Ethan is a stand-up comedian hailing from Waukegan, Illinois. He has been performing for audiences all across the country since starting comedy at age 18 in the small college town of Iowa City (A VERY white college town). There he found his voice merging his city upbringing with the suburban and rural culture that surrounded him, talking about everything from selling drugs to loving the bachelor. He moved to New York in 2015 to become better as a standup and after a few years of open mics and local bar shows he began to perform at larger local venues like Pine Box, The Knitting Factory, and Littlefield. In 2019 he was featured on Comedy Central.

Sahib Singh is a rising star of the Baltimore/D.C. stand-up scene. He has performed at clubs and colleges across the East Coast, and in 2019, he won the Magooby’s New Comedian of the Year competition. His original videos have earned him a strong following on social media, and in 2021, he worked as a writer and performer on the Comedy Central Digital team. His work has been featured on the CBS Comedy Showcase and the digital series AS SEEN ON ADULT SWIM. Currently he is touring with Nimesh Patel and is performing select dates on Hasan Minaj’s “The King’s Jester” tour.

BIO Matty is a stand-up/actor/writer who was a New Face at the 2019 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, and taped two sets for Comedy Central’s Stand Up Featuring. His recent television credits include FOX’s Empire, Netflix’s Soundtrack, and NBC’s Chicago Fire. His other credits include MTV’s Acting Out, a supporting role in the indie film Who Gets The Dog opposite Alicia Silverstone and work with The Onion Network. As a standup, Matty was recently invited to perform at the 2021 SXSW Comedy Fest, the 2020 San Francisco Sketch Fest, and tours across the country.

Haitian Canadian comedian Che Durena was born and raised in British Columbia and is based in Toronto after spending time performing standup in Mexico. He is known for his work as a host and writer for My Most Amazing Top 10 (over 7.6 million subscribers) and he has amassed a social media following of over 7 million with over 197 million likes on his viral TikTok rants and commentary. Che has appeared on JFL All Access, Comedy Network, CraveTV, and recently dropped his debut comedy album Tales From My Butthole. His comedy offers an absurd angle on his experiences living abroad and his perception of matters like culture, race, relationships and drugs. Che has worked with brands like Coors Light, Herb, Vapen and many more. Catch him on tour in a city near you!

Jen Gittess is a comedian, writer and actress originally from Fort Lauderdale, where she often returns to visit her family whenever she needs inspiration for new material. She started standup comedy during college at UCLA before moving to NYC to pursue it full time, and is currently touring at comedy clubs throughout the country.

Naomi Karavani is a comedian, actor, and writer based in New York City. For over five years Naomi worked as a writer and on-air talent for the news comedy show Redacted Tonight where she covered topics from Big Tech to Mass Incarceration to the baby on the Terrorism Watchlist. Good thing someone's watching him. She appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Bentzen Ball, and the Brooklyn Comedy Festival and runs a weekly show in Brooklyn called "Bitches' Brew."

Ben Herwitz is a New York based comedian who has performed at colleges and clubs throughout the country. You may have seen him in "No Offense" on Fox Soul, "The Castro Vegas Show" on Amazon Prime, or heard him on the podcast "Hating on Everything."

Dan Toomey is a writer, comedian, actor, and video maker living in Brooklyn, NY. He currently works as a video creator for Morning Brew. You can find his TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter. His writing has been featured in outlets like McSweeneys, Slackjaw and Points in Case. He regularly performs standup and improv comedy around New York. Dan excels at lampooning LinkedIn influencers, start-up founders, and millionaire CEOs. In 2022, Dan was selected as New York Comedy Festival “Content Creator to Watch.”

Born with a foreign name in an American country (America), Dauood Muhammad Naimyar learned the value of assimilating at a very young age. Because of this, he tried his best to not be different but failed at every encounter. Once he embraced his eccentric point of view, he saw the humor all around him. Dauood’s comedic perspective is shaped by the duality of his constant need to fit in, and his relentless desire to be different. His search for being relatable yet controversial has brought audiences joy for nine years--and will probably continue until he finally figures out who he is. We hope he doesn’t, 'cause bills need to be paid.

Leaving Dublin, Ireland where he was born and raised until the age of 22, David got drunk on travel and never quite hit sobriety of it. He has lived and worked in twelve countries and visited over seventy. His shows draw on his wide travels, cultural observations, attempts at language study, (occasional) international drinking session(s) and being a mildly confused immigrant. David is the winner of the prestigious annual San Francisco Comedy Competition, (previous finalists include Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and Dana Carvey) and runner-up in the Moth’s largest US Grandslam storytelling competition. Also a bestselling writer, David recorded his debut special Documented for Dry Bar Comedy in 2019, and his follow up Cultural Appreciation in 2023. He has been featured on TED.com, Sirius XM, Just For Laughs, Netflix is a Joke Festival, The Irish Independent, RTE’s Late Late Show, Inc, NPR, and the Huffington Post among others. A festival favorite, David's videos have also gone viral many times over with over 800 million views and a social following of over 2 million people.

