ROSS BLANKENSHIP
SHOW: FRI 10/12 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Ross Blankenship is one of the most entertaining young comics on the road today. The Chicago-based, Second-City-trained comic brings his unique perspective and infectious enthusiasm on stage every time he performs. In 2012 alone, Ross has performed as the featured act for Bobby Collins at Valparaiso University, selected to perform in the 2012 Des Plaines Comedy Festival, & the 2012 Frisco Comedy Festival. Ross is also a House MC at Wisecrackers Comedy Club in Merrillville, IN.


JAKE BRANNON
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Jake Brannon is a comic performing in Athens and Atlanta, GA. He is an aspiring father of three.


JOE DEUCE
SHOW: FRI 10/12 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Joe Deuce has been entertaining audiences his whole life. At the age of 12 he began hosting several events as the MC and Comedian. In college he began taking on roles as an actor as well as several spots as an MC for local talent shows and open mic nights. During his comedy career Joe Deuce has shared the stage with multiple headliners and soon to be headliners. He is the weekly host of the Tuesday Ten on YouTube and continues to mold his passion into a career.


RON FERGUSON
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Since he first set foot on the stage at age 26, Ron Ferguson has gained the respect of comedians and club owners alike. Ferguson got his start at the famous Denver Comedy Works in 2001, and currently tours with celebrity comedian, Pablo Francisco. His resume includes hundreds of shows sharing the stage with comic heavyweights including Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, and Chelsea Handler in A-list clubs nationwide.


SCOTLAND GREEN
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Scotland Green is a stand-up comedian from New Orleans, Louisiana. He's performed at Hell Yes Fest as well as the New Orleans Comedy Arts Festival multiple times. In November, Scotland will perform at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas as part of the NOLA COMEDY HOUR. He recently found out that he is not a good dancer after all.


JOSH HARRIS
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Hailed by Creative Loafing Magazine for "delivering cleverly written punchlines with a raw energy that takes over the room," Josh Harris has been featured on NBC's Stand Up for Diversity, Bill Bellamy's "Who's Got Jokes," and Bounce TV's upcoming comedy show, "Off The Chain." He's written for Cartoon Network and teaches stand up comedy classes that receive rave reviews from agents, sitcom writers, and working comics.


MIKE HAUN
SHOW: FRI 10/12 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Named Atlanta's Funniest person in 2008 and the Southeast's Funniest Person in 2009, and the 2011 Rocky Top Comedy Contest. Having shared the stage with the likes of Ron White, Gilbert Gottfried, Richard Lewis, Kathleen Madigan, and Emo Phillips, Headliner Mike Haun comes with kinetic energy of a sleepy librarian; He compels audience members to listen to every word of his act, lest they soon wonder why everyone else is laughing uproariously.


JAKE HEAD
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Originally from Jacksonville, FL Jake Head is a 23 year old comic/writer that is making waves in the comedy scene with his witty style. He draws audiences in with his sincere likability and then takes them on a ride through his act that is both relate-able and hilarious. Jake was top 10 in Comedy Centrals South Beach Comedy Festival 2011, Semi Finalist in Florida's Funniest Comedian 2011, and the Quarter Finals of the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival 2011.


ANDREW HEALAN
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Andrew Healan is from New Orleans Louisiana and started performing stand-up while a student at the University of Georgia. Since then, life and comedy have taken him all around the world. He has performed at clubs, bars, coffee shops, bowling alleys, laundry mats, video stores, comic book shops and just about anywhere else people will gather and listen. He is a on the 2012 Hell Yes Fest! and hosts the podcast That Sounds Reasonable.


MIKEY HELLER
SHOW: FRI 10/12 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Mikey Heller tells jokes about dogs, ice cream and crying. He's from Rochester, NY.


ED HILL
SHOW: FRI 10/12 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
"When I was 10, I flew from Taipei to Vancouver, under the impression that I was on vacation. 18 years later, I'm still on vacation. During my time in North America, I have made numerous friends, ate many wrong things, and spent countless hours on the toilet. Luckily, I have also appeared on Bite TV, have been heard on XM Radio, and numerous festivals. So please, come join me on my journey. Allow me to share with you the triumphs and the disappointments behind these glasses of mine."


