Secret Society Comedy
December 17, 2022 At Happy Dog
SPECIAL THANKS TO
TONIGHT'S COMEDIANS
Note: the lineup may have changed since this page was made
Sam Rager has been regailing audiences with vulnerable yet sharp jokes for over a decade.Her comedic style offers audiences a charmingly dark perspective. While Rager's playful, morbid pieces aren't for the faint of heart, her ability to draw from personal experience allows her to connect with people on a deeper, yet sometimes uncomfortable level. She was part of Laughfest’s “Best of the Midwest” in 2019, a headliner at the inaugural Detroit Women of Comedy Festival, and recently performed in the B4UDie Comedy Festival in Anchorage, Alaska. Rager has been named a rising star in Detroit’s comedy scene by 101.9 WDET and has also been featured in Hour Magazine. Her debut album, Trigger Warning* can be heard on SiriusXM and all streaming services.
Brett Mercer has spent the last 9 years crafting his post-punk post-art school worldview into clever, absurdist jokes. Covering topics like flat earth conspiracy theorists, current events, and the take me out to the ballgame song. His stand up has been featured on Detroit Public Television, and WDET, Detroit's NPR affiliate. He didn't write this, he swears.
Brett Mercer
Ben Moore began doing stand-up comedy in a small back room bar packed with drunk college students somewhere in the sleepy Midwest.
He's gone on to become a favorite on the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom Radio Show and continues to endlessly tour the nation's finest comedy clubs. He was a finalist in The Laughing Skull Comedy Festival and The Funniest Person in Cincinnati contest and won The Funniest Person in Lexington. He has been featured on the WGN Network and tbs.com and was a 2014 Headliner of The Limestone Comedy Festival. His first CD, "Never Coming Back", premiered in the top of the charts on iTunes; he recently made his television stand-up comedy debut on the Fuse Network's "Uproarious" and Marc Maron, on the WTF Podcast, called him a "very funny" and "talented joke-writer." We think you'll agree!
WHO IS SECRET SOCIETY COMEDY?
Bryan Sternik is an up-and-coming Cleveland comedian whose conversational style and upbeat demeanor can make even his darkest jokes feel lighthearted. Bryan produces a monthly show at Dina's Pizza in Old Brooklyn, and co-produces Gratuity Not Included at Good Company, One More Joke at Judd's City Tavern, and Secret Society Comedy, a weekly pop-up comedy show. He is the co-host of "The Guiltless Podcast" and "Dude, Nobody Cares."
Bryan Sternik
With a last name like that, Cleveland-based comic David Horning learned at a young age to lean into what bothers him using humor, and his comedy is a reflection of this. His optimistic slant on both mundane and heavy topics has gotten him selected to the New York Comedy Festival, Laughing Devil Comedy Festival, the Cleveland Comedy Festival, and on stages around the country. On top of stand-up, David teaches managers and executive teams to improve their workplace culture by developing their senses of humor, and he regularly appears on conference stages as the keynote speaker through his company, Water Cooler Comedy. He also produces several comedy shows around the Cleveland area and co-hosts the podcast “You Can’t Laugh At That,” which explores the psychology behind other comedians' jokes to prove why anything can be funny.
David Horning
Gheramy is the owner and operator of Golden Ox Studio. He produces local favorite podcasts such as Shit Brains, Brett Talk, You Can't Laugh At That, Teach These Devils, and several more for the Golden Ox Network. He can be seen on comedy stages across the city and has recently performed in the Mutiny Radio Comedy Fest, Cleveland Comedy Festival, Sixth City Comedy Fest, and the Midwestern Queer Comedy Festival. Renowned failure and a well educated idiot whose only contribution to this world will be when he is no longer in it, Gheramy is not sorry that you wasted your time reading this bio.
Gheramy Demery
DJ BrownJohnson is a new kid on the block. Childish, determined, and passionate about making people laugh, he aims to make his mark on the Cleveland comedy scene while figuring out what your favorite candy flavor says about you.
DJ BrownJohnson
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