DETROIT2L.A. COMPETITION
SPECIAL EVENT. No passes, discounts, or coupons. The Detroit to L.A. Comedy Challenge gives local comics a chance to audition for a shot at being flown to L.A. and perform at some of the top clubs in the country. Each round two comedians (one audience choice/one judges choice) will move on to a semi-final show. Week 3 Lineup Sam Rager (MC)Brian FredrickMark MoehligPreston HartEmma StevensonMyles BeaverScott SvilandCraig McGaugheySteffie SolomonMichael CesaroKris Pagel Tre Stewart (close)
DETROIT2L.A. COMPETITION FINALS
SPECIAL EVENT. No passes, discounts, or coupons. The Detroit to L.A. Comedy Challenge gives local comics a chance to audition for a shot at being flown to L.A. and perform at some of the top clubs in the country. Week 14 Finals Line upJeCorey Hawkins (mc)Nikolas Ford Kathy RyanBeau LernerSheila FlanaganDonte LillardPreston Hart Jacob RussellMichael CesaroFrank Wozniak Peggy BeattieJacob Barr (close)
DETROIT2L.A. COMPETITION
SPECIAL EVENT. No passes, discounts, or coupons. The Detroit to L.A. Comedy Challenge gives local comics a chance to audition for a shot at being flown to L.A. and perform at some of the top clubs in the country. Each round two comedians (one audience choice/one judges choice) will move on to a semi-final show. Week 4 Lineup Charles Hill (mc)Amber EwingBrett EndelmanKathy Ryan Lincoln RacicotRick Layne Dale RogersAmy Huber-SmithAnthony HinojosaAlexander KetchumConnor LuyckxJustin Divozzo (close)
DETROIT2L.A. COMPETITION
SPECIAL EVENT. No passes, discounts, or coupons. The Detroit to L.A. Comedy Challenge gives local comics a chance to audition for a shot at being flown to L.A. and perform at some of the top clubs in the country. Each round two comedians (one audience choice/one judges choice) will move on to a semi-final show. Week 5 Lineup Greg Sharp -mcLouis CarrJaded JadenCharles HillPatty RooneyJaron GordonTori J Kevin RodriquezYvonne SzymczakPeggy BeattieHeather EssDan Turco -close
DETROIT2L.A. COMPETITION
SPECIAL EVENT. No passes, discounts, or coupons. The Detroit to L.A. Comedy Challenge gives local comics a chance to audition for a shot at being flown to L.A. and perform at some of the top clubs in the country. Each round two comedians (one audience choice/one judges choice) will move on to a semi-final show. Week 6 Lineup Sara Young -mcJessica BrownJustin ChuppVivian BurgettMatt WolfAshely KehnNikolas FordDeepak AggerwalHannah OsborneDon DinataleJustin McLeodKen Witzgal -close
DeANNE SMITH – EARLY SHOW
DeAnne Smith, a Canadian Comedy Award winner, has performed at Just for Laughs, JFL42, JFL Northwest, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Austin’s Moontower Comedy Fest, the Limestone Comedy Fest, San Francisco Sketchfest, and the Iceland Comedy Festival, just to name a few. They have also been on TV all over the darn world, including appearances on Last Comic Standing and The Late Late Show in the U.S., as well as comedy shows in Canada, Australia and the UK. Their video Straight Men, Step Your Game Up has over 46 million views. Their Netflix half-hour comedy special, the critically-praised Gentleman Elf, debuted January 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PIYBRXrfd4 Also Appearing:DJ Rybski (MC)Mike O’Keefe (Feature)
DeANNE SMITH – LATE SHOW
DeAnne Smith, a Canadian Comedy Award winner, has performed at Just for Laughs, JFL42, JFL Northwest, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Austin’s Moontower Comedy Fest, the Limestone Comedy Fest, San Francisco Sketchfest, and the Iceland Comedy Festival, just to name a few. They have also been on TV all over the darn world, including appearances on Last Comic Standing and The Late Late Show in the U.S., as well as comedy shows in Canada, Australia and the UK. Their video Straight Men, Step Your Game Up has over 46 million views. Their Netflix half-hour comedy special, the critically-praised Gentleman Elf, debuted January 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PIYBRXrfd4 Also Appearing:DJ Rybski (MC)Mike O’Keefe (Feature)
DeANNE SMITH – EARLY SHOW
DeAnne Smith, a Canadian Comedy Award winner, has performed at Just for Laughs, JFL42, JFL Northwest, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Austin’s Moontower Comedy Fest, the Limestone Comedy Fest, San Francisco Sketchfest, and the Iceland Comedy Festival, just to name a few. They have also been on TV all over the darn world, including appearances on Last Comic Standing and The Late Late Show in the U.S., as well as comedy shows in Canada, Australia and the UK. Their video Straight Men, Step Your Game Up has over 46 million views. Their Netflix half-hour comedy special, the critically-praised Gentleman Elf, debuted January 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PIYBRXrfd4 Also Appearing:DJ Rybski (MC)Mike O’Keefe (Feature)
DeANNE SMITH – LATE SHOW
DeAnne Smith, a Canadian Comedy Award winner, has performed at Just for Laughs, JFL42, JFL Northwest, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Austin’s Moontower Comedy Fest, the Limestone Comedy Fest, San Francisco Sketchfest, and the Iceland Comedy Festival, just to name a few. They have also been on TV all over the darn world, including appearances on Last Comic Standing and The Late Late Show in the U.S., as well as comedy shows in Canada, Australia and the UK. Their video Straight Men, Step Your Game Up has over 46 million views. Their Netflix half-hour comedy special, the critically-praised Gentleman Elf, debuted January 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PIYBRXrfd4 Also Appearing:DJ Rybski (MC)Mike O’Keefe (Feature)
CHRIS PORTER
Best known for his 3rd place appearance on season 4 of NBC’s Last Comic Standing and his one-hour special ‘Ugly & Angry’ that was one of Netflix’s top rated specials for three years, you may also know this Kansas City native from his very own Comedy Central Presents special, his comedy albums ‘Lost & Alone’ and ‘Screaming From the Cosmos’, his appearances on Tommy Chong’s Comedy @ 420 on Showtime, the Arsenio Hall show, Comedy.TV, or your favorite local comedy club. Chris Porter is a simple man in a complicated world where dudes send pictures of their genitalia to women and burgers have a backstory. Born and raised in Kansas City, Chris brings a true stand-up experience to his live shows. There are no sound cues, no puppets, and no catch phrases. Just gut wrenching laughter drawn from his own experience and observations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK_ZJDPmohYAlso Appearing:Tonya Murray (MC)Nick Kelley (Feature)
