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DOORS OPEN AT 6pm, SHOW STARTS AT 7:30pm

JULIA SCOTTI
Julia is a nationally headlining comedian, former teacher, author, speaker, and woman of transgendered experience. She was a quarter-finalist and fan favorite on season 11 of America's Got Talent on NBC in 2016. Julia currently has a comedy special on SHOWTIME called "More Women of a Certain Age". Originally from Fairview, New Jersey, for the first 48 years she was better known as comedian Rick Scotti. She toured the country, appearing at venues all over the United States and Canada, both as a headliner in comedy clubs and as an opening act for artists such as Lou Rawls, Chicago, and Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Julia has appeared on numerous television and radio shows as well as commercials. In 2000, Julia left comedy to begin her life altering transition, and also to begin her new career as a teacher, where she remained for seven years. She was self-employed for a time, but in 2011, after a ten year layoff from comedy, Julia returned to the stage. Her new brand of comedy is fierce, honest, and fearless. She has been described as a "force of nature", "a cross between Sam Kinison and Mrs. Doubtfire", and like a "chainsaw flying through the room". Julia was a quarter-finalist on season 11 America's Got Talent in 2016. She was a judge's favorite with Simon Cowell saying "you genuinely made me laugh", and Howie Mandel quoted as saying "you have so much to offer, you are a joy." In 2012, Julia had been named one of the Top Five Transgender Comedians in the country by Advocate Magazine. Since then, she has gone on to become the first transgendered woman and finalist in the New York Based Ladies of Laughter Competition. She has performed at the Boston Comedy Festival, and in 2014 was one of the winners of the Laughlin Laugh Festival in Nevada. Today, you can find Julia performing at comedy clubs and theaters around the country. When she isn't making people laugh, Julia often speaks at teacher in-services on the subject of bullying and transgendered youth issues.

PHIL SELMAN
Phil Selman is the comedian that comedians come to see on their night off! Phil has played the national and international comedy club circuit. He's been seen in four major motion pictures, including the soon-to-be released horror-comedy film Blood Night and appeared on over twenty television shows, including the Showtime original series Californication. Phil has also made guest appearances on Comedy Central and MTV and been heard on over one-hundred radio shows across the country. Also check out his hilarious Comic Genius blog. Phil has performed in 40 states, Canada, Europe, Mexico, The Caribbean and The Middle East. Heard on over 100 radio shows across the county. Has worked with Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Ray Romano, Dave Chapelle and Jerry Seinfeld.

BILLY GARAN
BILLY GARAN began his career performing stand-up at Catch a Rising Star in NYC. He expanded his career by joining a comedy troupe called Funny Business which toured hundreds of colleges throughout the country. Billy's staggering list of impressions is demonstrated in his Hollywood High routine where he plays all the characters in a classroom of celebrity students, ranging from Truman Capote to Sylvester Stallone. He not only does the voices with superb accuracy, but also the mannerisms. Billy's high energy and machine gun style delivery have defined him as a unique talent having made him a valuable opening act for Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, and even Michael Buble as well as many other musical acts. He has produced, written and performed numerous radio commercials and has been seen doing comedy on NBC, Showtime and A&E. His career as an actor has covered a wide range of appearances from ABC's Phenom & America's Funniest People, NBC's Saved by the Bell & California Dreams, Showtime's Sherman Oaks, and an ABC pilot called Worlds Apart. In 2017, In Honor of Jack written and starring both Billy and Bill Rutkoski was an official selection in the Manhattan Film Festival as well as the NYC Indie Film Festival.