Comedians


Patrick Haggerty is a standup comedian from Staten Island. He has appeared on the Jim and Sam Show on Sirius XM Radio and Skankfest and is a regular on NYCC Roast Battle as well as Comedy Fight Club at The Stand. He is co-producer of the 5th Borough Comedy Festival and performs on the road all over the North East as part of 5th Borough Comedy. He’s also the best player on his slow pitch softball team.
Cameran Hebb comes from Washington state and is a millennial. So, she’ll hug a tree, but not truly understand what the trees have actually done for her. She is now a New York based actor, writer and comedian. She was a member of the acting residency at the Flea Theatre in Tribeca (The Bats) for three years, and performed at the Whitney Museum. In 2016, she won the New Talent Competition at Gotham Comedy Club, landing a TV spot on Gotham Comedy Live, which aired March 2017. That same year, she won the New Talent Competition at Broadway Comedy Club, was a finalist for Ladies of Laughter competition, and competed in the Seattle International Comedy Competition. Cam has a one-woman character show, “Is 2019 Still the Year of the Woman?” which recently debuted at the People Improv Theatre’s SOLOCOM festival. She performs stand-up all over the city. Honestly, she just wants to make people “LOL” but never, ever, text it or say it.
Janelle Draper is a bicoastal comedian, actress, writer and producer. She’s been described as unapologetic, uncensored and unladylike. She started doing stand-up in LA when she was an NBC Page working on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” She headlines all over the country and was named Winner of the Los Angeles-based Burbank Comedy Festival and Runner-up of the Boston Comedy Festival. Janelle performs for the troops overseas, crushes corporate events for big brands and opens for comedy legends such as Jay Leno, Arsenio Hall, Jeffrey Ross, Nikki Glaser, Tiffany Haddish, and many more. She is a regular commentator on SiriusXM Raw Dog Comedy and is a producer on the documentary “Anxiety Club” featuring Mark Normand, Joe List, and Marc Maron, just to name a few. She has performed at the iconic Wilbur Theater in Boston three times and had her TV debut on the offbeat comedy channel IFC. Janelle has been featured on a plethora of prestigious comedy festivals including the San Francisco Sketchfest, Laughing Skull, HBO’s Women in Comedy, and several of the country’s best ones in a multitude of states, including Vegas, Atlanta, Rhode Island, Vermont, North Carolina, and Alaska. Lastly, she's the first and only comedian to sign an overall licensing deal with Bumble, where she wrote, performed, and filmed multiple image spots for their social media platforms, which garnered 4 billion views. She is originally from Boston but only has an accent when drinking Chaaah-dawn-nay.
With a personality that fills the room, and a passion to perform that’s not often seen today, John G is a rare blend of intelligent stories from a blue-collar perspective. John G is a staple in NYC and east coast clubs. Catch his half-hour special, LIVIN' LARGE, on Amazon Prime. John G is one performer you don't want to miss.
Edward Farrell has been showcased in the 2017 & 2018 New York Comedy Festival and will be featuring in 2019. He is also the proprietor of Old Man Hustle Comedy Bar NYC and the soon to be opened Old Man Hustle BKLYN Bar & Comedy Club.
Born and raised in China, Norah Yang is a stand-up comedian in both English and Mandarin. She started less than 3 years ago, performed 700+ shows in 15+ cities across China, US, Thailand and Japan, and has already opened for several international headliners including Mark Normand and Kate Willett. Norah has also appeared in several international comedy festival including 2018 San Francisco Comedy Competition. What’s more, she is a main crew member of Mamahuhu, a cross-culture comedy channel on YouTube with 190k+ followers. “The longer I watch her the funnier she becomes…there’s an international quality to her comedy – The Independent
Jesse Appell (艾杰西) is a Fulbright Scholar Alumni whose research focuses on Chinese humor and performance. He is a disciple of master Xiang Sheng performer Ding Guangquan, and regularly performs Xiangsheng, bilingual improv comedy, and Chinese stand-up live and on TV. Appell’s performances, writing, and commentary on Chinese comedy, media, and culture have been seen and heard on CBS, TEDx, PBS, NPR, and PRI, as well as Chinese media such as CCTV, BTV, and CRI. He was listed as one of the People of the Year by the Global Times in 2012. Jesse is the founder of Laugh Beijing and the U.S.-China Comedy Center, social enterprise focused on fulfilling the goal of bringing China and the West closer through laughter.
Ryo Hayashi is the first Buddha Battle champion held at the New York Comedy Club, and won the 3rd place at the Comedy MOB Festival 2019. As an immigrant and divorced single father raising two young children in New York City, Ryo covers a wide range of topics called ‘life’ with aplomb sarcasm.
