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Featuring both professional comedians from the midwest's best Comedy scene right here in Bloomington as well as brand new folks trying out their 5 minutes for the first time- you never know what you're going to get or who you'll see!

TV Appearances:

• Series Regular as the Principal in HBO Max’s Upcoming “Ten Year Old Tom”
• Netflix Specials – 2013, 20215 & 2019
• The Daily Show
• Jimmy Kimmel – 15 Appearances
• The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon

Tours With:

• Daniel Tosh
• Jim Gaffigan
• David Cross
• David Spade
• Sarah Silverman

History:

• Grew up in Philadelphia
• Started comedy at 16, the rest is history

Rachel is a nationally touring comedian and actress. Huffington Post called her “the only comedian we've seen who can go from embodying her grandmother in one breath and a predatory guy on the street in the next and be equally convincing at both.” She has had three Comedy Central specials, including the most recent ‘Amy Schumer Presents Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple’. Rachel recently recurred on the Steven Soderbergh Amazon series RED OAKS and on Judd Apatow's HBO comedy CRASHING. She also guest starred on Bravo’s ODD MOM OUT. Her past credits include TRAINWRECK, TOP FIVE, THE NIGHTLY SHOW WITH LARRY WILMORE, HBO’s LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER, co-hosting THE VIEW on multiple occasions and several appearances on INSIDE AMY SCHUMER. You may also remember Rachel co-hosting alongside Shaq on UPLOAD WITH SHAQUILLE O’NEAL. Feinstein has also lent her voice to Adult Swim's VENTURE BROTHERS and the phenomenally successful GRAND THEFT AUTO video game franchise. Her latest special premiered as part of Netflix’s half hour series THE STANDUPS.

Jamie Lee is a stand-up comedian, actor and Emmy award winning television writer/producer. She is currently an Executive Producer on the mega-hit Apple TV+ series TED LASSO, created by Bill Lawrence and Jason Sudeikis, which received a record breaking 20 Emmy Award nominations, taking home 7 awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series. Jamie won two WGA Awards and an Emmy Award for her work on the series. Most recently, Jamie has served as a Co-Executive Producer on KILLING IT (Peacock) created by BROOKLYN NINE-NINE duo Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici and starring Craig Robinson. Onscreen, Jamie starred as Ali Reissen, the female lead in the Judd Apatow-produced HBO series CRASHING, opposite Pete Holmes and wrote/starred in “The Viewing Party” episode, which was directed by Judd Apatow and honored by the New York Times in their piece on The Best TV Episodes of 2019.

In December 2016, Lee released her debut book Weddiculous (Harper Collins), which quickly rose to #1 on Bustle.com’s list of best wedding books. The book was adapted by Netflix and ITV as a series titled THE WEDDING COACH, which was hosted and Executive Produced by Jamie and premiered on April 7th, 2021.

Mat Alano-Martin has spent the last 14 years on the road telling jokes and sharing stories all across America. He has appeared at comedy clubs, theaters, punk rock dives, redneck roadhouses, casinos, colleges, living rooms and everywhere in between. Alano-Martin’s three albums can be heard in regular rotation on Sirius/XM’s comedy channels and he has appeared on NPR, Laughs on Hulu and The Bob & Tom Show. He has worked with such notable acts as Patton Oswalt, Tig Notaro, Maria Bamford, Chris Gethard and Brother Ali, and performed at over 25 festivals across the country and beyond, including the Limestone Comedy Festival of which he is co-founder.

Spend the biggest night in comedy at one of America’s best comedy clubs, headlined by Mat Alano-Martin!

Mat Alano-Martin has spent the last 14 years on the road telling jokes and sharing stories all across America. He has appeared at comedy clubs, theaters, punk rock dives, redneck roadhouses, casinos, colleges, living rooms and everywhere in between. Alano-Martin’s three albums can be heard in regular rotation on Sirius/XM’s comedy channels and he has appeared on NPR, Laughs on Hulu and The Bob & Tom Show. He has worked with such notable acts as Patton Oswalt, Tig Notaro, Maria Bamford, Chris Gethard and Brother Ali, and performed at over 25 festivals across the country and beyond, including the Limestone Comedy Festival of which he is co-founder.

