Comedians


Kelsey Cook is the daughter of an international yo-yo champion and a professional foosball player, which made for a humor-filled life starting at a young age. Kelsey’s stand-up special was recently released on EPIX’s "Unprotected Sets". She made her late night debut on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", followed by "A Little Late with Lilly Singh" on NBC. Her other television appearances include Comedy Central’s "This is Not Happening", AXS TV Presents "Gotham Comedy Live", "Punchline" on FOX, "Uproarious" on FUSE and "Greatest Party Story Ever" on MTV. She is currently on “The Hustler Tour,” headlining 40 cities across the country. Kelsey splits her time between Los Angeles and New York where she is a paid regular at The Comedy Cellar, The Stand, Gotham Comedy Club, The Laugh Factory and the Comedy and Magic Club. Kelsey also co-hosts "Self-Helpless" podcast with fellow comedians Taylor Tomlinson and Delanie Fischer. It can regularly be found on the iTunes Top Comedy Charts and has featured guests like Brian Regan, Michael Bublé, Whitney Cummings, Tan France, and Bert Kreischer. Her foosball webseries, "Wrists of Fury," currently has over twenty episodes in which Kelsey hustles fellow comedians who don’t know she’s a world champion foosball player. Kelsey’s debut album, "Savor It," can be found on iTunes, Spotify and Pandora.
Judy Gold is a comedy powerhouse. She has had stand-up specials on HBO, Comedy Central and LOGO, and was one of the stars of Netflix’s Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration. She is the author of Yes I Can Say That: When They Come For The Comedians, We Are All In Trouble, a critically acclaimed book about free speech and cancel-culture which debuted as the number one comedy release on Amazon and was featured in the New York Times Book Review. It is now in its second printing. Judy has written and starred in three critically acclaimed Off-Broadway hit shows, the aforementioned Yes I Can Say That!, The Judy Show – My Life as a Sitcom (Outer Critics Circle Nomination), and 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother (GLAAD Media Award – Outstanding NY Theater, Drama Desk Nomination – Actor). Judy received rave reviews as Gremio in The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park all-female production of The Taming of The Shrew. Recent film credits include Busted!, She Came To Me, Tripped Up, 31 Candles, and Love…Reconsidered. Judy won two Emmy awards for writing and producing The Rosie O’Donnell Show. She will be playing Paula Miller in Mindy Kaling’s upcoming series for Hulu, Not Suitable For Work, and has had recurring roles on Better Things, City On A Hill, The First Lady, Awkwafina is Nora from Queens and Search Party. Other more recent TV appearances include Extrapolations, Life & Beth, Broad City, and Girls5Eva. Judy appears frequently on The View, Today, and can also be found on MSNBC, and NewsNation & CNN as a free speech advocate. She has been a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Tonight Show. Her presence also extends into documentaries with credits ranging from cult favorites such as The Aristocrats to cultural touchstones like Netflix’s Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution and Hulu’s Hysterical, XLCD: The Story of Cancel Culture, The Last Laugh, and We Met at Grossinger's. Judy hosted HBO’s At the Multiplex with Judy Gold (1999-2009), as well as the weekly hit podcast Kill Me Now (2015-2025). She has three albums; Conduct Unbecoming, Kill Me Now, and Judith’s Roommate Had a Baby. You can find her on social media at @JewdyGold.
Daniel Simonsen is a Norwegian comic and the 2012 Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award winner for Best Newcomer. Simonsen has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 2009
Kate Sisk is a professional stand up comedian, amateur drag king, and retired soccer player from Sudbury, Massachusetts. Now based in New York City, Kate has released stand up sets with Comedy Central, Cracked, and most recently, Don’t Tell Comedy. Kate has also improvised at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, written for The Onion, and co-hosted the popular podcast We’re Having Gay Sex. In addition to being selected for festivals all over the country, Kate has also been chosen for the YALL Fellowship and the NBC Late Night Writers Workshop. Kate is known for energetic, dynamic stand up comedy about body image, married life, gender transition, crazy day jobs, and what it was like to play for the Puerto Rico Women’s National Soccer Team.
