Esther Ku is a comedian, actress and musician but mostly comedian because that’s what she told me to write first. I am her stenographer. (Not really, but she wants you to think she has a stenographer because she doesn’t want you to think she wrote her own bio.) In 2008, Ku was selected as the only female comedian from New York City to advance to the Las Vegas Semi-Finals in NBC’s Last Comic Standing. In Vegas, she advanced to the house portion of the reality show to become a Last Comic Standing Season 6 Finalist where she annoyed the hell out of everybody with her laugh. (I told her not to laugh so loudly but she doesn’t listen to me I’m just her stenographer. I hate it when she treats me this way.) Six months later, she was selected by Howard Stern as a finalist in the Hottest Funniest Chick Contest on Sirius Satellite Radio. She has been a featured regular in the Boston International Comedy Festival and the New York Underground Comedy Festival. She has performed in the hit comedy Shear Madness, the longest-running non-musical play in American theatre history. On her spare time, she manages to dedicate her energy to a serious and troublesome cause — to end tickling forever. “Tickling is forcing someone to laugh when you’re not being funny. Tickling is the opposite of comedy. If you’ve ever tickled anyone, you’re a fraud!” she warns. Ku’s muses include Harold from Harold and the Purple Crayon and Amelia Bedelia from the Amelia Bedelia Collection. (That italicizing will cost you extra little Ms. Ku. This is bullshit.) Esther Ku is the first Ku in her family who didn’t need a green card. She was born in Chicago a couple years after her parents immigrated from South Korea as missionaries thinking they were pioneers in “bringing Jesus to America.” Ku often wondered why her family traveled so far to bring Jesus to a country that already sells him on endcaps in K-Mart. At the age of 3, she picked up the violin. Ten minutes later, she put it down and told her parents it was too Asian. Years later, she became a prodigy at the oboe, the one instrument that best resembles the human voice. After years in the orchestra, though, she grew sick of projecting herself solely through musical instruments and longed for a way to communicate through her voice and ideas. (blah, blah, blah. How many paragraphs of this shit do you expect people to read?) So she ventured towards stand-up comedy with an auspicious debut as the emcee of her 8th grade talent show. Growing up in a rowdy house of five kids with a mother who didn’t allow her daughters to talk to boys inspired Ku. She began to fill her notebooks with jokes instead of math equations. She founded an underground school paper called “the coup” which exposed hypocrisy within the faculty and administration of her high school. At 17 years old, she ran off to college to dodge an arranged marriage set up by evangelical Jesus fanatics. There she learned how to hold a fork correctly and to talk to all the boys she wanted. Ku officially began her stand-up career in Boston where she shared the stage with Doug Stanhope, Steven Wright, Jonathan Katz, and Teddy Bergeron. For a hot second the team Ku and the Jew ruled the club — until they were fired by the bartender. She now resides in Brooklyn and travels the country entertaining audiences with her all-American bratty charm and infamous maniacal laugh. (She told me to write adorable but I secretly changed it to maniacal because it’s a more accurate description of that shrieking noise. Geez when did she get so delusional?) Preconceived notions of Asians and women, and Asian women, specifically, are dispelled within seconds of her gracing the stage. Her delightful demeanor and deadpan observational humor incite hysteria wherever she goes.

TJ Del Reno has been seen on The Daily Show, MTV and heard on SiriusXM. Since 2004 he’s been doing stand up comedy all over the city and the East Coast. TJ has performed with Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Dave Attell and other amazing comedians. He was also featured in the 2007 NY Comedy Festival with Jim Gaffigan. . His voice can be heard on television and radio in commercials such as AT&T, Coke Zero, Super 8 Hotel, McDonalds as well as video games (Grand Theft Auto V, BULLY) and cartoons (Poke’mon & Yu-Gi-Oh 5D.).  He has a silly, high-energy style of observational comedy and talks about growing up poor in NJ, His gay brother, his wonderfully stupid relationships with girls and life as a nerd. Watch his web series With Friends Like These (www.with-friends-like-these.com). Finally if you like video game comedy he had a show on SiriusXM called “Unlimited Lives” which is on iTunes and CaveComedyRadio.com. Follow him @tjdelreno on twitter, instagram and Facebook.

Katie Haller is a stand-up comedian, and tiny rapper by the name of T-Spoon. She has performed in the Women In Comedy Festival, NY Funny Song Festival, and was most recently a finalist in the New York Comedy Club Competition. Her writing has been featured on Collegehumor, Elite Daily, and Huffington Post Comedy. She also writes about dogs for The BarkPost. She is 4'11, but seems way taller on stage, and on the internet. 

