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Chris Riggins is a standup comedian based in Los Angeles, California. Chris first caught notoriety in the comedy community when he won the San Francisco International Comedy Competition and becoming a regular in the Punchline Comedy Club circuit. Now residing in Los Angeles, he’s become a paid regular at the World-Famous Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, and has become a continuing feature act for the greats like Dave Chappelle. His comedic style, characterized by clever observations and fearless commentary, challenges his audiences to think outside the box as he delivers his unique perspective on life. Before cutting his teeth in comedy, he found success in the Oakland music scene, where he was an MC with a world class jazz band named Mingus Amungus and attained a social circle with the likes of Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and many others. It was through his love for both artforms that led to the creation of his jazz-comedy fusion show, “SMOKIN’ JOKES.” In addition to his live performances, Riggins recorded his first comedy album “My Fifth First Album” with Blonde Medicine in 2021, further establishing himself as a force in the comedy world. Most recently, Riggins was a featured comedian at the prestigious 2024 Netflix Is A Joke Comedy Festival.

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Ali Macofsky is a stand-up comedian, actress, and writer who began her comedy career at the age of 7 when she joined Ryan Seacrest on KIIS FM every weekday morning and prank call listeners as her character “Lil Ally” and has continued to pursue comedy ever since.

Shortly after high school, Ali quickly established herself in the Los Angeles comedy scene where she became the first regular to perform on over 100 episodes of the Comedy Store’s weekly Kill Tony podcast.

This provided further opportunities leading Ali to headline venues across the country, as well as open for huge names in the comedy world like Russell Peters and Joe Rogan. read more

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The slightly dark, incredibly quick, observational style of Mary Santora’s comedy is one that is uniquely her own. Drawing from real life experiences, Mary takes the audience on a storytelling driven ride, while seamlessly weaving in and out of crowd interactions, leaving a lasting impression on anyone who sees her. Both of Santora’s albums, “Hillbilly Boujee” and “Nothing Matters” hit #1 on both iTunes and Amazon, and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM.

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The slightly dark, incredibly quick, observational style of Mary Santora’s comedy is one that is uniquely her own. Drawing from real life experiences, Mary takes the audience on a storytelling driven ride, while seamlessly weaving in and out of crowd interactions, leaving a lasting impression on anyone who sees her. Santora’s debut album, “Hillbilly Boujee” hit #1 on both iTunes and Amazon, #5 on Billboard, and can be heard regularly on SiriusXM.

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Geneva was named Second Funniest Jew at the 2015 Jewish Comedian of the Year Competition in London. In 2016, she took a half-hour stand up show, “Messed Up,” to the Edinburgh, Camden, and Great Yorkshire fringe festivals. In 2017 she returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with her half-hour show, “Born with a Bush”. Now living in Oakland with a small tribe of mothers, Geneva performs all over the Bay Area. She placed 3rd in the 2018 Rooster T. Feathers comedy competition (tied with Ryan Goodcase). In addition to writing and performing standup, Geneva is a writer for Killing My Lobster and Nice Tan, two SF-based sketch comedy groups. Her moms love all her jokes except the stupid ones. Well, her dumb mom likes them all. That’s why she’s the favorite.

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Erik Bransteen is a New York City-based stand-up comedian and actor. He has written material & jokes for VH1, Saturday Night Live, ABC Radio, TMZ TV show & more! He performs regularly at all New York City Comedy Clubs.

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Bonnie Q is an NYC-based comedian, impersonator, writer, and actor. ​She has performed in multiple cities as well as some of New York’s most famous venues, including Broadway, Greenwich, and Gotham Comedy Club. Bonnie Q hosts Q Lab, a weekly open mic at Tara Rose Mondays at 7pm and a mother/daughter comedic variety show called Mommy Dearest & Me.

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Bonnie Q’s stand-up most notably features many impersonations including Ariana Grande, Melissa Villaseñor (SNL), Sebastian Maniscalco, Dan Levy, and more. She also does a killer Australian accent, mate! Her Ariana Grande impersonation has been featured on dozens of shows, including Chris Gethard Presents TV. Her festival credits include 5th Borough Comedy Festival, NY Underground Comedy Festival, and winner of 2020’s Coney Island One-Liner Festival. read more

Emil Wakim is a stand-up comedian and writer based in Brooklyn, NY by way of Bloomington, Indiana.

He recently made his late-night television debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and was selected as a New Face of Comedy at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.

Emil has opened for Roy Wood Jr., Kyle Kinane, Moshe Kasher, and Michael Rapaport, and is a regular tour opener for Nikki Glaser.

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Moreno is a Puerto Rican comedian that was born and raised in New Jersey. He performed shows from New York to New Jersey when he first began his career in 2008. Shortly after beginning his career, he moved to Miami, Florida where his comedy career really took off.

Moreno is animated, physical, witty, and full of dark comedy which is everyone’s favorite in South Florida. Moreno was a finalist on NBC’s Stand-up For Diversity and in the New York Latin Kings of Comedy Competition. He was even featured in Que Locos show pilot. He also hosts a show once a month which takes place at Coyo Taco in Coral Gables, Florida. read more

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Phillip Anthony is a Western Mass comedian originally from the Bronx, NY. As a comedian with nearly 20 years of experience in event management and production, his passion for helping people is as great as his love for making people laugh.

This is the reason he was a perfect fit to join the Funny4Funds Family. Phillip Anthony has a diverse style of comedy that is very relatable and caters to any crowd, from “Clean Comedy” to completely “Adult Content”.

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