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Wed, JUNE 5th
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Maureen
Langan
Maureen
Langan
THURS, JUNE 6th
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
As seen in "Scream One" and ""Two", "Malibu's Most Wanted", & "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment" this self proclaimed Hollywood Wannabe has stories up his sleeves guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat!
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KENNEDY
JAMIE
KENNEDY
Maureen Langan is an award-winning comedian, broadcaster, "TEDx Talk" speaker, and corporate event host. She was a semifinalist on Season 18 of America’s Got Talent. Her performance landed her a standing ovation and four “yeses” from the judges!
FRI, JUNE 7th
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Originally from Minnesota, Quinn Dale has settled in to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy. Now married to a Mexican-American girl from east L.A., his comedy appeals to all age groups and ethnicities. He has appeared on "The Tonight Show" and Showtime, and has worked with such names as Robin Williams, Drew Carey, and Norm McDonald!
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Dale
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MEET THE Festival Headliners
MEET THE Festival Headliners
Sat, JUNE 8th
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
He's smart, he's clean, he's... Technically Funny! This Hi-Tech Comedian from America's Got Talent has also made appearances on "The Tonight Show", "Air Bud One" & ""Two", and was a $100,000 winner on Star Search! If you're looking for a fix of nerdiness you've come to the right place!
Don
McMILLAN
Don
McMILLAN
TOM
COTTEr
TOM
COTTEr
Sat, JUNE 8th
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Tom Cotter was the first comedian ever to be a finalist on America’s Got Talent. Since his breakout performance in Season 7, he has gained international recognition, selling out venues from Alaska to China. Whether it be comedy, voice-overs, or acting, Tom gives it everything he's got. "If laughter is the best medicine, I yearn to be drugged."
We've scoured the country, searching high and low for untapped talent—join us for the Loons on the Lake $10K Comedy Competition as 40 great comedians from across the U.S. compete to advance to the next round and keep their dreams of the $10,000 GRAND PRIZE alive in our stand-up comedy competition!
Hannibal Callens has done stand up comedy for almost a decade all across the country! His high energy, up beat, and creative perspective on life and love creates an experience that brings laughter out of every audience. He brings years of acting, improv, and performance expertise every time he comes to the stage, and now he is bringing it to you! He has performed at colleges in Orlando Florida, headlined the Orlando Improv's "Fat Fish Blue" and was a World Series of Comedy quarter finalist. Get ready for an unforgettable night of joy, fun, and laughter!
James Hancock III is a globetrotting veteran who helps bring laughter to people all around the world. From entertaining fellow troops in Korea, to finishing second in both the prestigious San Francisco and Seattle international comedy competitions, audiences of all backgrounds are drawn to his hilarious and diverse comedic style.
Linda recently won the Funniest Person in Minnesota Contest and was first runner-up in Acme Comedy Company's Funniest Person in the Twin Cities Contest. She also performed in The Boston Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, and has opened for Louie Anderson.
Sam Rossi has been performing stand-up since he was 15. He has performed at The Comedy Studio and Flappers Comedy Club, and has emceed music showcases at the Hard Rock Cafe. Sam was a finalist in the 2020 Boston Comedy Festival!
What do you get when you cross an inventive corporate executive with a retired kick boxer? A stand-up comedian, of course! Prior to taking the stage, Dougie gauges his audience, reaches into his vault and prepares his onslaught of humor. Once on stage, he delivers blow after blow of hilarity, hitting the audience with punch line after punch line. His wit and stage presence is second to none. One thing is always certain – Dougie Almeida will KNOCK YOU OUT!
You can hear E.L. Smith on XM satellite radio or see him on Hulu, MTV, Netflix, Drybar, and Amazon Prime. E.L Smith approaches the mic with a fearless, fun attitude that will leave audiences wanting more! He was the Laugh Factory’s 2018 fresh face winner, and a top ten nation-wide finalist on NBC's clean comedy search. His confidence onstage helps him ease his way through a number of diverse topics. Recently, E.L. was invited to perform alongside Viki Lawrence for The Great American Comedy Festival in Norfolk, Nebraska.
Meet your new best friend, Maggie Faris. She is noted for her ceaselessly cheerful personality and seemingly endless series of quirky, intelligent jokes dissecting our fears and social barriers. Maggie is a comedy competition assassin, having won the Minnesota Laugh off. Another competition win made Maggie the Public Address Announcer for the St. Paul Saints professional baseball team! She beat out Tig Notaro to win both the Funniest Clip of the Year and the Silver Nail award at the Aspen Comedy Festival. Curve magazine named Maggie Faris one of the Funniest Lesbians in America, and she has opened for such greats as Jeff Ross, Dave Attel, Jay Pharoah, and Michael Che.
