WILL NOONAN 30 > MILTON Rating Boston’s comedy scene: It’s like Seattle right before Nirvana came out: filled with amazing talent the world has yet to discover, and great coffee. Comedy style in three words or less: Mostly. In. English. Comedy hero: I love Richard Pryor and Jerry Seinfeld equally. I try to be the pale Irish son they could never conceive for obvious reasons like age. Punchline: I said to my girlfriend recently, “You look so beautiful.” She said, “Aww! When I’m 80 years old, with gray hair and wrinkles, will you still tell me that I’m beautiful?” And I said, “Yes. I’ll call you and I’ll tell you that.”

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WES HAZARD 28 > BOSTON Day job :Library assistant View on Laugh Boston: From what I’ve seen, this club has been developed with an understanding of the needs of live comedy and those that perform it — and that means so much. Rating Boston’s comedy scene: 10 on the Mohs scale, hard but beautiful Comedy style in three words or less :Vigorous, bespectacled, effective Comedy hero: Jaleel White

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MIKE WHITMAN 34 > MILTON Day job: Part-time Zumba and mixed martial arts instructor View on Laugh Boston: It’s going to be a home for all working comics run by people who know the business. Rating Boston’s comedy scene: Coming back Comedy style in three words or less:Frustrating, mystical, irrelevant, confusion, warm tuna wraps, distracted, bewildering, feeling you get when you just watched the hit movie Beaches mixed with just getting off the teacup ride at the carnival***MESSAGE TRUNCATED*** Comedy hero:Any veteran comic who still continually writes new material

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SHEA SPILLANE 26 > SOMERVILLE Day job: Waitress/hostess Rating Boston’s comedy scene: It’s big enough that there’s a good amount of opportunity [to perform], but small enough that you don’t get lost in a sea of comics. Comedy style in three words or less:Goofy but thoughtful Comedy hero: Lucille Ball. She paved the way for other funny, fire-haired females. Punchline: I can’t stand “Baby on board” signs. If you’re going to put a sign on the back of your car, I want it to be useful information for me to have, like “Single doctor on board.”

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BETHANY VAN DELFT > BOSTON Day job: Minion to a 1-year-old Rating Boston’s comedy scene: The best comedy breeding ground in the country Comedy style in three words or less: Low-key, wry Comedy hero: Oh, gosh, I’m afraid of commitment! Punchline: I’m supposed to respond to my baby’s babbling, but I can’t because I don’t know what she’s saying. She doesn’t speak English, and I don’t speak her language, I’m American!