John Bennett is a Milford, CT-born and NYC-based stand-up comic. He currently co-produces "Tight Pants Comedy Show", which has been featured in TimeOutNY. John’s comedic style involves a blend of personal storytelling and inherent goofiness, with an undercurrent of controlled rage. You can find usually find John performing around NYC on any given night and can follow him on Instagram for clips and show dates/times: @big_throws

Josh Mandl is a comedian born and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts, and is one of the fastest rising stars in the country. Josh is based and regularly performs at all of the major clubs in Boston, from Laugh Boston to Boston Comedy Club. His humor is exciting, personal and smart, and enjoyed by all audiences.

Tony Sykowski is a Brooklyn-based comedian who has performed with Second City Theatricals, been an artist in residence at East Austin Comedy Club, and featured in Timeout NY. His writing has been published on Second City Network and he's performed at the Asheville, Tiny Cupboard Penthouse, Finger Lakes, and Tax Free comedy festivals. He also hand modeled for Jim Beam, Canadian Club, and Sauza Tequila — and will brag about this to anyone who reads his entire bio. Follow him on Instagram @tonysykowski

John Sikie is a NYC based comedian. He started comedy at 19 years old and has performed at clubs, colleges, and theaters throughout the Northeast. Venues include Broadway Comedy Club, The Stand, Laugh Boston, Nick's Comedy Stop, and The Rhode Island Comedy Connection to name a few. In 2017 he featured at Bryant University's Janikes Theatre. In 2019 he opened for National Headliner Sean Patton. In 2022 he performed at the Rogue Island Comedy Festival and in 2023 he performed for The New York Comedy Festival. John brings a silly and peculiar energy to the stage, and when you see him live you realize that he is like nobody else on this planet.

Irina Chelidze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia but has lived in New York City her whole life where she regularly does standup. She is a writer, actor, director and has been featured on CBS, Netflix, and more recently, the Bob Dylan biopic, 'A Complete Unknown'. She is a part of the Meat Cats comedy duo, and regularly releases sketches which you can find online.

Shauna Lane is a New York City based actor and comedian known for her goofy, lovable characters and comedy. As an actor she has been in several national commercials and is in the feature film Creedmoria on Netflix. As a comedian she has appeared on Comedy Central, MTV, and Sirius XM. Shauna studied acting with the legendary Wynn Handman and has graced the stages of the New York Comedy Festival, The 10,000 Laughs Festival in Minneapolis, The Ct. Comedy Festival and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. She was the co-host of The Gone Girls Podcast (free on iTunes) from 2016-2020 and ran a monthly comedy show at New York Comedy Club called "We Share A Void."

Born into a theatrical family – Jackie Mason (comedian) and Ginger Reiter (playwright) – Sheba has been performing since the age of two as a stage prop in her mother’s play where she sat in her high chair and drank from her bottle. Eventually the bottle turned into a microphone, and Sheba has not left the stage since. She has appeared in Comedy Clubs and for Special Events throughout the country. Sheba performs nightly in comedy clubs in Manhattan spouting her unique witticisms, on everything from politics to Grandmas to being single in New York.

ordan Carlos is a stand-up comic and television personality who is best known for his work as a writer and on-air contributor for THE NIGHTLY SHOW WITH LARRY WILMORE, THE COLBERT REPORT, MTV’s GUY CODE, GIRL CODE and GUY COURT. He has also appeared on hit series such as HBO’s GIRLS, Showtime’s THE AFFAIR, and Comedy Central’s BROAD CITY. Jordan lives in Brooklyn, NY and continues to perform his insightful and hilarious stand-up comedy in venues across the country. You can listen to him tackle everything from raising kids to splitting checks in WNYC’s podcast, ADULTING.

