Jacklynn Hyde is an award-winning drag queen, storyteller, and tax evader. This gin-soaked chanteuse is navigating through what can only be described as her final act. Lady Gaga would play her in the movie, but Jacklynn refuses to give up the rights to her story.

Luke Abranches is not your average teenage comedian. Starting stand-up at just 12 years old, he quickly gained respect in the comedy world for his sharp observational humor, compelling storytelling, and political satire that lands well beyond his years. Now 16, Luke has already toured nationally, performing at renowned venues such as Cobb’s Comedy Club, San Jose Improv, and the Atlanta Comedy Theater. He’s also a SF Sketchfest alum and a past comedian at the prestigious Improv comedy club chain. Despite his young age, Luke has shared the stage with some of comedy’s biggest names, opening for Kumail Nanjiani, Jeff Arcuri, Nimesh Patel, Sammy Obeid, and Maz Jobrani. Audiences and fellow comedians alike recognize his undeniable talent, often noting his potential to become one of the greats. With a unique ability to blend charm with razor-sharp wit, Luke Abranches isn’t just a young comic—he’s a rising force in stand-up, ready to leave his mark on the comedy world.

Amy Miller was one of Comedy Central’s “Up Next" comics, and has a brand new Half Hour Special called Ham Mouth on the Comedy Central YouTube channel. As a brand new comic she was a breakout favorite in the final season of Last Comic Standing. She has a half hour comedy special on Epix's Unprotected Sets and her Comedy Central Presents set has been viewed over 3 million times on Youtube and Facebook. She was also a featured comic on Viceland's Flophouse. On Last Comic Standing, Keenen Ivory Wayans said she had one of the “fiercest jokes he had ever heard.” Originally from the East Bay, Amy found her comedy chops in Oakland and is still a regular at the SF Punch Line and Cobb’s Comedy Club. Her material is personal, political, and 100% authentic. The Laugh Button says “She found a wildly creative way to find empowerment while simultaneously sparking laughter” and Courting Comedy says “Miller juxtaposes an unassuming demeanor with unflinching assurance.” After a move to Portland, Amy quickly rose to the top of the Pacific Northwest comedy scene, winning Portland’s Funniest in Helium's 2015 contest, as well as being voted Portland’s Funniest Comedian for 2013 and 2015 in the Willamette Week. She was the first woman to win each position and the only one to win all three.

Mary Harron is the award-winning director of such iconic films as I Shot Andy Warhol, American Psycho (which just celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Tribeca Film Festival), The Notorious Bettie Page, and Charlie Says, among many others. Her latest TV credits include the much lauded series Alias Grace and The Expecting.

Julie Kim is one of Canada’s top stand-up comedians. Julie recently toured across North America doing 40 theatre shows with Ronny Chieng (Crazy Rich Asians, The Daily Show). She was a gala performer at the 2022 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and has performed at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy Festival, Seattle International Comedy Competition, and all major Canadian comedy festivals. Julie's mission is to spread happiness, lighten hearts, and unite through laughter. And no amount of mom-shaming will stop her in this quest.

Bassem Ra'fat Mohamed Youssef is an Egyptian cardiac surgeon, satirist, and the host of El Bernameg ("The Program"), a satirical news program broad casted by Egyptian television station Capital Broadcast Center (CBC). The press has compared Youssef with American comedian Jon Stewart, whose satire program The Daily Show inspired Youssef to begin his career. Bassem began his first satirical show in March 2011 in response to the Egyptian Revolution. Entitled The B+ Show, the program was uploaded to his YouTube Channel.[4] The show mainly consisted of satirical political programs via the Internet after the revolution of January 25. Bassem began his presentation on YouTube on March 8, 2011, with more than 108 episodes of the program. The episode view count has surpassed 15 million views on YouTube After the success of The B+ Show, Egyptian channel ONTV, owned by Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, offered Youssef a deal for El Bernameg (literally, "The Show").[5] The show premiered during Ramadan 2011 with Egyptian-American engineer Muhammad Radwan as its first guest.[6][7] Youssef has parodied Egyptian celebrities like talk show host Tawfik Okasha, composer Amr Mostafa, Salafist presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, and Mohamed ElBaradei, former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and onetime presidential candidate, in his show. Bassem Youssef was also hosted by Jon Stewart on his show on the 21st of June, 2012. The show "El Bernameg" was renewed for a second season after a contract with a second channel, CBC (Capital Broadcast Center) , which premiered on November 23rd, 2012. Just three episodes into the show, several lawsuits have been filed against Bassem Youssef and his show, mainly for "insult and defamation". On the season's premiere, Bassem made the owner and coworkers of his channel the subject of his show, as an assurance that he is granted full freedom of expression, and that no topic was off limits.[8][9] CBC did not, however air his second episode, which also featured further criticism of a TV show host who filed a lawsuit against Bassem. "The Show" was resumed, however on its third episode. The program, which began with a small group working at home with Youssef, moved from the smallest studio broadcasting on an Online TV Channel to the Cinema Radio downtown, a theatre redesigned in the likeness of New York's Radio City, where The program broadcasts in front of a live studio audience. The contents of a typical show's broadcast have evolved, which began with a sarcastic take on current political events, and eventually incorporating the hosting of public figures and stars from various fields, as well as various artists' performances

