Archives: Speakers

Steve Lind is among today’s most engaging comedic talents in the Mid-West.

Steve seizes the mic and pokes fun at family life, sports, and anything else that happens to cross his mind without filling the air with “blue” comedy or picking on members of the crowd.

Steve’s energetic style and natural likeability help to soften his often satirical but never mean-spirited outlook on life.

 

He has been seen on ABC, NBC and has opened for Tim Allen, Gary Gulman, Kathleen Madigan, and Michael Winslow.   Steve has headlined at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle and One Night Stan’s Comedy Club in Michigan.

 

Although she’s new to the comedy scene, Paula Messner is no stranger to performing. As a lifelong singer, songwriter and guitarist, Paula’s approach to comedy is her songs. She’s recently release a 4 song EP on all streaming platforms titled “Porch Sessions Comedy Edition”. Recently some of her comedy songs were performed on her porch and posted on Tik Tok and went viral (sassysixstrings.com). Paula looks forward to performing in the New Hudson area!!

Tiktok: Sassysixstrings
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Milan Stromile started his comedy journey in 2015 at Mike Ridleys Comedy Castle on amature night. “I knew that night, that I wanted to this forever”. I performed at multiple open mikes over the next few months before starting my own comedy room later that year. Stromile presents LMAO Wednesdays quickly became a favorite amongst area comics and won 3rd place on Channel 4’s best places for live comedy in metro Detroit. Since then I’ve performed in multiple states including Nevada, Ohio and Texas. I’ve won countless area comedy contests including a 2020 Knuckleheads Comedy Championship. I’ve headlined at Funnybones in Ohio and also at One Nite Stans in Waterford. I’ve also headlined in Battle Creek, Grand Rapids, Caro and countless other cities in Michigan. Currently I host a Thursday night comedy show in Sterling Heights MI.

At 37, Jim Eliot is a married father of two kids under four—so if you see him on stage, it’s probably the only break he’s had all week. A Michigan-based comedian, James has performed across the Midwest at clubs like Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, Skyline Comedy Club, and The Comedy Shrine. He’s opened for Mike Vecchione and Joe DeVito, and his comedy dives into family chaos, married life, and a past that was definitely more fun than 2 a.m. diaper duty

Bryan McCree is a nationally known comedian, seen on Mad TV, Comedy Central and most recently Comic’s Unleashed with Byron Allen. He has a natural charm on stage, and his infectious giggle often incites laughter among the masses. His natural acting talent shows through in his act, as he plays his funniest character: Himself.

Patty Rooney is a Detroit-based comedian and self- proclaimed recovering people pleaser, using her sharp, self-deprecating humor to turn life’s awkward moments into universal struggles. Drawing from a childhood of overthinking, a chaotic family, and the everyday struggles of womanhood, she brings an authentic and relatable voice to the stage.

Patty has opened for comedic legends like Tim Meadows (SNL), Alex English, and Keith Alberstadt, and has shared stages with some of Michigan’s finest talent. She’s a familiar face across the Midwest and Canada, including the Detroit Women of Comedy Festival and Traverse City Comedy Festival.

Marv Barnett hails from Flint, Michigan and has been doing comedy since 2017. His relatable stories, including his ‘love’ of family and kids, will have you laughing and wanting for more.