John is a comedian, father, and provocateur who has lived in the best and worst neighborhoods in Cleveland. His comedy is much like his personality: quick-witted and over-the-top. Flowing with charm and charisma, John covers topics like family, politics, and navigating relationships. John has opened or featured for such legendary acts as John Witherspoon, Dave Attell, Ari Shaffir, Ms. Pat, JB Smoove, and Whitney Cummings. John recently won the Performer’s Award and Comedian of the Year at the Cleveland Comedy Awards, and his comedy special, John Armstrong Against the World is available on YouTube.

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Stephanie is an author, instructor, and stand-up comedian from South Lorain, Ohio. Her literary work has been featured in Las Palabritas Journal at Harvard University, The Pinch Journal at the University of Memphis, Cleveland Review of Books, and elsewhere. She is a 2023 Cleveland Arts Prize winner and a 2024 Creative Impact Fund awardee. As a comedic performer, she has hosted at the world famous Hilarities comedy club and last year was a featured performer at both the Cleveland and Columbus Comedy Festivals. She has established herself as a dynamic comedic performer with an original voice and radical perspective.

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TJ Maclin is comedian from Cleveland, OH’s East Side. He’s performed all over Northeast Ohio. He co-wrote and voice acted multiple characters in the miniseries ‘Daytime Noir’ (Hulu) with animator, Jeron Braxton and writer/actor Jay Ellis. He’s opened for Chris Redd at Hilarities and hosted for Aida Rodriguez at Cleveland Funny Bone. He also co-hosts a weekly show every Sunday at Dunlap’s Corner Bar in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood called Con Tú Variety Show with Stephanie, where 1 artist from 3 types of performance; comedy, music, and poetry showcase their work to an ever increasing audience.