About the Show

Schedule

Thursday, February 15 at 7pm

Crossroads Comedy Hour 
Kelly McCaughan: Catholic Guilt

Friday, February 16 at 7pm

Martin Urbano: Apology Comeback Tour 
Stamptown Comedy Variety Hour 

Saturday, February 17 at 7pm

Ikechukwu Ufomadu: Amusements
Courtney Pauroso: Vanessa 5000

Saturday, February 17 at 10:15pm

Stamptown Comedy Late Night 

Sunday, February 18 at 12pm 

Listen for Laughs: Clown Workshop with Zach Zucker 

About the Acts

Catholic Guilt

Kelly McCaughan (HBO, Apple TV+) is an actor, writer, comedian, clown, and theater-maker. Kelly started her career doing comedy with the award-winning sketch comedy group, High Dramma and has performed in comedy festivals in NYC, Montreal, Philly, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Los Angeles. She was a cast member of Bye Bye Liver: The Drinking Play and her critically acclaimed show, Catholic Guilt (writer, producer, actor), was nominated for best newcomer with the 2023 ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards. She has a B.A. in theater and studied clowning with the internationally renowned Aitor Basauri, Bouffon with the critically acclaimed Eric Davis, and Improv at Upright Citizens Brigade. www.kelly-mccaughan.com | IG: @kelly_mccaughan

Catholic Guilt Creative Team
Kyle Metzger – Director
Chris Carcione – Projection Design
Matt Keppler – Videography
James Jackson – Technical Design
Daniel Ison – Technical Design
Chelsea Murphy – Choreography

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Crossroads Comedy Hour 

Betty Smithsonian (she/her), Best of Philly Up and Coming Comedian 2019*. She is a comic, creator, performer, entertainer and award winning goof. She can be found telling jokes, parading in the streets, confidently speaking on topics she barely understands, and creating stages and spaces for lots of people all over the land. She was once named in the New York Times as a ‘free lance clown.’ She’s on stage regularly at Punchline and throughout the Philadelphia area. She can host your fundraiser, corporate event and/or seder. Her comedy has been described as high energy, life changing, authentic, and lacking any hot takes on boring current events. Co-founder Free Fringe Philly. #eattherich. Cast Member The N Crowd, Award winning short form improv comedy.

TaTa Sherise was always known as a funny bubbly girl growing up in South Jersey. She is of Jamaican decent and comes from a very unique family that she shares stories of in her comedy. Sherise has been on stage since she was 5 years old, and has been performing stand up comedy for the past 7 years all over the country mainly as an opener, feature, and headlining act. She was featured on The Drew Barrymore Show and Mastery of Comedy during the pandemic. TaTa also has created several viral videos, has been featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer, won competitions, and awards. She’s One Half of “Girls Got Giggles”podcast that also produces comedy shows, short films, and sketches. Her comedy home is Philadelphia, her style is energetic, raw, and she captivates audiences easily with her charm, relatable stories, and movement on stage. @tatasherise

Crossroads Comedy Theater is a roaming home for comedy shows, classes, and podcasts. Whether you like to sit back and watch improv, sketch comedy, stand-up, storytelling, or any other type of comedy or are interested in learning how to do those things—they got your back!

Stamptown 

Stamptown Comedy Nights feature performances by:
Zach Zucker (MC)
Natalie Palamides
Courtney Pauroso
Ike Ufomadu
Erin Farrington
Martin Urbano
GiGi Holliday
Jeremy Elder
Addie Weyrich
Cory Peter Lane
Kylie Brakeman
Asher Treleaven
Trevor Livingston

ZACH ZUCKER is an award-winning performer and producer who’s been touring the international comedy circuit for the past decade.

He is the creator of Stamptown, the alter-ego of New York’s greatest comedian Jack Tucker, and one half of Norwegian-American clown duo, Zach & Viggo. Zach has sold out shows at Netflix Is A Joke, Just For Laughs, Glastonbury, Soho Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe, O2 Arena, Comedy Central, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the West End at The London Palladium and Off-Broadway in New York City.

As a producer he’s worked with acts such as Jordan Gray, Randy Feltface, Michelle Brasier, BriTANicK, Courtney Pauroso, Martin Urbano, Ike Ufomadu, Séayoncé and many more, with the production company receiving three Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominations and one MICF Best Show Nomination in the past two years.

He will appear in the TBS reboot of The Joe Schmo Show, stars alongisde Kiernan Shipka in the MAX feature film Sweethearts, and recently wrapped an upcoming indie horror film Eugene The Marine alongside Jim Gaffigan.

He is a graduate of École Philippe Gaulier in France, frequently collaborates with funk-punk group, Thumpasaurus, and has taught clown workshops at UCB, The Groundling and Second City.

ACCOLADES
Vulture’s Top Comedians You Should Know (2023)
Comedian’s Comedian Award, Chortle Awards (Jack Tucker)
Top Comedy Pick, British Comedy Guide (Jack Tucker)
Top 10 Shows of 2019, Chortle (Jack Tucker)
New York Times Top Comedy Pick (Stamptown)
Evening Standard Top Comedy Pick (Stamptown)
Best Late Night Show In London, Chortle Awards (Stamptown)
Best Comedy Award, Adelaide Fringe (Zach & Viggo)
Best Comedy Award, Brighton Fringe (Zach & Viggo)
Critics Choice Award, Brighton Fringe (Zach & Viggo)

Martin Urbano has written for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Chris Gethard Show, Danny Brown’s show on Viceland and National Lampoon’s Radio Hour. As a standup, he has been seen on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Comedy Central’s Featured, the CW’s Howie Mandel Gala, and This Joka presented by Will Smith (pre-slap). Martin was a New Face at Just For Laughs, named one of Vulture’s Top Comedians You Should Know back in 2019, and has performed at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, New York Comedy Festival, and the Boston Calling Music Festival.

Ikechukwu Ufomadu is an Emmy-nominated and Drama Desk Award-winning actor, writer and comedian, named a “Comedian You Should and Will Know” by Vulture/New York Magazine and a “Comic to Look Out For” by Time Out New York.

He co-wrote and stars in the indie comedy feature Inspector Ike (BRIC/Factory 25), which won the Jury Prize at the New Orleans Film Festival. He also co-wrote and stars in the short-form series Words with Ike (FX) which was recognized with an Emmy nomination for Best Actor in a Short Form Series.

He recently wrote for the late night series Ziwe (Showtime) and has also written for the Emmy-nominated Tooning Out The News (Paramount Plus) and Paid Off (TruTV).

As an actor, he can be seen in the Oscar-nominated Judas and the Black Messiah (Warner Bros), Los Espookys (HBO), Three Busy Debras, Joe Pera Talks With You (Adult Swim) and more. He was in the world premiere production of Clare Barron’s Dance Nation. As a comedian, he’s performed at venues including The Kennedy Center, SXSW, The Public Theater, Joe’s Pub, Ars Nova, Bushwick Starr, JACK, Netflix Is A Joke and San Francisco Sketchfest.

Courtney Pauroso is an award-winning actor, writer and comedian based in LA. She co-wrote and appeared in Two Pink Doors, a series of 5-minute shorts for FX, directed by Dr. Brown, and has several television projects in development with long time collaborator Natalie Palamides, including a series produced by Mark Duplass. She was a series regular on Like & Subscribe, and has also appeared in Jackass Forever, Reno 911, Key & Peele, 2 Broke Girls, Florida Girls, The Opening Act, and Dogleg. She is a former member of the Groundlings Sunday Company and Washington D.C.’s internationally renowned physical theatre company Synetic Theater.