The HG Comedy Battle returns for a sixth year! Selected from 50+ outstanding comedians who auditioned, this year's lineup features 14 of the area's finest comedians--all battling it out for the title of 'Comedy Battle Champion'. Support the VT comedy scene by joining us for a night of laughter.

Featuring...

Ahamed Weinberg

Ahamed Weinberg is originally from Philadelphia and has been doing some comedy here and there for the past five years. He is currently studying really hard and making good decisions at UVM and hopes to one day graduate. Let's all be real polite and laugh at his jokes, he is lucky to be here.

Andrew Knox

Andrew Knox is a recent college graduate who accepted a "basement caretaker" position in residential Shelburne and hasn't looked back since. He has studied comedy at The Second City in Chicago and The Mater Christi School in Burlington.

Bernie McGrath

Bernie McGrath is an English major at St. Michael's College in Winooski. He is a lover of baseball and professional wrestling. His comedy inspirations are Louis C.K. and Todd Glass.

Brendan Joseph

Metro Detroit is where Brendan Joseph started doing standup about a year ago, and since then, he has been doing standup for 3 hours. He now performs all over the Northeast, because that's where his parents live.

Chad Smith

"Canadian born Chad Smith has lived in Burlington for 8 years and finally made the decision to get into the dangerous, fast paced, outrageously lavish world of Stand-up comedy. This is his first comedy battle and he promises to say the F word no less than 20 times in his set...sorry Mom."

Farmer Dave

John Lyons

John Lyons is a stand-up comedian that believes that we are in the midst of another Great Depression. He feels that the Federal Reserve's refusal to raise interest rates as well as their desire to print more money will ultimately result in a devaluation of the dollar, which means painful inflation...possibly even hyper inflation. John would like to thank everyone for coming out to support live comedy in Vermont!

Kellie Fleury

Kevin Anglin

Matt Lindemer

Tony Bates

Tony Bates is a Middle School teacher in Middlebury, VT. He has performed at Higher Ground, The Monkey House in Winooski, Flynn Space in Burlington, and the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. He has three sons and has been been married to a Hair Stylist for 23 years. This has given him enough material for the next 75 years.

Tracie Spencer

This will be Spencer's 4th appearance in the Comedy Battle. Still recovering from the New Year's eve Penguin Plunge, she proudly holds the Lake Champlain title--"Last one in: 2009 -- First one out: 2010".

Wayne Beam

Wayne Beam does not have sex! Really. And after you spend 5 minutes with him you'll know why.....Really!

Will Flannery

Will Flanary is in his second year of medical school. He hopes to convince people that laughter truly is the best medicine. Unless, of course, you need real medicine. In which case, you might die laughing.

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Sponsored in part by Healthy Living and Northfield Savings Bank.