Sarah Hester Ross! Comedian! Musician! Comedy Musician! Musical Comedian! Friend! Delight! More!

Sarah's debut show at the Edinburgh Fringe is called “Sarah Hester Ross Is What?”

Venue: Just The Tonic - Nucleus - Atomic
Address: 140 Pleasance, Edinburgh EHB 9RR
Time: All shows at 2:30pm / 14:30
Show Dates: Aug 2-4, 7, 9-11, 14, 16-18

See her in Scotland if you can this August! (2024!)

And her special, available worldwide (or even in space probably) is called "Don’t Mess With A Redhead."

ABOUT "DON'T MESS WITH A REDHEAD":

Sarah invites you into the life of a TikTok-famous woman who doesn’t want babies and leads the “stop giving men microphones” movement. Don’t Mess With A Redhead, her hilarious debut special, serves as an introduction to a multi-talented comedian and musician best known for her 2.4 million social media followers and lovers of Florida Man Friday, who will be the first to tell you she aims to be the “next Bette Midler”.

Hester Ross is aware that musical comedy is not everyone’s cup of tea, but she effectively utilizes music to help audiences to stomach some very serious topics. “A spoonful of music helps the discussion of women’s rights (or lack thereof) go down. The music is niche but the topics aren’t and I feel that’s what makes it special”, says Sarah.

Originally from Tampa, Florida but currently Las Vegas-based, Sarah has been performing professionally since age 11, when she got her start as a member of a show at Busch Gardens. Later, while performing at a piano bar in Orlando where people request top 40 songs and she would play them on the spot, a colleague told her “you’re funny, you should go learn the gig properly somewhere else, your talents won’t be used here”. So she did, packing her possessions into her car and moving to Vegas where she started working the piano bar circuit.

The pandemic forced Sarah offstage and online, where her musical comedy hit on a larger scale, quickly building a sizable online following. This led to a post-pandemic three-month Vegas residency where she developed the hour, which she honed further by taking it on the road. The result is Don’t Mess With A Redhead. Sarah admits “...it blew my mind that people would buy tickets to see me. Just me. It changed my whole perspective of what I wanted to do with my career.” While her mind may have been blown by the well-deserved audience attention, we believe audience minds will be similarly blown by Don’t Mess With A Redhead.

ABOUT SARAH HESTER ROSS:

Sarah Hester Ross is a musical comedian from Las Vegas. Hester Ross is a one-of-a-kind entertainer, social media star, winner of the “Best Of Las Vegas” comedian and one-women show. She has been featured on America’s Got Talent and The Doctor Demento Show and her music has earned more than 15 million worldwide streams, and counting. Sarah presents a formidable combination of musical and theatrical talents that has earned her an auspicious entry into the comedy performing world, as well as 2.4M followers on TikTok and over 260K on Instagram. Her good-natured, comedic exuberance, both on and off stage, has earned her the moniker of “The Hilarious Redhead!“

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Sean Keane! Comedian! Writer! Podcaster! Friend! Delight! More!

Sean is a funny friend and a great comedian with a new standup album out (his debut!) RIGHT NOW! It's called "America's Uncle Dad" and here's some more info about it!

ABOUT AMERICA'S UNCLE DAD:

Sean Keane is a Bay Area native, and America’s Uncle Dad is very much a Bay Area album. It was recorded at the Punch Line in San Francisco and everyone the world over can relate to Sean’s lampooning of mass transit, (white) yoga culture, psychedelics, growing up with an adorable lisp, and a truly riotous take-down of a Simon and Garfunkel classic that we promise will forever change how you hear the song.

Keane grew up in the East Bay and moved to San Francisco. He started putting on stand-up shows in college at Berkeley, where he was the editor-in-chief of the campus humor magazine, The Heuristic Squelch. He currently lives in Oakland with his fiancé and their Aussie doodle puppy, Pinot Noir. Sean began doing stand-up himself in 2005 when he “...stopped just writing funny things for the internet or magazines and started actually saying them into a microphone in public…it turns out you start doing stand-up comedy by just doing stand-up comedy”.

We’re certainly glad he did, and the material he has crafted and honed since then makes America’s Uncle Dad a remarkable and hilarious debut, and Sean is sure to be your favorite of all your relatives.​

MORE ABOUT SEAN KEANE:

Sean Keane is a writer, stand-up comedian and co-host of the Roundball Rock NBA podcast. He has contributed to "Another Period," "Billy On The Street," NBC, Comedy Central, ESPN The Magazine and McSweeney's. In 2014, the SF Bay Guardian named him the best comedian in San Francisco, then immediately went out of business.

We had a great chat! You can have a great listen!
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Danya Trommer! Comedian! Former mime! Friend! Delight!

Check out their new Don’t Tell Comedy set!

And if you're in Boston, see them headline Nick’s Comedy Stop on August 2nd and 3rd (2024!).

They're so funny and we had a great chat and YOU can have a great listen!

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Thanks all!

Peter McGraw! Behavioral scientist! Humor researcher! Unmarried man! Friend! Delight!

His book is called "Solo: Building a Remarkable Life of Your Own" and here's a description of it from his website:

"Join the movement that celebrates single living. In a world built for two, Solos break the rules and hold space for every type of individual—single and not. Backed by scientific insights and McGraw’s experience as a lifelong bachelor, Solo offers a blueprint for cultivating fulfilling relationships and creating a rich remarkable life. Solo is your invitation to pursue a remarkable life uniquely your own."

"In a world where most people get married, where do you turn for advice if you don’t want to settle down — for now or forever? Solo is the single person’s guide to a remarkable life.