Julian McCullough is an American actor, writer, producer, and comedian best known for his appearances on Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings, Chelsea Lately, and Guy Code
Joe has performed all over the world, from Africa to Europe and also toured across America. He is a writer for the Daily Show and has written over 1,100 episodes.
If you’re struggling with self-love and resilience Chase DuRousseau is here to show you that he is too, but doing it with sprezzatura so if he’s having fun with it… so will you. Originally from Houston, Texas, this video store clerk turned award winning comedian (Houston’s Funniest Person) called Los Angeles home for many years before settling into New York City. He’s performed for the military in Africa, Japan, Iraq, Poland, Kosovo, Kuwait, Qatar, South Korea and more. Recently he was the runner up at the Seattle International Comedy Competition, featured for Jo Koy’s Break The Mold World Tour at Just For Laughs Festivals in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, The NY Comedy Festival, Gilda’s Laugh Fest, Aspen Laugh Festival, and multiple countries and arenas around the world. He’s featured at the Moontower Comedy Festival and has also opened for Craig Robinson, Ali Siddiq, Ali Wong, Mo Amer, Hannibal Buress, Norm Macdonald and more.
Luis J. Gomez is a comedian, writer, podcaster, and producer based out of New York City. He is most known for being one of the hosts of the popular podcast Legion of Skanks. His television appearances include NBC's "Last Comic Standing", Comedy Central's "Roast Battle", TruTV's "Comedy Knockout", two seasons of NBC Seeso's "What's Your F@%king Deal?!", and more. Luis co-hosted "The Countdown" on Sirius XM's RUSH channel 93 alongside former UFC middleweight Champion Michael Bisping for 2 years. In 2017 they turned the show into the podcast "Believe You Me" which debuted at #1 in iTunes Sports. He regularly appears on Bennington, Jim Norton and Sam Roberts, The Bonfire and UFC Unfiltered. Recently, Luis performed at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and was named a "Breakout Performer" by Time Out NY. In 2016, Luis started the GaS Digital Podcast Network with his good friend, and fellow podcaster, Ralph Sutton. He hosts three podcasts on the network (Legion of Skanks, Believe You Me, and Real Ass Podcast). That same year he co-created the comedy festival Skankfest NYC which has now sold out 3 years in a row and has amassed a cult like following among comedy fans world wide.
Rachel Lenihan is a stand-comedian and writer based in New York City. Her comedy has been described by humor columnist Sean J Patrick Carney as being " Tight, devastatingly awkward, and reminiscent of great one-liner comics such as Steven Wright, but with a millennial twist." Rachel was the Writer's Assistant for the Chris Gethard Show on TruTv and her original ideas were used for episodes such as "Screw it, Show Us Your Pets" with Paul Scheer and Jason Mantzoukas. Rachel performed stand-up as the opening act for Chris Gethard in Brooklyn and New Jersey while he practiced material for his Netflix special "Half-My Life”. In 2018 Rachel Performed her half-hour stand up special titled “We Don”t Even Go Here” which was featured in Time Out New York. Rachel has performed in several NYC comedy festivals such as the Laughing Devil, Lady’s of Laughter, and most recently she made it into the final round of Caroline's on Broadway's March Madness Competition of 2020 the week leading up to the nationwide lockdown. Rachel has produced several comedy shows alongside fellow comic and friend Dan Abraham, notably one titled "Sunday Funny Sunday" which was held outdoors during the fall of 2020 and carried the mission to bring some laughter and normalcy to the community in a very abnormal time. In February of 2020 Rachel was featured in Metropolitan Magazine under the category of “Talented Young Comedian” by editor In Chief Adam Kluger.
Vannessa Jackson is a stand-up comedian who performs all over NYC. She currently works as a writer for Saturday Night Live and recently wrote for Season 2 of A Little Late With Lilly Singh.