Brad Zimmerman works all over the country, in theatres, comedy clubs, casino's, country clubs, comedy festivals, He has worked with many well known comedians and entertainers such as Brad Garrett, Dennis Miller, Susie Essman, Julio Iglesias, and was Joan Rivers' opening act of choice for over seven years. Joan said, "I've had three great opening acts in my lifetime: Billy Crystal, Garry Shandling, and Brad Zimmerman." Brad also opened for George Carlin, a relationship that lasted until George passed away in 2008. The first time, George approached Brad backstage and said, as only George could have, "F**kin great!" In his acclaimed one man show, "MY SON THE WAITER, A JEWISH TRAGEDY," Brad hysterically send-ups on his childhood, his family, his misbegotten love life, and his career. He performed the show Off Broadway in New York City for 15 months, and is now back on tour throughout the country. Brad has also done work in both television and film, most notably playing Johnny Sack's lawyer in "THE SOPRANOS."

Jeannie Gaffigan is a producer, writer, philanthropist and New York Times bestselling author. She co-wrote ten hour-long comedy specials with her husband Jim Gaffigan, the last eight of which received Grammy nominations. Jeannie was the head writer, showrunner, and executive producer of the critically acclaimed THE JIM GAFFIGAN SHOW, which was loosely based on her and Jim’s lives. She collaborated with Jim on the two New York Times Bestsellers, DAD IS FAT and FOOD: A LOVE STORY. Jeannie’s own book, WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU PEARS, debuted on the New York Times Bestsellers List. Jeannie, with the help of her two eldest children co-created THE IMAGINE SOCIETY, INC., a not-for-profit organization that connects youth-led service groups. Most impressively, she grew a tumor on her brain stem roughly the size of a pear.

Jeannie lives in New York City with her five children, which feels more like 6 children if you include her husband Jim.

Sydney Castillo is a stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. He most recently wrote on HBO’s "Game Theory" and VH1’s "Celebrity Squares." He was part of the most recent season of "Wild N' Out." Sydney's written for and appeared in numerous shows, ranging from the BET Awards, Comedy Central's "Hood Adjacent" and "Marlon" on NBC, now airing on Netflix. Sydney’s stand-up can be seen on HBO MAX’S "The Headliners," and can be seen headlining around the country.

A regular on the Sydney comedy circuit, Jenny Tian exploded onto our #fyp during the pandemic notching up millions of likes and amassing a collective online audience of 1M+. Her debut solo show Picture This sold out to audiences up and down the east coast of Australia and was released as a YouTube special where it has clocked up over 900k views. Her second hour Chinese Australian: A Tale of Internet Fame sold out across Australia and took her to her first ever runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and west end Boulevard Theatre, also selling out both. Off the back of her stand up success, Jenny has secured spots on the lineup for the 2024 and 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala’s and as a cast member in season 2 of Taskmaster AU, the latter earning her a Logie nomination for Best New Talent. Recently announced as a recipient of Screen Aus and YouTube’s funding initiative, Skip Ahead, Jenny continues her mastery of online content creation, often using it as material for her stand up shows. After a stint in London, Jenny is now living in New York where she has just completed her first ever US tour of her most recent hour, the aptly titled Jenny’s Travels.

