Deacon Gray is a 30-year comedy veteran who has performed at the Aspen Comedy Festival, the High Plains Comedy Festival, and was the winner of the inaugural Great American Comedy Festival, held at the Johnny Carson Theater. Deacon released his first comedy album, Revival (of the Fittest) in 2011. For the last dozen years, Deacon has served as New Talent Coordinator at Comedy Works, overseeing the development of Denver’s amateur talent. (Denver’s Westword dubbed him “Best Comedy Guru.”) He is the co-host of the podcast, Comedy In The Paint, which combines his two loves: comedy and basketball.