Clark Jones is the type of comedian whose experiences range from being a Cubs fan to be attending a historically Black college in Atlanta. He has been named a Top comic to watch by BET as well as an invited guest at New York’s prestigious Friars’ Club. While in New York he has hosted the lauded Comedy at the Knitting Factory, been named one of Brooklyn’s funniest people, and performed in sketches for Comedy Central and Amanda Seales’ popular Get Your Life web show, and has been seen on HBO’s “Crashing” and “Night Train with Wyatt Cenac” on Starz. His debut album “First of All” is streaming on all networks and is in development with a major network for his digital series “Six Minute Show”

Nate Fridson (Opens for Sklar Brothers, Survived Detroit): “Nate Fridson is a fast rising star out of the rich comedy scene of Detroit. Featuring well-crafted jokes and an inviting, accessible style, Nate’s act has been called ‘smart,’ ‘original,’ and, ‘better than it used to be’ by both peers and audiences alike. A caustic writer who ‘brings sarcasm to an art form,’ Nate shies from no subject— his material grows from deep, probing roots in the autobiographical to reveal a skewed, surreal worldview. Nate has performed at the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival in Atlanta, was a semi-finalist at the New York Comedy Contest, and recently traveled to Japan to perform for the US Troops stationed on Okinawa.”

Actor, comedian, and writer James Goff was born and raised in the South Bronx of New York City. In just a short time in the business, James has demonstrated the unique ability to bridge the gap between any audience, and connect with them on a level that makes them feel they've known him for years. Not only has he worked with some of the best in the business, James Goff's appearances also include Gotham Comedy Live, Comedy Central's Open Mic Fight, Sirius Radio, and a performance for Superbowl XLII Champions The New York Giants. When he's not headlining around the country, James is producing a weekly podcast, The Force 2 Care Podcast, centered around surviving parenthood and speaking to at risk youth about overcoming life's obstacles.

Hi. I'm Matty Goldberg. I live in Los Angeles with three dogs; Jimmy, Joni and Penny.

Since his breakout performance at the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival, Ben Kronberg has performed on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "Last Call With Carson Daly" and the third season of "John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show" on Comedy Central. Ben is also a regular performer at the SXSW Music Festival and has been featured at the Vancouver Comedy Festival and Boston Comedy Festival. Ben recently co-starred in an episode of MTV's "I Just Want My Pants Back" and is currently starring in the popular web series "Ted & Gracie," a story of a woman who is engaged to a serial killer, but has no idea.

Mike Lebovitz began his comedy career at the age of six with clowning classes at the local JCC. He's been delighting and confounding audiences with his intoxicating brand of wild-eyed humor ever since. Equal parts lovable and absurd, Mike's act careens from topic to topic with the force of a runaway freight train with a loose wheel and some questionable couplings. Audiences have described the experience as "spontaneous," "joyful" and "slightly terrifying." Mike cut his teeth in Chicago (not as painful as it sounds), where he was a member of the popular collective Comedians You Should Know and a regular contributor to WBEZ's weekly live literary magazine, The Paper Machete. He also co-curatored (with his buddy Junior) Señorita Weiner's Top Secret Humor Experiment and Ice Cream Social Club, Chicago's longest-running clandestine, nomadic comedy showcase and the original members-only ice cream social. A burgeoning international star now based in New York, Mike has offended nostrils in Montreal as a "New Face" of the 2013 Just For Laughs, and in Switzerland where he won the international competition at the 2013 The Montreux Comedy Fest. Mike returned to Montreux in 2014 as the "Godfather" of the competition, that year he also recorded his debut album, Two Slob Household for Stand-Up Records. It is still possible that it may be released one day. In 2015 he appeared on Season 9 of NBC's Last Comic Standing.

New York based comedian, Danny Cohen, first gained recognition as the co-creator and co-host of Spin Cycle Comedy, a weekly comedy/variety show held in a Laundromat. The success of this show was featured in the style section of The New York Times, ABC news,CNN, MTV, Marie Claire Japan, Newsweek and London’s The Sunday Independent. Danny has also appeared on Comedy Centrals Premium Blend, and was the 1st runner up in the search for AMERICAS WACKIEST COMEDIAN! In New York City, he was a featured comic in the Larnzi Comedy Festival and is always a favorite somewhere.

