The October 9th Second Saturday Shit Show is a bit different and a bit special, as we have (5) comics who are some of the most unique young comic voices in the region!! Each comic is doing a longer feature set (15/ 20 min.) of their very best and most polished material! This is a warm up extravaganza for the very big Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Christmas comedy season!
Comics:
Megan Graves: As a young, hypersexual bisexual trying to find her voice in the world and on the internet, Megan’s comedy has been described as “a little gross, but very endearing”. She hopes that through outwardly processing and laughing at her own journey, her audiences will see that not only do we all deserve the freedom to be ourselves, we deserve to celebrate all of the weird, painful, and empowering steps it takes to get there.
Jordan Segue is a standup comedian and has been producing comedy shows around the DC area for six years. He started performing while he was living in San Francisco and working for a FinTech startup. Determined to free himself from the doldrums of working in Silicon Valley and express his disillusionment of life in the Bay Area, Jordan stumbled into standup comedy as an effective creative outlet. Jordan's style is that of a deadpan, thought-provoking, and respectfully irreverent storyteller. He draws on past experiences and everyday interactions with crazy people for inspiration. Jordan is also a foodie and amateur chef, whose favorite things are his 16 inch cast iron wok and his detailed spreadsheet of just the 137 restaurants that he would recommend in the DC area. This native Detroiter and Morehouse College alum has performed everywhere from DC to New York to Austin and everywhere in between.
Ashley Pontius got her start at the age of sixteen, writing jokes for comedians twice her age. After a brief period working on Stephen Colbert's Campaign for Truthiness, she decided to pursue comedy as a career. She has been seen at the Laugh Factory in Chicago, Church of Satire in Hanover, PA, and comedy clubs all over the country. Ashley was a 2019 Finalist for Magooby's Comedian of the Year and most recently opened for Matt Braunger at the Weinberg Center for the Performing Arts in Frederick, Md.
Matt Pennington (Hailing from Annapolis, MD) got his start in stand up during his senior year of college at the University of South Carolina. Fed up with feeling as if nothing was right for him until he stepped on stage, he’s spent every moment since that pushing to perform whenever and wherever he can. His comedy is focused on having as much fun as possible while exploring concepts about life and society that he finds irregular. If he feels it does not make sense, he will talk and joke about in an effort to bring himself and the audience closer together as they have a good laugh about it.
Garrett Harvest’s unique experiences (haling from West Orange, NJ) with life has made him the charismatic comedic talent that he is today. With a goal of one day making the whole world laugh, he spends everyday traveling from place to place making sure he completes that. He is a talent out of Baltimore City that you need to keep your eyes on.
Mike Quindlen is host.