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Derek Humphrey is a very funny comedian in New York City. He grew up in Ohio, joined the navy and then started doing stand-up in 2008 while in Charleston, S.C. He moved to New York in 2012 and released his debut album, "Late Bloomer," on Sept. 30. He's been at the Red Clay Comedy Festival, the Boston Comedy Festival, Skankfest and the New York Comedy Festival. He's also done some acting. He was one of the stars in Race: The Movie: The Play, which was written by Brett Raybould and Christian Duran.

Follow Derek Humphrey: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humpderek/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@humpderek
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@humpderek
Website: https://www.derekhumphrey.com/
Late Bloomer: https://www.derekhumphrey.com/new-page-1

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Brian Roe started doing stand-up in October 2011 when he was going to Purdue University in Indiana. He came back home, right outside of Chicago, to do mics in the suburbs and moved to the city after school. He sold out The Lincoln Lodge and released his first special, "That's My Vibe," on YouTube in 2023. He writes, he acts a little and he's hungry for more. 

Follow Brian Roe: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianroecomedy/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brianroetalking
Twitter: https://x.com/BrianRoeComedy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfQ6J2fpeEN3oNirmVMbMA
That's My Vibe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33exc4JgIeA

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Chris Gullo started doing stand-up in Buffalo back in 2008 while in college and began his career in the wrestling business in 2011. He's still doing both, but outside of Asheville, N.C., now. He moved down there earlier in 2024 and began producing shows under Neon Moon Comedy. The flooding has slowed some of his progress, but he's running a benefit show on Friday, Nov. 8 at Lookout Brewing in Black Mountain, N.C. If comedy isn't your thing, you can hear him announcing wrestling events down there, too. Or watching birds. Whatever.

Follow Chris Gullo: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisgullo/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chrisgulloonthemic

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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.

Follow Will Abeles: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willabelescomedy/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@willabelescomedy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WillAbelesComedy
The Pride of Hagerstown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLbWOH2ChtE&t=24s

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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.

Follow Adam Palmeter: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adampalmeter/  
Website: https://www.adampalmeter.com/ 
Mount Kilimanjaro set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIjTQetRpnY
Older Teenager: https://adampalmeter.bandzoogle.com/album/2274138/older-teenager 

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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. 

Follow Damon Tucker:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/damonctucker/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@damonctucker

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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.

Follow Sean Day: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seangoesallday/

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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. 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_alex.brady_/

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Alex Kominos-Smith graduated from Cornell with an architecture degree and was ready to attend Columbia for a career in real estate, eyeying the type of good jobs that two Ivy League degrees should promise. But he chose to pursue stand-up instead. Now 18 years after hs opted not to go to Columbia, he's recording his first special on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Room 52 in New York City. He's been doing stand-up for about 20 years, beginning with improv in high school, and he's headlined all over the country to get ready for his taping. Grab a ticket for the 6:30 or 9 p.m. shows. Just watch out for those dangerous subways. 

Follow Aaron Kominos-Smith: 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaron.kominossmith.75 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funnyaaron/ 
Twitter: https://x.com/funnyaaron
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIpm7IBZHquAZjJ42TjKDng 
Special taping: https://www.funnyaaron.com/comedy-special 
Website: https://www.funnyaaron.com/ 

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Alex Kaufman is one of the best comedians working in Montana. Statistically, it's true. He started doing stand-up in Tacoma, Wash., back in 2014 and has been based out of Bozeman, Mont., for the last five years -- really putting that physics PhD to use. He's worked all over the country and produced shows under Bone Yard Comedy. He's coming to New York in late September to perform at the Finger Lakes Comedy Festival in Ithaca and Homebrewed Comedy at the Glen Haven Hotel in Homer on Thursday, Sept. 26. 

Follow Alex Kaufman: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dustiestgolf/
Website: https://alexkaufman.live/

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