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Mike McPartland has been doing stand-up in New York City for seven years. He started when he was 22 years old and is just getting good. Backed by a supportive group of friends and his mom, who encouraged him to chase his dreams while he was in community college, he's making the most of it. He'll be headlining three shows in Syracuse on Jan. 14-16 and doesn't mind losing a few bucks as long as he's on stage somewhere.

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Nestor Matute is working on becoming a better comedian in Plymouth, Mass. He got his start shortly before the pandemic and then got some of the bombs out around Nashville. He came back to the Boston area and produces shows in Cape Cod with Paperback Comedy. He's going to be at the Boston Comedy Festival from Nov. 10-Nov. 14. One day, he'll be doing stand-up in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nestorxmatute?_t=8Vz94Socb2g&_r=1

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Caleb White moved from Dayton, Ohio, to Albany, N.Y. After getting out of a relationship with his girlfriend, he decided to become a comedian. It's been 2 1/2 years and he's getting some good footing in the scene. He's been at the Saratoga Comedy Festival and the Crooked Mouth Comedy Festival. He also hosts the What's Going On? Podcast. Perhaps more important: He's an EMT.

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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@calebjameswhite17

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Adam Broud is one of the best comedians working in Salt Lake City. He grew up in Medford, Ore., emersed in the arts. He played in a ska band and started doing stand-up when he was 15 years old. He even auditioned for Last Comic Standing when he was 18. It could've gone better. He graduated from BYU and is not a practicing Mormon anymore. But he is running the Comedy Church, which forces him to write at least six hours of material a year.

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Website: https://www.adambroud.com/

Comedy Church:

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

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Josh Belcher is on his second stint as a stand-up comedian. He and his wife moved from Tennessee to Huntsville, Ala., after he won $108,000 on Beat Shazam on 2022. A drummer his whole life, he decided to get back on stage and in front of the microphone. He's working all over the South. He's doing the Crooked Mouth Comedy Festival on Oct. 15 and 16 in Endicott, N.Y. Then on Oct. 21, he'll be back in Huntsville at Levity Live for Stand Up for Jamey, an autism benefit show.

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

Stand Up for Jamey: https://levitylive.com/huntsville/event/stand+up+for+jamey%3a+autism+benefit+show/14325094/

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Conner Williams got out of the U.S. Navy and came back to his family in Martinsburg, W. Va. He started doing stand-up about 3 1/2 years ago. He got tired of driving to Maryland and Virginia for stage time, so he began producing shows in town. He created the United By Comedy Foundation as a way to help give back to the community.

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Clayton Williams started doing comedy in Buffalo when he was 24 years old. He had to work to get the "long" set at his mic, after being rejected by the other one. Almost 14 years later, on his 38th birthday, he's releasing his debut comedy special, "Clearly, I'm Trying Something," on YouTube. He's one of Buffalo's strongest comedians. Now there's some proof. And the artwork is awesome.

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clayfighter88

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

Clearly, I'm Trying Something: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh1wDM87Fag

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Andreas O'Rourke has been doing stand-up in Pittsburgh for about 10 years. A performer all his life, he got started by using his mom's PA system when he was a kid. He acted through high school and was in The Boonies, which is on Amazon. As long as he's in front of an audience or a camera, he's going to be a happy guy.

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bignasty86

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Jesse James Martin is the newly-crowned winner of the Harrisburg's Hilarious contest. He's been doing stand-up for three years. He got his start a week before turning 30 after careers in roofing and music production. Jesse's a regular at the Harrisburg Comedy Zone and is working all over Pennsylvania and into Baltimore.

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jesse.james.martin

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jesse.martin.923726

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David Horning is one of the funniest people in Cleveland. Or he's a motivational speaker. It all depends on if you like his jokes. A regular in the scene since 2017 and one half of Henceforth Comedy, he recently made a best man speech that went viral on TikTok and Instagram. All he wanted was a Super Nintendo. Instead, he got a brother. He let it all out at his brother's wedding. He and Bryan Sternik are concluding their 13-week, summer residency at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, on Friday, Aug. 28-30, with Joe Zimmerman headlining.

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

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

Best man speech: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedavidhorning/video/7670323451864960269

Water Cooler Comedy: https://www.watercoolercomedy.org/

Henceforth Comedy:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/henceforthcomedy

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

Website: https://henceforthcomedy.com/

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Steve Tracy started doing stand-up in 2017, doing most of his work between Frederick and Baltimore. He lives in Havre de Grace, Md., now with his wife, all because he chose the wrong class at Towson. He's half of the Beer Run Comedy duo with Ray Jubela, and they run shows all over the Mid-Atlantic.

