Comedians


MANDAL is a comedian based out of Atlanta, Georgia. He has been seen and heard on Adult Swim, Netflix Is A Joke Radio, and Don’t Tell Comedy. He was selected as one of Netflix Is A Joke’s INTRODUCING Comics, and as one of Vulture’s Comics to Watch. He is currently developing an animated series with Adult Swim based off of his SMALLS series, Mandal Takes an L. He can also be seen on the new Jordan Peele-produced comedy series Scare Tactics. Mandal opened for John Mulaney at the Hollywood Bowl and works on his Netflix talk-show series, Everybody's in LA.
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.
Neal Brennan is a director, writer, actor, and comedian known for co-creating and co-writing the Comedy Central series Chappelle's Show with Dave Chappelle. Chappelle and Brennan wrote and produced virtually every sketch themselves. In the second season, Brennan was allowed to officially direct, and helmed such sketches as “Charlie Murphy/Rick James,” “The Racial Draft,” “Charlie Murphy/Prince,” and the “John Mayer Sketch.” Brennan received three Emmy nominations for Chappelle’s Show; one for directing “Rick James,” the other two for writing and producing. Chappelle’s Show is the number one selling television show DVD of all time, selling nearly nine million units. Ask your parents what DVDs are. Brennan continues to perform stand-up regularly in the Los Angeles area as well as nationally. His first one-hour stand-up special Women and Black Dudes premiered on Comedy Central in 2014. In 2017, Brennan released his second one-hour stand-up special 3 Mics on Netflix to widespread critical acclaim. 3 Mics features Brennan switching between three different microphones symbolizing three different styles of comedy. On January 1st, 2019 Brennan released an all new half hour of material on Netflix as part of the Comedians of the World series. Brennan has also performed stand-up on Last Call with Carson Daly, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Lopez Tonight, and Conan. As a film director, Brennan has helmed feature films, television episodes, documentaries, stand-up specials and nationally syndicated commercials. His directing credits include the feature film The Goods starring Jeremy Piven, multiple episodes of Inside Amy Schumer, JAY-Z’s 4:44 documentary series that featured Will Smith, Chris Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Michael B. Jordan, Trevor Noah, and other celebrities, comedian Michelle Wolf’s critically acclaimed one-hour HBO special Nice Lady, a series of commercials for the ESPY’s, and several nationally syndicated commercials for major brands featuring celebrities and athletes including Lebron James. In 2011, Brennan, comedian Moshe Kasher, and DJ Douggpound, started a podcast called The Champs which ran until 2016. Guests on the show included actor/comedians Wayne Brady, Chris Rock, Mario Joyner, Shawn and Marlon Wayans, and David Alan Grier, adult film star Lexington Steele, rapper Too $hort, and professional basketball player Blake Griffin. Brennan co-wrote the cult classic film Half Baked with Chappelle as well as episodes of SNL that featured Chappelle and Aziz Ansari as hosts. He also wrote comedy material for the 83rd Academy Awards and for Seth Meyers’ speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2011. In that speech, Meyers infamously poked fun at Donald Trump, who was in the audience. Starting in 2016, Brennan became a contributor to The Daily Show with Trevor Noah as "Trevor's friend Neal."
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.
Abbas Wahab is a New York-based, Canadian comedian and actor. He's been featured on Just For Laughs and Edinburgh Fringe festivals, and is best known most recently for his role as SWAT officer in M.Night Shyamalan's Trap. Wahab has also appeared in TV shows, such as The Boys, What We Do In The Shadows, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. He has garnered a loyal following of over 350k fans on Instagram and TikTok. Abbas is best known for his viral "job interview" and "automotive marketing" series, which parody the behind-the-scenes hiring and advertising of major brands. His comedic style has been described as electrifying and sharp, with grounded storytelling. Don’t miss him on the road!
Ilana Glazer is a comedian, actor, advocate, and creator best known for co-creating and co-starring in the critically acclaimed series BROAD CITY. Ilana co-wrote and co-stars in the film BABES, which premiered at SXSW in 2024 to rave reviews and was released with Neon. Ilana completed a 52-show tour for ILANA GLAZER LIVE, performing stand-up comedy across the US and Canada. Her sophomore standup special HUMAN MAGIC was released on Hulu last year. Most recently, she joined the cast of the stage adaptation of the Academy Award nominated film GOOD NIGHT & GOOD LUCK, starring George Clooney. Previews commence in March 2025 and the show concludes after a special limited run of 99 shows in June 2025. Additional credits include FALSE POSITIVE from A24, ROUGH NIGHT distributed by Sony Pictures, THE AFTERPARTY for Apple TV+, and THE NIGHT BEFORE from Columbia Pictures. Ilana is also the co-founder of the non-profit Generator Collective, which organizes and creates content around electing progressive candidates.
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.
Sydney Kane is an NY based actor/comedian. She is currently performing and working on her first comedy special, “Wife Material,” a one hour musical comedy. The show debuted and sold out in NYC in April and June 2025 and sold out its LA premiere in September 2025. It’s set for a two-night run in December at Littlefield in BK. Her single "Straight Passing Bi" is streaming on all music platforms. Sydney graduated from Pace University with a BFA in Musical Theatre (and lives to tell the tale.) Social: @sydneymorgankane website: www.sydneymorgankane.com
Billie is an LA based stand-up comedian, writer, and actress, who was the first openly Transgender cast member on Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES. She has opened on the road for Rosebud Baker (SNL), Trae Crowder, and Nico Carney and performed alongside Rosie O'Donnell, Kathy Griffin, Margaret Cho, and Ron Funches. Billie recently filmed a new comedy special with OnlyFans as part of their comedy standup comic series at The Ice House, where she regularly performs at. Currently, she is developing a new podcast with Bill Burr’s company All Things Comedy.