Comedians


Peter Wong is an NYC comedian and YouTuber who’s channel has over 4 million views. He has been featured on Tosh.0 and FunnyOrDie and was recently selected as one of New York Comedy Festival’s Comics to Watch.
Born in the mean streets of Venezuela and raised in a swamp in South Florida, Igor Martinez is a stand up comedian based in New York City. He blends his physicality, Hispanic background, and embarrassing anecdotes together to create a brand of comedy that brings shame to his traditional Latin mother. If he's not eating Nutella or loitering at the dog park, he can be seen performing at clubs all around New York City.
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.
Yemi Afolabi is a New York born comic who's famous in Sweden. As a first generation Nigerian, Harlem native and Swedish citizen. He pulls jokes from his experiences abroad and as a New New Yorker. He has been featured on Comedy Central (EU), New York Comedy Festival and South Land Comedy Festival. His act is defined by his charm, story telling, characters and larger than life act outs, painting punchlines throughout.
Julio Diaz is a stand-up comedian, born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Julio has performed at legendary NY clubs like New York Comedy Club, Gotham , the stand and more, but his raw, witty, and charismatic style has been a hit in the underground comedy scene for half a decade. Stand-up has afforded Julio the opportunity to perform and produce shows all over New York City. Currently, he has three successful live comedy experiences: Comedy at The Cooper, Gimmie a Break Comedy Show, and Hoodie Season Comedy Show. Comedy is more than just getting on stage and making people laugh—it’s about making light of day-to-day experiences. His material stems from overcoming adversity, moving from job to job, financial struggles, and of course navigating dating challenges. Comedy has given him the strength to become confident and pass that on to others. Be sure to listen to his podcast ‘TJ Squared’ (streaming on all major platforms) and catch him at a comedy show near you.
GADIEL is a Dominican-American stand-up comedian born and raised in New York. He reached new heights producing/writing for BuzzFeed, he’s known for his trailblazing work as an online content creator for the ‘Pero Like’ channel. You’ve also seen him in Ashly Perez’ web-series “Unfortunately Ashly.” Currently, he’s on tour with Aida Rodriguez (“Fighting Words” on HBOMax).
DJ Collins is a stand-up comedian and writer who is quickly leaving his mark on the city. An ever-curious native of Texas, his aggressively-hilarious comedy pokes, prods, and interrogates widely held beliefs and customs, often shocking his audiences into bursts of laughter while keeping the mood loose and in the moment. Collins is already one of the best new and pure voices traveling the country and quickly becoming a favorite amongst comedy junkies in NYC.
Andrea Jin is a stand-up comedian and writer born in Shanghai, currently based in Los Angeles. She made her late night TV debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden October of 2022. She was selected as New Face at Just for Laugh’s Montreal Festival in 2021 and again as part of Patton Oswalt's gala at Montreal the following year. Andrea is a staff writer on Andy Samberg's show at Comedy Central (Digman!). She has performed at Moontower Comedy Festival, JFL Northwest, JFL Toronto, SiriusXM’s Top Comic, Seattle International Comedy Competition, CBC’s The Debaters, and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. Her writing has been featured on Vice, Vulture, and CBC Comedy among other publications. You can hear her on JFL’s Best of the West Comedy Album and on her solo Juno Award winning comedy album 'Grandma's Girl' which is available to stream here!
Victor Tran is a stand-up comedian who abandoned his loved ones in Houston to chase a pipe dream in New York. He's performed in prestigious venues across the country, such as the Beacon Theater in New York and Hans Bierhaus in Texas. He's opened for many top comedians whose names Victor uses for clout. He can be followed on social media by his legal name: @vicvantran
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
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
Maggie Lalley is a NYC based comedian. She performs stand up and musical comedy regularly at clubs, independent venues and comedy festivals. She has performed her solo comedy show about being a teen witch, Sex Witch The Musical in LA, Boston, New York, and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. For more info about her upcoming projects visit www.maggielalleycomedy.com
Molly Brenner is a NYC-based comedian whose credits include SF Sketchfest, Women in Comedy Festival, and Red Clay Comedy Festival. She has toured internationally with a solo show that ran at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 59E59 Theaters, and Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. She is the co-host and co-producer of the weekly comedy show Good Girl in Brooklyn.
