Comedians


Gianmarco Soresi is a New York based stand-up comedian, actor, and creator known for his sharp societal observation and spry, energetic stage presence. Gianmarco effortlessly commands a room with his animated style, blending upbeat candor with dark comedic beats — which has garnered him critical acclaim from NPR, Esquire, The Atlantic, Buzzfeed, ABC News, and many more. He’s performed stand-up on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Comedy Central, Don’t Tell, The Real Housewives of New York, and was selected as a JFL New Face in 2022. Gianmarco has also acted in Billy Crystal's Here Today, Netflix’s Bonding, Hustlers, The Last OG, and is the host of the popular podcast “The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi.”
Craig Lottner is a New York City based comedian. His comedy draws on personal experiences and observations as a middle-aged dad, husband, professional and bathroom philosopher. Originally from Colorado, with stints in St. Louis, Hong Kong and San Fran, he has lived in New York since 2001. He performs regularly at NYC clubs including the Village Underground, Stand Up New York, West Side Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, Dangerfield’s and more.
As 2018 and 2019’s most-viewed comedian in the world, Andrew Schulz has taken stand up comedy by storm. A native New Yorker, Schulz is known for his hilariously unapologetic takes and wild off-the-cuff interactions with the crowd. His stand up clips posted on YouTube received over 4 million views per week. Schulz’s latest comedy special THE CROWD WORK SPECIAL has been viewed over 2 million times. His other specials 441 and VIEWS FROM THE CIS have been viewed over 10 million times. Schulz’s debut comedy album 551 was #1 on Billboard, Apple Music, Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon Music. Andrew has been a guest on THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE twice this past year, both times with episodes lasting over three hours. His two podcasts – THE BRILLIANT IDIOTS and FLAGRANT 2 – receive over 500k listens per episode. Over the years, Schulz has had many appearances on traditional TV and film, but let’s be honest, who even watches TV anymore?
Chris Distefano is one of today's biggest and most beloved names in comedy. Chris quickly rose to success after being named the funniest person on MTV for his show-stopping performances on the "Guy Code/Girl Code" series. From there, he went on to star in IFC’s "Benders", co-host the Netflix gameshow "Ultimate Beastmaster", and even have his own CBS sitcom. Outside of TV, Chris has become one of the most respected and flat-out funniest comedians in the stand-up world. Fresh off his appearances on "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in 2019, Chris released his first special, "Size 38 Waist", on Comedy Central, which perfectly encompassed both his Brooklyn-born edge and nice-guy charm. Chris’ second full-length special, "Speshy Weshy", premiered on Netflix in May of 2022 to wide acclaim. When Chris isn’t on stage delivering his gut-busting jokes, you can catch him in his element in the comfort of his own couch where he records his wildly successful podcasts, “Chrissy Chaos” and “Hey Babe”, the latter of which he co-hosts with "Impractical Jokers"' Sal Vulcano. Both podcasts are among the most popular on all streaming platforms and have massive followings on Patreon. In 2022, Chris was selected by Jimmy Kimmel to host Jimmy’s latest TV venture, "Super Maximum Retro Show", which is currently available to stream on ViceTV.A big sports fan, Chris has been fortunate to host episodes of shows including MLB’s "Off The Bat" and MSG's "The Brackets", and was invited by the New York Mets to throw the first game pitch in 2021. Chris has a fearless, yet endearing stage presence, and his natural ability to connect with audiences around the world has made him a household name in not just comedy, but all of entertainment. Since becoming the first stand-up comedian to sell out both the world-famous Radio City Music Hall and the Theater at Madison Square Garden on consecutive nights in September 2023, Chris continues to travel the world on a sold-out comedy tour, entertaining thousands by poking fun at the world – and himself – with his uniquely warm energy
Sherrod was a regular on VH1's The Best Week Ever and serves as a regular guest, occasional ombudsman, and stand-in host of Fox News's late-night satire program Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. He has appeared on Tough Crowd, Premium Blend, and The Chris Rock Show. He can also be seen with John Mayer on the parody cover of Tay Zonday's "Chocolate Rain" and on the G4's International Sexy Ladies. In 2009, Small was a guest commentator on both VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the '80s and 100 Most Shocking Music Moments. From 2012 to 2014, Sherrod was an infrequent guest on the Opie and Anthony radio show. Following Anthony Cumia's firing on July 3, 2014 Small took a more regular role on its successor, Opie with Jim Norton. On July 27, 2016, he and comedian Christian Finnegan debuted as co-hosts of Black and White, a comedy/talk show on A&E that explores issues of race relations in America.
