Welcome to AlaskaComedy.com’s new and improved website. My name is Jerry Evans, and over the past 25 years I’ve had the opportunity to work with and meet some of the best, most respected comedians of our time. Take a look in our “Green Room” and you’ll see what I mean. Thanks for checking us out and please take a look around, and lemme know what you think. I’ll be updating frequently.  

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AGT’s Breakout Star comes to Fairbanks! Tom Cotter Comedian Tom Cotter has taken the comedy scene by storm since finishing as runner-up and becoming the Breakout Star from Season 7’s "America's Got Talent." He lost to a dog act, but don’t hold that against him; Tom was the first comedian ever to be a finalist on the show and was the highest finishing human being on the show that year. In August 2013, AGT asked Tom back to perform as a special guest star (along with Train) and then again to host The Season 8 AGT Snapple Viewing Party. Tom's other numerous television an radio credits include NBC’s "The Tonight Show," “Last Comic Standing,” his very own special "Comedy Central Presents... Tom Cotter" Special, The Howard Stern Show, Comics Unleashed, a third appearance on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," and Celebrity Host of “Gotham Comedy Live” on AXs.tv. Tom has been featured at The Montreal "Just For Laughs" Festival, the HBO Aspen Comedy Arts Festival and headlining "America's Got Talent Live" at The Palazzo Las Vegas. Tom is also a regular on Fox TV’s “Red Eye” and recently co- starred on an episode of CBS’ “The Good Wife.” Wednesday Nov 11th North Pole Alehouse 7pm Thursday Nov 12th The Spur 7pm Friday Nov 13th Pioneer Park Theater 7pm Saturday Nov 14th Pioneer Park Theater 7pm

A Fairbanks Favorite. After 4 years, he’s Back! Chris Porter! Best known for his 3rd place appearance on season 4 of NBC's Last Comic Standing and his one-hour special 'Ugly & Angry' that was one of Netflix's top rated specials for three years, you may also know this Kansas City native from his very own Comedy Central Presents special, his comedy albums 'Lost & Alone' and 'Screaming From the Cosmos', his appearances on Tommy Chong's Comedy @ 420 on Showtime, the Arsenio Hall show, Comedy.TV, oand so much more. Chris Porter is a simple man in a complicated world where dudes send pictures of their genitalia to women and burgers have a backstory. Born and raised in Kansas City, Chris brings a true stand-up experience to his live shows. There are no sound cues, no puppets, and no catch phrases. Just gut wrenching laughter drawn from his own experience and observations. Wednesday Dec 16th North Pole Alehouse 7pm Thursday Dec 17th The Spur 7pm Friday Dec 18th Pioneer Park Theater 7pm Saturday Dec 19th Pioneer Park Theater 7pm

A Comedy Original - Live in Fairbanks Maria Bamford! “Right now, the greatest living comedian is definitely Maria Bamford.” — Patton Oswalt “My favorite comedian on earth.” — Stephen Colbert “The  best comic working” - Marc Maron Maria Bamford is one of the most distinctive and acclaimed voices in comedy, celebrated for her deeply personal, inventive, and fearless stand-up. With her unmistakable characters, extraordinary voices, and wonderfully unexpected perspective on the world, she has built a career doing comedy entirely on her own terms. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult and the star of four hour-long stand-up specials, including Local Act, Weakness Is the Brand, Old Baby, and Maria Bamford: The Special Special Special! She also created and starred in the acclaimed Netflix series Lady Dynamite, a surreal, semi-autobiographical comedy inspired by her own life. Bamford was the first female comedian to have two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials and toured alongside Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis, and Brian Posehn as part of The Comedians of Comedy. Her extensive television credits include Arrested Development, Fresh Off the Boat, Portlandia, Night Court, Life & Beth, Louie, and Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. She has also appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, CONAN, The Late Late Show with James Corden, and The Tonight Show. One of comedy’s most recognizable voice performers, Bamford has lent her talents to Big Mouth, BoJack Horseman, Bob’s Burgers, Adventure Time, The Legend of Korra, HouseBroken, CatDog, and the Emmy-winning WordGirl. A true original and one of the most respected comedians of her generation, Maria Bamford brings a style of stand-up that is fearless, surprising, deeply human, and unmistakably her own.