Laura Peek is one of the most promising young Los Angeles based standup comics to come out of Nashville’s bustling comedy scene. She was named one of the 50 Best Undiscovered Comics in the country by Thrillist and has been featured in Comedy Central's Roast Battle as well as many prominent festivals such as Laughing Skull, Limestone, and the Nashville Comedy Festival. Her storytelling and sharp wit delight audiences across the country and she has had the pleasure of working with comics like Chris Distefano, Marc Maron, Rhea Butcher and many more. You can catch Laura next in Iliza’s Locals a comedy special produced by Iliza Shlesinger which will premiere next year.
"Erin Harkes has only been on the comedy circuit for a few years, but her dry wit and sarcasm coupled with audience rapport has made her very successful in a short amount of time. She’s won local contests and performed all over New York State and beyond. In 2014-21 she has been voted Albany’s Best Local Comedian by several local newspapers and arts and entertainment magazines. Erin recently opened for Demetri Martin on part of his “Let’s Get Awkward” tour and has also opened for Jeff Dye, Tommy Davidson and Bobby Collins. She also produces her own shows on a monthly basis featuring local and nationally touring comedians. She finds that her musical career (that spans well over a decade) has prepared her for any and all stage settings and she performs with the ease and comfort of a comedic veteran. "
Akeem Woods is the funny little brother you always (never) wanted — his comedy style will have you on the edge of your seat reeling from laughter! No topic is safe from discussion, whether it be the KKK or the hardships of growing up poor. Akeem was a semi-finalist on Stand Up NBC, has been seen on Kevin Hart’s LOL Network and just recently made his television debuts on The Late Late Show with James Corden and season two of Pause with Sam Jay on HBO.
Joe Mahoney is an NYC comic from Long Island who can play to many different crowds. His clever writing has earned him countless spots at the legendary Comic Strip Live and feature work on the road. He’s appeared on Adult Swim and Compound Media.
"Santiago's weird and offbeat sense of humor keeps NYC audiences laughing night after night. Santiago also hosts and produces Take It Outside Comedy and Freestyle Comedy - which have been featured in the NY Times, Vice, Time Out, Vulture/NY-Mag and others! He has taken two full hours of stand up comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Audiences compared attending his shows to finding God. "
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.
Max Antonucci is a stand-up comedian born and raised in New Jersey, though he plans to die in another location. With his quick wit and gallows humor, he has made audiences across the country laugh at the absurdity of everyday life and thoughts. He has forgiven some of the people that led him to pursue a career in comedy and has already gained notice as a great performer with a bright future. He has written for Comedy Central's "Roast of Alec Baldwin", performed in the New York Comedy Festival, the Jersey City Comedy Festival, and the Times Square Storytelling Festival. He can be seen regularly at New York Comedy Club.
Anya is a stand-up comedian, actress and producer. Born in Soviet Union and raised by Ukrainian mother and Russian father, where she became Kickboxing World Champion and graduated Law School at the age of 20, a year later moved to the United States to pursue her American dream. Shortly after relocating, Anya got signed with WWE and simultaneously began acting training. In 2020 Anya made her Television debut by appearing in the award-winning half-hour NBC comedy Brooklyn Nine Nine, the hit CBS series MacGyver, executive produced and acted in the TV pilot Wake Up, and will be starring in an upcoming music video with Ariana Grande. Currently touring the country with self produced Stand Up Comedy Show "Make Laughs Not War" , supporting Ukraine and uniting people through joy, peace and laughter.
Blake Bartee is a Southern California native. Born and raised in Long Beach, his early years were spent as a DJ and break dancer. In 2006, Blake joined the Air Force, where he served for seven years as a medic. Based in Los Angeles, you can catch Blake touring the United States to perform stand-up or co-hosting his weekly podcast. His comedy is rooted in his childhood experiences, family life, and his experiences with contemporary dating to name a few.
Comedienne April Boddie is a contributor for iHeart Radio and performs across the U.S including opening for Mike Epps. Her credits include NY Comedy Festival and a Super Bowl commercial.