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NCF WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OUR COMEDIANS

Christine Hurley

Like any great comedian, Christine has an innate ability to see humor in “everyday” situations. For years, she entertained family, friends and neighbors in their kitchens, at barbecues and grocery store aisles. The only difference now is she uses a microphone and a stage. Christine Hurley has quickly become a favorite in the Boston comedy world. She works with and is respected by Boston’s comedic legends. Among them being; Don Gavin, Lenny Clarke, Steve Sweeney, Paul D’Angelo, Paul Nardizzi, Patty Ross, Tony V, Loretta Laroche… and her biggest fan and mentor Johnny Pizzi.

Erin Jackson

Erin Jackson is one of the fastest-rising comedians in New York City. She works nightly in the city’s top comedy clubs, and most recently made her Netflix debut as part of Season 2 of Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready. She currently writes for the hit Netflix show, The Upshaws, and has appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers, CONAN, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, and Last Comic Standing. Erin co-hosted three seasons of Exhale, a panel talk series on the ASPiRE television network, and has been a panelist on sports and pop-culture programs on MSNBC, NFL Network, VH-1 and TV Guide Network. Her comedy album, Grudgery, was released in 2018 and debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes comedy charts.

Erin Maguire

Erin Maguire is a NYC based stand-up, writer, actor, podcast host, and all around good time gal. Her debut comedy album BASELINE PRESENTABLE debuted at number one on iTunes comedy charts. She has appeared on Gotham Live, The Tamron Hall show, Game Show Network, ESPN, and recently gave a TEDtalk for TEDx on YouTube. Her podcast, Dear Pod, was in Apple’s top 100 comedy pods and her mom says she’s cool.

Maureen Langan

Maureen is an internationally acclaimed standup comedian who has performed at festivals in the U.S., Canada, U.K, Ireland, Switzerland, the Balkans and South Africa. Her intelligent and hysterical rants on life’s absurdities make her a hit at clubs, theaters, and corporate events.…a perfect addition to your lineup. She’s an award-winning comedian who has performed on Broadway with Rosie O’Donnell, opened for Steven Wright, Joy Behar, and Gladys Knight — and has roasted comedy royalty Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Her on-screen appearances include Gotham Live, HBO, Red Eye, Comics Unleashed, the Paramount Pictures film Marci X, and many national commercials.

Adam Ferrara

Adam Ferrara, the Actor/Comedian who Entertainment Weekly dubbed “Hilarious”. For six seasons, Adam co-hosted the critically acclaimed BBC sensation, Top Gear US. He proudly played Chief Needles Nelson on the Emmy nominated FX drama Rescue Me. Adam co-starred with Emmy Award Winner Edie Falco on Showtime’s hit series Nurse Jackie. He has also co-starred alongside Kevin James in the hit move Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Definitely Maybe with Ryan Reynolds.

Jack Gallagher

American comedian, actor, and writer with a recurring role on the HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm. As a television host, he has won Emmy Awards for his work on the PBS series Money Moves, Off-Limits, and Kids, Cash and Common Sense. He was the host of the California Lottery’s The Big Spin game show from 1996 to 1998. Gallagher became a regular at the Improv in Los Angeles and appeared on The Tonight Show with both Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, as well as appearances on Late Night with Conan O’Brien before launching an acting career in the movie Shakes the Clown with Bobcat Goldthwait. His other films include Heartbreak Ridge with Clint Eastwood and the made-for-television Incident at Ruby Ridge. 

Jimmy Dunn

Jimmy Dunn is an actor and stand-up comedian from Boston, who recently co-starred on the CBS comedy “The McCarthys” as Sean McCarthy. He got his start in the comedy world telling jokes at a bar in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where he was paid in beer and fried clams. Since then, Jimmy has gone on to perform at some of the comedy industry’s most prestigious events, including Denis Leary’s Comics Come Home, Montreal’s International Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, and the Late Show with David Letterman.