Keith Carey is a Long Beach-based comedian who performs all over the country, sharing his thoughts on comic books, homophobia, racism, the joys of crystal meth, and other hard-hitting topics. Born in Seattle, Keith moved to Orange County, CA at the age of 5. He first took the stage at an open mic in Long Beach in June of 2011, and he hasn't slowed down since. Keith performs nightly, either on the road or at home in Los Angeles, sharing his blend of personal stories, social commentary, and good old-fashioned American dick jokes. Keith is a regular at the Comedy Store's popular Roast Battle, which he also performed on at 2016's RIOT Alternative Comedy Festival in LA. He has also been featured onNerdist.com's "Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction," where he made a sexual nightmare out of the film "Space Jam." He produces a monthly show in Los Angeles called Warp Zone that has seen performances from Aziz Ansari, Maria Bamford, Pete Holmes, and many more. Keith also co-hosts the Mean Boys Podcast. He is a big dumb idiot and he loves you.

Hailed as one of the top 50 Latino comics in the U.S., Bronx native Angelo Lozada attributes his upbringing in the boogie-down for his comedic stylings. His career has included stand-up, sketch comedy, writing, theater and film.

Adrián Minkowicz is an award winning Argentinean comedian based in New York. He is one of the new generation of comics that tours and performs around the globe to worldwide audiences in multiple languages in clubs like “New York Comedy Club” in NYC, “The Improv” in LA, “Top Secret Comedy Club” in London, “La Chocita del Loro” in Madrid, or the “Comedy Store” in Tokyo. He also performs in festivals like the “Just for Laughs” in Brussels and his hour show in English at the “Fringe” festival in Edinburgh. He has been a featured guest several times in “The Artie Lange Show” (“DirectTV” & “SiriusXM”) and performed stand-up at “Gotham Comedy Live” (AXS TV) in New York. He is also known as “The Argentinean”. (theargentinean.com)

Gad Elmaleh is a MoroccanFrench stand-up comedian and actor who lives and works in France. He has starred in several feature films, includingCoco, Hors de prix, La Doublure and Midnight in Paris.

A 2-time Emmy nominee, heard on the Joe Rogan Experience, a regular on The Adam Carolla Show and fresh off his critically acclaimed comedy special “I Never Thought” Michael Yo is a comedian, actor and host keeping busy in all of Hollywood’s platforms. Michael is a proud father and loving husband with a bottomless pool of material about his family. In stand up, Michael came up under the wings of Chelsea Handler and Jo Koy and now headlines all over the country. He also appeared on season 15 of America’s Got Talent; Michael received a yes from all four judges and made it to the Quarter-Finals. As an actor, Michael stars in the Apple TV+ series “Amber Brown,” recurred on “Kevin Can Wait,” shot the Damon Wayan Jr.’s pilot “Happy Together” for CBS and was a principal in Facebook Watch’s first sitcom series, “Starter Pack.” Michael can be heard every weekday on SiriusXM’s Pop2K. He previously covered celebrity news on “The Insider,” “Extra” and “E! News.” He also coached Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian as radio DJs for their show “Kourtney & Khloé Take Miami” on E! Michael has co-hosted CBS’ “The Talk” and appeared as a hot topics guest on “The Wendy Williams Show.” Michael hosts the “Yo Show” podcast (www.youtube.com/MichaelYoComedy), which often includes conversations with fellow entertainers and influencers. Michael has interviewed Joseph Gordan Levitt, Kevin Hart, The Rock, Dane Cook, Jo Koy, Ne-Yo, Jennifer Aniston, Tone Bell, Donnell Rawlings, Craig Conant, Jim Jeffries, Rick Fox, Anjelah Johnson, Margaret Cho, Sam Morril, Warren G, Erik Griffin, Chris D’Elia, Patton Oswalt, Fran Drescher, Tony Baker, Daphnique Springs, Steve Byrne, Dr Pimple Popper, Ashlee Simpson, Lisa Lampanelli, Karamo Brown, Adam Conover, Tone Bell, David Koechner, Maz Jobrani, Preacher Lawson, Nicole Scherzinger, Serinda Swan, Brennin Hunt and more. The Yo Show video podcast is published on Michael’s YouTube channel (100K+ subscribers), as well as all major audio podcast platforms. In addition, podcast highlights are shared via Michael’s social media platforms (IG, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok), which reach 350K+ fans.

 Alison claims Colorado as home, because that's where she tried hallucinogens and standup for the first time (not simultaneously - that would happen years later in NYC). She hones her writing skills by trolling dudes on Tinder, and is hoping to release a dick pic calendar in the near future. Alison produces shows at New York Comedy Club and The Creek and the Cave, has performed in the New York, Brooklyn, and She-Devil comedy festivals and can be seen on Questionable Choices (Music Choice).

