Comedians


Kimberly Dinaro is a Brooklyn-based writer and comedian whose writing has been featured in Someecards, Betches, Reductress and more. She's the co-host of a musical comedy and variety show called "Left Breast Comedy" at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn and has performed at New York Comedy Festival, San Diego Comedy Festival, Burbank Comedy Festival and more.
Alyssa Goggi started out hosting and writing for a late night talk show at Quinnipiac University, where she received a Bachelors degree in Film, Video, and Interactive Media. After graduation, she attended The Second City Chicago, and The Upright Citizen's Brigade NYC. She then went on to standup and has opened for comedians such as Damon Wayans, Craig Robinson, Hannah Berner, Jenny Slate, Colin Quinn, Kevin Nealon, Brad Williams, Jessica Kirson, Deon Cole, Michael Rapaport, Trey Kennedy, Marlon Wayans, Taylor Tomlinson, Che Durena, John Crist, etc. Her most recent credits are headlining Fairfield Comedy Club, Hartford Funny Bone, Comedy Connection RI, and The Stress Factory Comedy Club. She’s also known for going viral with over 50K social media followers for her relatable love of Crab Rangoon and donuts.
Ray Zawodni is a New York City comedian who over the past decade, has entertained audiences all over the country with hilarious tales about his dysfunctional family, his party animal lifestyle and his train-wreck of a dating life. He is a regular feature act at the Improv and Funnybone Comedy Clubs across the country. Before moving to NYC, he was a regular on the critically acclaimed WDVE Morning Show in his hometown of Pittsburgh. Ray has appeared on Sirius XM and is a sketch writer and producer on CBS’ FanNation. You can catch him every week on the Brand New Jerks Podcast.
Maddie Wiener is a stand-up comedian with a style described as “irreverent humor… with a streak of brazenness,” and “abrasive and likeable at the same time". Maddie was selected as a “New Face” at the 2021 Just for Laughs Festival, and filmed a stand-up set for Comedy Central. She has appeared on "You Up" with Nikki Glaser on SiriusXM, was a 2018 semi-finalist for "StandUp NBC". On the road, she has opened for Dave Attell, Nikki Glaser, Robert Kelly, and Joe List. She also went to NACA Nationals, and is currently headlining colleges across the US. You can hear her on the podcast "We’re Having Gay Sex", which she co-hosts with Ashley Gavin. Find her on Instagram @maddietwiener! TikTok Rabbit Comedy Central
Adam Gilbert is happy to see you. The Fort Wayne native cut his teeth in the midwest alternative comedy circuit, opening for touring comics such as Doug Stanhope, Robert Kelly, Todd Barry, and Brian Posehn. A Chicago transplant, he has performed at the Laugh Factory, Zanies, and Comedians You Should Know. Adam was a featured performer at the Limestone Comedy Festival and was featured in Pique Magazine.
Tocarra Mallard is a New York-based comedian, writer, and actress known for her work on "The Problem With Jon Stewart" on Apple TV+ and the show’s companion podcast. In 2022 she was a featured performer at the Limestone Comedy Festival.
Kendall Ketchum is an actor and stand-up comedian who hails from the Mississippi Delta and is currently located in New York City. She has been performing in clubs throughout NYC for 15 years. Her unique brand of Mississippi-meets-New-York comedy is a combination of stand up and storytelling with her signature southern charm. Kendall has headlined across the country including Caroline’s on Broadway. Additional credits include performing for the Air Force Reserve and performing at NY Comedy Festival and the Kaaboo Festival in Del Mar, CA. She also spent 4 years touring the country with SNL alum Darrell Hammond as his featured opener.
Maria Randazzo is a New York-based comedian and Staff Writer for "The Problem with Jon Stewart" on Apple TV+. Follow her, she begs you, on Twitter @MariaRandazzo and Instagram @mariafreakingrandazzo -- www.mariarandazzo.com
Henrik Blix is a Staff Writer for "The Problem with Jon Stewart" on Apple TV+. He previously starred in Second City's Deck The Hallmark Holiday show, and performed in "Best of the Second City" at the Kennedy Center with Rachel Dratch and John Glaser. He's a two-time winner of Chicago's Laugh Battle as a solo performer, a former Headline Contributor for The Onion, and he makes very good bolognese. You can follow him online @henrikontheweb or in real life if you are stealthy and have a good disguise.