Michael Lee is a stand-up comic who performs all over New York City. He is also a registered nurse working in Queens and says his patients absolutely love him, usually when he gives them their pain medication. He runs a monthly bar show, "NICE ONE! Comedy." and was recently accepted into the "Crazy Funny Asians" showcase.
Ellen Harrold is a stand-up comedian and writer based in New York City. She is the producer and host of Friday Eve Comedy Show held monthly at the venue Stand Up NY. Ellen can be seen performing at clubs and theaters around the city such as Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, The West End Lounge, The People’s Improv Theater, and more. She also writes a comedy blog for Stand Up NY.
Born NaTosha Wyles originally from Camden, NJ I have been entertaining audiences since the age of five. I have been doing standup comedy for two years and have performed at over ninety shows in LA, NY, MD, DC, NJ, GA, and PA, been accepted to two comedy festivals, and headlined six times. Comedy is in my soul and I live for it everyday.
Claire Alexander is not actually a comedian at all and is only here to flirt with your dad. Hailing from the wealthy state of Connecticut she is, for lack of a better word, a complete gold digger, only creating a career as a comic in NYC to appear as though she is “not like other girls” and to get better pictures for her tinder bio. She has opened many bottles of Sam Adams, and opened the door of the restaurant she works in for Diane Keaton. Follow her on Instagram @clairebearpears and in real life when she’s riding on the Q train because it’ll totally flatter her.
Rangan and Vengan Anandan are identical twin stand-up comedians who perform together as The Twindians. While their parents are from India, they grew up in a smallish town in Michigan (as you can tell from looking at them) and now make New York City their home. The Twindians initially came to New York to pursue corporate careers, but they decided to get into the world of stand-up comedy after noticing the lack of twin Indian representation. They have performed in various cities within the US and internationally, and in numerous comedy festivals including Burbank Comedy Festival (Los Angeles, CA), Laughing Devil Comedy Festival (New York, NY), Trial By Laughter Comedy Festival (Indianapolis, IN), Windsor Comedy Festival (Windsor, ON), Harlem Comedy Festival (New York, NY), and The Meadowlands Comedy Festival (Hoboken, NJ). They are sharing their unique story, one show at a time.
Born on Long Island, Sam Mazany got his start in comedy in Raleigh, North Carolina where he became a regular at Goodnight’s Comedy Club and opened for acts such as Demetri Martin, Mark Normand, Dave Attell, and Sean Donnelly. Since moving to New York, Sam has continued to produce his podcast, Conspiracy Beer Me
John Hastings is a globally touring stand-up comedian with 19 years of experience on stages, from Edinburgh and Melbourne to Just for Laughs Montreal. He's been featured on BBC Radio 4, Comedy Central, CBC, CTV, and more. A COCA Comedian of the Year, Amused Moose Award winner, and Martin Sims Award nominee, John went viral after being heckled by Dennis Rodman and earned a standing ovation on America's Got Talent—performing to an empty room at the height of COVID. In just 10 months, he released eight stand-up specials, and in 2024, he performed an hour-long show Off-Broadway in New York City.
Elazar is an Israeli stand up comedian with very little to say about the Israeli - Palestinian conflict, but a lot to say about salmon, ravioli, pokemon and his half Moroccan/American heritage. He is the winner of Broadway Comedy Club's industry room competition, and a regular performer at Greenwich Village Comedy Club and Brooklyn House of Comedy. He has performed alongside Israeli comedy superstars like Shachar Chasson, and international film stars like TJ Miller.
Jerry Garcia is an American stand-up comedian, actor and voice actor,[2] who is best known for voicing Sheen Estevez in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and its two Nickelodeon spin-off television show series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Planet Sheen, as well as Pip the Mouse in Barnyard and its spin-off television show series Back at the Barnyard.
Gotham Live & Host of “Cheaper than therapy” podcast.
Tess Tregellas is an actor, comedian, writer, and avid list maker. She is also aware that you have no idea how to pronounce her last name. She has performed stand up comedy all over NYC and has appeared in shows with Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan. She has been featured on Funny or Die. She has written, produced, directed and performed in her short films “Left to Your Own Devices” and “The Cell Phone Block Tango” that have won awards at film festivals across the country. Currently, she produces, hosts and performs in virtual comedy shows for a company called Humor That Works. From her training at The Second City and UCB, she has created sketches and characters for her social media accounts. You can follow her on Instagram @tesstreg and check out her Youtube Channel for weekly sketches.
Mustafe Mussa is a stand up comic who has performed in comedy clubs across New England and the Tri-State area.