"Danny Braff is a NJ based comedian who’s dark observational style has entertained audiences at clubs and bars across the country including The Comedy Store, The Stress Factory Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, The Comedy Connection, etc. Danny has made 2 appearances on the popular comedy podcast Kill Tony and is one of very few people to have received a standing ovation on the show. He has opened for comics such as Tim Dillon, Mark Normand, Jessica Kirson, Rich Vos, Yannis Pappas, and more. A Comedy reviewer in Florida once described Danny’s act in print as: “exhaustive list of Costco jokes” but Danny prefers to think of it as Costco Jokes in bulk."
Bronx born and Hoboken bred, Amanda Gail has worked at the top comedy clubs across the country, working with top headliners such as Gilbert Gottfried. Currently, she’s headlining around the East Coast and produces her own weekly podcast and charity comedy show “The Audacity”. Her writing can be seen all over the internet (Reductress, Some E-cards, E-Baum’s World, Girl with No Job, Fck Jerry) and her “brilliant” thoughts can also be heard regularly on Sirius XM. Her style has been best described as funny and worst described as observational, energetic, witty and a bit edgy.
Ashton Womack is a standup comic from Houston, Tx, who currently lives in New York City as the newest staff writer for The Daily Show w/ Trevor Noah. In 2019 he was honored as a Just For Laughs New Face of Comedy and has been rising star on the national comedy scene ever since. He’s been featured in VICE, Comedy Central, VH1, written for the 2021 Grammys and can currently be seen in Paramount's “Clifford The Big Red Dog”. You can currently catch him tearing up stages all across New York City or simply by watching his Comedy Central Digital set currently streaming on YouTube.
Caroline Rhea is a stand-up comedian and actress, best known for her role as Hilda Spellman on the ABC hit series "Sabrina the Teenage Witch", and numerous comedy specials on Comedy Central, HBO and Showtime. Caroline is currently starring in Disney Channel’s "Sydney to the Max", and hosts "Caroline and Friends", her hit game show for Game Show Network, now in its second season. She is a regular panelist on ABC's "Match Game with Alec Baldwin" and is often on other game shows such as "Hollywood Squares" and "Funny You Should Ask". Caroline was the host of the "Caroline Rhea Show", has appeared as Linda Flynn Fletcher on "Phineas and Ferb" for over 10 seasons, and has guest starred on many hit series, including "Two Broke Girls", "The Mark Maron Show", and "The Grinder". Caroline starred as Noleta Nethercott in the cult classic series "Sordid Lives" and reprised her role in the film "A Very Sordid Wedding", which ranked #1 on Amazon Films for a full month following its release. Most recently, she can be seen on the dais of Comedy Central’s "Roast of Alec Baldwin". This marks Caroline's 30th year as a stand-up comedian.
Shannon Fiedler is a NYC based comedian, writer and content creator, with over 450k followers across social media. Last year, she was named a comic to watch at the New York Comedy Festival, and her debut hour long special, "Thirty, Flirty and Crying," released on YouTube this fall 2025.
Ramy Youssef is an award-winning Egyptian-American creator, actor, producer, director, and comedian whose vibrant voice and unique perspective in storytelling have led to him becoming one of the leading artists of his generation. Youssef is the co-creator, executive producer and star of #1 HAPPY FAMILY USA, the A24 and Cairo Cowboy-produced adult animated series, which premiered on Prime Video in April 2025. The series follows the maniacally upbeat Husseins – the most patriotic, peaceful, and most definitely-not-suspicious Muslim family in post-9/11 "Amreeka." Youssef lends his voice to father, “Hussein,” and son, “Rumi,” alongside a cast including Alia Shawkat, Mandy Moore, Chris Redd, Whitmer Thomas, and Kieran Culkin. He also currently stars in the HBO Original Film MOUNTAINHEAD from Succession’s Jesse Armstrong, alongside Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman and Cory Michael Smith. Youssef made his feature performance debut in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Oscar-winning POOR THINGS opposite Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, and Willem Dafoe. He recently appeared as a guest star in the Apple TV+’s award winning series THE STUDIO from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Behind the camera, he earned Emmy and DGA nominations for directing THE BEAR episode “Honeydew.” His second HBO special, RAMY YOUSSEF: MORE FEELINGS, produced by A24 and his production company Cairo Cowboy, earned nominations for 2025 Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice, WGA and Peabody Awards. He is best known for creating, directing and starring in Hulu’s Peabody-winning RAMY, which earned him a Golden Globe award and multiple Emmy nominations. Youssef also co-created Netflix’s MO, the award winning series starring Mo Amer, which debuted its second season in 2025. Youssef’s latest LOVE BEAM 7000 Comedy Tour tickets are on sale now.
