Comedians
Tiffanee Lee is an emerging NYC comedian whose sharp observations on culture, relationships, and everyday absurdities are shaped by her experience as a Black woman of Caribbean descent, raised in the Midwest and now living in Brooklyn. Her high-energy perspective is rooted in navigating different cultures and communities thus giving her comedy a distinct voice and broad appeal.
Most recently Tiffanee hosted for Miss Pat's 2026 National Tour at the West Nyack Levity Live. Additional credits include being passed at NYC's West Side Comedy Club and Broadway Comedy Club, with bookings at clubs in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and New Orleans. Notable festival credits include BWIC LAFF Fest (Best of Fest), Laughing Buddha (Finals), NYC Comedy Festival showcases, and the Burbank Comedy Festival (Best of Fest). Equally comfortable in corporate, clean, and club settings, Tiffanee can take an audience from rated-G to rated-R without missing a beat.
Off stage, Tiffanee is the Founder and Producer of Thyme & Again Comedy. She has produced 26+ shows featuring more than 130 comedians, with individual shows drawing nearly 80 attendees. Her programming creates opportunities for community collaboration, including an all-women lineup at Bronx Community College's - 2026 Women's HerStory Month Celebration. With a growing body of club, festival, and independent showcase credits, Tiffanee is constantly refining her distinctive comedic voice and gaining momentum in the NYC comedy scene.
André De Freitas is a critically acclaimed, award-winning comedian known for sharp, personal comedy shaped by a global perspective. André has amassed over 60 million views across social platforms and has performed in over 30 countries across Europe, the United States, Australia, and the Middle East.
In 2023, André debuted his first solo hour, What If, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it received multiple 5-star reviews and was featured on The Telegraph's list of the Funniest Jokes of the Fringe. The full special was released on YouTube in June 2025.
He is the co-creator and star of Comedy Therapy, a live show and podcast blending humor and mental health, which became a box-office success and charted as the #3 podcast in Portugal.
He was featured in the BBC World Service Arts Hour Comedy Special (2024), and previously co-wrote and co-starred in a global ad campaign for crypto giants Bybit alongside Formula 1 champions Max Verstappen and Sergio "Checo" Perez.
Currently based in New York City, André can be regularly seen on stage at a number of iconic clubs including the Comedy Cellar where he's the first Portuguese comedian, and amongst a select group of Europeans, to become a regular at the club.
Mohtasham is a New York based Comedian. Mohtasham was born and raised in Pakistan where he was a child actor on National Television for most of his early life. After moving to America, Mohtasham transitioned into the world of standup comedy following the paths of his comedy idols.
Mohtasham has been featured on Amazon Prime, Sirius XM (Raw Dog Channel and Kevin Hart’s LOL Channel), Funny or Die, NY Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival, Red Clay Comedy Festival, Big Pine Comedy Festival (Best of the Fest Winner), Limestone Comedy Festival.
Mohtasham has opened for International Touring acts like Russell Peters (Netflix), Vir Das (Netflix), Akaash Singh (Flagrant 2 Podcast), Jimmy O’ Yang (Crazy Rich Asians), Dean Edwards (SNL), Chad Daniels (Amazon), Jon Dore (Humor Resources), and many more.
