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TuRae
Tu Rae’s comedy career began while attending Temple University in Philadelphia Encouraged by friends, he entered and won his first open mic competition at the famous Laff House Comedy Club. Drawing on his urban upbringing and experiences, the 6'6 not a basketball star and neighborhood geek demonstrates an engaging and earnest style of comedy with broad appeal.
Tu Rae’s debut on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham” continued his stay on television with more than 10 stand up appearances on the BET network programs such as “Comic View, The Sumner Report, One Mic Stand, and Partners in Crime”.
Tu Rae has become a recognizable face on the network and a favorite in the marketplace. The urban comedy magazine Humor Mill described Tu Rae’s performance on HBO's "Def Comedy Jam" as one of the "funniest of the season."
Tu Rae took to the road for national tours with Sommore as host of her "Royal Comedy Tour" and the "Standing Ovation" tour. Tu Rae was also asked to open dates for the legendary R&B group New Edition's 30th Anniversary Reunion Tour. Expanding on his comedic talents, Tu Rae came into his own as a writer, penning routines for Sommore's "Chandelier Status" comedy special, as well as monologues for the latest season of Comicview on BET, & scene writing for the VH-1 show "This Is Hot 97". After taping Comedy Central's "Hart of the City".., Tu Rae was invited back to the Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival to film Kevin Hart Presents: LOL Network. In 2017 Tu Rae was named the HBO Wings Comedy Competition champion as he wowed audiences at the American Black Film Festival in Miami. Once again television requested his services as he will appear on BET Networks latest comedy variety show “50 Central”
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MESHELLE "The Indie-Mom of Comedy" is an award-winning stand-up comedian, solo performer, and playwright who has successfully managed to bring awareness to how the arts can foster social impact and activism through comedy.
For over 2 decades, MESHELLE has performed, curated and produced content for corporate and private events as well as ticketed club and theater shows that speak to the cultural and sociopolitical issues of our times. As an alumni fellow of the Open Society Foundation and a Winner of the Baker Artist Award, MESHELLE has authentically merged advocacy and the arts to give voice to campaigns, projects and initiatives impacting black women of all ages.
A passionate and fearless stand up, MESHELLE takes the art and business of stand-up comedy very seriously while bringing levity to some of our nation's deeply rooted historical, racial and gender injustices. MESHELLE'S creed: " If We Can Laugh About It, We Can Talk About It, And Work Strategically to Make Systemic Change." MESHELLE is a proud HBCU graduate (Bowie State University) and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Her award-winning one-woman play - Diary Of A MILF ("Mom I'd Love To Follow”) has been featured in theaters, festivals (United Solo Festival, NYC and The Midtown International Theater Festival, NYC; Atlanta Black Theater Festival, Atlanta, GA; DC Black Theater Festival, Washington, DC) and Joe's Pub @ The Public Theater in Historic Astor Place, NYC.
MESHELLE's latest solo show: Can I Be Great: Life After 20 Years Inside made its NYC debut to a SOLD OUT audience on August 13, 2022 at Joe's Pub @ The Public Theater. The show is a performative love letter utilizing stand-up comedy, music, and storytelling to bring awareness to racial disparities, socio-cultural historic biases, and the self-imposed disconnects to accessing quality health care for black women. Highlighting that physical and mental health are inextricably connected.
MESHELLE has appeared on Nickelodeon, TruTV, BET, TVOne, Starz, NBC and FOX.
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Comedian Josiah B. Jones is bringing laughs, energy, and good vibes everywhere he goes. Blending faith, family, relationships, mental health, and real-life experiences into hilarious clean comedy, Josiah has performed at iconic venues including the Apollo Theater, The Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, and Hollywood Improv. He currently travels internationally performing aboard Carnival Cruise Line where audiences love his charismatic storytelling, sharp observations, and uplifting comedy style.