Comedians
One day Nathan made his math teacher laugh so hard, he dismissed the class early. It was at that moment he knew comedy was his way to bring more joy to the world and shorter math classes to students. Nathan brings a friendly personality on stage while delivering a confidently vulnerable attitude, quick banter, and tightly written bits. His unique perspective on the most ordinary situations not only elicits laughter, but is also critically appreciated by a diverse audience. His achievements marked him as a rising comic in the Bay Area performing in top venues including the iconic San Francisco Fillmore Theatre and became a club favorite at the SF Punchline. He's performed for numerous organizations and showcased in noteworthy festivals like San Francisco Sketchfest. Nathan advanced his comedy by moving to New York City where he quickly gained the respect of his peers resulting in regularly performing at the New York Comedy Club, Carolines on Broadway, and other established venues. He's a co-producer of "Bring Your Friends Comedy" at the Lantern in Greenwich Village. When he's not on stage he produces and co-hosts a podcast with his brother called Be Happy What Ever The F*** That Means and leads an interactive joke writing workshop helping others discover their creativity.
Dustin is hilarious and begrudgingly likable
Tim McLaughlin is a comedian originally from Indianapolis. He spent a few years working on his craft in Chicago. Tim has done dozens of comedy festivals and toured the country entertaining the masses.
Chanel Ali is a standup comedian who blossomed on the Philadelphia circuit before taking her commanding stage presence to NYC. She has two Comedy Centrals specials, an album aptly titled Chanel No.1, and her hour special was released on Epix in early 2022.
Skyler Higley is a comedian and writer whose incomparable stand-up explodes from his unique perspective and uncanny joke-slinging. Being raised by white parents as a Mormon in Salt Lake City, his fish-out-of-water comedic mind can generate anything from the most absurd observations to the most cutting insights. With his exceptional viewpoints and eclectic style, Skyler never stops surprising audiences with a trip through his world.
Ben Fisher is a comedian, writer, actor, and producer. He’s performed at The D.C. Comedy Festival, Hoboken Comedy Festival, Bad Bitch Revolution, NBC Universal’s Comedy Scene Showcase, and his impression of Jimmy Fallon was a Vulture ‘Best of Schtick or Treat’ at The Knitting Factory in 2018. Born gay and raised in a remote log cabin in central Connecticut, he now calls New York City home, where he is stopped at least once a day because of his physical resemblance to Fallon, and is still gay. He produces pop-up shows around NYC including The NY Ramblers Drag Rumble at The Duplex with Jay Jurden. He’s a proud graduate of Emerson College and The Upright Citizen’s Brigade.
Originally from Vancouver, B.C., Gavin Matts is a New York-based stand up comedian. He was named one of Vulture Magazine’s “Comedians You Should and Will Know” for 2024. Gavin's debut special, Progression, released in October 2023, was produced by All Things Comedy and Bill Burr, and received acclaim from NY MAG calling it “dark comedy at its best.”
Gavin has made acting appearances on Hulu’s Ramy, Easter Sunday and recurs in season 4 of HACKS.
Allie Zisfein is a comedian, writer, actress, host and producer. Zisfein is based in Los Angeles and has performed all of the country. Being born in New York and raised in Westport, CT, could have made her entitled and bitchy, but she's really down to earth, just ask her dog. Since arriving in Los Angeles Zisfein focused on the stand-up comedy circuit and has performed at the Hollywood Improv, The Comedy Store Belly Room & Main Room, I.O. West, Second City and more. She is part of an online Sketch Comedy Group, "Nick and Trevor and Other People" and runs her own monthly show "Heist" at Oeno Vino.
Johnny has been seen on the Discovery Channel, performs at clubs throughout NYC nightly.
Brendan Donegan stumbled upon his hidden talent for stand-up comedy after entering and winning 1st place in the University of Scranton's Last Comic Standing competition. Immediately, he was hooked. A South Jersey native, Brendan quickly moved to the near-by city of Philadelphia after graduating to pursue his dream of performing stand-up comedy. His self-deprecating humor and boyish charm continue to keep local moms and movie theatres guessing whether he is 16 or 25. Brendan can be seen performing all over the Northeast and recently won 1st place in the Northeast Comedy Cabaret Competition and earned himself a spot as a Semi-Finalist in Helium’s Philly’s Phunniest competition.
Geoffrey Asmus began performing stand-up in 2013 immediately after wasting $143,548 on four college degrees. Within a short time Geoffrey won Comedy on State’s “Funniest Person in Madison 2015” and Penguin Comedy Club’s “Funniest Person in Iowa 2015,” both times beating out the guy who invented meth, Quentin.
In 2016 Geoffrey was selected as a ‘New Face’ at Just For Laughs in Montreal and performed on FOX’s ‘Laughs’ and Kevin Hart’s LOL Network. Geoffrey has opened for Brian Posehn, Aparna Nancherla, Todd Barry, Daniel Sloss and Alonzo Bodden among others.
