POC Comedy Showcase

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Location

Description:

This is a POC Comedy Show being held at, the Brookland location (~20 min train ride from DuPont Circle!), Busboys & Poets. All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

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*Tickets will be sold ONLINE ONLY - NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT DOOR

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We have an incredible lineup!

Host:

Amina Hussain

Performers:

Minority Re'port (Improv Team)

Fresh from the city that gave you charm and crabs, Minority Re'port is the Baltimore Improv Group’s newest special project. With their mix of high-energy, audience inspired short-form and long-form, they create characters you’ll never forget, and leave you as satisfied as your mama’s sweet potato pie. Most importantly, they represent for their city!

Current Members: Blue Cavell-Allette, Ti Coleman, Rasheed Green, Jason Herbert, Christopher Jones, Harold Young

Paris Sashay (DC Standup)

A Washington DC native, Paris Sashay is frank and fearless in her routines, tackling topics that range from the mundane to the controversial with style, wit and intelligence. Paris discovered her true talent for entertainment & food when she was just 6 years old after auditioning for a hot dog commercial. It was in 2011, when Paris first hit the stage that she immediately fell in love with the art of making people laugh.

Amina Hussain (Chill Lady)

Amina has taken improv classes at the UCBNY training center and sporadically hits up open mics to perform off-the-cuff standup. Self-admittedly not a seasoned comedian, but where she lacks in comedic experience, she makes up for in life experiences. Amina's comedy is inspired by her experiences as a first generation Pakistani American bisexual female growing up in a strict Muslim household. Allegedly bipolar, she serves up some [additional] realness by touching on topics like mental illness and, the ever-fruitful, sexism.

Chelsea Shorte (DC Standup)

Chelsea has played venues like the DC Improv, Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, and the Kennedy Center. Her material ranges from riffs on the low bar for allyship to dating or even pythons in the Everglades. It is all inspired by Chelsea's life and her experiences as a queer woman of color.

Martin Amini (DC Standup)

Martin has performed at comedy clubs and colleges across the country. He has opened for touring headliners such as Trevor Noah, Jerrod Carmichael, and Jermaine Fowler. Martin's stand up material touches on what it's like growing up mixed in America coming from an Iranian and Bolivian background.