STAND-UP COMEDY from Tallahassee, Philadelphia, DC, Portland & Los Angeles

This stand-up show features Ice Jackson, Brendann Murphy, Seth K. Thomas, Christian Escoto, Josh Cousins, and Ronny Pascale

About this event

The host for this show will be local comic Melly Kazel.

Ice Jackson is a Tallahassee, FL based comedian/hip hop artist that has honed his skills up and down the east coast. He is a Harrisburg Comedy Zone regular that has opened for Shane Gillis and Chanel Ali. Ice is the co-host of the web-based travel show Give Us The Strength. His 2018 mixtape International Ice has received critical acclaim from various media outlets.

Brendann Murphy is a Philly based comic that has performed at Helium Comedy Club and Punchline Comedy Club. He also produces independent stand up and improv showcases around Philly. You can catch him doing stand-up and improv comedy all over the East Coast.

Seth K. Thomas is a Los Angeles based comedian who got a standing ovation once and has been chasing that high ever since. On a mission to create non superiority theory humor, Seth jokes about his life as a kid raised by a single, black, lesbian, Buddhist, comedian, from the Bronx, in the Bay Area, during the ‘80s.

Christian Escoto was born and raised in Washington, D.C., where he began performing comedy after his high school graduation. Since then, he regularly performs around the DC area and the Baltimore region. Using his quick wit and stage persona, Christian entertains the audience with jokes and stories about growing up in DC area as a Filipino-American. He has performed multiple times at the DC Drafthouse Comedy Theater, the DC Improv, the Howard Theater and has opened for Jordan Klepper, Adam Ferrara, Sheng Wang, Robin Tran, Helen Hong and JR De Guzman. He currently tours colleges all across the country.

Josh Cousins is an up-and-coming standup comedian out of Portland, Oregon. Traveling the world while in the military, growing up in the Midwest, and being a father to two boys has provided him with a unique perspective that he cleverly transforms into relatable humor. Line up your cups and prepare for Josh to get you drunk on laughter as he drops a mix of physical comedy and hard-hitting jokes. His act has landed him spots in comedy festivals across the country and was recently featured at The Comedy Chateau in Los Angeles. Josh is fun to watch with an attention-grabbing presence and an unrivaled ability to translate observations into laughter.

Ronny Pascale is an LA based comedian. He was a featured comedian on Kevin Hart’s Road Comics. You can catch him performing all over LA or on all of the social media sites.

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