Dante Nero is a comedian, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. A trained martial artist, Nero dabbled in various fields before turning to comedy. He earned a fencing scholarship to SUNY New Paltz, before working for a phone company and serving as a bouncer and an exotic dancer. In 2001, Dante turned to a different sort of performance: stand up comedy. He quickly made a name for himself, working with established and successful comics like Tracy Morgan and Mike Epps. He co-hosted The Black Phillip Show with Patrice O’Neal, a relationship advice show on Sirius XM Radio. Dante has appeared on The Opie & Anthony Channel, Hot 97, and Chappelle’s Show. An accomplished actor, Dante has appeared on Z Rock on IFC, Damages on FX, and the popular series Fringe on FOX. Recently, Nero had a role in the NBC crime drama, The Blacklist.
New Orleans native, Mark Normand is a Comedian based in NYC and has been dubbed by Jerry Seinfeld as the “best up and coming comic.” Mark is an extremely prolific writer, and in 2020 his self-released special, OUT TO LUNCH, amassed over 15 million views on YouTube. He followed this up with a half hour as part of Netflix’s season 3 of THE STANDUPS, and the next year he released his 2023 Netflix special SOUP TO NUTS, followed by his latest hour special NONE TOO PLEASED, now streaming on Netflix. Mark has made an unparalleled 14 appearances doing stand-up on Late Night television, primarily on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. He can also be seen on his many appearances on The Joe Rogan Experience, as a regular panelist on KILL TONY, or on his own podcasts We Might Be Drunk and Tuesdays with Stories. Mark is currently on the road with his national Mumbo Jumbo Tour and is selling out and adding shows by popular demand. Catch him in a city near you!
Pete Davidson is an actor, writer and stand-up comedian. He most recently wrapped production on the film “The Pick Up” for Amazon, in which he stars alongside Eddie Murphy. He is the creator, executive producer, writer and star of Peacock’s critically acclaimed comedy “Bupkis.” Davidson was a cast member on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” from 2014-2022, where his singular Weekend Update features and original music videos garnered millions of views. Davidson shot his first one-hour stand-up special for Comedy Central in 2016 and was named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 the same year. He released his stand-up special, “Turbo Fonzarelli,” on Netflix this past year, a follow up to his 2020 special “Pete Davidson: Alive From New York.” Davidson was listed as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022. In 2020, Davidson co-wrote, executive produced, and starred in the critically acclaimed film “The King of Staten Island.” Additional film work includes “Dumb Money,” “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”, “Trainwreck,” “Big Time Adolescence,” “Set It Up,” “Meet Cute,” and “Bodies Bodies Bodies.” In addition to “The Pick Up,” upcoming projects include “Dog Man,” “Riff Raff,” “Wizards!” and “The Home.”
Michael is a Senior Correspondent on "The Daily Show". Previously, he hosted and was the co-executive producer on "The Comment Section" for the E! Network. He is well known from his numerous late night appearances on "The Tonight Show", "Conan", "Seth Meyers", and "@midnight". Michael co-hosted Fox Sports "1’s Crowd Goes Wild" opposite Regis Philbin, and was a regular Correspondent for "The Soup Investigates" with Joel McHale. His one-hour Comedy Central stand-up special, "Michael Kosta: Detroit. NY. LA." is now streaming on Paramount+ and YouTube. Michael is a former pro tennis player, and is now a frequent contributor on "The Tennis Channel" and hosts a weekly podcast called "Tennis Anyone with Michael Kosta". Watch his videos online at @MichaelKosta.
