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Send us Fan Mail 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. Follow Joe Briggs:…
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Send us Fan Mail 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. Follow Connor Dixon:…
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Send us Fan Mail 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…
Send us Fan Mail 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.…
Send us Fan Mail Johnny Mocny spent the first eight years of his comedy career in Lansing, Mich., traveling the state and working all over the Midwest. He started coming to Chicago regularly in 2025 and moved there in January, joining his friend and Rocket Force Podcast co-host, Louis Michael. Mocny has opened for Sam Tallent, Roy Wood, Jr. and has been hosting the We Are Movies podcast since…