SHORT BIO Ben Rosenfeld creates smarter comedy for smarter people. Ben’s comedy blends his family’s experience as Russian Jewish immigrants in America with his philosophical beliefs, political observations and unique characters.  Ben has appeared on FOX’s Laughs, CBS This Morning, National Geographic’s Brain Games, Rooftop Comedy and been featured as TimeOut New York’s Joke of the Week.  He has twice headlined at Caroline’s on Broadway, hosted at the Lincoln Center and performs nightly in New York City.  Ben’s first comedy album, Neuro Comedy, is available on iTunes and Pandora.  Ben also created the illustrated coffee table book, Russian Optimism: Dark Nursery Rhymes To Cheer You Right Up, an Amazon Top 5 Best Seller in Humor. Download Ben’s Full Bio Here Download Ben’s Resume Here Download Ben’s Electronic Press Kit Here Download Ben’s HiRes Headshot Here FULL BIO Ben Rosenfeld creates smarter comedy for smarter people.  Ben’s comedy blends his family’s experience as Russian Jewish immigrants in America with his philosophical beliefs, political observations and unique characters. Ben was born in a country that no longer exists, the USSR, and in a city that has since changed its name, Leningrad.  Ben could no longer tolerate the Russian winters, so he convinced his parents to emigrate from Russia, to another frozen tundra, untouched by human kindness, Connecticut.  Like many American children, Ben’s best friend and babysitter was the television. Ben attended Rutgers University, where he co-founded Slutgers.com, a parody of the university’s website, for which he wrote humorous articles and created branded merchandise.  Ben graduated with a double major in Philosophy and Economics, so he knows how to make money, he just doesn’t see the point. After college, Ben began his corporate career as a Fortune 500 management consultant while moonlighting as a stand up comic.  He can’t explain his day job, but he was worth every penny.  After three years at Accenture, Ben entered a fully-funded PhD program in Neuroeconomics at California Technical Institute (CalTech), a school which boasts 31 Nobel laureates and 0 HBO Comedy Specials.  However, he quit grad school to dedicate full time to stand up comedy.  Ben’s family thinks that was his best joke ever.  Soon after quitting, Ben created the motivational seminar and e-book, How to Find Your Passion, which guides high school and college students towards their future career path. Ben has appeared on FOX’s Laughs, CBS This Morning, National Geographic’sBrain Games, FOX’s The Wendy Williams Show, TruTV’s All Worked Up, The Weather Channel, Rooftop Comedy and been featured as TimeOut New York’s Joke of the Week.  He has twice headlined at Caroline’s on Broadway, hosted at the Lincoln Center and performs nightly in New York City.  Ben has performed in Caroline’s “March Madness” contest, The Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival, The World Series of Comedy, The Laughing Devil Festival, The Devil Cup and the Ventura Comedy Festival.  He has performed all across the country including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Philadelphia, Washington, DC and even New Jersey.  Ben’s first comedy album, Neuro Comedy, is available oniTunes and Pandora. Ben regularly records on-air comedy sketches for various radio stations across the country.  His short film and sketch work has been featured in the 48 Hour Film Festival, The Williamsburg Film Festival, The Sparrow Film Festival and on the comedy website The Interrobang.  He writes, directs and edits short films and video sketches, found on BigBenComedy.com. Ben is also the creator of the illustrated coffee table book, Russian Optimism: Dark Nursery Rhymes To Cheer You Right Up, an Amazon Top 5 Best Seller in Humor.  Russian Optimism contains thirty of Russia’s most horrifically hysterical nursery rhymes, in English.  Each rhyme is 2-4 lines, with an innocent title and a horrible ending.  Each rhyme is accompanied by a brightly colored yet twisted illustration of the scenario described to add humor. For example, The Woods: “A little boy found a machine gun. Nothing lives in the woods anymore.”  Russian Optimism has been mentioned on Inc.,  BoingBoing, Elite Daily, Marginal Revolution, The Interrobang,  Stage Time Magazine,  Fan Girl Nation, The Family Farce, Publisher’s Weekly, The Political Carnival and The NY Post.