Tone Bell is an actor, writer, and comedian known most recently for starring as John Levy alongside Oscar nominee and Golden Globe-winner Andra Day in Lee Daniels' award-winning film "The U.S. vs. Billie Holiday". Tone also starred as comedic legend Richard Pryor in BET’s "American Soul" and opposite Nina Dobrev in the CBS series "Fam". He has also been seen co-starring with Kathy Bates in Netflix’s original comedy series "Disjointed". Tone guest-starred on the current season of HBO Max’s "A Black Lady Sketch Show", which has been nominated for eight Emmys. An accomplished nationally touring stand-up comic, Tone's debut hour-long comedy special on Showtime first aired in February of 2019. "Tone Bell: Can't Cancel This" can currently be seen on Showtime, Showtime Demand, Showtime Anytime, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. Tone co-starred in the Emmy-nominated film "Sylvie's Love" with Tessa Thompson and Eva Longoria, which premiered at Sundance in January 2020 and was distributed by Amazon. Tone's other films, "Little" starring Issa Rae, Regina Hall and Marsai Martin and produced by Will Packer, and "Dog Days" starring Nina Dobrev, Vanessa Hudgens, Rob Corddry, and Adam Pally are both available on Hulu, as well as DVD and Blu-ray. He can additionally be seen in the independent film "The Weekend", written and directed by Stella Meghie, with DeWanda Wise, Sasheer Zamata, Y’Lan Noel and Kym Whitley, which is also available on Amazon Prime Video and Hulu.
With over 11 million followers across his social media, Josh Johnson was recently called “the funniest guy on the internet” by WIRED and is one of the industry’s fastest-rising names in comedy. He is an Emmy-nominated writer, stand-up comedian, actor, and NAACP award-winner from Louisiana by way of Chicago. Johnson is currently a rotating host and correspondent on Comedy Central’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program "The Daily Show," where he was previously a writer for seven years. Johnson is also a former writer and performer on NBC’s "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," where he made his Late Night debut in 2017. Most recently, in May 2026, Johnson released his first HBO stand-up special, "Symphony," which spent its debut week on the platform in the top 10 of all movies, reaching number 3 a few days in. Earning rave reviews with fans and critics alike, the LA Times described Johnson’s use of music in "Symphony" as “a canvas to paint a funny, layered portrait of the human experience,” and went on to say that “with stories focused on surviving a rowdy family, moments of loneliness, struggles with faith, and navigating our deepest human relationships, Johnson’s abilities as a pensive storyteller are conducted masterfully. The result is an hour that helps showcase his refined comedic voice, surprise the audience and sound the trumpets for his next round of touring.” In the UK, The Guardian noted that “to call him a disruptor of the conventional comedy career path would be a heavy understatement; Johnson is playing by his own rules and the comedy cognoscenti around the world are undoubtedly watching with a keen eye… for those who have been following Johnson’s body of work for the past decade, you’ll know that it’s not hyperbole to describe him as a generational comedian.” Johnson’s reach is truly global; his YouTube channel alone has surpassed half a billion views, and he recently completed his sold-out FLOWERS TOUR, which spanned 112 cities worldwide. He is also a prolific writer and performer who puts out weekly stand up sets on his YouTube channel. In 2025, Johnson released 38 hours of topical stand up material that was performed in front of a live audience. When not on television, Johnson headlines major theaters, clubs, and festivals, continuing to cement his status as one of the most essential voices in modern comedy.
