and coming comedian and she has made her mark at many notable venues, including Zanies, the Laugh Factory, the Comedy Bar, the Comedy Vault, Hilarities, the Lincoln Lodge, Second City, several Don’t Tell shows and many more clubs around the Midwest.
Jack Allen is infamous for his original, gloriously absurd and bitingly clever style of comedy. Jack started comedy in Oklahoma at 17 and is now based out of Chicago. He had opened for acts such as Sarah Sherman and Erica Rhodes. Jack currently produces The Clever Comedy Show at Chicago's Lincoln Lodge Theater. He is a founder of the sketch comedy team Both, and is the star of the audiodrama podcast series, "Laird Lindquist Presents One Man's Journey".
Julian Fernandez is a non-binary, latino comedian and impressionist from Los Angeles, ca. They started doing stand up at seventeen, mixing celebrity impressions and voices with observations and stories from their, not so, everyday life. Julian's comedy has been featured on shows like, first impressions with Dana Carvey, Laughs On Fox, and ESPN Sportscenter. In 2022, Julian produced and released their first comedy special, “Thirty”. They've traveled all around the country performing at clubs, colleges, festivals, apartments, and other events like Kevin & Bean's April Foolishness in 2017.
Kelly is a Los Angeles-based comedian who originally hails from the subjectively wonderful state of New Jersey. She's done comedy throughout the US and even parts of the world like Mexico, Paris and the UK. Kelly brings a dark self deprecating, brutally honest humor that anyone in the world can relate to and laugh at least a little bit.
Megan Malone has a knack for clever, observational humor that cuts right to the heart of growing up in the Midwest. She started her standup career to hone her dialogue skills after working on a TV pilot, and now performs regularly throughout the region. Her work has been published in Found Magazine, Current Television, and Good Magazine.
Nora is a queer comedian based in Brooklyn, just like the rest of your friends. She co-hosts the monthly standup showcase Sounds Great, which has been featured in Bushwick Daily. She can be found all over the country touring and performing in comedy festivals. You will probably run into her in a bar basement sometime soon.
Born with Cerebral Palsy, Pete Sakaris is an Omaha, Nebraska based comedian who has overcome many an obstacle in life. From surgeries, to bullying to just plain not understanding the world that he was prematurely born into. He uses his presence on stage, experiences as a Ring Announcer in Pro Wrestling and navigation of this curious and turbulent maelstrom called life to show people that they can achieve anything, follow their dreams and be successful, regardless of their limitations or disabilities.
My act is had a wide range. You will Laugh but also learn walking out feeling Fun & Fearless.
Starting at only 16-years-old in 2019, Spencer Gordman uses his sly intellect and silly attitude to craft goofy and creative takes on a wide range of topics from gun control to summer camps. Now an old grizzled vet at 21, he is a regular at the Comedy Club of Kansas City working with nationally touring comedians such as Jared Freid, Greg Warren, Adam Ray, and Eric Schwartz.
Stephen Henry began his stand-up comedy career in Tampa, FL, and has toured throughout Florida and the southeast regularly ever since. Henry’s style of comedy is quick, smart, and dark, yet oddly relatable. “SHARP WRITING IS THE BACKBONE OF [STEPHEN] HENRY’S SET, WITH PLENTY OF LOW-KEY SELF-DEPRECATION SPRINKLED IN.” -CREATIVE LOAFING, 2021"
Steven has an energy like no one else. His charming, energetic, and cynically good-natured persona brings you into his anxiety-filled mishaps and observations. Originally from Maryland, this east coast transplant explores navigating the rat race of success and getting older. He has been featured in SF Sketchfest and World Series of Comedy Top 101 comics.