Mike Cannon is a New York City–based comedian, podcaster, writer, and actor. He has headlined some of the world’s most iconic venues, including a sold-out hometown performance at Gramercy Theatre, the footage of which he released in full on YouTube in 2025. Mike currently co-hosts the parenting and career podcast "Beautiful Boys" with fellow comedian Andy Haynes, as well as the preposterously titled "Fart Carnival" with best friend and frequent collaborator Brendan Sagalow. In 2023, he served as a contributing producer, writer, and panelist on Vice TV’s "Super Maximum Retro Show," hosted by Chris Distefano. His latest stand-up special, "Traumatized Animal" (2024), has amassed hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube, millions of views across social media, and widespread acclaim from fans and critics alike. In 2022, Mike released two independently-produced hour specials on YouTube: "Mike Cannon’s Huge Mistake," a crowd work special fueled by edibles, and "White Privilege Homeless." Both earned praise from audiences, fellow comedians, and critics. His debut special, "Life Begins," premiered on YouTube in 2020 and was named one of Laugh Button’s Top 35 Comedy Specials of the year. The accompanying album, released by 800 Pound Gorilla Records, was recognized as one of Interrobang’s Top 11 Comedy Albums of 2020 and one of SiriusXM Raw Dog Radio’s Top 10 Comedy Albums of the year. Mike’s first comedy album, "I Think It Just Kicked In," debuted at #1 on the iTunes Comedy chart, #7 on the Billboard Comedy chart and has been streamed more than five million times. Outside of stand-up, Mike has built an extensive résumé as both an actor and writer. He received critical acclaim for his lead performance in the feature film Timing, available on Amazon Prime, and has appeared on "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 television appearances include "Failosophy" and "Money From Strangers" (MTV), "Red Eye" (Fox), and MSG’s "The Bracket." He was also a contributing writer and performer on MTV2’s "Guy Code," co-hosted Cosmopolitan magazine’s "Sexy vs. Skanky," and was a featured performer on VH1’s "Why Am I Still Single?" Mike also creates and hosts several original digital series on his YouTube channel, including "Coach Cannon," "Comedians Taking Edibles and Doing Crowd Work," and his road documentary series, "Spots." He previously co-hosted the Here’s the Scenario podcast with Mike Feeney and Brendan Sagalow, hosted the "Irish Goodbye Podcast," and created the long-running web series "The Weed News with Mike Cannon." He is a frequent guest on SiriusXM and has appeared regularly on "The Jim Norton & Sam Roberts Show," KFC Radio, Barstool Radio, "Barstool Breakfast," "The Bonfire," and "Bennington." When he isn’t touring the country, Mike is a regular at New York City’s top comedy clubs, including the Comedy Cellar and New York Comedy Club. Whether he’s performing in a theater, club, bar, casino, parking lot, rooftop, technically legal underground speakeasy, or—on two separate occasions—an elevator, the goal is always the same: make as many people laugh as possible. Ideally, all of them. Realistically, most of them.
Paula J. Leon is a first generation Peruvian-Canadian NY based Comedian, Actor and Award Winning Filmmaker. She was a selected Participant at the PIT SOLOCOM Fest in 2021 and performs all over the city various nights a week. Her award winning film She Knows Her Place (available on youtube) was screened at the Angelika Film Center and is currently developing new projects.
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.
Lauren got her start in comedy in the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina in 2012. There, she performed improv and standup regularly at Theatre 99 and all over the city and even won a couple comedy competitions. Beginners luck? Maybe. In 2014, Lauren packed up and moved to nyc to pursue stand up comedy full time with just $800 in her bank account and no job lined up. Thank god that worked out LOL... a close one.
Zach Liss is a New York-based stand-up comedian from Lancaster, PA. He was selected by Jeremiah Watkins to open for his comedy special “Crazy Pizza” and has featured for comedians such as Andrew Dismukes, Ian Fidance, and Sean Donnelly. He co-hosts and produces “Highly Suspicious" at New York Comedy Club and "Hush Hush" at Flophouse Comedy Club. Zach has appeared on WGN News Chicago and co-created "First Date Comedy Show" which was nominated for 'Best Comedy Show in 2024' by the Chicago Reader.
Corey Bonalewicz, aka COREY B, is an American radio personality, comedian, and content creator based in New York. Corey B has been working in Radio for over ten years. He got his start in New Orleans and has hosted radio shows in Chicago and New York. Prior to the pandemic, Corey performed stand-up in the New York comedy club circuit and was planning on touring. Corey shifted his focus to long form content during the pandemic which showcased his comedic style on top of food hacks. He has amassed over 9M followers on TikTok and almost 6M followers on Facebook. He is releasing his own BBQ sauce and has equity in a New York restaurant and cookie company. Corey co-hosts a podcast, "Cane and Corey", which is currently behind a paywall. He had a family YouTube page with his fiancé, "The B Family", with a decent following, but stopped posting due to restrictions on videos with children in them. Corey would like to dive back into YouTube and build upon this audience with a "Corey B Reacts" and "Corey B Reviews" page.