Motts Pelazza has been performing comedy throughout the country for the last 45 years. He has opened for Damon Wayans, Billy Gardell, Tommy Davidson, Kevin Meaney, and Patrice O’Neil. He has performed at Carolines and Don’t Tell Mamas in NYC, the Palace Theatre in Stamford, CT, and the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. Motts has also been on "Impractical Jokers" and, as a lifelong resident of Stamford, he has been the announcer for Alive@5, the Thanksgiving Balloon Parade, and Heights and Lights. He is a retired mailman of 46 years and, like he delivered the mail all those years, he promises to deliver the laughs!
Rollin Atkinson was recently nominated for "2023 Rising Star of the Year" by the Boston Comedy Choice Awards. His comedic style is marked by personal stories and energetic act-outs. Rollin starred in a short film, “Si,” which was featured on HBO. He appears regularly at Laugh Boston and Nick’s Comedy Stop, and is a Co-Founder of Boston Comedy Club.
Ian Levy is an up and coming comedian based out of New York. He uses a silly irreverent style to joke about life, love, and his many shortcomings. He regularly performs at clubs and colleges across the country. Some of his credits include being a finalist in the San Francisco Comedy Competition, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Sketchfest, and the Big Pine Comedy Festival. He's also the winner of the prestigious Employ of the Month award at Hollow Cafe.
Mike Finoia is a comedian based out of NYC. He is a writer / producer for TruTV’s Impractical Jokers, and he also opens for the guys on their national theater tour. Mike is also the co-host of the Comes a Time Podcast, alongside Dead & Co / Allman Brothers Bassist Oteil Burbridge. Mike has been featured on TruTV, Sirius XM & Comedy Central. When not on the road, Mike can be found nightly performing at the premiere NYC comedy clubs. He can be heard regularly on The Bonfire on SXM Faction. @mikefinoia
Comedian, actress, writer, producer, and more, Amanda Seales doesn’t just make you laugh, she makes change! With an uncanny knack for taking serious topics and with humor, making them relatable and interesting, she combines intellectual wit, silliness, and a pop culture obsession to create her unique style of smart funny content for the stage and screen. Amanda Seales is a comedian and creative visionary with a Master’s in African American studies from Columbia University. Seamlessly blending humor and intellect, her unique style of smart funny content spans various genres across the entertainment and multi-media landscape. She is best known for her iconic role as “Tiffany DuBois" in HBO’s "Insecure" and her debut stand-up comedy special, “I Be Knowin,” and as a former co-host on daytime talk show “The Real”, host of NBC's “Bring the Funny,” and host/writer of the groundbreaking 2020 BET Awards. Amanda speaks truth to change via her wildly popular Instagram @AmandaSeales, weekly podcast “Small Doses,” and book by the same name. Centering community building in her comedy, she is also the creator/host of the touring variety game show, “Smart Funny & Black.” Loved for fearlessly saying what folks are thinking, her Reach Media/Urban1 syndicated radio show + podcast, “The Amanda Seales Show,” edu-tains audiences daily, giving the culture what it’s missing in markets across the nation! A philanthropist, her efforts support Black girl-focused organizations, education, and animal conservation. Always an advocate for Black voices, she produces and creates art as edu-tainment across the media landscape by any joke necessary!
Sergio Chicon was born and raised in New York City’s Lower East Side. His energy and stage presence brings out the natural performer that he is. Always the entertainer amongst friends and family, its no wonder that in the short time he has been doing stand up, he has moved along very quickly, performing in clubs all over the city. Sergio’s comedy style cannot easily be labeled, though it can fall in the categories of urban, physical and self deprecating humor. His uninhibited animated style and high energy capture the audiences’ immediate attention. His mannerisms and facial expressions allow him to dip in and out of characters such as his favored "construction worker". With few limitations on and off stage, Sergio is the producer of his own new talent show, Serg’s Fresh Faces, at New York City’s Laugh Lounge, featuring some of the freshest and hottest new talent in New York City. Sergio was featured Comedy Central’s “Funaticos” & Comedy Central’s “Los LOL”, MTV TR3S, Miami Comedy Festival, SITV, Comedy Net, BET on Blast, and performed at the Comedy Café in Amsterdam. Sergio is currently on tour with “The Gangsta of Comedy" Capone and the 5 M.I.C.s.
