Host by Amanda Cohen
Amanda Cohen is OG Gene! She is the voice of a generation that no one wants to hear from and audiences everywhere love her. She can be clean enough for church on a Tuesday, hot enough for the bar on Friday night and smart enough for NPR. She's your best nightmare: a junior crone with a sharp sense of irony who will challenge your assumptions about women of a certain age with darkly intelligent humor.
Danny Minch
Travelling all the way from Fresno, Callifornia just to perform for you. Danny's unique style of comedy can be adapted to entertain any audience. Danny doesn't rely on dirty jokes or profanity to carry his comedy. His material is intelligent and hilarious enough to stand on its own. Don't want Danny Minch? That's ok! Tell him who you want and he will be that person! Danny's most popular character is St. Stan the Raider Fan (pictured to the right). On several occasions Danny has been asked to portray a character with topic specific material and he is always happy to oblige! Danny runs one of the most popular venues in the Fresno/Clovis area.
Jann Karam
Stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and artist Jann Karam has made numerous appearances on NBC’s Tonight Show and The Late Show with David Letterman. Jann played one of Jerry’s girlfriends on Seinfeld (rated #1 by UPROXX in “A Very Important and Scientific” ranking of Jerry’s all-time on-camera inamoratas) and in addition to series regular roles, she has guest starred on countless TV sitcoms. Her award-winning Castle Rock produced short film Under the Big Muu-Muu is about her mother’s irritating and funny weekend visit. Around Los Angeles, Jann performs her critically acclaimed theatrical solo show, Reclining Nude on La Cienega, recently produced and recorded for broadcast by the legendary George Schlatter.
Rick Izquieta
Comedian Rick Izquieta showcased his stand-up comedy on the Starz TV Network comedy show “STAANN' DUP!!”, hosted by Donnell Rawlings of Comedy Central's Dave Chappelle Show. Rick has been headlining some of the well known westcoast clubs and casinos; he brings tons of laughter to the stand up comedy community and is one of the fastest growing comedians out there today. In Rick's comedy routine he will share his hilarious dysfunctional family stories, his crazy view on sports and current events! He is currently working on a Comedy Documentary titled 'Making a Comedian', about the beginning of comedy and the journey it has turned out to be. You can follow Rick on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and You Tube.
E.L. Smith is a comedian and writer who has performed all over the country for Comedy Clubs, Colleges, and Cruise Ships! A versatile talent, 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, top ten nation wide finalist for NBC clean comedy search. His confidence onstage helps him ease his way through a number of diverse topics, for this reason E.L has been a finalist and winner in many comedy competitions. Recently E.L. can be seen on THE COMEDY STORE documentary on SHOWTIME.