Paul Virzi is fresh off the release of his critically acclaimed Netflix special, "Nocturnal Admissions," directed by Pete Davidson, which received rave reviews from both his fans and peers alike. Currently, Paul headlines comedy clubs across the globe as well as hosting two popular podcasts, "The Virzi Effect" and "Anything Better?" with co-host Bill Burr. A veteran of the stand-up scene, Paul has performed all over the world, including many of the United State’s most prestigious venues such as Madison Square Garden, the Chicago Theatre, and Carnegie Hall. He is a regular at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and performed at the SXSW Festival in Austin, TX. Paul’s debut hour-long comedy special, Bill Burr Presents Paul Virzi: I’ll Say This, premiered on Comedy Central in November of 2018 and is currently available to stream on CC.com. Comedy Central featured a clip from the special on its official TikTok standup page that has since garnered over 5 million views and 1.3 million likes. His 2015 debut comedy album, Paul Virzi: Night at the Stand, ranked #1 on iTunes and reached #4 on Billboard’s Top 100. Off the stage, Paul has also made appearances on a variety of TV shows, including TruTV's Comedy Knockout, AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live, and the NFL Network’s Good Morning Football. He has also written for ESPN’s highly coveted ESPY Awards. Paul grew up in the suburbs, outside of New York City. He loves his family, cigars, and having pointless arguments about sports with his friends.
Orlando Jones is a renaissance man. His recent performances includes: starring opposite Laurence Fishburne as the anti-apartheid revolutionary Oliver Tambo in Madiba; being tapped by Ethan Hawke for the Showtime series The Good Lord Bird based on James McBride's best selling novel. From the Duplass Brothers dark comedy Room 104, to playing the Elgin Baylor on the highly anticipated new Los Angeles Laker series on HBO. Jones has proven himself as a masterful storyteller with advertising awards, writing, producing and acting credits that stretch from his iconic 7UP character to the groundbreaking sitcoms, A Different World & Martin. Jones was the only original cast member on Mad TV to write and perform on the series. In 2019 Neil Gaiman, Michael Green & Bryan Fuller tapped Jones to create and embody fan favorite, Mr. Nancy the titular character in Anansi Boy’s the American Gods sequel. Joneses consulting producing, writing and acting services on Season 2 garnered the highest-rated launch for Starz in over two years. Jones worked closely with Robert Orci & Alex Kurtzman to create his character Frank Irving & launch their reimagined Sleepy Hollow franchise to global success. Jones acting, marketing, social media content and transformative media work on Fox’s supernatural series earned him and his company many accolades including the first Virtual Reality Emmy ever given by the Television Academy in 2015. Dubbed the King of Fandom by MTV. Jones is the subject of dozens academic papers, with speaking engagements at USC’s Annenberg School of Communication, UCLA, Oxford, Princeton, MIT & the Fan Studies Network symposium with the father of fan studies Henry Jenkins. Jones even wrote the preface to the academic book Seeing Fans and helped SyFy celebrate their 25th anniversary by legally marrying fans at the San Diego Comic Con (yes, Jones is ordained) Orlando filmed his a sold-out Comedy Central special in South Africa; and hosted and produced content for the digital broadcast of the 88th Academy Awards. Jones remains an influential force within the fandom and entertainment universe.
His credits include: BET, Comedy Central, Showtime at the Apollo, Who’s Got Jokes (hosted by Bill Bellamy), and The Tom Joyner Show, Shaq Comedy All Star Jam, Chocolate Sundaes (hosted by Tommy Davidson) on Showtime. 
Chuck Nice is a Philadelphia native and a 18 year veteran of stand up comedy with a rich history in television and radio. For eight years he provided comic relief to the Radio Chick show, bringing the funny to New York’s radio air waves. From that time until present, Chuck has been equally busy making a name for himself on the small screen. He is the host of Buy Like A Mega Millionaire on HGTV, The Juice on Veria Living and The Hot Ten on Centric. Chuck is seen regularly on the Today Show, has guest hosted Joy Behar’s Say Anything and Co-hosted The View. Chuck maintains his radio presence as the co-host of Star Talk Radio with Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson where he provides humorous commentary on one his favorite subjects...science.
Dan Soder is a NYC based comedian and actor who’s best known as ‘Mafee’ on Showtime’s Billions and for his time hosting SiriusXM’s The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson. Dan’s most recent comedy special, Son of a Gary, is currently streaming on HBOMax, along with The Standups on Netflix and Not Special on Comedy Central. Other credits include: Comedy Central’s Half Hour, Conan, Inside Amy Schumer, and @midnight.
