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.

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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.

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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.

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

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Brandon Ciotti started doing stand-up in Utica, N.Y., after a really bad day. Starting at 33, he went into overdrive and went to open mics all over upstate New York. His family and friends made sure he was tough enough to handle the abuse. He's only a little afraid to try the slightly (or more?) offensive material. He'll be at the Crooked Mouth Comedy Festival on Sept. 21 and the Syracuse Funny Bone on Sept. 29.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginger_brandad/

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