Thursday Night Comedy Ft: Ashton Womack, Emily Walsh, Ben Fisher, Carolyn Riley

What is a Showcase show? It’s the quintessential “night at the club,” featuring a host and a lineup of 4-5 comedians, all coming together to share the stage and create of an incredible night of comedy. Our showcases feature a variety of comics, each with their own unique sense of humor and style of delivery. But whether it's a superstar comedian crafting their latest material for an upcoming Netflix special, or the hottest young comic building some buzz, our showcases are wildly popular for a reason: they are the ultimate, exhilarating, “anything can happen” night of comedy. Grab a drink and bucket of popcorn and get ready to laugh.

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.

Emily Walsh is a comedian who performs nightly in bars and comedy clubs across New York City. Originally from Boston, MA, Emily moved to New York City after college to pursue her dream of painting scenery for theatre, film and television. She still paints because comedy doesn’t provide healthcare. Emily recently headlined a sold out Stand Up NY as part of their Headliner Series. She won 1st place in the Comedy Mob Festival at Stand Up NY in 2018, with 200+ comedian submissions, 2nd place in the She Devil Comedy Festival in 2019 at Broadway Comedy Club, and has been named Comic of the Week on Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmartin’s podcast the Jackie and Laurie Show.

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.

Ben Fisher is a comedian, writer, actor, and producer. He’s performed at The D.C. Comedy Festival, Bad Bitch Revolution Festival, NBC Universal’s Comedy Scene Showcase, and his impression of Fallon was a Vulture ‘Best of Schtick or Treat’ at The Knitting Factory in 2018. Ben’s charm and irreverence have earned him spots around NYC, across the U.S., and abroad. Born gay and raised in a remote log cabin in Central Connecticut, he now calls New York City home, where he is stopped at least once a day because of his physical resemblance to Fallon, and is still gay. He’s a proud graduate of Emerson College and The Upright Citizen’s Brigade.