NATHAN HILLER
SHOW: FRI 10/12 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Nathan J. Hiller is a graduate of the University of Memphis with a BFA in Theatre with a concentration in Lighting and Sound Design. Nathan has served as the Resident Lighting and Sound Designer for Theatre Memphis. Some of his professional design credits include Lincoln Amphitheatre in Southern Indiana, Circuit Playhouse, Lexington Shakespeare Festival, and numerous productions at the U of M. Hey, wait a minute, this is supposed to be about comedy? Oh man, I'm gonna run out of room.


KELLYE HOWARD
SHOW: FRI 10/12 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
In 2010 Kellye was featured on Comedy Central's Russell Simmons Presents Stand-up at the El Rey. Recently Kellye's career has gotten pushed into overdrive. Currently filming the reality TV pilot Chicago Comedy Project (title pending) produced by Page Hurwitz. She's in preproduction for an indie film to be shot in Philadelphia in the Summer of 2012. This funny witty chick is the weekly host of What's Funny Live Comedy show in Orland Park, IL; all while studying at Second City Chicago.


RICK IZQUIETA
SHOW: FRI 10/12 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Comedian Rick Izquieta has an interesting hilarious view on everything he runs into... family, friends, living in L.A., relationships, current events and much more. He brings tons of laughter to the rooms and is one of the fastest growing comedians out there today performing at all the big clubs in L.A., Hollywood and other big cities. Currently Rick is working on Comedy Sketches, DVDs, Cartoons, Podcast, Webseries and live shows nationwide.


DALIS JACKSON
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Featured Stand-Up Comedian in Racine on Gig Salad.


RICHARD DOUGLAS JONES
SHOW: FRI 10/12 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Memphis-born comic Richard Douglas Jones started performing at local open mics in an attempt to recover from depression, after a succession of hapless happenings left him slightly misanthropic. He found redemption in comedy and audiences found his wildly inappropriate, caustic wit hilarious. RDJ has been described as both a nice guy and a dubious miscreant. Confusing? Not really! Once, you've seen and heard him, you will understand, he's what happens when nice guys date vicious women.


JUSTIN LEDLOW
SHOW: FRI 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, Justin Ledlow is a cute kid with a beard. He also likes to get on stage and tell jokes. Back in his hometown, he realized Huntsville had no stand up comedy scene, so he started it. He created a show called the Epic Comedy Hour, which in July of 2012 celebrated its 1 year anniversary. He moved to Atlanta in June of 2012 and is glad to be in a city that actual has an established scene.


JESSICA LOVELACE-CHANDLER
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Currently residing in Manhattan, Jessica has performed all over New York City and while living in Southern California, she performed regularly at The Improv clubs and The Comedy Store and was a member of ACME Comedy Theater. She's also performed in other parts of the country, including Las Vegas, TX, and AR. Jessica has done stand-up shows with Larry Miller, Natasha Leggero, Tig Notaro, and Whitney Cummings--just to name a few. TV credits include BET's "Hell Date" as a prankster.


CHASE MAYERS
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Comedian, Chase Mayers, from Baton Rouge, LA, started stand-up comedy in February of 2010. Since then, Chase has had many successes in his career. Chase has won multiple comedy competitions, co-written the LSU music video/movie short "Tiger Bait," and performed in the 2012 New Orleans Comedy Arts Festival. He has also worked with veteran comedians such as Brody Stevens, Jen Kober, and Carlos Mencia.


JOHN MINUS
SHOW: FRI 10/12 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
John Minus is a comedian, writer, and all-around great guy who lives and breathes his home state of New Jersey. He has been described as having a sense of humor "darker than his skin" by racist comedy critics. He refers to his style as "Tragi-Comedy" a mix of the tragic and comedic. John opened for Robert Klein in October of 2011, and has performed at Broadway (NY), Helium (Philly), Stress Factory NJ, and Goodnight's(Raleigh) comedy clubs. He also is part of the Decepticomics comedy tour.