Born in the arctic wasteland of Boston, Colin started performing stand-up in sunny Portland, Oregon in 2018. Colin has a credit score in the triple digits, and lives in San Francisco with his dog and mental illnesses.
Straight out of Arkansas, 2023's "Just for Laughs New Face" Wellington Ojukwu will make you laugh even if he has to tickle you himself! He made his television debut on Fox's "Laughs", and was on "Standup Nashville: Live from Zanies" on the Circle Network. Wellington was a performer in the 2022 Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, and the MO 2019 Fly Over Comedy Festival in St. Louis. He also headlined Atlanta's 2024 West End Comedy Fest and the Florida Standup Comedy Fest. Wellington now resides in Atlanta, GA where he works as an actor, writer, and content creator with over 85,000 followers on Instagram and over 246,000 on Facebook.
Danny Johnson’s hilarious, clean stand-up has entertained audiences in comedy clubs, corporate events, and churches nationwide for over 15 years. Danny has been humbly compared to Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin James, and Jackie Gleason, blending his original material with his now renowned facial expressions. Danny’s show is relatable, entertaining, and always evolving. He has starred in numerous TV commercials, Comedy Central’s Laugh Riots, Florida’s Funniest Comedian Top 10 Finalist, Winner-Carnival Cruise line Comedy Challenge, Finalist in Search for the One Christian Comedy contest, recently filmed his wildly popular Dry Bar Comedy Special.
Randall Reid is a comic on the rise! His playful, nonchalant, and thoughtful style of comedy has taken shape after years in the comedy game. He has a unique perspective to find the balance between the lightest and darkest of topics. From battling his young daughter to retrieving his friend from tight situations, Reid will take you on a fun journey.
William Krolowitz was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in New Orleans. The Brooklyn accent melded with New Orleans, giving Will a crazy way of talking! He is a 10 year veteran with overseas tours in Greece and Germany, and is the father of 2 grown sons. William has performed all over the country, working with major talents including Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Hannibal Burress, Gilbert Gottfried, and many others.
Ben Frank is a New York-based stand-up comedian, who began his comedy career in Shanghai, China. Ben's comedy has been featured on SiriusXM and has won him numerous competitions, including the World Series of Comedy in New Orleans and the Laugh After Dark Clean Comedy Award. He has also been named Best of Fest at Burbank Comedy Festival, Laugh Out Loveland, and Four Corners Comedy Festival. Ben released his debut comedy album “Goodbye Shanghai” in 2022, and during his time in China, he became the first comedian to headline a stand-up show in Wuhan following the city’s infamous 76-day lockdown from COVID-19.
Jamal Coleman is a tour-de-force comedian, actor, producer, freestyle rapper, and improviser. He is also a radio show producer and founder of the "Silly Ass Podcast." An idea on a napkin that he landed on the legendary Kevin Smith's "Toad Hop Network." He's worked with prominent outlets such as Mother Jones, LA Talk Radio, Jeff Garcia’s podcast, and Da Breaks Podcast. On top of his impressive comedy resume, Jamal has won comedy freestyle rap battles and performed on ABC, CBS, and VH1. Now with a residency in Vegas, Jamal is delivering the funny weekly at LA Comedy Club.
Drew Davis is a former youth pastor turned standup comedian based out of Nashville, TN. He performs all over the US in a variety of venues and prides himself on making any and all people laugh. Drew has two comedy specials out online (Revolutionizing Failure & 11 Dollar Jokes) and has been featured on The Comedy Buzz, Standup and Laugh, and Pure Comedy Laughs. In addition to being a performer, Drew is also a producer and founder of the Clean Comedy Collective, a group based out of Nashville that produces amazing clean comedy shows!
Manny Petty (he/him) is a Chicago-based stand-up comedian and musician somewhere between Tom Petty and a Mani-Pedi. He is a first-generation Sicilian-American, happily gay-married househusband, and former punk rocker turned clown. Manny is the writer and performer of Thirst Trap Salon at the Newport Theater and has headlined shows at The Laugh Factory, Laugh It Uptown, Laughs at Atmosphere, and The Comedy Clubhouse. You can catch Manny’s unique form of physical comedy and storytelling in his new stand-up comedy special “Pasta Spice” on YouTube.
