Comedians


Ben Kirschenbaum is a New York stand-up comedian and writer who currently lives ten blocks away from where he grew up. In his early twenties, he mustered up the courage to move to Chicago to pursue his dream of performing at Second City. Once he discovered that improv repels women, Ben moved back to his hometown. He’s written for MTV, Clickhole, and seriouslyTV. Ben performs all over New York and headlines across the country.
Elle is a Chicago native, but started her comedy career in NYC. She is passed at New York Comedy Club, The Stand, BKLYN Comedy club, The Tiny Cupboard, and Broadway Comedy Club, but can be seen performing at other clubs and indie shows all over the city. Elle has made an appearance on The Bonfire on Sirius XM with Dan Soder and Big Jay Oakerson and have featured for comedians such as Rich Voss, Jared Freid, Greg Stone, and Michael Yo. Elle was recently named a 2023 “Creator to Watch” By New York Comedy Festival. Check out her weekly podcast Elle Diablo.
Rachel Williams is a stand up comedian from Long Island, NY who started her comedy career right out of college. Now you can catch her performing stand up almost every night all over the city. She’s been on SiriusXM, a part of the 2022 New York Comedy Festival and a featured performer at the 2023 Rogue Island Comedy Festival. See all her most recent work @wachelrilliams on all social media platforms.
Kate Zasowski is a queer writer/comedian originally from Rochester, NY who lives in Los Angeles. Kate is the writers’ assistant for Atypical on Netflix. Previously she was a writers’ assistant on Busy Tonight (E!), The Fix (Netflix) and Laff Mobb's Laff Tracks (truTV). She also assisted writer/director Kelly Oxford on her feature film debut Pink Skies Ahead. Kate co-hosts the queer comedy podcast Straight Guys with Caitlin Reese, where the two roast straight and gay culture with a special guest. She also produces the monthly online stand-up show Comedy Crossing, which is hosted by Jenny Yang and takes place inside the video game Animal Crossing. New York Magazine’s Vulture called Comedy Crossing “the most joyful live comedy right now.” Kate is recipient of the Upright Citizen's Brigade Diversity Scholarship, where she has completed the Improv and Sketch programs. She does stand-up around the city and performs with her improv team Pretty Ugly when it’s covid safe! She also writes nonsense for Brother HQ, TXT Stories, CollegeHumor, Reductress, and McSweeney’s.
Julia has been a very busy person. In addition to performing standup at venues all over the country, she is currently starring in the critically acclaimed documentary, “Julia Scotti: Funny that Way”. After a very successful film festival tour, it is now streaming on digital platforms! Julia continues to break down barriers in every facet of show business, proving that age not just a number, it’s an asset! She has also starred in a short film entitled “Relatable Joy”, playing what else but a comedian! And she looks forward to bringing her acting talents to more projects in the near future. Also on tap, is a Dry Bar Comedy Special, which was recorded earlier this year. In the meantime, can see her on the Showtime network as one of the featured performers in “More Funny Women of a Certain Age”, produced by her old and dear friend, Carole Montgomery.
Molly Kornfeld is an up and coming NYC based comedian. She performs regularly at Carolines, The Tiny Cupboard, New York Comedy Club, and Governor's Comedy Club. She was also recently featured in Boston's Women in Comedy Festival.
Kimberly Dinaro is a Brooklyn-based writer and comedian whose writing has been featured in Someecards, Betches, Reductress and more. She's the co-host of a musical comedy and variety show called "Left Breast Comedy" at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn and has performed at New York Comedy Festival, San Diego Comedy Festival, Burbank Comedy Festival and more.
Vannessa Jackson is a stand-up comedian who performs all over NYC. She currently works as a writer for Saturday Night Live and recently wrote for Season 2 of A Little Late With Lilly Singh.
"Tj Francis is a NYC based comedian originally from New Jersey. He is a regular at various clubs all over NYC and will travel the country to perform on weekends. He hosts a Podcast called the ‘Tj Francis Program’ and has been featured in Various Sketches, Blogs, and shorts. Outside of Stand Up you can catch Tj as the host of the Popular Snapchat Web Series called “If You Dare’ or check out his various Social channels which have over 75k followers."
