About the Show
Price: $22 GA, $32-$37 reserved
When: Friday 7 and 9:30, Saturday 7 and 9:30
Spotlight: Check out the best DMV comics at DC's best comedy spot! The Best of DC Showcase features five outstanding comics with ties to the DMV, and each of them will be bringing the heat for the last weekend of the year. Plus we've got rotating headliners: For each show this weekend, a different performer will step up to close out the show with a 30-minute set. It's been another great year of shared laughter -- let's close the door on 2024 with one more comedy blowout.
Featuring: Jasmine Burton (your emcee), Matt Deakins (headlining Friday 7:00), Ryan Donahue (headlining Friday 9:30), Cerrome Russell (headlining Saturday 7:00), Liz Barlow (headlining Saturday 9:30)
Headlining Friday 7:00
Matt Deakins is a stand-up comedian. He lives in Virginia. When people ask him, he says Washington D.C. It's easier that way. He's performed in these places: Pittsburgh Improv, DC Improv, Vermont Comedy Club, Charlotte Comedy Zone. He's performed with these people: John Huck, Jordan Carlos, Dustin Diamond, Bret Ernst, Yannis Pappas, Paul Hooper Matt won Comedy Kumite 33.1 and 33.2 (spring 2022) at the DC Improv, plus the July 2022 Tournament of Champions and the 2024 Comedy Kumite XL.
Instagram: @matthew_deakins
Headlining Friday 9:30
Ryan Donahue is a comedian, actor, and writer based in NYC. After making his network television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, he's made multiple appearances on HBO's Crashing and Pause with Sam Jay, where he is also a staff writer. He's performed at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, The Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, and The Great American Comedy Festival held in honor of Johnny Carson. Ryan has opened for Norm Macdonald, Tig Notaro, and his grandparents tell him he should meet David Letterman. If anyone has seen David, please relay this information to him. Thank you.
Instagram: @ryandonahuman
Headlining Saturday 7:00
Cerrome Russell (official site), born and raised in Sumter County, Ga., started his comedy career while serving in the United States Marine Corps. He was first exposed to a broader audience as a cast member on the 2nd Season of BET’s popular prank show Hell Date. He has traveled extensively, performing at college campuses and military installations worldwide, as well as opening for Hannibal Burress. Cerrome Russell’s comedy comes in many varieties, including Off-Center, Truthful, and of course, Country. Follow him on Twitter at @CerromeRussell. Cerrome won Comedy Kumite 9.1 and 9.2 (spring 2017) at the DC Improv, Kumite 31 (Veterans Day 2021) and a Tournament of Champions (fall 2017). In summer 2023 he became the Comedy Kumite XL champ, winning a 24-person, 3-day tournament event.
Instagram: @metarome
Headlining Saturday 9:30
Liz Barlow is a standup comic, writer and actor from Virginia Beach. She has been seen on TVOne, Virginia area Funny Bones, Dc Improv, Zanies in Nashville and the Charlotte Comedy Zone. She's also a published essayist , having been published in the Huffington Post and Wearyourvoicemag.com. Liz won Comedy Kumite 29 (online, winter 2021), Comedy Kumite 41 (fall 2023) and Comedy Kumite 43 (Mother's Day 2024) at the DC Improv, as well as the October 2024 Kumite Tournament of Champions.
Instagram: @lizbarlow2
Your Host for the Weekend
Jasmine Burton is a barred attorney from Los Angeles living and working in DC. Jasmine has performed stand up all throughout the DMV, as well as opening and hosting shows for Lil Rel, Tony Woods, Zainab Johnson, Aida Rodriguez, and other comics seen on Netflix, HBO, and Comedy Central. A blend of west coast and east coast swagger, Jasmine is best known for her high energy, punchlines, and hilarious infusion of the law and her life experience into her comedy. Jasmine brings an edgy, witty, and intellectual humor that keeps her audiences at the edge of their seat… or falling out of them.
Instagram: @jazzyybeatss