Michael Rapaport is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in over sixty films since the early 1990s, and starred on the sitcom The War at Home. He also appeared in Boston Public, Friends, Prison Break, Justified, and Atypical. Some of his notable film roles include True Romance (1993), Higher Learning (1995), Metro (1997), Cop Land (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), The 6th Day (2000), Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), Big Fan (2009), and The Heat (2013). He also directed the award winning documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (2011).” He’s also the host of the world wide phenomenon “I Am Rapaport Stereo Podcast”

Kevin Nealon is an Emmy and SAG-nominated actor and comedian who sets himself apart from other comedic performers with his unique sense of humor, dry wit and likable demeanor. Nealon is best known for his nine-year stint as a cast member of NBC’s "Saturday Night Live," and received critical acclaim for his role in the hit Showtime series "Weeds." Kevin currently produces and hosts his digital series "Hiking with Kevin," and tours his stand-up globally. He will be releasing his latest book, "I Exaggerate: My Brushes with Fame (Abrams)," on October 25, 2022. Part art book, part memoir -- the book is full of original full-color caricatures Kevin has created along with funny, endearing personal essays about his famous friends. Nealon’s extensive television credits include the CBS sitcom "Man With a Plan," in which he starred alongside Matt LeBlanc; Showtime’s "Weeds," which ran for eight seasons and was honored at the 2006, 2007 and 2009 Golden Globes with nominations for “Best Television Series Comedy or Musical.” In 2007 and 2009, "Weeds" was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.” Additional television roles include two critically acclaimed stand-up specials for Showtime; and a number of appearances on "Hot In Cleveland," "Franklin & Bash," "Monk," "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Still Standing." Nealon’s self-produced, edited, and hosted web series "Hiking with Kevin" is exclusively available on his YouTube channel of the same name. In the series, Kevin interviews his A-list celebrity friends on hikes throughout the country. Past guests include Michael Keaton, Jimmy Kimmel, Lin Manuel-Miranda, Cheryl Hines, Ray Romano, Al Franken, Hilary Swank, Kumail Nanjiani, Kate Beckinsale, Conan O’Brien, Adam Sandler and more. Nealon has found great comedic success in his extensive film career. In "Anger Management," he played opposite Jack Nicholson and fellow SNL comedian "Adam Sandler." He and Sandler also teamed up in "Eight Crazy Nights," "The Wedding Singer," "Happy Gilmore," "Just Go With It," "Blended," and "You Don’t Mess with the Zohan," the latter of which grossed over $200 million worldwide. In "Joe Dirt," Nealon joined another SNL alumnus David Spade. Additional film credits include "Daddy Day Care" with Eddie Murphy, "Good Boy" with Molly Shannon, "Bucky Larsen: Born to be a Star" with Nick Swardson, "Roxanne" with Steve Martin and the cult hit "Grandma’s Boy," also with Nick Swardson and Jonah Hill. As one of the longest running cast members on NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" (1986-1995), Nealon created some of the show’s most memorable characters, including ‘The Subliminal Man’ and ‘Hans and Franz.’ Nealon’s recurring role as an anchor on ‘Weekend Update’ helped make the sketch a show staple. In 1988, he earned an Emmy nomination as part of the SNL writing team. In 2008, Nealon released his first book, "Yes, You’re Pregnant, But What About Me?" -- a comical look at the male perspective of pregnancy. Currently, Kevin resides in Los Angeles with his wife and son.

Kevin Hurley is a New York based comedian originally from Philadelphia and the Co-Founder of the comedy collective Comedy Mob. He is a winner of the Stress Factory March Madness Competition and was featured on Comedy Central’s “Comics to Watch”. Kevin is a very unique blend of likable, jerk, and goofy.

Nonye Brown-West is a New York-based Nigerian-American comedian and writer. She has been featured in the Boston Globe as a Comic to Watch, as well as in NPR, PBS, ABC, Sway In The Morning, and the New York Comedy Festival. Nonye made her acting debut in The Sympathy Card, now available for streaming on Vudu, Apple, Amazon, and Google Play.

Nick Tilleli is a NYC based comedian. He is climbing the ranks as one of New York Cities emerging young talents. He is the winner of the 2017 Broadway Comedy Club Summer Festival. First place winner of 2019 Long Island 8 round Laugh off. He head lined New York Comedy Festivals showcase in Staten Island! You can follow him @nicktilleli on instagram!

