Iron Comic Competition

Wednesday May 24th, 2023 - 9:00PM

Location : West Side Comedy Club NEW YORK, NY

Iron Comic Competition, a comedy triathlon. Two of New York's funniest comics compete in three different events: Stand up, one-liner challenge, and roast battle. Stand up - they each get to do a set of their best material. One-liner challenge - the comics are given a series of  topics, e.g.,  'Things you shouldn't say at a wedding', and must deliver their best one line jokes for each. And finally the roast battle in which each comic hurls their most hilarious barbs at one anotherThe show includes a top comic MC/host and three judges who will declare a winner based on best all around performance. admission $15


Featuring
Charles McBee
Ahri Findling
Linette Paladino

In 2014, Charles McBee made national stand-up comedy appearances on Gotham Comedy Live on AXS TV and Laughs on FOX. He also starred in the critically acclaimed Off Broadway Production, “HA!… The Musical, from Emmy award winning writer, Michelle Wendt. And, he’s performed at the New York Comedy Festival, and stars in his web series, It’s a Chucked up Life. Charles’ comedy can be described as witty humor with a positive message. He creates laughter by mixing personal stories with social commentary. Charles has been called a “hilariously inventive comedian” by the Comedy Cellar’s Rick Crom. You can catch Charles performing at the top comedy clubs in NYC as well as clubs and colleges across the country.

Ahri Findling is a writer and comedian living in New York City. He has written for Nikki Glaser is Obsessed on E!, The MTV TV Awards, and is currently writing, directing, and acting on the new Nickelodeon sketch show, Nick Shorts. He was named an emerging comedian alongside Tim Dillon, Meg Stalter, and Andrew Schulz by the NY Post in 2020. He performs standup in clubs and colleges all over the country and has opened for Nikki Glaser, Kyle Kinane and Bret Ernst just to name a few. Ahri has performed in festivals including New York Comedy Festival, Trial by laughter, Devil Cup, Laughing Devil Comedy Festival, Brooklyn Comedy Festival, and the Pittsburgh Comedy Festival. He has been featured on Bravo and Comedy Central Digital and will make his Standup TV debut on Amazon in 2022.