Comedians


Aaron Putnam is an American touring stand up comedian , currently based out of Chicago. You can catch him at his home club. Laugh Factory , as well as many other comedy clubs like Zanies. He is also the founder of Stand up in Recovery where he brings laughter to drug/ alcohol treatment centers across the country. His comedy is said to be disarmingly funny and vulnerable. Aaron feels blessed to have opened for some of the best comics working today. He says he gets these opportunities because he’s the best hang in the biz. ​ He also has a Podcast with his lovely wife called The Manchild &The Yogi .
Preacher Lawson was born In Portland, OR, but raised most of his adolescence in Memphis, TN. He moved 20 times before the age of 10, but if you asked him what city he’s from he’d say Orlando, FL because that’s where he grew as a comedian. Preacher is best known for his appearance on season 12 of NBC’s hit series, AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (2017) where he made it to the final rounds. Based off his stellar performance in season 12 Preacher was invited to compete on AMERICA’S GOT TALENT: THE CHAMPIONS (2019) and BRITAN’S GOT TALENT: THE CHAMPIONS (2019) where he advanced to the finale after he received the most votes from the fans. Preacher was the host of the Facebook Watch series WORLD’S MOST AMAZING DOGS (2019) with George Lopez and Lisa Vanderpump and has built a following on YouTube of over 500,000 subscribers. In 2019 Preacher just shot his first stand-up special which premiered on BET + and continues to perform at sold-out venues around the country. Preacher is currently hosting AGT Live in Las Vegas.
Big hair. Big heart. Big mouth. Barbara’s goofy stage presence and vulnerably dark material have made her a staple in the Los Angeles alternative comedy scene. Oh and her podcast Britney’s Gram also kicked off #FreeBritney, no big deal. She co-starred in seasons one and two of “Corporate” on Comedy Central, and has written for “Billy on the Street”, as well as “Magic for Humans with Justin Willman” on Netflix. Her standup has been featured on HBO Max, Hulu, and Comedy Central. Her podcast “Lady to Lady” on the Exactly Right Network is celebrating a decade of podcasting this year and boasts over 10 million downloads. Described as “best adult sleepover you’ll ever have” by Entertainment Weekly, the ladies host an unfiltered hour of pop culture discussions, embarrassing personal revelations, and questionable advice. Her other podcast, “Britney’s Gram” went from a fun look into Britney Spears’ instagram feed, to a true-crime-in-real-time viral hit with their episode #FreeBritney, setting off an international movement to free Britney from the conservatorship she’s been placed under for over a decade. This led to a 10-part investigative podcast named Toxic: The Britney Spears Story, which was nominated for an iHeartPodcast award and won two 2022 Webby Awards.
From Waukegan, Illinois. He started stand-up in the comedy capital of the world........Iowa City, IA where he went to college. After graduating in 2015 he moved to NY to further pursue comedy. Honing his voice as in Brooklyn for years, he now can be seen all over New York and the United States.
Nic Novicki is an comedian, actor, and producer that has performed on 6 continents including several tours through Armed Forces Entertainment, performing for troops. His television credits include: Boardwalk Empire, The Good Doctor, The Sopranos, Loudermilk, Alone Together, Gotham Comedy Live, Jack and Triumph, The Neighbors, Austin and Alley, Private Practice, Drop Dead Diva. He has appeared in several movies including: L!fe Happens, November Rule, The Last 5 Years, Boston Girls, Breaking Wind, Dead Ant and the upcoming Aliens, Clowns and Geeks. He is the founder of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge.
Shivani Dave is an NYC-based, Indian-American comedian and writer from Boston, which she has mixed feelings about. Shivani is a walking identity crisis, who started her comedy career writing screenplays and sketch comedy where she has placed in multiple festivals, such as Atlanta Film Festival. Mostly, her screenplays pile up in her apartment gathering dust. Prior to her burgeoning comedy endeavors, Shivani was a Division 1 tennis player, which led to being a corporate lackey with middling success. During the week you can find Shivani telling jokes at your favorite NYC comedy clubs, or stuffing her face at Joe’s Pizza
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."
