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Dan Danzy moved started doing stand-up in Dallas when he was in high school. He worked his way all over the state over the next 15 years before deciding to move to Scranton with his wife in 2022. He took a little bit of time off, but decided to join the comedy scene by taking over the Keystone Stage -- right before the roof collapsed. He's loving the move, though, and is part of a young comedy scene that's continuing to grow.

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Twitter: https://x.com/DanDanzy

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

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Julia Colasanti grew up playing volleyball in Michigan before going to college at St. Michael's in Vermont. Loud and confident on the court, she made a speech at a banquet that pushed her toward stand-up 10 years ago while she was still in high school. She moved to Chicago after graduating, but came back to Burlington, Vt., where she's made a home for herself. She ran a show at the Lincoln Lodge for a couple years and is performing at the Vermont Comedy Festival from Dec. 4 to Dec. 7.

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

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

Website: https://www.juliacolasanti.com/comedian

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Lauren Festa is a very funny comedian on Long Island. She's been doing stand-up all over New York City for about 10 years, but has been pushing hard for the last six -- pretty much living out her dad's dream for her. She works in publishing and just wrote her first rom-com novel that she hopes will be out in 2026. She'll be back at the Vermont Comedy Festival from Dec. 4 to 7.

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Jethro Trogo started doing stand-up in the Philippines in 2013 and moved to St. Paul, Minn., near the end of 2019 for his job as a software engineer. Quite the shift in culture and weather. He's been able to work himself into the comedy scene and he won the Funniest Person in St. Paul, despite almost having a heart attack the morning of the final. He's finding success, even if his in-laws don't understand it. Check him out on a stage around the Twin Cities whenever you can.

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

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Shawn Barnes did his first set while going to SUNY Oneonta back in the early 2010s and occasionally came back to stand-up. It wasn't until an established comedian moved upstairs that he decided to give it a real go. Now he's working all over New York and just won the Capital Region's Funniest Comic competition. He's getting work at the Albany Funny Bone and the Comedy Works in Saratoga.

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnbarnes32

Twitter: https://x.com/ShawnBarnes32

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Matt Drufke has been doing stand-up in and around Chicago for about 20 years. He's one of a nine-person team behind the Still Not Friday show in Aurora, Ill., that just celebrated its 10th anniversary. He was able to book Kyle Kinane for that show and they're hoping to get comedians of a similar status for future shows. He's been able to watch some of the best comics in the country come through the Chicago scene and he's just trying to play his part in making the scene as strong as it can be.

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

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

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Isaac Kozell started doing stand-up in Pittsburgh about 14 years ago. He was living in Wheeling, W. Va., but had to chase the stage elsewhere. He worked in marketing and fixed up houses on the side, something he'd learned as a kid. Once his neighbors spread the word, he started fixing houses full-time. He produces four shows in New Orleans and has southern living about figured out -- just in time to move north with his girlfriend.

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Tommy Cook started doing stand-up outside of Detroit about 2 1/2 years ago. He grew up on a steady diet of musicals, thanks to his grandparents. He played in the marching and concert bands in high school and became the lead singer of Granola Add Bacon, a ska band, as a senior. He works with Depot Town Comedy and is constantly trying not to embarrass his mom -- again.

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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tommycooklol?_t=8gjVq4sk0wo&_r=1

Twitter: https://x.com/tommycooklol

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCffaJc1fvlu0_0bZJ7VKgfg

Website: https://tommycooklol.carrd.co/

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