New Year's Eve Comedy with Ali Sultan & Freshly Squeezed Comedy

Celebrate NYE the RIGHT way this year...with delicious food and drinks, great vibes, and a standup comedy experience like no other!

On New Year's Eve, Gambit Brewing welcomes back Freshly Squeezed Comedy, the high-energy, wacky standup duo of Lefty Crumpet and Jesse The Shrink. They book, produce, and perform in their own shows throughout the state of Minnesota. Lefty brings his silly songs and Jesse brings his unique perspectives as a licensed therapist (yes he really is a shrink and yes, that probably means he's analyzing you).

Joining them for these TWO special back-to-back shows will be national headliner Ali Sultan, who has been featured on Comedy Central, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, filmed a Dry Bar Comedy special and released two comedy albums that have garnered 1+ million streams . Special guest performances by ocal Twin Cities favorites Sofia Bisbocciand Aron Woldeslassie will also be included. See more about all our comics below!

Whether you want to celebrate early and be home by 9pm or live it up and ring in the New Year at midnight with us (free glasses of champagne-flavored seltzers will be served to toast with!), we've got you covered. 7pm or 10pm show, $25 General Admission or $30 Reserved Seating...we're giving you options. Check out the full bios of our comics below and then grab yourself some tickets! Don't be that person who waits 'til New Year's Eve - only to find out there's no tickets left (it happened last year!).

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DOOR TIMES (**Arriving early is recommended for best available seating. If you purchase Reserved Seating tickets, your seats will be held UNTIL SHOWTIME. Once the show begins, the seats may be released to people with General Admission tickets.)

Early show: 6-7pm

Late show: 9-10pm

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What audience members are saying about comedy at Gambit Brewing:

"Cool, unique room. Great talent!"

"Amazing! Let me know about the next one!"

"Great comedy! We'll be back!"

"Love the comedians!"

"So fun! Want more."

"Super fun, comic variety is great, friendly environment!"

"Hilarious!!! A must see!"

ABOUT OUR COMEDIANS:

Ali Sultan

Ali is a Yemeni-Ethiopian immigrant. His comedy can be seen on Comedy Central, Don't Tell Comedy, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. His albums Happy to Be Here and Funny First can be heard on Spotify and have garnered over one million streams. He filmed his Half Hour comedy special in Dubai for Comedy Central Arabia and won the Best in The Midwest competition at Gildas LaughFest. Ali's Drybar Comedy special has over 1.7 million views on YouTube and he can be seen on the new PBS Roots of Comedy series.

Jesse The Shrink

What do you get when you mix a shrink and comedian? This guy! Jesse is a bona fide licensed therapist and standup comic who gives audiences a sneak peek into the inner-workings and often hilarious experiences of a mental health professional. Whether he’s talking about navigating virtual therapy sessions during an apocalypse or just trying to figure out what to tell drunk people he does for a living, one thing’s sure: after hearing his stories you’ll never see therapy (or your therapist) the same again! 

Jesse is the producer and host of a number of Twin Cities comedy shows including Jesse The Shrink’s Midlife Crisis Show, the St Paul Comedy All-Stars Show, Friday Night Comedy at Gambit Brewing, and  Comedy Night at Station 10. He’s also co-founder of Freshly Squeezed Comedy, creator of the Funniest Person in St Paul & Funniest Headlinercontests, and runs a weekly comedy open mic at Gambit Brewing. 

Jesse won the 2024 Clear Water Comedy contest at The Plus in Eau Claire, WI, was a 2024 Funniest Person With A Day Job finalist at House of Comedy in Mall of America, and is a regular guest on the Tom Barnard Show.

Lefty Crumpet

Lefty is a Minnesota-based, ethnically-ambiguous, joke-slinging, musical funnyman with social anxiety from Riverside, California. This rising star was a finalist in the Funniest Person With a Day Job contest at Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy in the Mall of America.

Lefty’s journey in comedy began when his friends encouraged him to try an open mic in college. The lure of the stage was too strong to resist. He then joined the University of Minnesota’s student club for comedians. Armed with sharp wit and a guitar, he quickly incorporated music into his performances. This led to an invitation to appear on Mytalk Radio’s Brittany and Kendall Show. Due to the popularity of his “Hallelujah” parody, “Minnesota”, he became a recurring guest.

​In addition to his solo act, Lefty presents his signature blend of joy and absurdity through Freshly Squeezed Comedy, a group he co-founded that produces comedy shows in breweries and bars all over Minnesota.

Aron Woldeslassie 

Aron is a standup comedian, author, and producer based in St. Paul. His comedy comes from a blend of observations on race, relationships, and culture as well as personal stories. Aron is a founding member of the Nordly and Minnesota Tonight. His work has been featured on Minnesota Public Radio, TPT’s Almanac, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, various literary magazines, and Aron was named a finalist in both the Sisyphus Brewing Funniest Person in Minneapolis Contest and the House of Comedy's Funniest Person with a Day Job Contest.

Sofia Bisbocci

Sofia, a Twin Cities-based standup comedian, was born in the back of a restaurant that doubled as her home in a small town in Oregon; her story only gets more strange and Italian from there. 

Bisbocci began doing comedy in 2022 and since has emcee’d, featured, and headlined for several comedy clubs in the Twin Cities and neighboring areas. She takes joy intertwining her past and present into her comedy and bringing material that is jagged and unhinged; all while inviting anybody and everybody to join her in having a good time.