DANNY PALMER
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Danny Palmer hails from Cleveland, Ohio, a town his parents quickly abandoned for warmer climes in Tampa, Florida. Growing up in central Florida, Danny learned the ins and outs of wearing jean shorts to school and listening to 2 Live Crew at ear splitting volumes. Eventually he ended up in Atlanta where he tried his hand out at stand up for the first time in a sold out room at The Punchline. His jokes about the proper way to pet other people's cats and what to do if you only had six months live.


ZACH PETERSON
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
As a founding member of the Omaha based Comedy Co-op OK Party Comedy, Zach has performed throughout the midwest and with some of the biggest names in stand up. He has shared the stage with the likes of Doug Benson, Kyle Kinane, Rob Delaney and more. He has been described as an "absurdist" who is "dark" and "smart". Zach has recently performed at The Laughtrack Comedy Festival in Denver and in Omaha Comedy Week.


BRAD PITTMAN
SHOW: FRI 10/12 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Brad has performed at the COmedy House Theater in Augusta and the Laughing Skull Lounge in Atlanta. After a 20 year break from standup, he has decided to get back in the game and make people laugh with his down to earth style of comedy.


ANDREW POLK
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Andrew Polk is a stand-up comedian, and improv student with The New Movement. Polk was raised in the backwoods of North Louisiana, where he learned to live, laugh, love, and then get the hell out of there. A resident of New Orleans for over a year, he describes the city as "largely problematic" as bars don't close, and parallel parking is required in almost all situations.


JONATHAN ROWELL
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Jonathan Rowell started doing stand up comedy straight out of high school. He performs all around Los Angeles, and has appeared at The Ice House Comedy Club, Flappers Comedy Club Burbank, and The Eagle Rock Comedy Festival. Jonathan's day job is working with children. He sometimes tries out comedy bits on them, but they are on to him because children are annoyingly perceptive.


BRANDON SAMS
SHOW: FRI 10/12 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Byron Stamps is a Clarksdale, MS native currently based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. His comedy is full of personal experiences growing up in Mississippi, family life, and the dilemma of being a thugh trapped in a nerds body. Byron is a member of the comedy group Laugh Mafia and can be seen performing across the DFW area. He was a favorite of the East Texas Comedy Festival and voted "Nicest Comic Ever" by his daughter.


BYRON STAMPS
SHOW: FRI 10/12 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Brandon Sams' comedy career began in the tender year of 2005. Born in Richmond, VA, his family decided that he fare better in comedy realm if they moved their son to historic, crime-free Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 5. This decision has paid off in spades. Ever since, Brandon has come into his own as one of the most popular comedic entertainers in Memphis & the Mid-South, and his reach has extended to nationwide recognition. He is a short person with a short bio.


DAVE TEMPLE
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Dave Temple began stand-up comedy, in 2006, as a challenge amongst friends. Always known to be a gravitating force in social settings, he and his friends decided to put thier entertaining skills to test. They decided to perform stand up comedy at a open-mics and "see what happens." However, only one of his buddies showed up at the open mic and as the saying goes "the rest is history." Dave Temple brings an unadulterated view on life and his immediate surroundings.


LUKE THAYER
SHOW: SAT 10/13 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Sure he's funny with his unorthodox view of social norms and insight into the choices people make but look at those eyes! Luke is the creator of the popular live comedy hour, "The Living Room" in Brooklyn and has been in numerous comedy festivals across the country. He has been featured MTV.com, Lifetime.com, Nerve.com and seen on Tyra, Season 2 of the Food Network Show, "Food Detectives," and All Night with Joey Reynolds on NBC. Catch him this season.


SAMUEL WILES
SHOW: FRI 10/12 10:00PM - RELAPSE THEATRE
Sam Wiles is a comedian and writer with a heart of gold. Actually, it's a robotic heart made from titanium alloy. (Thanks scientists from the future!) Sam is originally from the Midwest, and got his start while going to school in Washington DC. Since then, Sam has really liked most of the jokes he's written, and has since been able to open for many talented comedians, including Pete Holmes, Jay Larson, Jesse Case, and is a regular at the Mad House Comedy Club in San Diego.