New York Underground Comedy Festival All-Stars II

Carole Montgomery
With over 2 dozen television credits to her name, CAROLE MONTGOMERY is an respected veteran of the standup comedy scene nationwide. In addition to her numerous tv appearances, Carole has headlined clubs & colleges across the USA and starred in 2 different Las Vegas production shows. In her ten years as a LAS VEGAS STAR, it is estimated that she has been seen by over 5 million audience members.

Audiences feel like she's sitting in their living room, saying the things they'd never say.
Her edgy, truthful style of comedy is a tribute to her hero, Richard Pryor.

THE LAS VEGAS SUN calls Carole "one of Vegas’ premier comics".
THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS says Carole is "one of the pioneering female comics of the modern era". THE SEATTLE TIMES calls Carole "one of the strongest women working today".

Carole was also a featured performer at the MONTREAL JUST FOR LAUGHS & BOSTON COMEDY FESTIVALS as well as coproducer of the NYC UNDERGROUND COMEDY FESTIVAL.

Check out her website
carolemontgomery.com

Leighann Lord
Smart, sexy, savvy, and funny, Leighann Lord’s "heads up humor" is stand-up comedy at it’s finest. Inspired by the brilliance of George Carlin, the smooth jazz style of Franklyn Ajaye, and the elegance of Rita Rudner, Leighann has crafted her own unique brand of Thinking Cap Comedy. It’s no wonder she received the NYC Black Comedy Award for "The Most Thought Provoking Black Female Comic."

A New York City native who’s entertained around the world, Leighann Lord’s stand-up style is not urban; it’s urbane. She has performed for audiences in North America, Europe, the Carribean and for U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Leighann is a regular on the Fox News online show, The Strategy Room, where she gives her informed and funny take on politics, world news and current events. Her popular weekly humor column, Leighann Lord’s Comic Perspective is featured on StageTimeMagazine. She is also a frequent contributor to FoxNew.com’s Team Washington Blog and The Huffington Post.

Leighann is heard often on XM Sirius Satellite Radio and has appeared on numerous stand-up comedy shows including Girls Night Out (Lifetime), The Original Def Comedy All Star Jam (HBO), The View (ABC), Premium Blend (Comedy Central), The World Stands Up (Comedy Central) and Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen. It’s not hard to see why Improper Magazine named Leighann Lord one of New York’s 10 Hottest Comics. Her web site, VeryFunnyLady.com, says it all!

Mark Riccadonna
The minute Mark Riccadonna gets onstage, you'll laugh and feel like you've known him forever. He is so unusually funny in his delivery, unique voice and his uncanny likeability onstage and off, so much so that he is becoming one of the fastest rising stars on the comedy scene today. Can't catch this rising star and put him in your pocket? He'd burn a hole right through it! Mark's already nabbed several national commercials including McDonald's and Visa. He's a much needed breath of fresh air in comedy. A Must see for young and old. On top of being one of the fastest rising stars in New Yorks comedy scene. Mark also has been involved in theater, sketch comedy, improv, television appearances, Promotional work and Advertisements. Mark currently works with a film company and is a cast member of "The Man Hole" comedy series (available on DVD). Marks energy brings you right into his world and allows you to go to emotional roller coaster living though different things throughout Marks life. Growing up in small town Ohio with dreams of college football. A serious injury puts Marks life on hold. To his surprise, destiny fell onto his lap and making him a theater major and one of the hardest working comics in New York. Marks Theater Resume ranges from Shakespeare to modern contemporary plays and will be performing off broadway next fall and just wrapped a major motion picture over the fall.


Dave Parker