Welcome to the podcast that explores how being unattached affords you the opportunity to be adventurous, start a business, make art, travel the world, get in shape, or simply sleep in when you want to. Join Dr. Peter McGraw — behavioral scientist, humor researcher, and bachelor – as he interviews unmarried men and women living remarkable lives and assembles advice from leading experts about health, fitness, money, business, travel, fashion, art, leisure, and of course, sex and dating."

We have a remarkable chat! You can have a remarkable listen!

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Mistress Iris! Dominatrix! Artist! Friend! Delight! More!

From her website:

"I am an internationally established Dominatrix and Art Director working in photography and film. I was a student of Fine Arts at UCLA, where I first discovered my desire for representing the power of female sexuality through sculpture, installation and performance art. During my time in university, I also pursued my interest in psychology, often focusing on the subject of human sexuality.

After graduating, I trained under an established BDSM practitioner and debuted as a professional Dominatrix in 2013. Over the course of 7 years, I’ve traveled and mentored submissives in Europe, North America, and Asia.

In recent years, I have used the vehicle of visual arts to make BDSM and psychosexuality more accessible to the masses. I have collaborated with photographers and filmmakers to create visual experiences that illuminate the intricacies of sexual power dynamics."

Her short film "The Weaver '' will be screening at the Rio LGBTQIA+ film festival in Brazil on the 5th of July at 3pm. Her short film "the Debutante'' will be screening at the San Francisco Frozen Film Festival on the 17th of July at 8pm, and she will be there to in-person to do a Q&A.

We have a fascinating and meaningful discussion! I hope you enjoy!
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Jeff Cerulli! Comedian! Documentarian! Friend! Guy with a new special out now called "Live at the Bomb Shelter"!

ABOUT THE SPECIAL:

NYC-based comedian, writer and filmmaker Jeff Cerulli and Comedy Dynamics are pleased to announce the release of Live at the Bomb Shelter, Cerulli’s debut full-length comedy special, out now everywhere comedy can be streamed.

Cerulli takes the stage at NYC’s Bomb Shelter for an hour of comedy that takes viewers on a hilarious journey through growing up on Long Island, the true crime craze, the joys of being a dog-dad, getting engaged after 10 years, and the struggles of helping an aging parent. Notably Cerulli gets into the bad NYC apartments I’ve lived in: “I had to move about a year ago because my last apartment was filled with lead…which is not what you want.”

Cerulli always loved stand up comedy, and knew he would try it one day. He started running comedy shows in his 20s - a great way to land consistent stage time. “I have run so many random shows at different places in the city that most of the bars are now either a 7/11 or a Citibank”. The Bomb Shelter is a weekly comedy show run by Cerulli since 2016 in the basement of the Gaf West - one of the best independent comedy rooms in New York, super-intimate with low ceilings, a hot pipe and Christmas lights all year round. Says Cerulli: “There isn’t anything else like it, going up and telling jokes without a net. It is the only artform you must practice in front of strangers to get better.”

Cerulli is a filmmaker as well as a comedian, with multiple documentaries, web-series, and short films to his credit. Thus, he opted to make his own special a DIY affair, hiring amazing DP friend Ari Rothschild to shoot and run sound, and Paul Levin from International Digital Centre to mix. Cerulli edited Live at the Bomb Shelter himself, deftly switching hats: “I have been doing comedy for a long time, I have enough material, just do it.“ Cerulli took it to Comedy Dynamics because he loves what they are doing in the comedy space and was thrilled that they came aboard to distribute.

ABOUT JEFF CERULLI:

Jeff Cerulli is a NYC-based stand-up comedian and filmmaker who has performed all around the world. Jeff has been featured on Sirius radios Jim & Sam show, Amazon Game Breakers, The Laugh Button & Decider. His web series The Feed earned critical praise - The Observer said “it hits too close to home” and Paste called it “a sly satire on social media.” Jeff’s feature-length documentary debut Hungry premiered at the IFC Center as part of the DOC NYC film festival. His latest documentary Tasteless, about the ever-changing comedy landscape, is currently available on Apple TV. Jeff currently hosts the podcast Your Team’s Stuff where he invites a guest to judge memorabilia he finds off eBay for their favorite sports team

ABOUT THIS PODCAST:

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Ali Clayton! Comedian! Friend! Delightful human with a new album out RIGHT NOW!

ABOUT THE ALBUM:

Blonde Medicine is excited to announce the upcoming debut comedy album from Ali Clayton, Country Queer, available digitally everywhere comedy is streamed or downloaded, and on vinyl on Blonde Medicine and Bandcamp.

After working in comedy for 15 years, Ali put together a set that tells her story as a member of a very Southern family from rural North Carolina, a special ed kid, a lesbian, an alcoholic, and a white girl who started her comedy career in the South Side of Chicago.

“Country Queer is a love letter to little Ali about embracing and loving your authentic self and never forgetting where you come from.” Says Ali Clayton. “I’m country and I’m queer and I’m proud to be both.” Her comedy aims to help humanize and connect Southerners and queer folks everywhere.

ABOUT ALI CLAYTON:

Brooklyn-based comedian Ali Clayton is a southern dyslexic pageant kid who became a lesbian comedian, actor, writer, and podcaster. She is an alumna of the prestigious Actors Theater of Louisville’s Acting Apprentice Program, a Second City Conservatory graduate, a Carolines on Broadway ‘Breakout Artist’ and a top finalist in the StandUP NBC competition. Ali’s stand-up has been featured on SiriusXM and on the VICE show Funny How?. She co-hosts Y'all Gay? with her best friend and fellow southern queer comedian Ever Mainard. Vulture named Y'all Gay? one of the top five comedy podcasts of 2022.

ALI CLAYTON ONLINE:

Website

TikTok

Instagram

AND ALSO YOU CAN LISTEN TO HER ON THIS VERY PODCAST HERE!

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