Shazia  Mirza  is an award winning British stand-up comedian and writer from England.  Recent appearances include: Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing, The Craig Ferguson Show, been profiled on CBS 60mIns The Jonathan Ross Show, The Late  Late  Show, Top Gear, Graham Norton Show, and was the star of Celebrity The Island- Bear Grylls    Her last show, 'The  Kardashians  Made Me Do It' has been a sell out success all over the UK, US, Sweden, Ireland, and Paris, and completed 3 sell out runs at London's Soho Theatre.
For more than 10 years, Marilee has proven she’s an entertainer of limitless talent. From singer, songwriter to actress and comedian, she embodies what it truly means to be an entertainer. Born & raised on the Westside of Chicago, she began performing at 3 years. By age 16 she was performing as a demi-soloist with a professional dance company, “Fred Baker’s West Indian Folk Dance Company”. During that time she performed in more than 50 productions. After performing for more than 4 years with West Indian Folk Dance Company her passion for theater was ignited. Appearing in “The Wiz”, “Passion Play”, “Crossed” & many more. Marilee began performing as a comedian in September of 2010. Featured at “Jokes & Notes” “TBS Just For Laughs” “Dick Gregory & Friends” “Chicago Funny Women's Festival” “Up Comedy Club” “The Second City” Comedy Central's "South Side" Marilee wrote, produced, & starred in her sold out, one woman show, “Marilee Live”. She dazzles audiences with her infectious smile & entertaining persona.
Jack Robichaud is a standup comedian, writer and actor hailing from Los Angeles. He's one third of the sketch group "Dead Kevin," which was featured on LA Weekly's Top Ten Comedy Acts to Watch in 2013. He was a New Face at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal in 2014, and has since written for shows on Comedy Central and Adult Swim.
Kellye Howard is a stand-up comedian/actress from Chicago, IL. She’s featured in the 2021 Russo Brothers movie Cherry on Apple TV, also on FOX empire, Chicago Fire, Comedy Central; as well as featured on NBC’s Last Comic Standing; FOX Laughs, and more. Check out her podcast ‘Be less Petty’ Comedy “Self-help” podcast avail on YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, and Soundcloud. IG @kellyehoward website: www.kellyehoward.com
Peet Guercio is a former rock singer who got into comedy on a dare. Since then, his standup videos have over 200 million views and made him a breakout viral star. His animated, infectious stage energy keeps the audience engaged and on their toes, never knowing where he’ll go next.
Danny Palumbo is a comedian and writer living in Los Angeles. He has appeared on Fuse's Uproarious, TruTV, and Kevin Hart's LOL Network. He has been heard on NPR and featured on ABC News and the AV Club. He also writes about food for the Austin Chronicle, LA Weekly, Eater, The Takeout, and LA Mag. Danny started stand up comedy in the french fry littered sewers of Pittsburgh, where he learned exactly how to hold a microphone. A few years later he moved to Austin, Texas to learn how to move the mic stand. In Austin, Danny quickly became a mainstay. In 2015, he won the 30th annual Funniest Person in Austin contest. That same year, Vulture named Danny one of the top up-and-coming comedians outside of NY and LA. In 2016, he was chosen as a New Face at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. Danny has also been selected to perform at the Moontower Comedy Festival and the Big Sky Comedy Festival. Affable, honest, and unpredictable - Danny is a fantastic joke writer and skilled story teller. His style of comedy has landed him gigs in comedy clubs across the country. He tours frequently, but Los Angeles is his home.
Leland Long is a stand up comedian from Arizona with a background in improv. He performs at comedy clubs all over New York and is one of the cohosts of The Idiots Catalog; a comedy podcast all about silly inventions. He has been featured in the New York Post. When he is not in New York he is doing various shows and festivals around the country including; The Memphis Comedy Festival, Tucson Comedy Arts Festival, The North Carolina Comedy Festival, and The New York Comedy Festival. If you have a dog he will instantly be friends with you. His favorite drink is lemonade, gift accordingly.
