Ones To Watch Comedy Festival with host Bethany Van Delft

Your next favorite artist is right here in Greater Boston. WBUR keeps its finger on the pulse of Boston's diverse and lively arts and culture scene on-air, online and now on stage. Join us for “Ones to Watch: Boston’s Emerging Artists,” a four-part series featuring up-and-coming artists across an array of genres: dance, comedy, film, theater and more.

Join us for an evening of comedy with four of Boston’s up and coming performers: Kristina Feliciano, El Kennedy, Uzair Malik and Mary Spadaro. They may not be household names YET, but each has a unique style and hilarious delivery that bode well for future fame.

Bethany Van Delft, host of The Moth StorySLAM and crowned Boston Magazine’s Best Comedian two years in a row, will emcee the evening.

Comedians

Kristina Feliciano is a comedian from Brooklyn now based in New England. She’s delighted audiences at the Chicago Laugh Factory for The Latina Comedy Festival. She recently opened up for Alex Borstein at The Somerville Theater.

Maryland native El Kennedy hones her comedic wit in Boston performing at The Mendoza Line, Nick’s Comedy Stop, and with Men in Comedy, the latter of which she also serves as producer. Her comedy leaves audiences thinking, "There’s no way this broad was married.”

Uzair Malik is a comic born and raised in a Muslim family in India. After relocating to America in 2021, Uzair won the Runner-up position at the New England's Funniest Comedian 2023 and was featured in the 2024 Boston Comedy Festival, 2024 Rogue Island Comedy Festival, and 2023 World Series of Comedy Festival.

Mary Spadaro is a Boston transplant comic who just moved to LA. Seen at clubs and shows all over New England, Spadaro is a regular at Laugh Boston, The Crystal Ballroom and The Comedy Studio. Known for her dark humor and playful delivery, Spadaro has opened for Rachel Sennott, Eugene Mirman, Jordan Jensen and Jena Friedman. Spadaro was a semi-finalist for the funniest person in Massachusetts (2022), a finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival (2023) and most recently headlined Nick’s Comedy Stop.

Ticket Price: $10.00 – $30.00

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