10:30 PM SHOW includes a champagne toast (21+) and party favors as we count down to midnight!

Sabrina Wu is a Brooklyn based actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. They recently made their feature film debut in the Lionsgate comedy JOY RIDE, from executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and director Adele Lim. Variety Magazine recently named Wu one of the 10 Comics to Watch for 2023.

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, they found their love for stand-up at 16 years old and began performing sets at their high school talent shows. In 2022, Just for Laughs Comedy Festival selected Wu as one of their New Faces of Comedy. In October that year, they went on to make their late-night stand -up debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Sabrina regularly performs at venues like Union Hall and the Bell House in New York City, where they’ve been featured as part of the New York Comedy Festival.

Wu served as a staff writer on the Disney+ series Doogie Kameāloha M.D., and is currently a staff writer on an unannounced series for Netflix with Mike Schur executive producing. They recently sold their pilot 20th Century Studios.

LUCAS ZELNICK is a stand-up comedian born, raised, and based in New York City, who challenges his cushy upbringing through punch-heavy material. Lucas’s stand-up clips have exploded online, where he has received over 100M views and 500K+ followers across Instagram and TikTok. In 2022, Lucas established a strong baseline for himself as a touring comedian, selling out 8 shows at Zanies Chicago. That same year, he appeared in SF Sketchfest and as a guest on Amazon Prime Video’s Sports Talk. 2023 was a breakout year for Lucas: he headlined the New York Comedy Festival, taped a secret set with Don't Tell Comedy, and taped his Comedy Central debut for Season 14 of Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring. For no particular reason, he also holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Sheng Wang is a comedian, actor and writer originally from Houston, TX. His first Netflix special, Sweet & Juicy, released in September 2023 and was produced and directed by Ali Wong. He was a featured stand-up on HBO’s “2 Dope Queens” special and also wrote for the ABC show “Fresh Off the Boat.” Sheng resides in Los Angeles and in his time off, he enjoys exploring botanical gardens and discovering new ways to snack.

Zarna Garg is “One in a Billion”, and that's not the just name of her first comedy special. She’s also the only Indian mom comedian taking on her mother-in-law. She was recently profiled as one of the gutsiest women in comedy on Apple TV’s new “Gutsy Women” series, and featured on “This American Life” with Ira Glass. When she’s not doing 15 shows a week at Comedy Cellar in New York City, she is touring the world with her show. She is the winner of Kevin Hart's Lyft Comics, the winner of the 2021 Ladies of Laughter Award, and has over a million followers across social media platforms. Her debut feature screenplay, ‘Rearranged’ won Top Comedy Feature award at Austin Film Festival in 2019 and was a 2019 Nicholl Fellowships Semi-Finalist.

Joe Pera is a standup comedian, writer, and filmmaker from Buffalo, NY now living in New York, NY. Pera is best known for his Adult Swim series, “Joe Pera Talks With You,” which The LA Times refers to as ‘TV’s quietest, most artful comedy’. He has performed his subdued standup on Conan, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Comedy Central. After his animated special “Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep” (which many have found to work), he followed up with other projects for Adult Swim including “Joe Pera Helps You Find The Perfect Christmas Tree” and “Relaxing Old Footage with Joe Pera.” Through his production company, Chestnut Walnut, Pera has also directed a number of film and tv projects including Conner O'Malley's “Truthhunters” pilot for Comedy Central. Pera’s first book ‘A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping Or Peeing But Using the Bathroom as an Escape’ is out now from Macmillan publishing, and on the USA TODAY best seller list. “Joe Pera Talks With You” is now available to stream on Max, and Pera can be seen appearing on season 5 of “Search Party.” Pera also voiced the role of “Fern” in Peter Sohn’s Disney Pixar box office smash animated feature film “Elemental.” Pera's new sleep podcast “Drifting Off with Joe Pera,” a collaboration with Composer Ryan Dann, can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Patreon. New episodes release on the first Sunday of each month. On October 6th, Joe released his independently financed and produced comedy special, “Joe Pera: Slow and Steady,” exclusively on his own YouTube channel. The special premiered to to a quarter of a million views opening weekend and counting.