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Barry’s beginnings were unusual. After graduating from Northwestern University and completing 

a successful run in the famous Mee-Ow show (who’s celebrity members have included Julia

Louis Dreyfus, Dermot Mulroney, George Newborn, Craig Bierko, Seth Meyers, and Ana

Gasteyer), his brother dared him to go onstage at an open mic to do a routine. Barry was hit that

night, and knew that stand-up comedy was his next mountain to climb.

Barry’s style is clean, high energy, and relationship material was a hit in almost every market. He

quickly moved up the comedy ladder and was on cable and network tv, from MTV, NBC,

Comedy Central, and VH-1. His Dry Bar Special, Lawyer Up has been seen by over 500K

viewers. Barry’s act was noticed by a production company that loved his Counselor of Love

persona, and his act is currently being shopped as a sitcom called The Counselor of Love that

Barry wrote along with his partner Dan Patterson, who was creator and executive producer of

Who’s Line Is It Anyway?

Maxi Witrak is a tomboy learning to be a tomwoman. After a heavily regimented upbringing as a 

competitive equestrian, her stand-up comedy speaks about standing up to the status quo, chasing

her teenage dreams, and the unbridled disappointment of being a nineties kid in a modern

world.

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She has performed all over the world, including headlining Boom Chicago Comedy Festival in

Amsterdam, Craft Island Comedy Festival in Calgary, and Lysistrata Comedy Festival in Austin, 

TX. She appears regularly at iconic venues like The Hollywood Improv,  Laugh Factory, and

The Comedy Store, where she produces her own Outsiders-themed show, "Pony Club"