July 14, 2024 – Fort Collins, CO

Headliner

Nancy Norton Born the 4th of 3 Children, Norton is Hilarious, High Energy and interactive with audiences. Check out Nancy’s Brand New Dry Bar Comedy Special – “Super Dork”and Comedy Album: “4th of 3” both available to stream wherever you listen to stuff. Winner of both the Boston Comedy Festival (first woman to ever win it) and The Seattle International Comedy Competition. Nancy Norton is a Denver Comedy Legend who has been on the Comedy Works regular list since 1992.

Merit Kahn is a producer, playwright, and comedian, taking her one-woman inspiring comedy show on the road to dazzle audiences from coast to coast—whether in packed theaters or at lively nonprofit fundraisers. As a professional keynote speaker and conference emcee, she expertly weaves business lessons into her humor-filled, interactive sessions, delighting sales and leadership audiences. Embracing her motto, ‘Tragedy plus time equals comedy, but who says it has to take a long time?’ she proves that a quick wit can make anything funny, fast.

Emily Kingsley Emily is a talented loud mouth sass ball who brings her nerdy band geek charm to warm crowds around the front range. She is co-producer of The Matriarchy Presents which is a monthly showcase featuring mostly mom comedians at Rise Comedy in Denver.  When she isn’t making the funnies, she is in the thick of raising her two daughters. Her patriarchal busting humor and her flugelhorn keeps her sane during the non-monotonous monotony of motherhood.

Elaina McMillan is a hypnotist & coach who uses comedy to process her own challenges. Featured on PBS and Playboy Radio, she is most notable for her critically acclaimed Canadian Ritz Cracker commercial circa 1993.