Jon Rudnitsky was the only new cast member hired for the 41st season of SNL, and portrayed Young Larry on the latest season of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM. He has appeared in leading roles opposite Reese Witherspoon in the Nancy Meyers film HOME AGAIN, alongside George Clooney in the Hulu mini series CATCH 22, the Netflix movie SET IT UP with Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell and the lead role in THE BIG LEAP on Fox. Jon starred in THE YOUNG WIFE with Kiersey Clemons and Judith Light, which premiered at SXSW this year, and he can be seen in the upcoming Amazon feature THE RED ONE with The Rock and JK Simmons, animated Paramount feature UNDER THE BOARDWALK with Michael Cera, Russell Brand and Bobby Cannavalle, and STEALING PULP FICTION with Karan Soni and Jason Alexander. As a stand up he’s performed on CONAN, Comedy Central’s THE COMEDY JAM where he performed Footloose with Kenny Loggins, and is a regular at the world famous Comedy Cellar in New York. He was also selected as one of the "New Faces" at the prestigious JUST FOR LAUGHS Comedy Festival in Montreal.

Joe Praino is a comedian, actor and podcast host with his sights set on his own late-night talk show. He has two podcasts, Dirty Sports (with Andy Ruther), which showcases his immense depth of sports knowledge, and the Kooks of Komedy (with Lachlan Patterson). He can be seen performing at several clubs in New York City & L.A., including Gotham Comedy Club, The Stand, The Improv and the Westside Comedy Theater. A native New Yorker, Praino began his stand-up career at the early age of 19 while majoring in Journalism and Communications at Lehigh University, where he was Program Director of the campus radio station. Praino made a name for himself when his ambition and performing talents led him to host his own comedy/music show, "The Joe Show," with guests ranging from the University President to inmates from the Lehigh Valley Correctional facility. While developing his material on the club circuit, Praino further learned the programming business as an intern at the legendary radio station 102.7 WNEW-FM in New York, as a CBS Page and finally as a Desk Assistant at the Evening News With Dan Rather before stand-up comedy eventually won out as his full-time pursuit. His unique background and smart, funny POV earned him regular spots at the Comic Strip Live and Boston Comedy Club and he hosted his own variety show, Miscellaneous, at Galapagos in Brooklyn. It wasn't long before Praino landed some acting roles in indie films, hosted shows for CSTV, and had appearances on "Gotham Comedy Live" and several episodes of "ESPN Instant," where he was in the company of some of his favorite analysts and commentators. Praino is a sports enthusiast, with a three-sport varsity background of football, basketball and baseball, who lived a dream when he threw out the first pitch at a Mets game in 2015. Now an avid surfer he regularly waveslides on both the East & West coasts with the occasional excursion to Baja and Costa Rica. He finds great reward in coaching high school baseball and volunteering at camps & clinics. While surfing in New York one day in early 2010, it started to snow and Praino thought "Maybe it's time to try L.A." He made the move and happily lives in Venice with his dog, Vince, who has an unusually small trachea.

A veteran of more than 100 TV and talk show appearances, comedian JOE DeVITO's dead-on timing, unexpected twists and sheer flights of lunacy make him a favorite at the top clubs in New York City and across the USA. His performance at the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival was rated "9.5 out of 10" by The Montreal Gazette.   Joe's TV credits include two performances on The Late Late Show, three appearances on Comics Unleashed, two appearances on Gotham Comedy Live on AXS TV, Comedy Central, and a semi-finalist turn on NBC's Last Comic Standing. He is also a regular contributor on FOX News Channel's Red Eye and Kennedy Show, with other panel appearances including Chelsea Lately, CNN, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, and truTV's The Smoking Gun Presents...

Described by Jeffrey Gurian as "also very funny," Elon Altman is a stand up comedian born and raised in NYC. In 2015, he was featured on AXS TV's "Gotham Comedy Live," he headlined Caroline's On Broadway, and he was runner up in NBC Universal's "Cozi TV Comedy Search." He can be seen regularly at clubs such as Caroline's On Broadway, Comic Strip Live, Broadway Comedy Club, and the New York Comedy Club. He also features and headlines at festivals, colleges and private events across the northeast.

Reg Thomas has been making people laugh forever. His comedy draws from the clash between his conservative Haitian upbringing, growing up in Brooklyn and dating in New York City. Reg writes jokes that allow anyone with a heartbeat to laugh and enjoy the moment. He has written content for media companies including Atlantic Records, Complex Magazine, KicksOnFire.com and TruTV. In five short years, Reg has made a name for himself running the gauntlet that is the New York City comedy scene and headlining clubs like Caroline’s on Broadway.