Ken Rogerson

KEN ROGERSON, “The funniest man you’ve never heard of,” started his comedy career working the Chicago club circuit and at the famed Second City. After touring with the improvisational troupe The Comedy Rangers, Ken moved East and became a central part of the historic ‘80’s Boston comedy scene of the as documented in the film When Stand Up Stood Out. There, he honed his standup act to a fine edge “…sharp enough to cut the head off a rabbit at thirty yards.” Still rocking it, Ken is now all over the internet, where you’ll find clips from his Dry Bar special, Way North of 40 which total over a million views, and he can also be heard on Sirius XM, Pandora, and Spotify as part of The Best of Boston Vol II alongside some of Boston’s best!

Simon Fraser

Simon Fraser is the one Brit that Americans won’t hate. Charming, clever, and a huge fan of America, you can expect the room to turn into a rally when Simon takes the stage. His riffs on everything pro-America from Fahrenheit to writing the date MM-DD-YYYY have received tens of millions of views online, and he has established himself as a rising star in the Midwest, becoming the youngest winner of the Funniest Person in Cincinnati competition and opening for Jason Banks on his nationwide tour. Simon also produces the hit Don’t Tell Comedy shows in Columbus, Ohio, and regularly tours the country by himself.

Steven Wright

I was born. When I was 23 I started telling jokes. Then I started going on television and doing films. That’s still what I’m doing. The end.

Corey Rodrigues

Corey is a highly sought after national touring college, club and corporate performer. He was the winner of The Catch a New Rising Star, The Funniest Comic in New England and the 2017 Big Sky Comedy Festivals. Rodrigues has been featured on the hilarious Gotham Live, Laughs on Fox and True Tv’s Laff Mobbs Laff Tracks. In 2018 he released his Dry Bar comedy special, was voted “best of the fest” at the Big Pine Comedy Festival and was picked as one of TBS’s Comics to Watch at the New York Comedy Fest. In 2019 Rodrigues made his late-night TV debut on the Conan O’Brien show. In 2020 he released another 30-minute Comedy Special for the EPIX series “Unprotected Sets.” His comedy is honest and fun, constantly peppering in stories from his life and the lives of those around him. Mix that with a hilarious point of view and he’s able to talk about just about anything.

Graig Murphy

Graig started out in comedy by using his impressions of sports and television personalities but has now grown into a quick witted act of everyday humor. Along with working every venue possible throughout New England, he has also appeared many times at the Comix Comedy Club at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Riviera Casino in Las Vegas and the Ft. Lauderdale Improv. Graig has opened for many of the nations top comedians including Tom Cotter, Lenny Clarke, Jeffrey Ross, Gary Gulman and Tom Papa.

Charles McBee

Charles’ comedy is a mix of witty humor with a positive message. He creates laughter by combining personal stories with social commentary. Before working on Tha God’s Honest Truth, Charles became very popular on Tik Tok during the 2020 lockdown. Some of his sketches have even gone viral from commenting on race, social injustice, and everything “Chucked Up News”.

Jared Freid

Jared Freid is a stand-up comedian based out of New York City, with a strong focus on dating and relationships. He has performed on The Tonight Show and was named one of JFL’s 2017 New Faces. Jared’s comedy is current and reflects the ordinary daily thoughts of everyone you know, especially if you know a lot of millennials that are obsessing over dating apps, trying to be real adults, and worrying about their bodies.

Michael Somerville

Michael Somerville performed on The Late Show with David Letterman four times (eight if you count reruns) and hosted his own reality show “Wingman” on Fine Living Network. His self-produced album “Best of Michael Somerville” hit #1 on iTunes and his digital shorts have over 100 million views online. Somerville’s smart, clean wit and sharp improvisational skills also put him in high demand on the corporate circuit with blue chip clients such as MetLife, Price Waterhouse, Bausch & Lomb and Verizon. His humorous insights have appeared in magazines from Time to Maxim and he spent 3 years authoring Glamour magazine’s relationship column “Jake: A Man’s Opinion”. In his free time, Michael enjoys sleeping late, fettucini and the color blue. While generally convivial, he is most fun after coffee.