Comedians
Jason Choi is a New York-based comedian, writer and actor who has been featured in the New York Comedy Festival and Time Out New York. He was a finalist at the Boston Comedy Festival and the New York Comedy Club Fall Invitational, and winner of the 2019 Comedy Mob Festival. He's also appeared at the Asian Comedy Festival, Tiny Cupboard Festival, and SF Sketchfest. Jason has opened for Ronny Chieng at The Town Hall in NYC. You can catch him performing regularly at New York Comedy Club and Stand Up NY.
Andre D Thompson was born and raised in New York City where he began stand up at 18. He’s performed at comedy clubs all over the city such The Comic Strip Live, New York Comedy Club and Carolines on Broadway. He is currently in the 2019 New York Comedy Club Competition. He’s worked at the Music Choice Network in a development capacity incubating content focused on hip-hop and pop culture. As a Host, he has interviewed artists including Camilla Cabello, Lil Yachty and DJ Khaled. He has also been a digital ad campaign Brand Ambassador for companies such as Axe Body Spray and Bevel Shave Systems.
Born in France to South American parents and raised outside of Philadelphia, Pedro is a comedian and writer based in NYC. He's been featured on Laughs on Fox and is a regular at the Helium and Punch Line comedy clubs in Philly.
Orlando Leyba is an American stand-up comedian who connects with all audiences through his unique life experience and perspective. Orlando has a knack for finding humor in just about anything that crosses his path. With his animated demeanor, Orlando entertains audiences with his dynamic storytelling and undeniable likeability, inviting them to come along for the fun ride of his life experiences. He has been working hard... making his mark on the comedy scene. Most recently, he’s been back on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" for the 4th time. He has also been seen on AGT18, MAX, TruTV, NBC, and on his very own comedy special, "Adorable", streaming on Max. Orlando was a finalist in NBC's "Stand Up Showcase". He also played Wabo in the animated kids film "Luis and The Aliens". Orlando has become a regular at comedy festivals and clubs.
Andrew Ginsburg is a stand-up comedian, actor, and author of Pumping Irony: How to Build Muscle, Lose Weight, and Have the Last Laugh. He has appeared on Saturday Night Live and The View. Ginsburg has four comedy albums available and you've probably heard him on Sirius/XM's Laugh Attack, Clear Channel's 24/7 Comedy Radio,The Mangina Dialogues Podcast and The Rock Star Dad Show. His work has been published in The New York Times, New York Post, The Boston Globe, LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Daily News, and Hartford Courant.
Rachel McCartney is a New York-based standup comedian, writer, and Twitter addict. Her writing credits include GSN's Master Minds, and that's it so far. She probably shouldn't have said "include" and then listed one job, but it was a very fun job.
Originally from Chicago, she has done a televised set on WCIU's Chicago's One Night Standup and appeared as a paid regular at the Laugh Factory.
Shafi Hossain is a comedian and writer currently working out of New York City. He moved to America from Bangladesh to study Chemical Engineering before falling in love with stand-up comedy. Shafi has toured with Sam Morril, Nick Griffin, Phil Hanley, and has been featured at multiple comedy festivals. He produces a Summer Comedy Festival in NYC. He has been published on various satire websites, and made his television debut on "Kevin Hart's LOL Network". He is the producer of "Penthouse Comedy Show", which has been described as one of the top comedy shows by "TIME OUT NY." In 2021, he was named one of New York's Funniest Stand Ups by the New York Comedy Festival.
Leland Long is a stand up comedian from Arizona with a background in improv. He performs at comedy clubs all over New York and is one of the cohosts of The Idiots Catalog; a comedy podcast all about silly inventions. He has been featured in the New York Post. When he is not in New York he is doing various shows and festivals around the country including; The Memphis Comedy Festival, Tucson Comedy Arts Festival, The North Carolina Comedy Festival, and The New York Comedy Festival. If you have a dog he will instantly be friends with you. His favorite drink is lemonade, gift accordingly.
Carolyn Riley is a New York based comedian buy way of Boston, where she was named Laugh Boston’s “Funniest Person in Massachusetts.” She has opened for headliners including David Cross, Melissa Villaseñor, Alex Moffat, and Laurie Kilmartin. She has performed in festivals across the country including the Big Sky, Limestone, and Boston comedy festivals.
"Onika McLean, American Stand Up Comedian. She is the winner of Rising Stars Comedy Competition in London. She has appeared on the Emmy award winning Show, The Singles Project. The Bravo show won for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media - Multiplatform Storytelling. Onika was dubbed the fan favorite because of her infectious smile & crazy sense of humor. Onika preforms regularly at The Stand, Brooklyn Comedy Club, and Westside Comedy She preforms regularly at other New York Comedy clubs. Recently you can catch her cooking episodes on Epicurious Channel on Condé Nast Media.
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Bassam Shawl is an NYC based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor.
He performs regularly at The Stand Comedy Club, Williamsburg Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, has appeared on Amazon Prime, and was selected in 2023 as a “Comic to Watch” at the New York Comedy Festival.
"Born in Atlanta, GA, matured in San Francisco, and now residing in New York City, Jill Weiner is a comedian and writer. Jill participated in the Come and Take it Festival in Houston, TX, placed second in the Trial by Laughter comedy festival, and has performed at the Boston Comedy Festival. She co-produces and co-hosts a weekly, standing-room-only comedy show in Williamsburg called Laf Dance Saloon. She is also the first female champion of the New York City based roast battle, Comedy Fight Club and produces and co-hosts the hilarious and informative podcast, WikiFreakz.
When not on stage you can catch Jill slurping soup at one of New York’s hottest diners."