Derek Humphrey is an urban hick with an uncanny wit. Born in a single wide trailer in Detroit, Derek has been a high school dropout, laborer, hotelier and veteran of the US Navy. War and hospitality were not painful enough so he entered show business. Derek is now a New York City based comic and actor. As a comic, Derek recently released his first album "Late Bloomer" which reached #1 in the world. Derek has been featured in the 2024 New York Comedy Festival, The Boston Comedy Festival, Skankfest and was named one of "New York's Funniest" by TBS. His acting work has been featured in the award winning play "Race: The Play: The Movie" with campaigns for Gillette and appearances on Fox, MTV and ABC. You can follow Derek on Venmo at @humpderek

Robert Punchur (neat guy) began his stand-up career in 2011 at the original New York Comedy Club in Manhattan, where he hosted midnight many after-prom shows with teenage lineups, including Pete Davidson, Neko White, and Ricky Velez. In 2017, Robert co-founded Very Good Comedy Show and began taking a new generation of future stars on the road. He's also grown his own career with appearances on MTV, TruTV, and ComedyTimeTV. His debut hour special "Tenure" (marking 10 years in standup comedy) is available through VeryGoodComedyShow.com.

Dan Laitman is a low-energy, one-liner comedian from New York City, reminiscent of greats like Mitch Hedberg and Stephen Wright. He has been featured on PBS. Dan showcased in multiple festivals and currently performs regularly at top NYC clubs. For over 10 years, Dan has written for and co-hosted his own topical comedy web series, "The Desk", along with Very Good Comedy Show COO Robert Punchur (@robertpunchur). You can see his daily topical videos on TikTok @danlaitmancomic!

Author, columnist, and comedian Steve Hofstetter is often called the hardest working man in show-business. With all due respect to the late James Brown. Hofstetter's national TV debut came on ESPN's Quite Frankly, where Stephen A. Smith yelled at him for three minutes. Hofstetter has also appeared on CBS' Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, Showtime's White Boyz in the Hood, VH1's Countdown, Sundance's On the Road in America, and ABC's Barbara Walter's Special, where he thankfully did not cry. He is the host and executive producer of Laughs on Fox network, where he only cries occasionally. One of the top booked acts on the college circuit, the original writer for collegehumor.com has also released six albums. Hofstetter has written humor columns for The New York Times, SportsIllustrated.com, and NHL.com, where he publicly admitted to being a Ranger fan. After hosting Four Quotas on Sirius Satellite Radio for two seasons, Hofstetter moved to broadcast radio, and his Sports Minute (Or So) was syndicated on over 170 stations and in over 30 newspapers. Hofstetter's second live comedy album, Cure for the Cable Guy, reached #20 on Billboard's comedy charts. His third album, Dark Side of the Room, was the first ever "pay-what-you-want" comedy album, since people were going to steal it anyway. His fourth album consisted of an hour of 100% ad-libbed material, which is, frankly, nuts. And his fifth album hit #1 on iTunes' comedy charts, which is also a bit nuts. Hofstetter's brutal tour schedule consists of over 100 colleges and dozens of clubs every year, and is fueled by an immense online popularity, tons of press, and a Prius with great gas mileage. He reached 200,000 friends on Facebook (still the world record), 400,000 more on MySpace, and high shelves in grocery stores. While Hofstetter's live shows are routinely sold out, he is best known for his writing, first published at age 15, mainly to impress girls. At 18, he co-founded Sports Jerk of the Week, an irreverent website featured by press like USA Today's "Baseball Weekly", Sports Illustrated and CNN. And at 20, Hofstetter took a year off of school to head up web content for the New York Yankees. The Yankees won the World Series that year, which would have been wonderful if they hadn't beaten Hofstetter's Mets. Yes, he's also a Mets fan. Poor kid. While an undergraduate at Columbia University, Hofstetter was a well-read columnist for the Columbia Daily Spectator and a voice of the Lions. After a summer writing for Maxim, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated for Kids, Hofstetter syndicated his column in several newspapers. Without his glasses, Hofstetter also looks a great deal like Michael Rappaport.