Stand-up Comedy

Alex Benton has been performing and producing for 3 years. He has produced over 50 shows in Albuquerque.

Eddie Tafoya is an author, scholar, and comedian and in May 2022 was featured in A&E/TIME Studios docuseries The Right to Offend, a look at the art and impact of African American comedy directed by Mario Diaz. Tafoya is the author of several books on comedy including The Legacy of the Wisecrack: Stand-up Comedy as the Great American Literary Form, Icons of African American Comedy, and the novel Finding the Buddha, a Dark Story of Friendship, Genius, and Stand-up Comedy. He has also appeared in Shaun Saul’s documentary film Alone up There: A Journey to Understand Stand-up Comedy and the television shows The After-After Party with Steven Michael Quezada, and The Duke City Comedy League. He lives, writes, teaches, and performs in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His latest book, The Marxist Revolution: How Chico, Harpo, Groucho, and Zeppo Changed the Way we Laugh, is due to be released in late 2024.

TJ Jones is a member of Wayward Comedy has been telling jokes since 2019.

He stays busy producing shows and performing all over the state and has been a featured comic at the Albuquerque Funny Fiesta and the Cloudtop Comedy Festival.

In 2023 he was nominated one of the best comics in Santa Fe by the SF Reporter.

He's also founded his own monthly showcase in Santa Fe called Nightschool.

A little on the dark side, TJs jokes deal with his struggles with addiction and recovery, getting old and his non existant love life.
Nicolina Nicthe a native New Mexican; voted 2018, 2019 and 2020 top five comedians in Albuquerque the magazine, who likes her humor like she likes her wine…dark and dry, has been haunting the comedy scene for the last 8 and half years. A writer and artist whose comedy style has been described as cross between Lisa Lampinelli and Melissa McCarthy with the mannerism of Jim Carrey. Always struggling with having a filter, Nicolina found in humor the vehicle she was looking for and has performed in Los Angeles, Pagosa Springs, Colorado as well as featured for Lahna Turner and Joe Torry.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

JUNO Brewery, 1501 1st Street Northwest, Albuquerque, United States