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Elder Pine recording: https://youtu.be/6TQk-u_Gsss?is=26VZAy0y7gi7N9kJ

Beer Run Comedy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beerruncomedy?igsh=MXhuYWVtMzB2dWhpdg==

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beerruncomedy?_r=1&_t=ZP-992xdipwp0p

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Joe Briggs has been doing stand-up since April of 2019. He got his start in sketch and improv and got bullied into stand-up by some of his best friends in the Cleveland comedy scene. He's been in New York City for the last 3 1/2 years. His special, "The Boys Are Back," came out on YouTube in 2025 and he'll be at the Saratoga Comedy Festival on Sept. 11 and 12.

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

The Boys Are Back: https://youtu.be/M0g8IBeZcFw?si=Hi5LlhquBj9McXAH

Mike and Joe have a Show podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mike-and-joe-have-a-show/id1866348184

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Kinsey Ford is a really funny comedian in Dallas. She started doing stand-up in Wichita, Kan., back in 2019 -- right before the pandemic. She moved to Charleston, S.C., for a year before settling in Dallas. She's working at the clubs and participating at festivals all over the country. She was at the Finger Lakes Comedy Festival in Ithaca and is coming back to New York for the Saratoga Comedy Festival in Saratoga Springs on Sept. 11 and 12.

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

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

Website: https://www.kinseyfoundonroaddead.com/

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Connor Dixon grew up in Chicago, went to school at Penn State and partied so much in New York City that his girlfriend told him to do stand-up. That was back in 2018 and his now wife only regrets it a little. He performs regularly all over New York City and is working his way up from a host and feature to a headliner. It's not the NBA, but he's having fun.

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

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Jake Piskor has been doing stand-up in Buffalo since 2017. It only took him nine years to become Buffalo's Funniest Person. He won that honor on Sunday, July 19 and never has to compete in that contest again. Whether it's his thirst for more details or his mustache, he's found himself on the receiving end of several unique encounters with strangers -- adding fuel to his on-stage material. He joined his high school friend and former Buffalo's Funniest Person, Jake Samson, to help run the Rust Belt Comedy Showcase at Nietzsche's.

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

Buffalo's Funniest Person set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-jdeeXr6f4

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Nick Fierro is a ridiculously funny comedian in Jersey City, N.J. He grew up watching In Living Color and George Carlin with his parents and is a major comedy nerd. This October, he'll be at The Fest in Gainesville, Fla., with a loaded lineup of comedians and punk rock bands. Nick is a great story-teller and he's lived an extremely interesting life. He's been featured in Hard Times, Weird NJ, Inked Magazine and is the co-author of Checkers on the Beach, a graphic novel about two seagulls.

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

Website: https://www.nickfierro.com/

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Vinnie Paulino has been doing stand-up for about 20 years. He did his first open mic in Texas before coming to Rochester. He started working the clubs in town in 2007 and has been with Comedy at the Carlson since it opened in 2016. He and one of the owners, Mark Ippolito, are running the Rochester Comedy Festival, which begins on Thursday, July 16 and going through Sunday, July 19. There will be 37 shows in venues across Rochester, including three at the Carlson.

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

Comedy at the Carlson: https://www.carlsoncomedy.com/

Rochester Comedy Festival: https://www.carlsoncomedy.com/rochester-comedy-festival

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Rachel Hendricks has been studying science since she was at Shippensburg University. She was active in politics and had a good job in Pottsville, Pa. Then she enrolled in a stand-up class and developed a new interest. She's one of the better "younger" comedians in the Philadelphia suburbs -- proving it by reaching the finals of SoulJoels' Best of the Burbs contest in June. She's still studying and working with Jay Yoder and is on her way up. One day, her parents will come to a show and let her know they were there.

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DJ Dangler has spent the last 20 years working his way from New York City to Los Angeles, telling jokes wherever he can. He graduated from Purdue and wrote his first jokes while working at an accountant's office. He found a place on stage. He's back in Indianapolis and is a writer on the Bob and Tom Show, where his jokes are heard by millions of people every day. He also announces for Capital Pro Wrestling in Lansing, Mich. He's got big plans for his Working Class Rumble, which is a wrestling-themed comedy show he's hoping to bring all over the Midwest in January.

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

Website: https://www.djdanglercomedy.com/

Twitter: https://x.com/DJDangler

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Jordan Berry is an up-and-coming comedian from Lexington, Ky. He moved to Louisville recently to put more time into stand-up. He's a regular at the clubs in the area and is producing the Spotless Clean Comedy Show at The Spot Comedy Club in Lexington. He's only two years in, but he's already performed all over the Midwest and is about to cross Phoenix and Atlanta off his list. It's as if he's acting as the president -- or something like that.

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jman.bdog

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

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