Melissa Rauch is an incredibly talented actress, writer, and stand-up comedian who has captured the hearts of audiences everywhere! You might recognize her from beloved TV shows like *True Blood*, *The Big Bang Theory*, and *The Office*, as well as *Kath & Kim* and *Dirty Sexy Money*. She has starred in memorable films such as *I Love You, Man* and *Delirious*, and we can’t wait to see her in the upcoming comedy *Thunder Geniuses*.
Her one-woman show, *THE MISS EDUCATION OF JENNA BUSH*, received outstanding acclaim, showcasing her brilliant portrayal of the President's Daughter. Winning Outstanding Solo Show and the Audience Favorite Award at the New York International Fringe Festival, Melissa's performance was so well-loved that she was invited to extend her run at LA's Coronet Theater and even brought her show to HBO's prestigious US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen! What an inspiring journey!
Rell Battle is a writer and stand-up comedian who is currently a series regular role opposite Craig Robinson in the Peacock / 3 Arts comedy KILLING IT. Rell has been featured in Conan’s TEAM COCO House nationwide tour and Will Smith’s THIS JOKA on Roku. He was also a series regular on the CBS / 3 Arts multi-camera comedy series SUPERIOR DONUTS for two seasons and previously guested on NBC's GOOD GIRLS, ABC’s BLACK-ISH, and recurred on ABC’s THE GOOD DOCTOR. He recently wrapped a role on Hulu/ABC Signature pilot BAMMAS, produced by Ramy Youssef, as well as a guest role on the Donald Glover/Amazon comedy series MR. + MRS. SMITH. Rell just wrapped on Village Roadshow's film THE GUTTER in LA, written by Yassir Lester, starring Susan Sarandon and Shameik Moore. Liz Destro produced, with Isaiah Lester directing. Rell is currently the host at the Soho House Comedy show.
On the writing side, Rell recently partnered up with Unanimous Media to produce his half-hour comedy pilot OFF FAIRFAX. The OFF FAIRFAX short/POC premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. Won the “Episodic Award” at 2023 Slamdance Film Festival, also appeared at HollyShorts Film Festival, Hip Hop Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Catalyst Film Festival, and was a Vimeo Staff Pick. Rell is currently writing on BAD BOYS for Will Smith and Westbrook. Rell was a producer on Peacock and LOL's SO DUMB, IT'S CRIMINAL for Snoop Dogg. Rell also sold half-hour multi-cam comedy UNCIVIL LAW to NBC with Orion and Hazy Mills, which he co-wrote with Pardis Parker. He previously sold ROAST BATTLE to Comedy Central and Jeff Ross.
Pranav is a former writer for MAD Magazine and co-host of the popular Mango Bae Podcast. A favorite of festivals and clubs around the country, he was most recently featured in the 10k Laughs Festival (Best of the Fest), Rogue Island Comedy Festival, and headlined the 2018 Milwaukee Comedy Festival alongside Colin Quinn, Gina Yashere, and others. An up-and-coming actor, Pranav also has landed roles in forthcoming episodes of The Marvelous Ms. Maisel and HBO’s The Other Two, and has previously starred in Law & Order: SVU. He is also the writer and co-creator of the upcoming BRIC TV Web Series Problematic. You can find him across platforms @pranahaha
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!
Rosey Catherine is one of the youngest rising stars in the New York comedy scene. Once a staple in the DC comedy scene she broke Dave Chappelle’s record as the youngest headlining act in the scene when she was 16. She currently tours nationally with Troy Bond. You can see her nightly at Gotham Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, Westside Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, and Greenwich Village Comedy Club.
Jessica Levin is an NYC comedian. The daughter of a sanitation worker, with longshoreman genes, she has a blue collar mentality with white color taste. When she's not in the clubs, she attempts to go to the gym but mostly ends up co-producing her shows "Tough Love Comedy" , "Fowl Mouth Comedy", and performing all around the city.