Alex Kumin is an NYC based comedian by way of Chicago and Boston whose bold and whip smart standup delights crowds across the US. Known for her unfiltered takes on everything from the human body to healthcare to her experience as an Arab Jew (yes, they exist!), she is becoming a crowd favorite everywhere, and had Patton Oswalt call her comedy "dark and funny and smart...all joke no-filler". She is a favorite at The Comedy Cellar and New York Comedy Club, and produces one of NYC’s longest running independent shows: Comedians You Should Know NYC, as well as Brooklyn’s monthly Highwaisted Comedy. You've seen her on the 2021 season of Comedy Central Standup Featuring, and she has also participated in Gilda's Laughfest - Best of the Midwest, NBC Universal's Breakout Festival and High Plains Comedy Fest. Her voiceover work is extensive and includes campaigns for Google, United Airlines, and, her favorite to date, Kohler smart toilets.
Yemi Afolabi is a New York comic you've never heard of because he’s famous in Sweden. He is a first generation Nigerian, Harlem native and Swedish citizen. He has been featured on Comedy Central (EU), New York Comedy Festival and South Land Comedy Festival. His act is defined by his goofy stories, big heart and larger than life act outs. When he's not yelling into a microphone he is yelling at his cats.
Gastor is an award-winning stand-up comedian, storyteller, writer, and host. He's appeared on Comedy Central's This Is Not Happening, Risk! podcast and the Story Collider Podcast. Timeout magazine named him one of your "New Comedy Obsessions." He's been featured on The New York Comedy Festival, The People's Improv Theater's SoloCom, and Cinderblock Comedy Festival. His new album, Immigrant Made, was released on April 5th, 2019. You can catch his latest set on Comedy Central.
Julio Diaz is a Dominican-American stand-up comic born and raised in #BROOKLYN, New York. His style of comedy is raw, witty, and dead-ass (filled with a lot of charisma). For half a decade, he’s been gracing the East Coast stages and in the last year, he’s risen to even greater heights on the NYC comedy scene. When he’s not on stage, he’s writing/acting in hilarious sketches or he’s producing comedy shows like, “Comedy at Cooper,” “Gimmie A Break Comedy,” and “Hoodie Season Comedy.” Listen to his podcast: TJSquared on all streaming platforms.
Tayler Yarish is a NYC based comedian. He’s been a featured performer at multiple comedy festivals including SLO Comedy Festival, Baltimore Comedy Festival, and Charm City Comedy Festival. He hosts a weekly podcast called The Tayler Yarish Show.
Tyler Horvath is a standup comedian, writer, and actor based in Chicago. His laid-back observational style has been making people laugh in Chicago and around the country for the better part of a decade, and his standup clips have attracted more than 60,000 followers and over 15 million views on Instagram and TikTok.
He has performed at comedy clubs across America including Comedy on State, Side Splitters, New York Comedy Club, Helium Comedy Club, and is a regular at the Laugh Factory and Zanies in Chicago. He has opened for Tim Dillon, Gilbert Gottfried, Robert Kelly, and is a regular feature for Paul Virzi.
Go see him. His comedy will solve all of your problems.
Meghan finished a degree in Chemistry in 2017, realized she had no interest in a career in science, and began pursuing comedy full time. Since then, she has been a semi finalist for stand up nbc and performed at clubs and colleges around the country. You can see her perform nightly at clubs in the New York City area.
Laura Sogar is a former professional swimmer who failed to make the Olympics and handles it by telling jokes on the streets of NYC. She runs a podcast Risque Business News where she talks shit about the business world and hosts Don’t Tell Comedy a “secret” comedy show featuring top talent from across the city.
Alexa Loftus is a writer, actor, and stand-up comedian from Southern Illinois. Her love of film and TV began at her hometown video store that was circus-themed and run by literal clowns. While that store met an untimely end, her passion for the artform endured. She is currently a writer on the Emmy-nominated "The Problem with Jon Stewart" on Apple TV+ and performs her punchline-driven stand-up all over New York and Los Angeles.
Sienna Hubert-Ross is a New York-based comic, actor, and writer originally from Boston, MA. She can be seen in a multitude of films, including "She Came From The Woods" (released in theaters in 2023), the upcoming feature "Love Bomb", and the Netflix comedy "Almost Love". You can catch her nightly at the best comedy clubs across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the New England area.
Jesse Eigner is a NYC based comic who has been featured on Good Day New York. Jesse recently made it to the final 3 out 131 comedians in the Last Comix Standing Competition at Mohegan Sun. Jesse has also performed at the Asheville Comedy Festival, San Diego Comedy Festival and the Sacramento Comedy festival. Jesse produces a monthly standup showcase called Giggles N’ Cream which was listed in Timeout as one of the best free comedy shows in NYC.
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V. Lince is a comedian from New York City and Long Island native, her humble upbringing and immigrant background makes her a crowd favorite. She has graced the stage at some of the hottest shows for up and coming comics, from Nighttrain with Wyatt Cenac in NYC to The 1AM Secret show Atlanta, but also featured at a few of America's funniest comedy festivals including Women in Comedy Festival and recently appeared at the Treefort Music Festival in Boise, ID. Catch up with all the funny and other fun stuff over at vlincecomedy.com "
Shatha Yas is a comedian, actor, and writer raised in Palestine and based in NYC. Shatha can be seen performing standup around NY at Gotham Comedy Club, Stress Factory, The Stand Comedy Club, Eastville Comedy Club and many more! Her solo show, I Did Something in Palestine, debuted at Soho Playhouse in May 2022, and was selected as a finalist for the 2022 Yes And... Laughter Lab.