Tommy O'Regan started performing stand up in 2016 and has been quickly rising through the ranks of the New York comedy scene ever since. He won Best Newcomer at the 2017 Manhattan Comedy Festival and was a finalist in the 2019 Comedy Mob Festival. Tommy was featured regularly on Barstool Sports as a writer and actor in their ‘Variety Hour’ sketch comedy show. Tommy has headlined Stand Up NY and Caroline's on Broadway, and performs all over the country. He is also the founder of the annual Laughing With Your Buddies charity show for the Travis Roy Foundation, where he recently opened for Bill Burr. Tommy has his debut comedy album coming out this spring.

Katie Heneghan is a former nanny (comedian for children) turned recent comedian for adults in New York City.

Erica Rhodes has appeared on ABC’s :Modern Family", HBO’s "Veep", Fox’s "New Girl", and IFC’s "Comedy Bang Bang". She was a regular panelist on Comedy Central’s "@midnight" and Fox’s "Punchline". Her stand-up TV appearances include NBC’s "Bring the Funny" and "Last Call with Carson Daly", the CW’s "Howie Mandel Comedy Extravaganza", SeeSo’s "The Guest List", Hulu’s "Coming to the Stage", and AXS’ "Live at Gotham". Erica was chosen as a "New Face" for the 2018 Just for Laughs Festival (Montreal) and also performed at the San Francisco Sketchfest, the Moontower Comedy Festival (Austin, TX), the Blue Whale Comedy Festival (Tulsa, OK), the Boston Comedy Festival and RIOT L.A. Fest. Erica starred in the ABC Digital series "The Off-Season", was a semi-regular performer/writer on NPR’s "A Prairie Home Companion", and a recurring character on the Audible series "Dr. Katz: The Audiobook". Her first album "Sad Lemon: hit #1 on the iTunes comedy charts and her first one-hour comedy special "La Vie en Rhodes" was shot as part of the Tribeca Drive-In Fest (at Pasadena’s famous Rose Bowl) and can now be viewed on Amazon Prime. Erica currently voices the scene-stealing character of “Dotty” in the hit Netflix animation series "A Tale Dark and Grimm". "Bring the Funny" judge Jeff Foxworthy described Erica as “the best-defined comic voice of the competition"

TJ is a Haitian-born stand-up comedian who is currently based in New York City. TJ has a very laid back, smooth, and conversational style. He jokes about race, society’s idiosyncrasies, and the inherent contrast between life in Haiti and America. He has made appearances on "Gotham Comedy Live" (AXS TV) and "Good Day New York" (FOX). TJ is a paid regular at the Comedy Cellar and Gotham Comedy Club in NYC. He has performed all over the world. He recently returned from a small European tour where he performed in English and French. He has opened for Colin Quinn, Janelle James, Maria Bamford and Sean Patton. He has also been a featured performer at numerous festivals like Netflix Is A Joke Festival, SF Sketchfest and the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival. TJ is also an op-ed contributor for "The New York Times." You can watch his special, "January 3rd," on Amazon and listen to his album, "Son of Haiti," on all audio platforms.

Liam Dalton is a New York City based comedian, actor and writer, born and raised in Queens. His conversational style mixes observational humor with personal stories of growing up the only boy in a big Irish Catholic household. Fresh off of performing on Bert Kreischer’s “Fully Loaded“ cruise, Liam performed on the Impractical Jokers cruise and the Netflix is a Joke comedy festival in Los Angeles. He has opened for big acts like Mark Normand, Rachel Feinstein and Cipha Sounds. He just finished his stint as a radio personality on New York radio station 94.7 the block. When he’s not touring the country or seas, Liam performs all over New York City and uploads sketches to his social media daily.

For over 23 years Jeff Leeson has been astonishing crowds across North America with his off the cuff, improvisational style that leaves crowds not only wanting more, but amazed at what they just witnessed. Combining traditional stand up comedy with long form improv, Jeff creates a unique and personal experience for the audience each and every show. With over 50 Million Views of his stand up clips online, he is quickly becoming one of the most requested acts in North America! In addition to headlining top comedy clubs and theaters throughout North America, Jeff’s comedy has been featured on Sirius XM radio, The Bob & Tom Show, Spotify, iTunes, 2 Comedy specials on Amazon Prime, a Dry Bar Comedy Special. Jeff released a new special on Youtube called “Sorry I’m Not Kevin Hart”

Lukas is a comedian, actor, and writer originally from Brooklyn NY. He’s a cast-member on Nick Cannon’s Wild ’N Out, was named a Comic to Watch at the 2024 New York Comedy Festival, and a Creator to Watch at NYCF in 2023. He’s also performed at The Edinburgh Fringe, Asheville Comedy Fest, and for you once you grab a sweet sweet little ticket to an upcoming show here at NYCC. I know, crazy smooth transition