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Funniest Comic in New England Contest Set for Cabaret Theatre at Mohegan Sun, 2/8
By: BWW News Desk Jan. 30, 2013
Over two hundred comics auditioned from five states across New England hoping to be selected to compete for $10,000.00 in cash and prizes in the region's BIGGEST Stand-up Comedy Competition..........ever. The talent pool has been selected and narrowed to our top forty comics in the Newcomers Division and twenty comics have been selected to compete for laughs in the Pro Division.
Regionally, there are comics from Portland, Maine and Burlington, Vermont from Braintree, Massachusetts to Newport, Rhode Island and the comedy competition also includes comics from almost every city or town in Connecticut. Some of the Contestants are College Students in their teens and others are professionals in their fifties and all ages in between. Comics that include: teachers, doctors, painters, landscapers and more. The list of Contestants almost reads like a Dr. Suess book. Black Comics, White Comics, Indian comics and Hispanic Comics all make up this comedy cornucopia and mix of talent. Only two women will compete in the Newcomers Division along with Muslim comics, Jewish and gentile comics, straight comics and gay comics will join in the comedy fight for laughs. Alright, you won't read that in a Dr. Suess book.All these stand-ups will perform at the Cabaret Theatre at Mohegan Sun Friday February 8th for two shows at 8:00 and at 10:15 in the (Newcomers Division $19.50 tickets). Our industry judges will then narrow the field down to a Qualifying Round 2 the next Day on Feb 9th to 15 comics per show at 8:00 & 10:15.
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Town/State/Living |
Comedy Credits |
Additional CT Tie-In |
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Dougie Phillips |
Trumbull, CT |
Two-Time Runner-up Funniest Comic in New England Contest |
Originally from Bridgeport, CT |
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Karl Zahn |
Milford, NH |
A regular on The Dennis Miller Show, FOX News Red Eye |
Father of five |
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Dave Sheehan |
New Haven, CT |
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Kyron Hobdy |
Portland, ME |
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Gary Pettinella |
Oxford, CT
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Born and raised in Derby, CT. |
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Cezar Ostrowski |
Born & Raised in New Britain, CT |
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Rich Grasso |
CT |
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Suzanne Mccormick |
CT |
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Ryan MacNamara |
CT |
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Derek Toombs |
New Haven, CT |
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Frank Carofano |
CT |
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Larry Donn |
Waterford, CT |
Born in Cheshire, CT. |
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Craig Taylor |
CT |
Works out at Jokers Wild in New Haven, CT. |
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Shawn Murray |
CT |
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Kyle Gagnon |
VT |
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Mike Thomas |
VT |
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Jason Lorber |
VT |
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Jim Huk |
Beacon Falls, CT |
Caroline's |
Grew up in Granby, CT.& WORKS IN Hartford, CT |
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Marc Bouchard |
West Hartford, CT |
Raised on a dairy Farm in Northern Vermont . |
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Will Betts |
VT |
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Tracie Spencer |
VT |
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Kareem Blue |
CT |
The movie Oil and Water |
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Ryan Broems |
Enfield, CT. |
Funnybones Regular |
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Beecher |
New Haven, CT |
Opened-up for Andrew Dice Clay |
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Niraj Shah |
MASS |
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Stephanie McMaster |
CT |
Funny Or Die, GuySpeed, the Chive, Huffington Post, Nerdist and The Ellen Show |
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Brian Barganier |
CT |
his first cd "Grilled Cheese and Orgies" |
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Doug key |
RI |
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R.A.Bartlett |
RI |
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Michael Casey |
RI |
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Christopher Cerami |
CT |
A student at UCONN Law School |
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Jason Cordova |
MASS |
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Justin Hoff |
Boston, MASS |
was runner up in the "2011"Beantown Comedy Riot Competition" in Boston |
Born in Boston, Mass |
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Woody Burgo |
MASS |
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Dave Lamb |
MASS |
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Matt Stofsky |
MASS |
semi-finalist in Dick's Beantown Comedy Riot |
A senior at Tufts University in Boston |
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Tim Willis |
MASS |
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Mark Ogle |
From Braintree, MASS |
attends Umass, Dartmouth |
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RI |
A member of the Vokes players in Wayland, Ma |
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Pat Collins |
RI |
Cury College Improv Coach |
A member of the Vokes players in Wayland, Ma |
For tickets comedy goers can go to mohegansun.com, ticketmaster.com, treehousecomedy.com or they can call 1800-745-3000 or tickets can be picked up at the Mohegan Sun Box Office.
A Preliminary Round will be staged on Friday February 15th at 8:00 for the Pros (tickets $20) and at 10:15 for the Newcomers (tickets $19.5). 20 comics will perform for each show.
A Quarter-Final Round will be staged on Friday February 16th at 8:00 for the Pros (tickets $22) and at 10:15 for the Newcomers (tickets $22).
A Semi-Final Round will be staged on Friday February 22nd at 8:00 for the Pros (tickets $22) and at 10:15 for the Newcomers (tickets $20).
The Finals will be staged on Saturday February 23rd at 8:00 for the Pros (tickets $29.5) and at 10:15 for the Newcomers (tickets $22).
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