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Alumni

Meet the past, present & future headliners who have performed at the Cleveland Comedy Festival
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Bill Squire

2009 Ninja Deathmatch

DARREL DAWSON

2010 Runner-Up

MIKE HEAD

2011 Winner

ERIC ANDREWS

2012 Winner

BRENT TERHUNE

2012 Runner-Up

BRAD WENTZEL

2013 Winner

2023 Headliner

SPARK TABOR

2013 Runner-Up

CHRIS NAKIS

2014 Runner-Up

MIKE PARAMORE

2015 Winner

GEOFFREY ASMUS

2015 Runner-Up

AARON NAYLOR

2016 Runner-Up

JIMMY MCNAMARA

2017 Winner

NATHAN HURD

2018

JD Sidley Award for Best in Writing

Nate Cockerill Award for Best Stage Performer

Mike Veneman Award for Best Overall Comedian

ACTUAL WOLVES

2018

EITAN LEVINE

2019

Nate Cockerill Award for Best Stage Performer

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Matthew Jacobsen

2022

Nate Cockerill Award for Best Stage Performer

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Chris Cyr

2022

JD Sidley Award for Best in Writing

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Andrew Packer

2022

Mike Veneman Award for Best Overall Comedian

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Marty Malloy

2023 Headliner

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Chris Harvey

2023 Headliner

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John Armstrong

2023 Headliner

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Prateek Srivastava

2024 Nate Cockerill Award for Best Stage Performer

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Shelley Gruenberg

2024 Mike Veneman Award for Best Overall Comedian

JUSTIN CASH

2010 Winner

ROB SNOW

2010 Runner-Up

TAYLOR CONNELLY

2011 Runner-Up

DERRICK KNOPSYNDER

2011 Runner-Up

CURTIS COOK

2012 Runner-Up

MATTY LITWACK

2013 Runner-Up

AL PARK

2014 Winner

BRIAN KENNY

2014 Runner-Up

MARY SANTORA

2015 Runner-Up

JASMYN CARTER

2016 Winner

SONAL AGGARWAL

2016 Runner-Up

PEDRO GONZALEZ

2017 Runner-Up

SAD BOYS SOCIAL CLUB

2018

MARTIN PHILLIPS

2019

JD Sidley Award for Best in Writing

JESSICA KEENAN

2019

Mike Veneman Award for Best Overall Comedian

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Carl Lee

2022

Nate Cockerill Award for Best Stage Performer

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June Dempsey

2022

JD Sidley Award for Best in Writing

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Anjelica Scannura

2022

Mike Veneman Award for Best Overall Comedian

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"Big" Chevy Terrill

2023 Headliner

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Morgan Gallo

2023 Headliner

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Sam Rossi

2024 JD Sidley Award for Best in Writing

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Pope

2024 Pete Barakat Award for Best Local Comedian

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