A fine list. All these people are dope and won't be here forever. See them while you can.

I will add a few more of my favorites (who didn't make Bridgetown) because why not:
Nariko Ott is fucking hilarious. Dude makes cat abortions and blood diamonds funny. What more do you want?

Richie Stratton because who doesn't want to laugh at a manically depressed chucky doll?

Sean Connery is like your funny uncle that is perpetually disappointed in you but makes you laugh anyway.

Kyle Harbert. I can't describe it so I won't even try. Just go see him.

Cody McCullar is a smart as hell dude who pretends to be dumb as fuck. Either way, he's funny.


I freely admit my tastes skew towards the darker end of the humor spectrum but all of the above are worth seeing even if they occasionally say something that makes you cringe inside.

Don't sweat it, Ian, you write pretty well (FOR A CHURL).

Promotional Material as Fuck!

This article warms the cockles of my heart

This is really cool Ian

If the funniest woman of all time is Roseanne and Ian's gf is quite a few rows down from that level of talent then should i expect to laugh at all? Not that no women are ever funny its just generally women are not that funny. Like that Chelsea Lately woman. Cant fucking stand her.

Christian Ricketts is opening two shows for Mary Lynn Rajskub April 25th at Mississippi Studios. He is a VERY funny and original comedic voice to be sure.

@I'mrightyerwrong - You can call her Jen Allen, she'd be a comedian if we were dating or not, she was a comedian before we ever met, but... your point about female comedians isn't just insulting to female comedians, but it says more about your lack of intelligence than it does about the state of comedy.

To answer your ridiculous thought - Roseanne is a legendary comedian, but she isn't ALL FEMALE COMEDIANS. It's not like every subsequent female comedian is just a lesser version of Roseanne Barr, they're as diverse and varied in skill and approach as any male comedian.

I know you're just a troll, and you take pride in shit like this, but I'm saying this more for other people reading this than for you... if you think women aren't as funny as men, I feel sorry for you. You have issues that need to be addressed, and once you address those issues, you can enjoy the spectacular comedy of not just Jen Allen and Marcia Belsky, but of people like Amy Schumer, Tig Notaro, Maria Bamford, Jackie Kashian, Emily Heller, Kate Berlant, Laura Kightlinger, Ilisa Schlessinger (I spelled her first name wrong 'cus my keyboard is broken), Natasha Leggero, Cameron Esposito, I mean FUCK, I could keep going on for ages. Make your fucking life better, enjoy comedians regardless of what kind of genitals they have, you fucking cretin. Jesus.

Ian the troll smasher

Time for a rewrite, buddy. Schallberger, Ricketts & Newstetter were all added. Have you seen Joe Hieronymus lately? Self-promotion as fuck.

Dearest Ian: I love speed chess and I haven't lost one goddamn bit of my comedy skills. I hope a hippo eats you, but only after it eats about 900 pounds of kale. What this world needs is fewer Mercury writers and more people who can win a game of chess in less than 5 minutes. Shitbird. With fondest regards, Number 6

I have no idea what that means, but I'm going to take it as a compliment. Thank you.