Jay Light is a comedian based in Los Angeles, CA. He has performed on Comedy Central and HBO, at festivals worldwide including SXSW and Edinburgh Fringe, and at clubs, colleges, and rehabs across America. He has also written for TV shows including Historical Roasts on Netflix, Legends of the Hidden Temple on The CW, BattleBots on Discovery, and MasterChef on Fox. His debut comedy album “Good Guy With A Gun” was released by All Things Comedy and reached #1 on the iTunes comedy charts.
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.
Bassam Shawl is an NYC based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He performs regularly at The Stand Comedy Club, Williamsburg Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, has appeared on Amazon Prime, and was selected in 2023 as a “Comic to Watch” at the New York Comedy Festival.
Alex is an up and coming NYC based comedian and native of Raleigh, North Carolina. Formerly an ESPN affiliate writer covering the Philadelphia 76ers, Alex can be seen performing nightly in New York.
Matt Benjamin was born in Detroit, Michigan. Now based in New York City, he performs his sarcastic routine wherever he can. Benjamin has performed in multiple comedy festivals around the country, including: Red Clay and West End in Atlanta, Blue Whale in Tulsa, and Lookout in Chattanooga. During the summer of 2020, he was featured on NBC Chicago for his role in helping the Chicago Blackhawks find their new famous goal song in 2008. When he’s not on stage, he’s writing commercials as an Ad Man.
Alvin Kuai is a Nobel Prize-winning sex symbol who spends his free time curing impoverished children of their river blindness. When he's not giving away millions of dollars to charity, he can be found performing stand-up comedy. Alvin is based in New York City where he is a regular at the Comedy Cellar, New York Comedy Club, and West Side Comedy Club. He was featured twice in the New York Comedy Festival, in 2021 as "Comic to Watch" and 2019 as "Best of New Talent." He was selected to perform at SF Sketchfest 2022 and the 2021 Red Clay Comedy Festival. He was also a finalist in the 2019 Devil Cup. He has over 200K followers across social media platforms and currently tours the country headlining various comedy venues
Comedians Greg Stone and Dan Harumi have united together to present the World the gift of funky beats, lyrics that slap, and the soundtrack for when the planet is run by robots... and the birds will be the only ones left to save us.
Cansu Karabiyik is a UK comic who recently made the move to NYC. She was a regular on the London circuit and performed in more than 15 cities across the UK. She is the founder of the non-profit Laugh 4 Change, an organization that produced more than 50 shows in 10 different cities across the UK to raise relief aid for refugees in Greece. Laugh 4 Change hosted by Cansu played the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019. Cansu was the producer of the highly acclaimed comedy trio show FootDarks at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2019) that was featured in The Guardian. In 2018, she performed on The Guilty Feminist Live Tour, an award-winning podcast and live show hosted by Deborah Frances-White. Credits: BBC New Comedy Award nominee, 2017. Featured on the BBC, 2017. Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2018, 2019; Brighton Fringe Festival, 2019; Leicester Comedy Festival, 2018; Cambridge Fringe Festival, 2019; Producer of FootDarks at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2019; The Guilty Feminist Live Tour, 2018. Quotes: “Cansu Karabiyik is funny and fearless-two qualities that will take her far as a brilliant rising star in comedy” Desiree Burch “A joyful new very funny voice with a lot to say!” Deborah Frances-White
Hoodo Hersi is a Toronto-based comedian currently writing on A24/Amazon’s Untitled Ramy Youssef Animated show. Since being selected as a New Face: Canada at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, and being selected as one of CBC’s 15 Comics to Watch, Hoodo has performed in clubs and festivals all over Canada and the United States, including the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and the BBC World Service Montreal Comedy Show where both of her performances aired on the CBC, She was also selected as an Audible New Voice at SF Sketchfest, and performed with Hasan Minhaj, Lil Rel Howery, Chris Redd, Gina Yashere, Roy Wood Jr., Nicole Byer, and Maria Bamford, among others. She also had the distinct honors of hosting the TEDxToronto Conference and featuring in Sephora’s national “Get Lippie” lipstick campaign in partnership with Fashion Magazine, where she was profiled as one of the three Female Comedians Taking Canada by Storm Right Now.