Stand-Up

Essex Improv Class Show – Art of the Scene

Come support and watch these improv comedy students do the thing.

Class Show for Art of the Scene. It’s all completely made up and super fun!

“You’re only given a little spark of madness, you mustn’t lose it.” – Robin Williams

Nashua Arts - Gary Gulman

Over 25 years in comedy, Gary Gulman has established himself as an eminent performer and peerless writer.

A product of Boston, Gulman has been a scholarship college football player, an accountant, and a high school teacher. He has made countless television appearances as both a comedian and an actor. Gulman has made four masterful TV specials including his most recent universally acclaimed stand-up special for HBO, “The Great Depresh”, a tour de force look at mental illness, which is equal parts hilarious and inspiring. In 2019, he appeared in the international blockbuster “Joker”. He can most recently be seen co-starring with Amy Schumer in the hit Hulu comedy series, “Life & Beth”.

Kelly MacFarland

Kelly MacFarland is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actress.

She has an extensive resume including comedy clubs, theaters, colleges, festivals, films, television appearances and entertaining US troops overseas. Kelly has appeared on Comedy Central, NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Prime Video, Up Early Tonight on Hulu and Denis Leary’s Comics Come Home. Check out Kelly’s Dry Bar Comedy Special, Sleepytime Baby and she has several comedy albums available on iTunes and SiriusXM. 

Bull Run - Karen Morgan's Far Out Way Back comedy

Karen Morgan’s Far Out Way Back comedy is a hilarious trip back to a time when rocks were pets, carpets were shag and bike seats were bananas. This is a clean comedy show, particularly suited for folks of a certain age who grew up in the 70's and 80's and want to know how we all survived.

Karen grew up in the 1970s in Athens, Georgia. A former trial attorney, she began her comedy career in 2005 as a Finalist on Nick at Nite's Search for the Funniest Mom in America. She now has 2 Dry Bar Comedy Specials, "Rub Some Dirt On It" (2023), Named #4 in Dry Bar Comedy’s Top 10 Clips of 2023 and "Go Dawgs!" (2020). She was also recently featured on The Talk on CBS, has 2 comedy albums featured on Sirius XM Radio & other streaming services and a lot of frequent flyer miles. Karen's clean comedy material has made her an audience favorite with a loyal social media community who love her live shows.

Jackie Fabulous

Jackie Fabulous is a stand-up comedian, actress and writer who’s been featured three times on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, America’s Got Talent: All Stars, Showtime’s Flatbush Misdemeanors, The Arsenio Hall Show, HBO’s Pause, That Damn Michael Che and much more. In addition to her television appearances Jackie’s hilarious and affable stand-up can be seen across the country as she tours America’s top comedy clubs. Her hour special “Menoplause” is available now.