Boston Comedy Festival

From bar fights and cop lights to laughing crowds and stage lights this down home country boy is just trying to survive on the mean streets of rural Dayton. Performing his southern Ohio style of comedy and keeping it real by using his past mistakes and day to day life as his main material. You’ll be able to relate to his jokes or just laugh because he is down right hilarious.Jay’s style of comedy is loved by all. From church groups to folks the want it dirty. He can please every kind of crowd. His speciality might be said to be his crowd work. He can make the most of a show only using his wit and the crowd or give you what you love with unlimited well written humor. Jay has performed with many talented comedians and is really starting to make a name for himself in the comedic circuit. Jay has also won funniest person in Columbus, Cincinnati and Dayton.
Performing on:
Tuesday September 18th at 9pm
in Preliminary Round 6 at the Davis Sq Theatre in Somerville MA

Jason Kanter is one of those guys you hate to love and love to hate. With biting sarcasm and razor-sharp wit, Jason is one of the best writers of cutting, irrepressible humor. He has a smile and demeanor that makes even his darkest material fun and palatable. Jason has been featured on The Jim Breuer Show on Sirius Satellite Radio and is a regular guest on Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld on Fox News. He is a fixture in comedy clubs in New York City and around the nation.
Performing on:
Tuesday September 18th at 9pm
in Preliminary Round 6 at the Davis Sq Theatre in Somerville MA

Jason is a standup, improv and sketch comedian from Texas, currently based in New York City. He has performed throughout the US, has been featured on TV in multiple commercials, and on 30 Rock, and has written directed and starred in multiple internet videos.
Performing on:
Tuesday September 18th at 9pm
in Preliminary Round 6 at the Davis Sq Theatre in Somerville MA

He was in the 2012/2011/2010 South Beach Comedy Festival, the 2011 Laugh Detroit festival, the 2010 New York Underground Comedy Festival, the 2010 World Series of Comedy, the 2009 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival showcase, and Sleepless Night 2009. Forrest was a finalist for the 2007 Comedy Central Open Mic Fight and the 2007. Forrest is a member of The All Organic Comedy Tour. Forrest was featured in a commercial for the Florida Marlins 2009 campaign. He has also appeared in several other television ads, radio ads, on CBS4 news, and WSVN (Deco Drive).
Performing on:
Wednesday September 19th at 7pm
in Preliminary Round 7 at the Davis Sq Theatre in Somerville MA

With a quirky delivery and an offbeat sense of humor, Andrew Mayer has quickly become a mainstay in Boston’s comedy scene. He has presented his eclectic comedy blend to audiences locally and internationally, with people who are not in his immediate family describing him as “hilarious,” “quirksome but never irksome,” and “funny and inventive, with good timing and stage presence.” Andrew is a favorite at the Cambridge’s widely-lauded Comedy Studio, and was invited to be their “Comic in Residence” in November 2009. He has participated in the Bridgetown Comedy Festival and Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, and has had content featured on a number of online publications, including reddit and the Tosh.0 blog. Whatever the stage, Andrew brings a truly fresh perspective and does so in a voice that is all his own.
Performing on:
Tuesday September 18th at 9pm
in Preliminary Round 6 at the Davis Sq Theatre in Somerville MA

Big Al rules!!
Performing on:
Tuesday September 18th at 9pm
in Preliminary Round 6 at the Davis Sq Theatre in Somerville MA

Ted Pettingell Loves Comedy. He hates writing short Bios about himself. Ted is very good at comedy. He is not very good at writing his Bio. Ted is constantly working on his comedy. Ted rarely works on writing his Bio. Ted tell his jokes at all the Major Clubs in Boston. Ted writes his Bio on his home computer. Ted has appeared in several comedy festivals. His Bio has not. Ted was the Comic in residence at the Comedy Studio in December 2010. His Bio took the month off to spend time with family. Lets review Comedy Good, Bios Bad.
Performing on:
Tuesday September 18th at 7pm
in Preliminary Round 5 at the Davis Sq Theatre in Somerville MA

Steve Macone was a finalist in the 2011 Boston Comedy Festival. His humor writing has appeared in the New Yorker, The Onion, The New York Times and American Scholar. He’s appeared on NPR and performed around the U.S., England and Ireland
Performing on:
Tuesday September 18th at 7pm
in Preliminary Round 5 at the Davis Sq Theatre in Somerville MA

Sean Sullivan is a comedian from Boston, MA. He’s appeared on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, been featured at the Great American Comedy Festival, and performed in the shadow of a roller coaster in front 1,000 disinterested teenage girls. Sean has secured his place in the Boston comedy scene by pursuing new and innovative ways of entertaining audiences. With his quick wit, strong improvisational talents, and autobiographical material, audiences never exactly know what they are about to get when he takes the stage.
Performing on:
Tuesday September 18th at 7pm
in Preliminary Round 5 at the Davis Sq Theatre in Somerville MA

Sara Hennessey is a Toronto based stand up comedian extraordinaire! STAR of Fuse TV & Much Music’s ‘VIDEO ON TRIAL’, Sara has been a featured opening act for Maria Bamford, Andy Kindler and Canada’s own Debra DiGiovanni. Sara appeared on The Jon Dore Television Show, contributes to Huffington Post Canada, and to the CBC Radio show ‘Day 6′. Check out her hilarious web-series ‘GOODBYE SARA HENNESSEY’ on your computing machines; It’s currently nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award!
Performing on:
Tuesday September 18th at 7pm
in Preliminary Round 5 at the Davis Sq Theatre in Somerville MA