Offstage Geoffrey has written for College Humor, Splitsider and the sketch group Mean Squad.
But no matter where he performs Geoffrey never makes eye contact, which is a blessing for all.
Joe Glasgow is a comedian and producer based in NYC. He has worked on productions for Comedy Central, Netflix, and CBS. Glasgow recorded his first comedy album His Early Stuff at the age of 23 and has since headlined shows all over the country. With a camera strap around his neck and a mic in his hand, Joe wanders the world recording episodes of his travel podcast Hostel Homies.
Laura Merli is a standup comedian, sketch performer, and writer. She was first runner up in the The Ladies of Laughter stand up competition, appeared in the Women in Comedy Festival, the Cinder Block Comedy Festival, and performs all over. She has written for and acted on a sketch house team at the PIT and also at Improv Boston. She’s also been a contributor to Reductress, The Hard Times, and McSweeney’s. You can watch her other sketch videos at youtube.com/lauramerlicomedy and read her thoughts on twitter @passiveabrasive
Erik Marino is an Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning writer who can make anyone 17% funnier; including SNL, Weeds, Roast Battle and the episode of Ellen when Ellen came out of the closet.
Mark Hayes has been dubbed "Ireland's craziest and wittiest comedian, a poet at times". Saying that, he has also been called "the runt of Irish literature" so take your pick.
Max is a stand up comic, improviser, and writer from rural Appalachia in Athens, Ohio. He started performing in a liberal college town and at not-so-liberal West Virginia bars. He was a finalist in Columbus' Funniest and figured that meant he was ready for New York. He's been living in Harlem for the last year and performs all over the city, at the New York Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, and the Grisly Pear.
Comedian/author Kirk Smith has delighted crowds at some of the best named clubs across the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia. He has performed with some of the biggest names in comedy from Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Brian Regan, to countless others. He has had successful runs at several international comedy festivals including the Perth Fringe, and the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Festival for 4 years running. He can be heard weekly on his podcast, Autastic, which is regularly ranked on the iTunes self help charts. He is the author of the best selling book, “Rice Krispies with Ketchup.” If you pay close attention, you can see him in the Cohens brother movie, “Hail Caeser”.
Michael Blaustein is one of the fastest rising stand-up comedians working today. His viral stand-up comedy clips have amassed over 900 million views across all social media platforms. He has sold out venues across the world, most recently closing out his successful 2023 tour year with over 72,000 tickets sold. When he’s not on the road, he’s co-hosting the chart-topping hit comedy podcast "Stiff Socks" with Trevor Wallace, which has over 70 million downloads.
Sara Hennessey is an acclaimed Toronto comedian who now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Sara has shot multiple stand up tapings at JUST FOR LAUGHS Montreal, and is the co-star, co-creator & co-writer of the CBC COMEDY series TERRIFIC WOMEN. Sara is a Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Stand Up, and has two comedy albums available on iTunes: THEY KNOW TOO MUCH (2018) & TROUBLE IN SARADISE (2015). Sara writes and performs for television, the internet, and you guessed it pal, the stage.
Eli is best known for his work as a writer for the Comedy Central Roasts and has been featured on Roast Battle.
Mona Shaikh is a Pakistani American comedian from NYC based in Los Angeles. She recently graced the cover of Newsweek and has been featured in The Guardian, LA Weekly and Huffington Post to name a few. She tours domestically and internationally and has her own show at The World Famous Comedy Store.
Gracie Canaan began her comedy career in Philadelphia in 2015, and since then has performed at major comedy clubs, colleges and notable venues in New York and along the east coast. She has made appearances at various festivals including The Hoboken Comedy Festival, Lady Laughs Comedy Festival in Madison, WI, and most recently, Laugh Your Asheville Off in Asheville, NC.
Zahra is an internationally touring comedian, writer, and actress. Born in New York, raised in New Jersey, and now living in Los Angeles, this Pakistani-American's arsenal of jokes covers everything from tacos to terrorism often leaving the crowd in tears of laughter, love, and a little
enlightenment (i.e. woke).
You may have seen her on NBC and Amazon Prime. She is a producer and performer of nationally touring comedy show and podcast called Facial Recognition Comedy featured in The New York Times and The Daily Beast. She is also the co-host of the highly rated and popular, 2 Girls, 1 Guy Podcast. You can also catch Zahra performing with her sketch group, No Fly List, at the Comedy Central Stage in Hollywood.
Fizaa Dosani was born and raised in Florida, but eventually escaped. As a comedian, she gives audiences access to her eccentricities and a uniquely hilarious, outside-of-the-box perspective that is her own. Fizaa is the creator of Facial Recognition Comedy, a nationally touring stand-up show, weekly podcast, and expanding comedy brand. The show was named by the New York Times as one of the top 5 shows to see at the 2018 NY Comedy Festival. Her TV credits include FX, Netflix, ABC, and more. She has only been involved in one high-speed car chase with the police– it was in Florida.
