ABOUT BEN TROYCO-CREATOR AND STAR OF TRUTV'S HIT SHOW THOSE WHO CAN'TCOMEDY CENTRALHBOVARIETY'S TOP 10 COMICS TO WATCHIf you aren't familiar with Ben Roy, he's been taking comedy audiences by storm since 2004, bringing an unparalleled energy and unique voice to the stage. Often compared to Lewis Black or Bill Hicks due to his passionate, ranting approach, Roy has a style that is definitively his own. Roy cut his comedic teeth in Denver at the world famous Comedy Works. Since then, he has been selected to perform at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs Toronto, Just For Laughs Chicago, The New York Comedy Festival, Austinโs South by Southwest festival, and many more...
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ABOUT BEN TROYCO-CREATOR AND STAR OF TRUTV'S HIT SHOW THOSE WHO CAN'TCOMEDY CENTRALHBOVARIETY'S TOP 10 COMICS TO WATCHIf you aren't familiar with Ben Roy, he's been taking comedy audiences by storm since 2004, bringing an unparalleled energy and unique voice to the stage. Often compared to Lewis Black or Bill Hicks due to his passionate, ranting approach, Roy has a style that is definitively his own. Roy cut his comedic teeth in Denver at the world famous Comedy Works. Since then, he has been selected to perform at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs Toronto, Just For Laughs Chicago, The New York Comedy Festival, Austinโs South by Southwest festival, and many more. Roy has been featured on HBO's Funny as Hell series; as well as on the Comedy Central shows Adam DeVine's House Party, Corporate, @midnight, and This Is Not Happening. Ben has also released four stand-up comedy albums and was listed as one of Variety's Top 10 Comics to Watch. In 2023 his first streaming stand up special, "HYENA", was released on YouTube by 800LB Gorilla Media.Along with fellow Denver Comedians Adam Cayton-Holland and Andrew Orvedahl (who collectively perform as The Grawlix), Ben created, wrote, and starred in TruTVโs original comedy series Those Who Canโt, which now has all three seasons available for streaming on HBOMax. He's also currently host of two podcasts, 97.9 The Rat Race on the All Things Comedy network, and The Grawlix Saves the World available on The Starburns Audio Network. In addition to stand-up comedy, acting, and writing, Roy is a prolific musician and the current lead singer of pop punk outfit SPELLSABOUT ADAM CAYTON-HOLLANDAdam Cayton-Holland (www.adamcaytonholland.com) is a national touring comic who has appeared on Conan, WTF with Marc Maron, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Comedy Central Presents, @midnight, The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, Happy Endings and was named one of Esquireโs โ25 Comics to Watch,โ as well as one of โ10 Comics to Watchโ by Variety. Along with his cohorts in The Grawlix, he created, wrote and starred in โThose Who Canโt,โ which aired for three seasons. The Grawlix also host a podcast, โThe Grawlix Saves the World,โ which is available everywhere. His albums, โI Donโt Know If I Happy,โ โBackyards,โ โAdam Cayton-Holland Performs His Signature Bits,โ (voted one of Vultureโs Top Ten Albums of 2018), โSemblance of Normalcy,โ and โHot Takes,โ are all available on iTunes. โAdam Cayton-Holland Performs His Signature Bitsโ is also available on vinyl through the record label Saddle Creek. Adamโs writing has appeared in McSweeneyโs, The New York Times, Esquire and The Atlantic. His first book, Tragedy Plus Time, is available everywhere.ABOUT JAY CHANOINEJay Chanoine is a nationally touring comedian whose style has been described as "the comedic equivalent of a toy car that you pull back, then watch it zip out of control and wonder where it will end up." He is a frequent member of The Altercation Punk Comedy Tour, a contributing writer to satirical humor site The Hard Times, and a recording artist for the Stand Up! Records label. His most recent album (2019โs The Texas Chanoinesaw Massacre) was produced by Grammy award winner Dan Schlissel. It debuted at the top of both Amazon and Apple Musicโs comedy charts and can be heard streaming on SiriusXM Satellite Radio.Named "The Funniest Comedian You Don't Know Yet" on AXS and one of NH's Best Comics by readers of The Hippo Press, Jay's high energy performances have been seen opening for national acts like Kyle Kinane, Eddie Pepitone, Myq Kaplan and Sam Jay. He has also been featured at a variety of comedy and music festivals including The Altercation Comedy Festival in Austin, Texas and Pouzza Fest in Montreal. He is currently working on his next album for Stand Up! Records.
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