Lisa Curry is an internationally touring comedian and TV writer. She was a staff writer on the Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Central and she now opens for Jim on his theatre tours. Her debut album, 'Alive For a While' was recorded in London in 2019 and received an exclusive release on SiriusXM. Lisa now hosts a weekly show on SiriusXM called "Long Story Long," which you can catch every Thursday at 9am + 5pm PT on She's So Funny channel 771
Join comedian Dave Nihill for a night of real Irish comedy. Accent included. Leaving Dublin, Ireland where he was born and raised until the age of 22, Dave 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. Dave 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. He recorded his debut special for Dry Bar Comedy in 2019 and has been featured on TED.com, Amazon Prime Video, The Irish Independent, Inc, Sirius XM, NPR, Ireland AM, and the Huffington Post among others. A festival favourite Dave’s videos have also gone viral many times over with over 100 million views and a social following of over one million people.
Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups in the comedy world. A relative latecomer to the scene, Pat began stand up at the age of 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of 3 young children, Pat’s appeal stems from his quick wit & relatable take on family life & marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs, to theater, and to arenas, including 4 sold out shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes performances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival and the Nashville Comedy Fest. McGann still calls Chicago home.
He is the host of Bangladesh’s only late night show, The Naveed Mahbub Show. He is the first Bangladeshi to be featured on Comedy Central. He was the Best Male Comedian at the 2007 Original Las Vegas Comedy Festival. He has performed in the US, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, The Philippines, Australia, Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates.
Originally from New England and currently living in LA, Dave performs stand up, improv and sketch comedy. He has worked as the warm up comedian for MTV and was on Bud Light's 'Up For Whatever' tour along with touring comedy clubs and colleges across the country.
Londale Theus Jr. is an actor & comedian from Los Angeles. After a knee injury ended his days of Division 1 College Basketball, his interest in comedy & performing led him to CSU Long Beach’s Theatre Program. Upon finishing his two years in the program, he started working as a full time actor in TV (HBO’s Insecure, CBS’s 2 Broke Girls, HULU’s Future Man, TBS’s Conan), Film (HULU’s Greener Grass), and National Commercials (Regal/Pepsi, State Farm, HP/Intel). He does stand up all over the country, was a writer & actor for the 2015 & 2016 CBS Diversity Showcase, & has performed regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles for several years. Follow him on IG @LondaleJr for stand up clips and info on future shows.
Born in the Philippines and raised in California, JR De Guzman began performing comedy while working as a music teacher, which he quickly learned just meant teaching Taylor Swift songs to teenagers. He has entertained all over the world, having performed for Stand-Up Tokyo and ROR Comedy in Japan, the Jokers Ball in Indonesia, the Badaboom Comedy Series in Amsterdam, and countless other international shows. Combining music and comedy, JR serenades the audience into laughter with songs, jokes, and stories. Winner of 2016 Stand-up NBC & named as a prestigious "New Face" at Just for Laughs 2017, you can catch his quarter hour Netflix special on "The Comedy Lineup." You can also see him on Comedy Central's Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City. Check out his debut album on Sirius XM Radio's Laugh's USA which debuted #1 on iTunes and Billboard.
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"
Jason “JP” Leonard has opened and hosted for comedians Dave Attell, Tom Segura, Doug Stanhope, Mark Normand, Kyle Kinane, Shane Gillis, Ms. Pat, Bobcat Goldthwait, Greg Fitzsimmons, Jim Breuer, Emo Philips, Judah Friedlander, Nate Bargatze, and more. He performs around the U.S. and has done comedy festivals in Knoxville, Houston, Birmingham, Louisiana, and Austin. He is the founder of Lafayette Comedy (lafayettecomedy.com) and has written comedy columns for The Laugh Button.
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”
A regular on the comedy circuit throughout the UK. Leroy's had 4 sold out solo shows at the iconic Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff and recently returned to the centre to record his brand new show Almost Famous. Star of the BBC One hit sitcom Tourist Trap, Leroy has presented on 6 Nations Sin Bin, Wales Big Kickoff and Wales Live and is also the creator of the Moment of Truth podcast. In demand as a writer, Leroy has recorded three radio stand up shows, co-wrote a BBC Radio Wales sitcom and has recently written episodes for television and radio on the award winning Cbeebies pre school show JoJo and Gran Gran.