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Cindy Arena has been doing stand-up in Rochester since the spring of 2018. She made her first big splash by winning the Rochester's Funniest Person contest that July. She's spent the last seven years trying to prove she was deserving of it. She runs the Don't Tell Comedy shows in Rochester with Kai VonDoom and is a regular at the Syracuse Funny Bone. And she owes a lot of her success to growing up around the adult-entertainment business and surrounded by a very funny family.

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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cindyarenacomedy

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cindyarenacomedy

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Kaiser Leib won 3 percent of the vote for Montana's governor. Instead of running the state, he's settling for a comedy festival. He started doing stand-up in San Francisco in 2017 and moved back home during the pandemic. He's doing everything he can to build a scene in Helena. The Helena Comedy Festival in making its debut on Oct. 9 to Oct. 12. The headliners are in place and the submissions are open until Aug. 8.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaiser.leib/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kaiserleib

Helena Comedy Festival: https://www.helenacomedyfestival.com/

Festival submission: https://www.helenacomedyfestival.com/submit.html

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Ryan Manzo started doing stand-up two years ago in Scranton, Pa. He tried it once in college, but it didn't stick. It only took two traumatic moments to convince him to give it another shot. He's part of a younger group of comedians to give a boost to Scranton's growing comedy scene. He just started producing shows. He's got a monthly at Gino's Bistro in Throop, Pa. The next one is July 12.

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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ryanmanzocomedy

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Hunter Roberts is a stand-up comic, former wrestler and Disney enthusiast in Gate City, Va. He wrestled for a few years -- becoming a champion -- before making his second attempt at stand-up stick in 2012. Based out of Johnson City, Tenn., he travels all over the Midwest and has a hate-hate relationship with Cleveland. He's be at the Rubber City Comedy Festival in Akron, Ohio, from June 25-28. His car might be stolen, but he probably won't take a suplex after his set.

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHunterShow

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hunterstandup

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/hunterstandup

Website: https://hunnahh.weebly.com/

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Elizabeth Becz is a comedian in Brooklyn. She grew up in Rutherford, N.J., and picked up playing the piano in middle school. Her teacher, Doug, introduced her to stand-up and would later ignite a passion. After working in upstate New York for only about a year -- she started doing stand-up in the spring of 2024 -- her calendar is full. She's an excellent writer and is determined to not need her Master's degree in physics ever again.

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

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Matt Vita grew up playing in punk bands. He got a taste for comedy while doing humorous raps between bands at shows. Then about 10 years ago, he found an open mic. Since then, he's traveled all over the country telling jokes and founded the Vermont Comedy Festival with Collen Doyle. Vita splits his time between Brooklyn and Vermont, where he has a house. He's a full-time comic now and he only wants a little more success.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigdawgny1/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MatthewJVita

Website: https://www.mattvita.com/

Vermont Comedy Festival:

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

Website: https://www.vermontcomedyfestival.com/

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Mike DiAlto started doing stand-up about 16 years ago after taking a class at the Comedy Cellar in New York City. He kept doing it in Philadelphia and has been running the mixed mic and comedy shows at John and Peter's in New Hope, Pa., for the last 14 years. He's bringing in Rich Vos for a show on Friday, June 13. He's got two kids -- that's enough for him -- so the material is writing itself. His first album, Live at John and Peter's, came out in 2019.

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

Live at John and Peter's: https://audiomack.com/mike-dialto/album/mike-dialto-live-at-john-and-peters

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Eric Basile started doing stand-up in Jamestown, N.Y., back in 2011. He moved to Buffalo in 2014 and has been there since. A film student at the University of Buffalo, Basile grew up on Saturday Night Live and sitcoms from the '70s, '80s and '90s. He's excellent joke writer and a very good joke teller. He works all over New York.

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ericamicus

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