Morril is one of the fastest-rising stand-up comics in New York City and one of the best joke writers on the scene today. He was a regular on Comedy Central’s This Week at the Comedy Cellar, where he appeared on frequently when not touring cities across the nation. He was named one of Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch in 2011 and has performed multiple stand-up sets on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late, Late Show with James Corden and Conan. He’s also had stints on Last Comic Standing, America’s Got Talent, @midnight with Chris Hardwick, and Inside Amy Schumer. Morril can be heard on the podcast We Might Be Drunk with co-host Mark Normand and seen on Netflix’s That’s My Time with David Letterman. His special, Same Time Tomorrow, can also be streamed on Netflix. Previously, Sam self-released his stand-up special, Up On The Roof, in which he navigates performing live during COVID. In February 2020, Morril released his 3rd stand-up special for Comedy Central, I Got This on their YouTube channel and received over 1.5 million views within the first two weeks. Morril then later released it as a comedy album with 800 Pound Gorilla Records. In 2015, the comedian recorded his debut album, Class Act, with Comedy Central Records, which went to #1 on iTunes and made numerous top 10 lists and appeared on season four of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour. His first one hour special, Amy Schumer Presents Sam Morril: Positive Influence premiered on Comedy Central in 2018. Morril was the host of his very own show on MSG called People Talking Sports, which ran for two seasons and received an Emmy® nomination. Morril also has a cameo in the Academy Award nominated film, Joker.
Since taking 4th place on "Last Comic Standing"’s 8th season, Joe Machi has been busy touring the United States as a headlining stand-up comedian. He has performed on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", and has become a regular on "Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld" on Fox News. Joe also won the 2013 New York Comedy Festival’s Funniest Comedian Competition, and the 2010 NY Underground Comedy Festival's Emerging Comics Competition.
Ted Alexandro has been a fixture on the NYC comedy scene for decades. Time Out NY named Ted “A lynchpin of the NY comedy scene” and “one of the funniest comedians working today.”

The NY Times called Ted “Crafty, thoughtful and extremely funny!”

Ted has appeared on Kimmel, Conan, Letterman and Comedy Central. He has five comedy specials and currently tours with Jim Gaffigan.
Rich Vos is an American comedian and actor. He has over 100 television appearances including 4 Comedy Central Specials as well as HBO, Showtime, and Starz appearances. He produced and starred in an award winning comedy movie Women Aren’t Funny alongside Bonnie McFarlane, Chris Rock, Rosie O’Donell and many more. He is a 2 time Academy Awards writer, a regular on Sirius XM radio and the cohost of the hit podcast, My Wife Hates Me that Paste Magazine named one of the best podcasts right now. He has also appeared on WTF with Marc Maron, the Joe Rogan podcast twice, Guys we F@%*@ed. He’s been sober for over 32 years and good at golf for 20.
Ronny Chieng is a stand up comedian, actor and Correspondent on "The Daily Show". He starred in "Crazy Rich Asians", Marvel's "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", Disney's "Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.", NBC's "Young Rock" and "M3GAN". He has two stand up comedy specials on Netflix. He will next be seen in the Disney Plus series "American Born Chinese" and Hulu’s upcoming series "Interior Chinatown".
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.
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 Massachusetts. Now based in Brooklyn, New York, Kate is an alumnus of UCB’s Harold Night, a contributing writer for The Onion, and a recent participant in the NBC Late Night Writers Workshop. Kate’s stand up comedy about life as a trans person and former member of the Puerto Rico Women’s National Soccer Team has earned Kate appearances in the HBO Women In Comedy Festival and the Finals of the Boston Comedy Festival. Kate was also the co-host of the award-winning podcast, We’re Having Gay Sex.
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
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 comedian, writer and content creator in New York City. Known for her relatable — albeit exaggerated — social media presence, Shannon heightens her comedic realism with a dash of the absurd, distilling ordinary situations into their most entertaining essence. Shannon's content has been featured on BuzzFeed, Barstool, CBS, Overheard New York, Betches, and Gratzia.
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.
Dubbed by Jerry Seinfeld as the “best young up and coming comic,”, Mark Normand is quickly becoming one of the most talked about touring comedians on the scene. Following his self- released special, “Out To Lunch” which amassed over 10 million views on Youtube, he released his latest half-hour on Netflix’s Season 3 of The Stand Ups. An extremely prolific stand-up, he previously had a one-hour and a half hour Comedy Central special and has made an unparalleled seven appearances on “Conan,” four appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” and one appearance on both “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” Mark can also be heard on his multiple appearances on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” or on his own podcasts “Tuesdays with Stories” and “We Might Be Drunk”.
Pete Davidson is a celebrated stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. In 2023, Davidson starred in Peacock’s “Bupkis"; a semi-autobiographical comedy series he also co-created, co-wrote, and executive produced. Davidson was a cast member on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” from 2014-22, where his singular "Weekend Update" features and original music videos garnered millions of views. He recently returned to Studio 8H to host the 49th Season Premiere of “SNL,” earning rave reviews. 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. In 2020, he released the stand-up 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.” Upcoming projects include “The Home,” “Wizards!,” and “I Slept with Joey Ramone.”