American stand up Orlando Baxter exploded
onto the Boston comedy scene in 2005, and was quickly established as one of the
areas hottest young comics. His fresh perspective and unique relatability
quickly solidified this former high school teacher into a fan favourite and led
to a string of finalist positions in a host of contests and festivals including
The New York Comedy Contest, NBC’s ‘Stand Up for Diversity Showcase’ and the
Boston Comedy Festival. In 2012 he toured across the U.S. with national
headliner Jo Koy, as the opening act in the "Lights Out" tour, before
making TV appearances on AXS TV’s ‘Gotham Live’. In 2014, Orlando’s talent took
him overseas and became a finalist at the prestigious Montreux Comedy festival
in Switzerland.