Jared Waters, aka "Turbo," is a dynamic comedian hailing from Tampa, Florida now navigating the comedic scene of New York City. With over 1,000 shows annually, his relentless work ethic and versatile joke-writing have earned him a reputation as one of NYC's most sought-after up and coming comedians. A former military brat, Jared's hilarious tales from worldwide travels and his strict upbringing offer a unique perspective on life. Whether delivering clean or edgy humor, Turbo captivates audiences with his witty take on the world. He has already graced ABC's "Tamron Hall Show" and made his Don’t Tell Comedy debut. Follow him on all platforms @mrwaters__
Alingon Mitra is a stand up comedian known for his tight jokes, original thoughts, and affable presence.
Making his television debut on NBC's Last Comic Standing, Alingon finished first in the public vote 5 weeks in a row to win the comic comeback contest and perform on the finale. He has since been invited to do stand up on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and Adam Devine's House Party on Comedy Central. In addition, he wrote for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and Adam Ruins Everything. Alingon went on to be named one of the "New Faces of Comedy" at Montreal's Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. He also won both the Boston Comedy Festival and the "Funniest Comic in New England" contest in the same year. Alingon was a writer for the humor magazine The Harvard Lampoon and can now be found on Twitter, on Facebook, or in bed.
Toi TooTall’s goal in comedy is to make the whole world SMILE. She states “You can’t laugh without smiling!” With her bubbly personality & infectious laughter the task at had should be easy! Toi Too Tall is a finalist for the Detroit Choice Awards 2022 & previously appeared on the Michael Colyar Morning Show! Considered a “Jane Of All Trades” Toi Too Tall is also an actress, event host, blogger, and selfie extraordinaire! Toi Too Tall prides herself on providing a fun and collaborative environment with anything she’s involved in so that people from all over can come together in unity with laughter & joy.
Nikhil Mehta is an NYC-based stand-up comedian and freelancer.
Samantha Santos is a NYC based stand up comedian and podcaster. She has her “Soft Launch” Podcast Every Wednesday.
Mario Pisano is a stand-up comedian born and raised in Queens, New York. With an Italian father and a Puerto Rican mother, he brings a unique perspective tackling everything from mixed cultures, family stories, and the realities of growing up in NYC. His blend of sharp observations and quick wit delivers laughs that resonate with audiences from all walks of life.
Torey Cole is a New York City-based writer and comedian who regularly performs at venues throughout the city. She also co-hosts the BONDING Podcast alongside fellow comedian Troy Bond.
Adam Nate Levine is an NYC-based comic by way of Chicago. The Ohio-born comic blends Midwest sensibility with a vintage New York Jewish sense of humor, creating a comedy style best described as a rabbi that knows how to make gentiles laugh. He has performed at top festivals, including the Whale City Comedy Festival, Comedy Mob Festival, and Jersey City Comedy Festival. In Brooklyn, he hosts A Fistful of Jokes, a weekly show that keeps audiences coming back for more. A talented writer and actor, Adam has contributed to The Onion. In 2024, he acted in three short films—Lost in the Dream, Stalling (which he also wrote), and House of Sugar. His pilot, Shul’s Out, a mockumentary about a synagogue, was featured in the prestigious Austin Film Festival, highlighting his skills as a comedy writer beyond the stage.
Brittany Carney began comedy in Washington, DC, and is now based in New York, where she performs around the city. Her 2021 Comedy Central: Featuring is available on YouTube. She is a staff writer for That Damn Michael Che on HBO max.
Karla Watkins is a Colombian-American stand up comedian, actress and producer. Originally from Miami, FL, she currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. Karla is known for her edgy humor and performs at places all over like The Comedy Store, The Improv, Zanies and Laugh Factory. She’s also co-produced dramatic films like Money Plane, Better than Love and has been featured on podcasts like Dead Air LA and Gas Digital.
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 .