Connor Larsen is a comedian out of Nashville who has been doing shows all over the country since 2016. Connor is a regular at Zanies Nashville and has opened for comics like Chad Daniels, Theo Von, Dan Soder and many others. You may have seen Connor on Comedy Central’s "Roast Battle," Peacock TV, or The Nashville Comedy Festival or heard him on the "Boy Storm Podcast."

Aaron Branch is a comedian, writer, actor, and artist. He made his stand-up debut at just 16 years old and, six months later, won the title of "Best Comedian in Kansas City" at Stanford & Sons Comedy Club. He quickly became a regular at the club, hosting and opening for headliners like Dave Coulier, Carlos Mencia, TJ Miller, Michelle Wolf, and Iliza Shlesinger. Branch is a series regular on "Unstable" (Netflix), starring Rob Lowe, and a recurring panelist on "The Kevin Langue Show" (YouTube).

Herman Wrice is a stand-up comic based out of Los Angeles. Originally from West Philadelphia. Herman quickly made his mark in the standup community by performing at some of L.A.’s hottest comedy clubs, including the Laugh Factory, the Comedy Store and the Hollywood Improv from there he earned himself a spot opening on tour for Bryan Callen! Herman has written and starred in content for All Def and is now a core member of "The Kevin Langue Show" channel, which has over 2 million subscribers on YouTube.

Hailing from Estonia and just returned from a year in Vancouver, Canada, Ari Matti Mustonen has a bright future ahead of him. With enough on stage energy to power a small town and punchlines to match, Ari has been enthralling audiences around the world with stories about life growing up in Eastern Europe. Ari Matti Mustonen is the most Finnish sounding name ever (you do know what Finnish names sound like right?) but he’s a homegrown Estonian. Ari has an effortless charm (ok it takes some effort) while being unafraid to put forward his point of view. Ari has recently returned from a year in Vancouver, Canada where he worked as a feature act and headliner for Yuk Yuks and The Comedy Mix. As a highlight of his time, he self promoted and performed his hour “Imported Goods” at the Rio Theater in Vancouver, selling 350 seats. In his career, Ari has spent time in Australia, becoming a regular in Melbourne and around the country. Throughout Asia he has performed at the Bangkok Comedy Club, Bangkok Hilarious, Crackhouse Kuala Lumpur, LOL Comedy, Takeout Comedy among others. He has opened for Chris Franklin, Al De Bene, Rizal Van Geyzel, Jim Brewsky, Lawrence Mooney. Ari’s other passion is martial arts, he has become a figure in the local MMA community in Estonia and has commentated numerous International pay per view fights. “Great comedy wit. Internationally appealing” – CHRIS FRANKLIN “Ari is a great stand up! He has an enviable fearlessness. He’s going to go on to make many many people laugh all over the world.” – GLENN WOOL

Jaclyn Marfuggi Caprio is a "JERSEY shell with a BRITNEY filling" who most recently finished a 2-year residency as Female Emcee of Channing Tatum's Magic Mike Live in Las Vegas. She has appeared on BRAVO, BRAVOcon, FOX, MTV, TruTV, SiriusXm Radio, Hosting for Samsung’s Hollywire Entertainment News, and Amazon (starring in A Wiseguy Christmas Movie). You can catch her acting as “Jersey Jaci” on the Las Vegas Strip in "BATTLEBOTS DESTRUCTATHON." Jaclyn is the co-host and co-producer of the Italian-themed comedy show "Holy Cannoli Comedy", a monthly hit show at The Hollywood Improv. She has been performing stand-up around the country since 2012, including overseas for the troops, and has opened for Whitney Cummings, Michael Yo, Mike Marino, and Erik Rivera. She thanks you for fully supporting her making “Being Italian” her whole personality. Follow on IG @jaclynmarfuggi Tik Tok @thejaclynmarfuggi

Gabi Conti is an author, host, writer, and performer. Her book, Twenty Guys You Date In Your Twenties, was published in English by Chronicle Books and also translated into French. She is the writer and co-creator of Apple's #1 Fiction podcast, "Bad Influencer," and the host, co-creator, and executive producer of Audible's top true crime and true dating podcast, "Am I Dating A Serial Killer?" Gabi has written for "Cosmopolitan," "Betches," "Deuxmoi," "POPSUGAR," "Elite Daily," and "Hello Giggles." She has covered celebrity news for "Hollywire" on SamsungTV Plus and TikTok. Gabi is the co-host and co-producer of the Italian-themed comedy show "Holy Cannoli Comedy," a monthly hit show at the Hollywood Improv. You can follow her on all platforms (but since she's a millennial, she's the most active on Instagram, duh): @ItsGabiConti