"POPPA" RUS GUTIN is a COMIC / ACTOR / WRITER & Creator of the hit Off-Bdwy Musical, GANGSTAPELLA. He is a graduate of the Musical Theatre Program @ AMDA. "Gutin's stage persona is a compelling mixture of Woody Allen and Sam Kinison. Something akin to Jewish angst on meth." - LA EXAMINER RUS is celebrating 16 years in the world of Stand-Up. He co-produced & Hosted COMEDY JUICE NY @ GOTHAM and FRIDAY NITE LIVE @ The COMEDY STORE. And he's been featured @ THE IMPROV, CAROLINE's, LEVITY LIVE, HELIUM, STAND-UP NY + THE STAND, ICEHOUSE, LAUGH FACTORY & more... POPPA RUS's new Hour Special, LEGAL GUARDIAN, taped live @ NEW YORK COMEDY CLUB, is avail NOW as a (Movie) @ rusgutin.vhx.tv AND as an (Album) on COMEDYRECORDS.CA on iTUNES @  http://apple.co/1HaXzD9! As a SAG / AFTRA Actor, RUS has appeared in a sketch on E!'s CHELSEA LATELY and starred in the movies "SURF SCHOOL" & "HOLD ON LOOSELY". And he's written comedy for BILLBOARD.COM, Broadway Legend / Country Star, LAURA BELL BUNDY, ALAN THICKE and CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO. FOR BOOKINGS, please contact his agent Alexander Driscoll @ http://www.ingridfrenchmanagement.com/ and Emilio Savone @ http://newyorkcomedyclub.com/. MAS POPPA RUS @ WWW.RUSGUTIN.COM!
Katie Haller is a stand-up comedian, and tiny rapper by the name of T-Spoon. She has performed in the Women In Comedy Festival, NY Funny Song Festival, and was most recently a finalist in the New York Comedy Club Competition. Her writing has been featured on Collegehumor, Elite Daily, and Huffington Post Comedy. She also writes about dogs for The BarkPost. She is 4'11, but seems way taller on stage, and on the internet. 
With equal parts confident social observation and cutting self-deprecation, New York City-based comedian Brendan Sagalow has deftly and defiantly owned the stage for over 10 years. His debut album, Not Now More Than Ever, premiered at #1 on the iTunes Comedy charts. Brendan performed as a “New Face” in the 2022 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. He has also taken part in the Rogue Island Comedy Festival, Skankfest, and the New York Comedy Festival. He was a finalist in 2018’s "New York’s Funniest", 2017’s Carolines Comedy Club Competition, and 2017’s Carolines March Madness Competition. He has written for MTV's Joking Off, and appeared on ViceTV’s "Tumbleweeds with Killer Mike" and the popular Barstool Sports series Answer the Internet. He is a recurring guest on "The Jim and Sam Show", Barstool Sports’ KFC Radio, and "The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder". Until recently, Brendan co-hosted the podcast "Here’s the Scenario" with fellow comedians Mike Cannon and Mike Feeney. He has been a guest on an array of popular podcasts, including "You Know What Dude!" with Robert Kelly, "Are You Garbage?", Ari Shaffir's "Skeptic Tank", "Tuesdays with Stories", "Chrissy Chaos", "The Chip Chipperson Podcast", Joe List’s "Mindful Metal Jacket", "Guys We Fcked", "Calta and Kelly", and "Legion of Skanks". When not touring nationally, Brendan can be seen performing at comedy clubs across New York City.
Actor, comedian, and writer James Goff was born and raised in the South Bronx of New York City. In just a short time in the business, James has demonstrated the unique ability to bridge the gap between any audience, and connect with them on a level that makes them feel they've known him for years. Not only has he worked with some of the best in the business, James Goff's appearances also include Gotham Comedy Live, Comedy Central's Open Mic Fight, Sirius Radio, and a performance for Superbowl XLII Champions The New York Giants. When he's not headlining around the country, James is producing a weekly podcast, The Force 2 Care Podcast, centered around surviving parenthood and speaking to at risk youth about overcoming life's obstacles.
