DMV Comedy Spotlight

FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED FOR ENTRANCE TO ANY UNION STAGE OR UNION STAGE PRESENTS SHOWS: PROOF OF VACCINATION AT LEAST 14 DAYS FROM YOUR SECOND SHOT OR A NEGATIVE TEST WITHIN 72 HOURS OF SHOW DATE A MASK MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES ON PREMISES UNLESS YOU ARE ACTIVELY DRINKING OR EATING. FRANQI FRENCH Variety recently named Franqi French one of the 2020 – 10 Comics to watch! Make sure you check out the full feature in the September 29th issue. In 2019, NBC crowned her the winner of their National Standup Up Comedy competition and due in 2021 is her first 1 hour comedy special: M.A.D. Out of thousands of submissions and auditions Ms. French was an undeniable stand out. Franqi’ an award-winning talent, who regularly performs coast to coast with appearances at The DC Improv, The Kennedy Center, the Hollywood Improv and the world-famous Comedy Store. Ms. French has shared the stage with Donnell Rawlings, Fortune Feimster, Todd Glass, D.L. Hughley, Nicole Byer, among other talented comedians. She has made guest appearances on WeTV, TVOne’s “The Roland Martin Show,” and she will be a featured comic on season 3 of “Laugh After Dark” on Amazon Prime. Franqi has headlined The Bentzen Ball as well as The Black Women in Comedy Festival in Brooklyn. She is currently based in Los Angeles, CA and will be a featured headliner on the Stand Up NBC Summer Tour! EDDIE MORRISON Eddie Morrison is a D.C.-based stand-up comedian and actor. A native of the area, he regularly performs all over the DMV along with comedy venues throughout the country. His appearances include The Comedy Store, DC Improv, and The Kennedy Center as a part of the District of Comedy Festival DWAIN WATTS DMV native Featured on the DC Comedy Festival, also has a new comedy album out called “Watts So Funny” D LO Dana Lollar, aka Comedian D. Lo, hails from Baltimore MD. Always a jokester, DLo stumbled into the comedy world, in Nov 2015, after a leg injury had her out of work. After