Michele Carlo is probably the only red-headed Nuyorican actress & comedienne you'll ever see. She performs her character- based comedy at venues downtown and uptown. and is the author of solo shows 'The Search For My Inner Latina' and My Red Bush & Other Stories. Michele (as alter ego Carmen Mofongo) also hosts her own variety show, The Carmen Mofongo Show, the first Saturday of each month at Surf Reality. You can catch the whole of My Red Bush & Other Stories on Thursday nights, February 7th & March 7th at the Kraine Theater, as part of the Horse Trade Theater Group's After Hours Series.

Jerry Turner

Jerry Turner studied acting at the NYU Theatere Arts Training Program. He has performed at La Mamma and worked on several television and radio commercials. One award-winning commercial for Penn Tennis Balls is considered a comedy classic and has been seen more on "World's Funniest Commercials" segments than it's original run. He was also featured in the film, "It Can Happen to You" with Nicolas Cage. In addition to working the clubs in the city, Jerry can also be seen in "Shecky Gandhi", a comedic short film he wrote and produced.

VICTOR VARNADO Calling himself the world's foremost black-albino comedian, Victor is currently Co-Directing and starring in the Chicago City Limits improvisational comedy revue. Hailing from Minneapolis, You can see Victor in such films as "End of Days" with Schwarzenegger, "Julien Donkey-Boy", directed by Harmony Korine, and a co-starring role in the upcoming "Adventures of Pluto Nash", starring Eddie Murphy. www.bestalbino.com

Paul Sullivan has produced for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Comedy Central. As an independent producer and director, Paul's videos have been seen across the country as well as Mexico and Italy in such festivals as the New York Comedy Film Festival and the CMJ Music and Film Festival. As a stand up comedian, Paul has performed up and down the East Coast and was a semifinalist in Comedy Central's Laff Riots competition. He has also hosted shows on The Burly Bear Network, MaxBaseball.com and was the voice of an animated character on Oxygen Media. The award for "Best Comedy Short" at the Da Vinci Film and Video Festival in Corvallis Oregon is named after Paul.

Paul is co-producing

for The HA! Comedy Fest.

Craig Baldo is a stand-up comedian/writer/actor/filmmaker who spends most of his time bounding about the alternative comedy scene of New York City. In addition to bounding, he performs all over the country and has been seen on Comedy Central's "Premium Blend," NBC's "Late Friday" and close to a dozen times on "Late Night with Conan O'brien" as various sketch characters. Last year he opened for Destiny's Child on CBS's "The Early Show" and has performed in the 2000 and 2001 Toyota Comedy Festivals.

Baldo has also produced, hosted and built the stage for a popular weekly show called "Chunky Bits" at the Siberia Bar that featured stand-up comedy and short films. Backstage says about Craig, "His offbeat, likable style is a blend of hip and quirky observations and characters... One minute he's a beat-obsessed club kid, the next minute he's a sitcom/film casting chameleon who can play either the leading male or the character sidekick as he moves seamlessly from diverse characters back to his own relaxed, charismatic stage persona."

Craig likes to dirty dance.