Meet the Semi-Finalists in This Friday's Comedy Competition!
This show features the ten best comedians in this year's event. They've already earned their share of this year's prize pool--but they'll be performing their best because only five of them will advance to the Finals.
This Friday, November 22nd at 7:30 PM!
Donald Alexander
Donald Alexander
Edinburgh, Scotland
Donald Alexander is an award winning comedian from Edinburgh, Scotland. He has performed stand-up on TV and radio in the UK for the BBC and just appeared as a finalist on the BBC New Comedy Awards 2019. Donald won Best Newcomer at the Scottish Comedy Awards and this is his first time ever performing in the United States.
Wally Baram
Wally Baram
Los Angeles, CA
Wally Baram is a 22 year-old Mexican-Syrian LA-based comedian that probably should have stayed in school.
After dropping out of an Ivy League college to pursue comedy full-time (since a degree in economics is an awfully expensive way to become a stand-up comedian), Wally has opened for Jeff Garlin, performs regularly at clubs, venues, and festivals across the country (most recently, the Big Sky Comedy Festival & NACA Mid-Atlantic), and produces/writes scripted Snapchat Original series (whatever that means).
Mike Devore
Mike Devore
Seattle, WA
Mike Devore is a mix of warmth with high-energy, pedal-to-the-floor delivery. His friendly intensity pairs well with his self-deprecating perspective. Mike has recently performed at the 2019 North Carolina Comedy Festival, 2019 Sioux Falls Sno Jam Comedy Festival, and has written for “Tonight In San Diego.”
Andrew Frank
Andrew Frank
Seattle, WA
Andrew Frank is a comedian based out of Seattle. He started writing and performing stand up at the age of 14 and has relentlessly toured the United States, Canada, Scotland, France, Germany, Austria, Vienna, Czech Republic, Bratislava, and Estonia over the course of his career.
He was named one of the “Best Undiscovered Comedians in America” by Thrillist Magazine, and has just recently completed a 25 show run of his hour entitled Andrew Frank: Cognitive Goof at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
James Hancock, III
James Hancock, III
San Diego, CA
James Hancock III is a comedian living in San Diego CA. In 2017 he was awarded multiple residencies in New York City, and won South Jersey’s Funniest Person in 2018.
He moved to California after 8 years of active duty service in the United States Air Force. Since moving he has won the U.S Comedy Contest in L.A and 2nd overall in the San Diego Funniest competition.
Andrea Jin
Andrea Jin
Vancouver, BC
Andrea Jin is one of the fastest rising comics in the Vancouver comedy scene.
Born in Shanghai, China, she moved to Canada at 10 years old, where she taught herself English through watching sitcoms and stand-up. Andrea’s comedy speaks to her experiences as a young Asian Canadian woman.
She has performed at JFL42 in Toronto, JFL Northwest, is part of the 2019 JFLNW ‘Best of the West’ compilation album and a finalist in the 2019 SiriusXM Top Comic Competition.
Nancy Norton
Nancy Norton
Denver, CO
Nancy Norton is the 2018 Winner of the Boston Comedy Festival and the only woman to win that festival since it began 20 years ago. After taking several years off the road to raise her son, she is back doing comedy fulltime and headlining clubs and events around the country.
Nancy has been a regular at the Denver Comedy Works since 1992. She comes to us from Colorado, but you will enjoy more than a hint of her upbringing in the Ozarks in Missouri. Norton made her TV debut very early in her career performing on “An Evening at the Improv” on A&E, and Nickelodeon’s “Nickmom Night Out.” These shows are currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Andrew Packer
Andrew Packer
Vancouver, BC
Andrew Packer is a Vancouver (Canada), based stand-up comedian, and the creator of JNT Comedy, Canada’s #1 marijuana themed comedy tour, running comedy show from coast to coast.
This past year Andrew performed in the JFL 42 Festival in Toronto, the JFL Northwest Festival in Vancouver and this August he made his debut at the world famous Edinburgh International Fringe Festival. Andrew has worked alongside established acts such as Pablo Francisco, Brendan Schaub, and Sam Tripoli
Adam Pasi
Adam Pasi
Portland, OR
Adam Pasi is loud, funny, and afraid of dolls.
Andrew Rivers
Andrew Rivers
Seattle, WA
Andrew Rivers’ very personal and fun storytelling comedy, combined with his exemplary work ethic has earned him high praise from some of the best comedians in the business.
Andrew is a regular opener for Christopher Titus and has toured across North America and Europe with Steve Hofstetter. He released a Dry Bar Comedy Special in 2018 that was warmly received and has thus far accumulated 15 million views on facebook.