Robyn Schall is a NY-based stand-up comedian, actress, and host whose "2020 Goals List" video went viral (10 million + views), drawing high praise from such celebs as Oprah, The Kardashians, Jennifer Garner and Katie Couric. Robyn is currently hosting Pinterest TV's live streaming show "The Goods", where she will showcase products from brands including Patagonia, Melody Ehsani and Crown Affair. In early 2021, Robyn hosted her own segments/interviews for Katie Couric Presents, appearing as a guest on multiple shows including "The Drew Barrymore Show", and took over the @TODAYshow Instagram handle for Amazon Prime Day. Robyn often appears as a guest on the Bachelorette podcast "Off The Vine", hosted by Kaitlyn Bristowe and can be seen on the HBO Max sketch series "That Damn Michael Che". Robyn has performed her stand-up all over the world including three tours overseas for the US troops and all over Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Australia. Robyn's comedy album, “Guilty Pleasure”, debuted at #1 on the iTunes Charts and was featured multiple times on SiriusXM Radio.
Dave Temple is the Spotlight stealing comic that has clubs managers and college bookers across the country asking, "Where did you find this guy?!" Originally from Philadelphia, Dave began stand-up comedy as a challenge amongst friends. Dave brings an unadulterated view on life and his immediate surroundings with a poignancy that is unparalleled and leaves every single audience in stitches. Dave has appeared on TruTV's LaffMobb LaffTracks, Showtime at the Apollo, VH1 Live as well as his own YouTube Show #LOOKATITTHISWAY
Tom Cassidy is a comedian from Philadelphia, based in New York City. His debut stand-up album funnymatic reached #1 on the iTunes comedy chart. Tom was the lead producer for the first season of Danny’s House on Vice TV, has been featured on Adult Swim programming including Mostly for Millennials and was a writer for The F-Spot With Derrick Beckles. Tom turned his 2nd Album 'LIFE AFTER FUNNY' into a youtube special in 2022. His new Pilot SNOWDANCE is also out now on Youtube!
Robby Slowik is a stand-up comic, TV writer, and podcast host based in New York City. He is currently a Staff Writer for "The Problem with Jon Stewart" on Apple TV+ and he appears regularly as a correspondent on the podcast of the same name. Robby has performed stand-up on "Conan" (TV!), and his album, "Live Near Carnegie Hall" (available to stream wherever you do your streaming), plays frequently on SiriusXM. He performs regularly in New York City and headlines across the country.
Casey Balsham is a stand-up comedian living and breathing in New York City. You’ve seen her at various clubs all over the country and as a regular at New York Comedy Club and Gotham. You’ve heard her as the host of the Shady Sh*t Podcast on Dear Media. Casey has also been featured on Gotham Comedy Live, Lifetime, Tidal’s No Small Talk Series and in a Monistat commercial you can only find online. Her debut album “Son of a Barb” hit number one on the iTunes charts and can be streamed on Spotify and Pandora. She recently wrote and starred in a one-woman show called “Casey Balsham Does a Thing” and was the lead in the off-Broadway musical, HA! In between Instagram breaks, Casey is working on her second solo show and writing a musical with her writing partner, Bradley Beahan. She hopes to keep adding credits to and rewriting her bio until the end of time.
Smart, sexy, savvy, and funny, Leighann Lord’s "heads up humor" is stand-up comedy at it’s finest. Inspired by the brilliance of George Carlin, the smooth jazz style of Franklyn Ajaye, and the elegance of Rita Rudner, Leighann has crafted her own unique brand of Thinking Cap Comedy. It’s no wonder she received the NYC Black Comedy Award for "The Most Thought Provoking Black Female Comic." A New York City native who’s entertained around the world, Leighann Lord’s stand-up style is not urban; it’s urbane. She has performed for audiences in North America, Europe, the Carribean and for U.S. troops stationed in the Middle East during Operation Enduring Freedom. Leighann is a regular on the Fox News online show, The Strategy Room, where she gives her informed and funny take on politics, world news and current events. Her popular weekly humor column, Leighann Lord’s Comic Perspective is featured on StageTimeMagazine. She is also a frequent contributor to FoxNew.com’s Team Washington Blog and The Huffington Post. Leighann is heard often on XM Sirius Satellite Radio and has appeared on numerous stand-up comedy shows including Girls Night Out (Lifetime), The Original Def Comedy All Star Jam (HBO), The View (ABC), Premium Blend (Comedy Central), The World Stands Up (Comedy Central) and Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen. It’s not hard to see why Improper Magazine named Leighann Lord one of New York’s 10 Hottest Comics.