DONAVIN ANDRONACO is a fast-rising new star on the Vermont scene. He has performed around the state and was a Finalist in the ‘Vermont’s Funniest Comedian” competition in 2023. When he’s not doing comedy, Donavin studies psychological science at Castleton State University, in the hopes of one day making the world a better place and becoming a licensed child therapist. In the meantime it turns out making fun of people is far more enjoyable than helping them.
ANG BUXTON is a wild comedian and tiny handed DJ born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts. They are high-energy and smart in a stupid way. They’ve done Denver’s Rise Festival and were featured as P3 Comedy Festival’s Queer of the Year. Ang has headlined in clubs from Burlington, Vermont to Tacoma, Washington, and produced a bunch of stuff like the Far Out Comedy Festival.
MADDIE CROSS is a Burlington-based standup comedian and a finalist in the 2023 Vermont's Funniest Comedian competition. She’s opened at the Vemont Comedy Club for nationally touring headliners such as Phil Hanley, Jackie Kashian, and Laurie Kilmartin, and is a frequent player on local comedy shows around Burlington and northern Vermont. She works in higher ed and on the weekends fulfills her childhood dream of working at a bookstore.
PIERRE VACHON is a man of many talents. Hailing from Middlebury, he is an actor, artist, hypnotist and professional wrestler (“The Beast”). Most importantly, Pierre is also a very funny comic. His high energy style of comedy has brought him to stages across the US and Canada. He has been seen on MTV and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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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 recently produced his 100th show, including multi-year stands at the late, iconic Nectar’s in Burlington, the Bent Nails Bistro in Montpelier and Next Stage Arts in Putney. Gordon also happens to be the oldest regularly performing comic in Vermont – and feels that way every morning when he gets out of bed.