Tommy Brennan is a regular at the world famous Comedy Cellar in New York City and recently made his debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. After getting his start in Chicago, Tommy started touring and has opened for the country's top acts like Nikki Glaser, Taylor Tomlinson, and the late great Louie Anderson. Tommy was selected as a "New Face" at the world-renowned Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, was selected as a Comic to Watch at the New York Comedy Festival, and has been featured on Comedy Central and Don't Tell Comedy. Along with his standup, you may know Tommy from the popular web series and podcast Roommates-In-Law, which he created with fellow comic Tim Smith. The series has gained a cult following online and amassed millions of views online.

James Braly is the first two-time winner of The Moth GrandSlam, a contributor to This American Life, the writer and performer of the New York Times’ Critics Pick Off Broadway monologue Life in a Marital Institution: 20 Years of Monogamy in One Terrifying Hour, and the author of Life in a Marital Institution: 20 Years of Monogamy in One Terrifying Memoir, published by St. Martin’s Press. James has performed at The Whitney Museum, Symphony Space, and on a 14-city national tour presented by Meredith Vieira Productions. His autobiographical stories have been broadcast nationally on NPR, Marketplace, and Selected Shorts, and his personal essays have been published in The New York Times and Redbook. Currently, James teaches storytelling at Fordham University and is developing the television series based on Life in a Marital Institution with Meredith Vieira Productions.

Ilana Glazer is a comedian, actor, advocate, and creator who co-created and co-starred in the critically acclaimed series BROAD CITY. She co-wrote and starred in the film FALSE POSITIVE, produced by A24 and available on Hulu. She was cast in the film ROUGH NIGHT and THE AFTERPARTY for Apple TV+. Ilana is the co-founder of the non-profit Generator Collective, which defines minimal civic engagement and aims to humanize policy. BABES, which she co-wrote, co-stars in, and produced, was released this year with Neon. Ilana was recently on tour for ILANA GLAZER LIVE, performing stand up comedy across the USA and Canada. Her latest standup special, “Human Magic,” premieres on Hulu and Disney+ worldwide on December 20, 2024.

In 2014, he became the first Black British comic to be nominated for an award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, earning a Best Newcomer nod, changing the landscape of British comedy forever.

 This set the stage for his hit BBC Three sitcom SunnyD—the first British sitcom to centre a Black Family in over 20 years, later optioned by Lionsgate for a U.S. remake involving Keenan Ivory Wayans and Saladin Patterson, and then collaborating with AMC for his works.

 Dane has supported comedy heavyweights like Katherine Ryan, Reginald D. Hunter, Jim Jeffries, Bill Burr, and Eddie Griffin and Dave Chappelle across Europe, whilst racking up international TV and radio credits including Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and more.

 His acclaimed live shows—Citizen Dane, Reasonable Doubts, Gold Oil and Drugs, and The Chocolate Chip—have sold out tours internationally and been featured on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube.

 As a writer, Dane has collaborated with Idris Elba, Charlie Brooker, and Katherine Ryan, contributing to major events like the FIFA Awards and Black British Music Awards. He continues to perform internationally at festivals in South Africa, then Netherlands; including JFL Montreal, Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals, and Moontower in Austin, while contributing to Kevin Hart’s LOL Network.

Peyton Ruddy started in the suburbs of Chicago at 17 years old and quickly grew in popularity to become a favorite in the city. He recently moved to Austin, Texas and is a paid regular at the Comedy Mothership and has went viral for his Kill Tony appearance, and has since gathered an even bigger following online for his style of stand up comedy and sketches, reaching over 125 million views in the last 6 months. His style has been referred to as “cutesty wootsey fat shit” Peyton has opened for names such as Tim Dillon, Joe List, Ron White, Chris Distefano, Ari Shaffir, Ralph Barbosa, Craig Robinson, Harland Williams, Bret Ernst, Steph Tolev, Sam Tallent and Casey Rocket all while still maintaining his rockin’ hot bod.