“Dying is easy, comedy is hard.” Come watch these four Vermont comedians with a glass in hand. You can leave your tomatoes at home.
Produced by Vermont Comedy All Stars, and hosted by Gordon Clark. Vicki Ferentinos is comedian, chef, writer and storyteller. She has been a top three finalist in Vermont’s Funniest comedian competition, and took first in the Vermont Comedy Festival One minute Comedy Battle. Her first one woman show “LadyBug Warrior” earned great reviews at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She's been on Comedy Central, Bravo tv, The Food Network, WOR, and performs throughout New England.
Maggie Maxwell is a Burlington, Vermont–based comic, actor, and a 2025 finalist for Vermont’s Funniest Comedian. She’s a member of the improv/sketch team "Hot Priest," co-host of the long-running live show "Would You Rather with Andre and Maggie," and host/creator of "The Lowdown at Higher Ground." A UCB-trained comedian from the New York City scene, Maggie has appeared on NBC’s "Bring the Funny," in commercials for GEICO and Tops Friendly Markets, and at comedy festivals across the country, including San Francisco Sketchfest, Flyover Comedy Festival, and the New York Comedy Festival.
Kane Thomley, hails from the great state of Alabama, but is now a Burlington, VT-based human comedian. He has performed at the Vermont Comedy Festival and hosted for national headliners such as DulcéSloan, Emily Catalano, and Maddy Smith at Vermont Comedy Club. He likes petting cats on their soft little heads and eating gelato.
Liam Welsh is currently a Brooklyn-based stand-up comic, but he was born and grew up (and cut his comedy teeth) in the fine state of Vermont. Before moving to pursue comedy in New York City, he was a regularly featured performer at the Vermont Comedy Club in Burlington - where he was First Runner Up in the Vermont’s Funniest Comedian Contest of 2019, and has opened for national headliners such as Janelle James, Michael Rapaport, and Jenny Yang to name a few. He has also performed in NYC Sketchfest, andmakes videos on Instagram that his mom has called “pretty funny.”
Gordon Clark, the show’s producer and host, is the director of the nonprofit Vermont Comedy All Stars, which creates standup comedy specials throughout Vermont. Starting in 2020, he has produced more than 110 shows, including multi-year stands at the late, iconic Nectar’s in Burlington, the Bent Nails Bistro in Montpelier, Zen Barn in Waterbury and Next Stage Arts in Putney. Gordon also happens to be the oldest independent comedy producer in Vermont, and sometimes he sure feels that way. He lives in Burlington with a wife, cat and dog.