Janelle Draper is a bi-coastal comedian, actress, writer, and producer. She’s been described as unapologetic, uncensored and unladylike. She started doing stand-up in LA when she was an NBC page working on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” She was named Winner of the Burbank Comedy Festival and runner-up in the Boston Comedy Festival. She has opened for a plethora of national headliners including Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, Tiffany Haddish, and Jeffrey Ross. Lastly, she's the first and only comedian to sign an overall licensing deal with Bumble, where she wrote, created, performed, and filmed several image spots, which launched across their social media platforms to viral success.
Kayla McCaffrey is a lot of fun and very cool. Not only is Kayla a comedian, but she’s also a daughter, a lover, and a vegan. She’s performed at the Laugh Factory, the iO Theater, graced The Second City’s stage. She has even performed at the Guthrie Theater and graduated from the University of Minnesota’s BFA Actor Training Program, but will be making her first appearance at the Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival!
Rob Edwards is an up-and-coming stand up comic from Memphis, TN by way of Hayward, CA. He has been doing stand-up for 6 years. He has been seen at Tommy T's, Punchline SF, San Jose Improv, and more. He placed 6th in the 2022 San Francisco International Comedy Competition, and recently got second place in the World Series of Comedy.
Roo Nafasat is a comedian/improvisor based in Orlando, FL. She is known for her whimsical, goofy, and light-hearted nature on stage. She trained at SAK Comedy Lab and was a finalist at the 2023 Nitro Theater Grand Prix. She also performed at the 2023 Orlando Fringe Festival and Don't Tell Comedy. Roo also hosts the popular monthly Silly Geese Comedy Showcase at Breakthrough Theatre in Orlando FL. Her whimsical presence is felt all over central Florida!
Yoni Heisler is a Chicago-based stand-up who enjoys blending sharp one-liners with quirky observational humor. Currently a paid regular at Zanies Comedy Club in Chicago, Yoni has opened for several nationally touring headliners including Tim Dillon, Ali Macofsky, and others. Yoni has performed at clubs across the US, including Carolines on Broadway, Skyline Comedy Club, and New York Comedy Club. He was recently featured as a performer at the Asheville Comedy Festival.
Join us for an evening of laughs at one of three All-Star Comedy Showcases- featuring talented stand-up comedians from all across the U.S., hand-selected by industry expert Randy Lubas!
Bryan Jacobson got his start at the famous Stevie Ray’s Comedy Cabaret and has been a fixture at Twin Cities comedy clubs and open mics. He won Strike Theater’s Story Slam, and does storytelling and comedy on topics, such as being dragged into age 50, becoming the world’s best parent, and committing petty arson as a teenager. He’s 49, has an ancient dog, a kid, and a wife. She’s from Bulgaria. It’s a country. It’s in Eastern Europe.
Jamal Coleman is a tour-de-force comedian, actor, producer, freestyle rapper, and improviser. He is also a radio show producer and founder of the "Silly Ass Podcast." An idea on a napkin that he landed on the legendary Kevin Smith's "Toad Hop Network." He's worked with prominent outlets such as Mother Jones, LA Talk Radio, Jeff Garcia’s podcast, and Da Breaks Podcast. On top of his impressive comedy resume, Jamal has won comedy freestyle rap battles and performed on ABC, CBS, and VH1. Now with a residency in Vegas, Jamal is delivering the funny weekly at LA Comedy Club.
Nicole Swisher is a Nashville-based comedian. Nicole produces and hosts a monthly standup comedy show, Cheaper Than Therapy, at Third Coast Comedy Club. On August 22, Cheaper Than Therapy will be featured at the Lab at Zanies Nashville. In her spare time, Nicole is still a lawyer.
Andrew Cassidy is an LA-based comedian who is a regular at Grand Comedy Club, Flappers and Yuk Yuks Comedy Club. He's opened for Andy Hendrickson, Monty Franklin and Chris Franjola and performed at the Burbank, Funlap and the North Carolina Comedy Festivals. From a small town kid from Canada to an LA based comedian and doctor, Andrew's observational humor looks at the world from the eyes of a constant outsider.
Anthony Capobianco may look like he should be the bouncer for Build-A-Bear Workshop. But the only thing he’s been pumping is audiences full of laughter. Hailing from Boston, MA, in less than ten years into his stand-up career, Anthony has managed to open for major acts like Lenny Clarke, Steve Sweeney, Preacher Lawson, John Crist, and Aaron Berg. He has also had the privilege of performing for the U.S. armed forces such as the Army, Air Force, Marines, and National Guard. (Fingers crossed for the Space Force!)