Chris Franjola is a writer/comedian who can currently be heard co-hosting Heather McDonald’s wildly successful podcast, Juicy Scoop. Chris was also a writer and a regular performer on E!’s hit show “Chelsea Lately" for 8 years. Together with the talented writing staff, Chris wrote over 1500 episodes while performing on the show more than anyone else beside Chelsea Handler and Chuy. During his time on the show Chris created some of the shows most memorable characters like Gay Caveman, Bieber Man, Johnny Depp, Seventeen Magazine Players and many more. He also starred on the critically acclaimed scripted comedy series “After Lately,” which aired for three seasons on E!, he was the host of the Sons of Anarchy aftershow Anarchy Afterword, airing live on FX. Last year Chris released his first comedy album "The Shallow End" which received rave reviews and stayed in iTunes Top 10 Comedy Albums for 5 weeks. Earlier this year Chris could be seen as a contributing panelist on The Josh Wolf Show on CMT and Funniest Fails on Fox. When he isn’t busy writing and acting, he’s performing stand-up on the road, headlining venues all over the country. Before Chelsea Lately, Chris wrote for other shows, including Family Guy, the MTV Video Music Awards, and the original Chelsea Handler Show. Chris can also be seen beginning in 2017 on the new Netflix show from the makers of Orange Is The New Black, GLOW.
Ryan is a Los Angeles-based comedian, actor, and writer. He has appeared on American Vandal, New Girl, Dave, Last Call with Carson Daly, Adam Devine's House Party, and Corporate. He has voiced for American Dad! and currently voices "Edric" on Disney Channel's Owl House. His sketch group, Dead Kevin, has been featured on Tosh.0, Comedy Central Digital, and was an LA Weekly Top Comedy Act to Watch in 2013. His Comedy Central half hour special aired in October 2018. Ryan has performed at festivals like JFL Montreal, Blue Whale Comedy Fest, Life is Beautiful, and Vodafone Comedy Fest in Dublin. He has partnered with Funny or Die to produce the "Overly Excited Tourist" series, and with Chuckler to produce his "Two Different Guys on a Bench" series.
Originally from Portland, Oregon, Becky Robinson is an LA-based comedian, writer, actor and voice-over star that has gone from viral sensation to a sold-out theater act. You may also know her as the “Entitled Housewife”, the outspoken viral golf character Becky created who co-starred in the two virtual comedy variety specials she self-produced to help spread laughter during the yearlong pandemic. Becky’s explosively unique character antics and viral videos have racked up millions of views across social media and garnered fans across the country (and the country clubs!) In 2022, she released the original song "Mama Needs a Claw," which can be heard on the radio or any major streaming service. In 2024, The comedian kicked off her highly anticipated She Gone Tour. In addition to touring internationally as a stand-up comedian, Becky was named a JFL Montreal New Face of Comedy where her stand out multi-character performance landed her a sketch show development deal and a number of voiceover jobs with DreamWorks, Nickelodeon and Netflix. Currently, Becky voices “Parker J. Cloud,” an exuberant former raincloud on a mission to brighten up everyone’s day, in Nickelodeon’s animated series "Middlemost Post." She was also a season regular on MTV’s "Wild ’N Out" with Nick Cannon, where she also put out a "Wild ’N Out" stand-up special. Other appearances include Netflix’s "The G Word with Adam Conover," Hulu’s "Coming to the Stage," MTV’s "Acting Out," ABC’s "The Bachelor," and Kevin Hart’s sketch series, "Writer’s Room." As a writer, Becky has written for Comedy Central’s "Not Safe," Snoop Dogg’s "Joker’s Wild," and FunnyOrDie.
