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Manny Santiago got his start in performance by juggling because, well, duh. He decided to step away from the juggling to dive into stand-up with his best friend, roommate and co-host of the A Boy and His Fridge podcast, Mike O'Donnell, and has become one of the best comedians in Harrisburg, Pa. Santiago also co-hosts The Falls Count Anywhere Podcast with Brandon Youngblood.

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A Boy and His Fridge: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aboyandhisfridge/
The Falls Count Anywhere Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/fcapod/

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James Nghiem started doing stand-up in Oklahoma City, Okla., way back in 2007. Over the last 15 years, he's calmed down as a comedian and is able to find the joy in what he's doing. He's released two albums -- "That Lonely Beast" and "Lonelier Beast" -- on his label, Robot Saves City. He's also the drummer in The Nghiems, a band he started with his brother. They've got a new album in the works, too. He does it all.

Follow James Nghiem: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pythagorean_serum/

The Nghiems: https://www.thenghiemsband.com

Robot Saves City: https://www.thenghiemsband.com/

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Jim Bryan grew up in Long Island and started doing stand-up in 2002 and moved to Las Vegas. He met his wife there and they moved to Hanover, Pa., to raise their kids, but he put stand-up to the side for a few years. He got back into it in 2015, then started the Den of Satire in 2017 and formally opened the Church of Satire -- in the same room -- a couple years later. It's now one of the best clubs in Pennsylvania, attracting comedians from all over and serving as a development center for local comedians from all over the Mid-Atlantic. Jim's also a funny comedian and works all over the Harrisburg and Baltimore areas. 

Follow Jim Bryan: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimtellsjokes/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesoulproprietor?lang=en

Church of Satire:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notarealchurch/
Website: https://www.churchofsatirecomedyclub.com/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/churchofsatire

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Lisa Rossi was doing a journalism fellowship at Stanford University when an improv comedian caught her attention and inspired her to get on stage. A journalism professor at the University of Maryland, Rossi did her first open mic in 2019 and has been doing stand-up and improv in Des Moines, Iowa, ever since. She began working through The Groundlings’ courses during the pandemic and has been able to add some of what she’s learned in improv to her stand-up skillset. She keeps herself busy in the Midwest and will be in Los Angeles this summer. She’ll also be at the Omaha Fringe Festival on Aug. 12.

Follow Lisa Rossi: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisarossicomedy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LisaARossi
Website: https://www.lisarossicomedy.com/

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Spencer Thomas is a really funny comedian traveling around North Dakota. After spending a few years in Los Angeles, working in post production, Thomas returned him to help take care of his mother. He quit drinking, got a college degree, met his wife and has established himself as a go-to comedian for hire. Following the pandemic, he dropped Dobson and switched to performing under Spencer Thomas and added a guitar to the mix. He's got stories about doing stand-up at prisons and proms.

Follow Spencer Thomas: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spendob/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Spencerdobson
Website: https://funnyspencer.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPSch-yJ4dtMlt29bdQH2Og
Guitar Deep Dive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cShnVcKLN6A

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Steve Wrigley started doing stand-up when he was 17 years old as a way to impress high school girls. He traveled all over New Zealand, working his way onto TV and into a good living before coming to the United States in 2014. Now married with two kids, Wrigley is settled in Alfred, N.Y., and works all over the state -- wherever he can get in front of a microphone. He's got big plans for local comedy and is ready to put doing stand-up on an airplane -- yes, an airplane -- behind him.

Follow Steve Wrigley: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wriggles.insta/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrigglemania

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Brandon Vincent Jackson is one of the most talented comedians in Delaware. An adjunct professor at the University of Delaware, teaching English as a second language, Jackson started doing stand-up in Philadelphia in the winter of 2013-2014. He spent time in New York City before the pandemic and moved home to wait it out. Jackson found a new way to approach stand-up and turned it into his debut album, English for Criminals, which comes out on Friday, May 27. He's also working on a variety show, also called English for Criminals, that he's hoping to bring across the country.

Buy the album: https://music.apple.com/us/album/english-for-criminals/1620586347

Follow Brandon Vincent Jackson:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjaxcomedy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Engl_4Criminals
Website: https://comicedu.wordpress.com/

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Ashley Pontius is a super funny comedian who grew up near Hagerstown, Md., and performs all over the DMV area. She got her start in stand-up by lying about how she knew Myq Kaplan and then worked semi-illegally for Stephen Colbert’s Campaign for Truthiness. Over the last decade, she’s established herself as one of the best up-and-coming comedians in the Mid-Atlantic. She’s a regular just about everywhere from Harrisburg to Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Virginia and co-hosts a podcast called Quality Time with brothers Erik and Jeremy Woodorth. Ashley is a master of revenge and she described some of the best instances of payback I’ve ever heard. 

Follow Ashley Pontious:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleypontiuslaughs/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashleypontiuslaughs

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Raised in  thenBrooklyn, N.Y., Darryl Charles went to school for engineering before starting his comedy career in Philadelphia. He realized he was kind of good at that and moved down I-95 to Baltimore. His debut album, Black Gentrifier, debuted at No. 3 on iTunes at the beginning of 2020 and he's almost got another hour done.  Darryl co-hosts the podcast: DTF: The Darryl and Timaree Funhour. He's also got a great story about his first guest spot in front of his proud girlfriend -- now, his wife -- her friend and a determined security guard.

Follow Darryl Charles: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darryldarryl_/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darryldarryl_
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/darrylcharlescomedy
Website: http://www.darrylcharlescomedy.com/home.html

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