Brad is a proud CODA (Child of Deaf Adults). He performs comedy in both English and American Sign Language (ASL), all about growing up in both the Deaf & Hearing communities. Brad has performed all over the world, including Laugh Factory, Comix Roadhouse, and the Floodwater Comedy Festival. His funny videos with his Deaf parents have generated millions of views online. Fun fact, Brad's childhood dream was to own a s’mores factory so he could eat them whenever he wanted.
Elisha Tan is an up-and-coming Singaporean comic based in San Francisco Bay Area. With her quick wit and upbeat delivery, Elisha's comedy bridges her Singaporean heritage with Bay Area quirks as she shares her international transplant tales served with a dash of tech humor. Elisha has performed at Cobb’s Comedy Club, Laugh Factory, and clubs and shows across the USA, Singapore, Germany, Ireland, and England.
Recently awarded BEST New Jewish Comedian by The Chosen Comedy Festival where I performed for a crowd of 4,000 and shared a show with Dave Attell, Jeff Ross, Elon Gold, Modi, Ari Shaffir, Jessica Kirson, and more.
Lulu Balimba Able Thomas a.k.a Lulu is a Gambian-American comedian, actor, improvisationalist, content creator, writer & football (a.k.a soccer) fanatic! He has performed at Tommy T's, Cobbs, Stanford University, Continental Club, Punch Line Sacramento, The Comedy Lab, and Alameda Comedy Club. His motivation is to bring joy to people's lives.
Ichiban Mom, Michelle MaliZaki is not only a stand-up comedian but also a musical artist. Her track, "Nap Time!" by nap8sta, is the official song for National Napping Day. In the comedic arena, Michelle's achievements include being a runner-up at FunnyFest in Canada in 2023, showcasing her wit on an international stage. She has also opened for Russell Peters, was featured on CNN in a program “Champions for Change,” she will also be a co-host for a brand new podcast for Japanese American National Museum, “Japanese America” starting in February 2024, and raising her status to become a formidable force in the world of laughter.
Priya Guyadeen was born in Georgetown, Guyana. When she was two, her parents immigrated to Canada. After being stuck at home during the pandemic with her then 6 year-old-son Priya took to comedy as a way to avoid needing bail money. Priya draws inspiration for her comedy from some of her favorite female comedians like Vanessa Hollingshead, Sindu Vee, and Leeanne Morgan. Whether she’s talking about growing up with strict parents, navigating the dating world, or just sharing funny stories, Priya’ comedy is always fresh and unexpected.
Tito was the 2023 winner of the Chicago Roast Battle tournament which has earned him a reputation as one of the nation's top roasters. His comedic style encompasses more than just roasting; he invites audiences to explore his life experiences, global adventures, and ongoing dating adventures. Tito is a regular in the Chicago comedy scene having featured at Zanies, Laugh Factory, and most clubs within an hours drive of the city.
Bryan Villone is a stand up comedian based out of NJ. He’s been on Amazon Video and was a semi-finalist in NBC’s StandUp competition. He’s produced his own shows, performed in multiple comedy festivals, clubs around NYC, in different parts of the country, and has even performed in London and Costa Rica.
Meet Judson Veach, the Nashville comic with an extraordinary journey! Originally hailing from the Buckeye State of Ohio, Judson's path led him from the heartland to the bustling streets of New York City. Along the way, he traded ballet slippers for a microphone and discovered his passion for stand-up comedy. With his sharp wit and magnetic stage presence, he effortlessly connects with audiences, sharing hilarious insights and personal tales that resonate with people from all walks of life.
Skip Clark was born and raised in Bronx, New York and now lives in Ventura, California. He began his comedy career in 1995 as a doorman for the uptown comedy in Atlanta, Georgia. Shortly after, he became a bodyguard for a high profile comedian. His acting career began in 2000 when he played a bodyguard in the movie Two Degrees the movie, And has a new movie coming out called Recruitment Day. His slice-of-life style focuses on the everyday challenges of being married, raising kids, and playing basketball against Michael Jordan in college. He now has a killer comedy crossover, high energy nonstop laughter that is reaching all audiences across the country.
Hailing from the heart of Minnesota, 15-year-old stand-up sensation Willie Foldenaur has been lighting up comedy clubs across the Midwest and West Coast since the tender age of 12. With a wit as sharp as a Minnesotan ice fishing auger, Willie's humor is a delightful concoction of his quirky life experiences and his inexplicable musings. Willie Foldenaur is not just a comedian; he's a comedic prodigy, destined to leave audiences roaring with laughter wherever he goes. Keep an eye on this rising star, because the comedy world hasn't seen anything quite like him before!