Big Jay Oakerson is one of the most beloved and recognizable comedians working today. His laid-back style, masterful crowd work, and unfiltered dirty delivery have made him a standout for over two decades. A constant touring headliner, he has performed at major festivals including Moontower, SkankFest (which he helps produce), Just for Laughs Montreal multiple times, Netflix Is a Joke Fest, and the Gathering of the Juggalos. He continues to sell out clubs and theaters across North America with his interactive sets. Jay co-hosts the long-running daily radio show The Bonfire with Robert Kelly on SiriusXM’s Faction Talk (Channel 103), the hit new podcast Story Warz with Luis J. Gomez, and Legion of Skanks with Luis J. Gomez and Ari Shaffir. On television, he has appeared on The Roast of Kevin Hart on Netflix, This Is Not Happening, Comedy Underground with Dave Attell, FX’s Louie, Inside Amy Schumer, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Conan, and more. His specials include Live at Webster Hall (2016), The Degenerates (Netflix, 2018), Dog Belly (full hour executive produced by Ari Shaffir, streaming on YouTube), and the 2025 two-part crowd work special Them/They (available on YouTube, as an audio album, and on vinyl). He has also released multiple albums, including An American Storyteller and the Crowd Work Sessions series. Big Jay maintains a strong online presence with over 445K followers on Instagram (@bigjayoakerson), 167K on X (@bigjayoakerson), 158K on TikTok (@bigjayoakerson), and 187K subscribers on his official YouTube channel (@bigjayoakerson) featuring full specials and clips. Big Jay’s comedy is raw, interactive, and relentlessly funny—whether through personal storytelling or turning audience members into co-stars. Catch him on tour or streaming his latest work.
Mike Cannon is a New York City-based comedian, podcaster, writer, and actor. He has headlined at some of the world’s most iconic venues – including a sold-out performance at Gramercy Theatre in his hometown of NYC – and worked as a contributing producer, writer and panelist for ViceTV's Super Maximum Retro Show hosted by Chris Distefano in 2023. Mike released his latest, much anticipated special, Traumatized Animal, in September of 2024. In 2022, Mike released two independently-produced hour specials on Youtube – Mike Cannon's Huge Mistake, a crowd work special on edibles, and White Privilege Homeless – both of which received wide praise from fans, comedians, and critics alike. His debut comedy special, Life Begins, was released on YouTube in January 2020 and earned a spot on Laugh Button’s Top 35 Comedy Specials of 2020. The album version of Life Begins was released in February 2020 by 800 Pound Gorilla Records and was recognized as one of Interrobang’s Top 11 Albums of 2020 as well as one of Sirius/XM Raw Dog Radio’s Top 10 Comedy Albums of 2020. Mike’s first comedy album, I Think It Just Kicked In, debuted at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts and has over 5 million streams. Outside of stand-up, Mike has made a name for himself in both acting and writing. He earned critical acclaim for his performance as lead character Mike in the feature film Timing, available on Amazon Prime, and he can be seen on the popular series Friday Night Pints and Answer The Internet (Barstool Sports), Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (Comedy Central), and Double Cross with Blake Griffin, Greatest Ever, and Top Funniest (TruTV). Additional appearances include Failosophy and Money From Strangers (MTV), Red Eye (Fox), and MSG’s The Bracket. He was a contributing writer and performer on MTV2’s Guy Code, co-host of Cosmopolitan magazine’s Sexy vs Skanky, and a featured performer on VH1’s Why Am I Still Single? Mike currently hosts three digital series, Heads Up with Mike Cannon, Mike Takes Edibles, and, most recently, Existential Dad. He co-hosted Here’s the Scenario podcast with Mike Feeney and Brendan Sagalow and hosted Irish Goodbye Podcast and the popular weekly web series The Weed News with Mike Cannon. Mike is a regular guest on Sirius/XM Radio, including recurring features on The Jim Norton and Sam Roberts Show, KFC Radio, Barstool Radio, Barstool Breakfast, and The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder and Bennington. When he’s not on his nationwide tour, he plays all the major New York City clubs, including the Comedy Cellar and New York Comedy Club. It makes no difference to him whether he’s performing in a club, bar, casino, elevator (done that twice), parking lot, rooftop, on a fake beach in front of a freight train, or in technically-legal underground speakeasies; comedy is his life. Mike is dedicated to making the majority of you laugh and the rest of you confused, yet oddly satiated.