Comedians
Zahid Dewji is an NYC based comedian. He was a former staff writer on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, as well as the head writer on OFTV’s Roast of Bert Kreischer & The Roast of Whitney Cummings. Born in Queens, NY to East African Indian immigrants, the "Z-man" (as no one calls him) was raised in Houston where he began his comedy career and quickly became a Texas favorite. Zahid has toured the country with comedy icon Whitney Cummings as well as internet sensation Noel Miller and has been featured on countless comedy festivals including Oddball Comedy Fest, Laughing Skull and Moontower Comedy Festival. His debut special “Where is God?” was released in 2023 with Don’t Tell Comedy. He also has a new set filmed with OFTV available to stream exclusively on Only Fans (yes, really).
Lucas Stone is an NYC based comedian and writer. He has lived in NYC his whole life, and performs at various clubs both in the city and around the country. He is the producer of Don’t Tell Comedy’s New York shows and has opened for Mark Normand, Eric Neumann as well as various other well known comics. In addition to stand up, Lucas is an actor and has worked on various tv shows and commercial projects.
Eric Walsh is a former investment banker turned stand-up comic. He grew up in Darien, Connecticut and currently lives in Manhattan. He is the winner of the 2022 Comedy Mob Festival and the winner of the 2024 Laughing Buddha Comedy Festival.
Danny Rathbun is a New York based, nationally touring stand up comedian. He has performed at clubs and festivals all around the country, including the Burbank Comedy Festival in California, the Charm City Comedy Festival in Baltimore, and many others. He is the star of the Horror/Comedy film ‘Super Special’, has opened for Jim Gaffigan, and is a regular at Grove 34, QED and many other clubs around the city. He is also the writer, director, and one of the stars of the web series ‘Unpaid Spot’.
Danny is known for his intelligent, biting but clean comedy, and that makes audiences laugh at everything from board games to philosophy. He is also the host of Na na na na na na na na Podcast!, which chronicles his gradual descent into madness as he tries to watch every Batman movie ever made, from 1943 to the present.
Karla Watkins is a Colombian-American stand up comedian, actress and producer. Originally from Miami, FL, she currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. Karla is known for her edgy humor and performs at places all over like The Comedy Store, The Improv, Zanies and Laugh Factory. She’s also co-produced dramatic films like Money Plane, Better than Love and has been featured on podcasts like Dead Air LA and Gas Digital.
Rosey Catherine is one of the youngest rising stars in the New York comedy scene. Once a staple in the DC comedy scene she broke Dave Chappelle’s record as the youngest headling act in the scene when she was 16. She currently tours nationally with Troy Bond. You can see her nightly at Gotham Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, Westside Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, and Greenwich Village Comedy Club.
Irina Chelidze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia but has lived in New York City her whole life where she regularly does standup. She is a writer, actor, director and has been featured on CBS, Netflix, and more recently, the Bob Dylan biopic, 'A Complete Unknown'. She is a part of the Meat Cats comedy duo, and regularly releases sketches which you can find online.
Shane is a young but ever-aging comedian from Philadelphia, PA. Shane is a Features Contributor to the Onion. He performs at Helium Comedy Club, Punchline Philly and at other clubs across the country, even in New Jersey sometimes He's opened for funny folks like Zoltan Kaszas, Conner O'Malley, Michael Kosta, Joe List, Fern Brady, and Sarah Tollemache. His passion for comedy is only equaled by his passion for cereal.
Billy Hockman is a comedian and writer based in New York City. He is the co-founder of the Hell Yeah! Comedy Show and is the creator of The Adventures of Billy and Clyde podcast.
Colin “Cab” Washington is a Philly-born actor, writer, comedian and producer known for blending sharp observational humor with personal storytelling. His credits include "Insecure" (HBO), BuzzFeed, Cracked, "Timeout New York," and producing for "First Things First" on Fox Sports. Cab was featured as an emerging artist at SF Sketchfest '24 and the New York Comedy Festival '24, drawing laughs from the chaos of relationships, identity, and the trials and tribulations of being a millennial in their 30’s. He’s the creator and host of "Runnin’ Late" comedy show, a live comedy show featuring stand-up, interviews, and music which has sold out over 100 shows around the country. When he’s not performing every night at the best comedy clubs in New York City, he has enjoyed touring with Brian Simpson, Liza Treyger, Aida Rodriguez, and Chris Redd. Outside comedy, he co-owns Ron’s Signature Sauce, reviving his family’s iconic Philly BBQ legacy, which was recently featured on "Good Day Philadelphia." Whether on stage, screen, or the grill, Cab brings heart, humor, and authenticity to everything he does.
Dylan O’Keeffe is a comedian who got his start right here in NYC. He is a regular act and host in the NYC comedy circuit and has been featured on Barstool Sports and Buzzfeed. He has several top finishes in Comedy Festivals, and a podcast "Outrageous Fun”.
Jocelyn Chia is a lawyer-turned-comedian originally from Singapore. She has been in Vulture, Forbes, Her World, South China Morning Post, and cnbc.com, and was recently named one of Singapore’s top comedians by Buro. She has been a guest comedian on the Howard Stern Channel of Sirius XM and a guest host on MTV. She made her standup television debut on AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live, hosted by William Shatner, taped her second Live at Gotham in 2019, and has appeared on Comedy Central and VICE TV.
Mara Marek
The New York City resident has been married three times and engaged seven times (that is not a typo). An avid bicyclist, she has been hit by cars twice. A native of Rockford, Michigan, she now is a personal trainer and comedian and co-hosts a podcast, “Happy Never After,” with Andrew Collin. One thing she does not joke about, though, is domestic abuse. Her experience as a survivor has prompted Marek to embark on a cross-country bike trip to raise money and awareness of the issue. She started in New York on Aug. 13 and expects to finish in San Francisco on Nov. 15.
Anthony Passaretti is a comedian from Montville New Jersey, based out of New York City. His comedy has been described by friends as, "Better than we expected" and "Actually not that bad". He has been featured on Sirius XM, and is a 3x belt holding champion of New York's Comedy Fight Club. He spends almost all of his time outside of comedy thinking about baseball."
Daniel J Perafan is a NYC based comedian that uses high energy sardonic humor to entertain crowds.Through his ironic, self-deprecating humor, he demonstrates the best way to deal with a problem is by laughing at it.
Through storytelling and observational comedy, Frank Favia offers hilarious insights about his neurotic insecurities, his stereotypically Italian family and how he’s too nice for his own good. On any given night he can be seen performing at clubs in NYC and all around the country.
British African comic Chris James began following his dream of doing stand-up comedy after a successful career as a fashion model. Chris’ charming style of comedy includes stories, impressions
and characters. He’s appeared on VH1, FOX and HBO. Chris recently finished shooting the feature film Obamaland in which he stars as the title character, Barack Obama. Chris has lived in many places including England, South Africa, New York and LA. He continues to tour internationally at the best colleges and comedy venues around the world.
Anthony Passaretti is a stand up comedian from Montville, New Jersey. He started doing comedy in college, and now performs stand up, and competes in roast battles all around New York. He’s been featured on Sirius XM and may one day feel comfortable writing in the 3rd person, but not today.