Drew Fraser begain his career in Boston, Massachusetts at the world's famous "Nick's Comedy Stop." He later moved to New York City where his career took off. His first television appearance was on "Showtime At The Apollo". Since then, Drew Fraser has been seen on Russell Simmons' "Def Comedy Jam", "BET Comic View" and has made performances all over the world, including London, Holland, Bermuda, and Australia. Drew Fraser also have several music videos to add to his list of performance credits. Drew Fraser has received numerous awards for his stand-up acts, including the "New York City's Funniest Male Comedian" award in 1996. In 1999, Drew Fraser won honors in third place a the Urban Comedy Awards as well as performing at The Melbourne Comedy Festival in Australia. Drew Fraser currently hosts "Amateur Night" at the world's famous Apollo Theater in New York City. He also does the "Warm-Up" for one the world's top talk shows, "The Queen Latifah Show". Drew Fraser has the ability to perform for any group regardless of race or age. This makes him one the most sought after comedians in the country.

Josh Wesson brings plenty of life experiences to the stage that will definitely make you laugh. He grew up in quite a few different environments, from homeless shelters to motels to the suburbs, all of which has helped him to understand and relate to people of all backgrounds. Josh has a laid-back style of observational comedy that will make you feel like you’re just hanging out with one of your friends. He’s part of the successful Fat Baby crew, whose show was featured in the 2015 New York Comedy Festival. He has been seen on MTV2’s Charlamagne & Friends, Comedy Central, and FX,

Robyn Schall is a NY-based stand-up comedian, actress, and host whose "2020 Goals List" video went viral (10 million + views), drawing high praise from such celebs as Oprah, The Kardashians, Jennifer Garner and Katie Couric. Robyn is currently hosting Pinterest TV's live streaming show "The Goods", where she will showcase products from brands including Patagonia, Melody Ehsani and Crown Affair. In early 2021, Robyn hosted her own segments/interviews for Katie Couric Presents, appearing as a guest on multiple shows including "The Drew Barrymore Show", and took over the @TODAYshow Instagram handle for Amazon Prime Day. Robyn often appears as a guest on the Bachelorette podcast "Off The Vine", hosted by Kaitlyn Bristowe and can be seen on the HBO Max sketch series "That Damn Michael Che". Robyn has performed her stand-up all over the world including three tours overseas for the US troops and all over Europe, Asia, Middle East, and Australia. Robyn's comedy album, “Guilty Pleasure”, debuted at #1 on the iTunes Charts and was featured multiple times on SiriusXM Radio.

A New York native, Chrissie Mayr grew up in Rockville Centre, Long Island. She started springboard diving at the age of 11 and continued throughout college, going on to receive a laughably small scholarship to Fairfield University. She currently still holds the 3-meter record, which she broke in 2004. Before that, she was voted "Most Spirited" of her high school class. Her high school, South Side, is also the alma mater of fellow comedians Amy Schumer, Dave Attell and Colin Kane. Her love for comedy began with a college internship at Late Night with Conan O'Brien. After graduating college she completed improv Ph.D programs at the Upright Citizens Brigade and Magnet Theaters. She wrote, produced and performed in her One-Woman show, Hope which enjoyed a 9-week run at the Magnet Theater. She quickly realized she loved the spotlight and put her new skills toward performing stand-up comedy. Her first show was at Comix in downtown NYC in 2010. She began performing tirelessly after that, grabbing up every opportunity made available to her. Within her first couple years she was selected to perform in the Women in Comedy, Laughing Skull, and Cape Fear comedy festivals. A passion not only for performing, but also for producing and booking shows developed early on. She ran and produced shows at New York City venues Parkside Lounge, Zinc Bar, and The Stonewall Inn. Comedy at Stonewall which is now in its fourth year of monthly shows has been featured in the NY Times, TimeOut NY as a Critic's Pick, The Village Voice and the 2015 New York Comedy Festival! Chrissie is a regular on Fox's Laughs and The Wendy Williams Show and has made appearances on The Chris Gethard Show, The Travel Channel, and What Not To Wear. She also was a writer and performer on the Eater.com webseries We Love Food.

New York-born comedian, writer, and actor Harry Terjanian started his career at 18, doing stand-up in the grimy comedy clubs of New York City. As a standup and sketch comedian, Harry has appeared as part of the Chicago Just for Laughs Festival and the Johnny Carson Comedy Festival and is a recipient of The Andy Kaufman Award. In addition to appearing on SiriusXM radio and MTV, Harry has toured nationally, performing at such prestigious venues as New York’s Town Hall Theater and the Johnny Carson Theater, among others.

Described by Jeffrey Gurian as "also very funny," Elon Altman is a stand up comedian born and raised in NYC. In 2015, he was featured on AXS TV's "Gotham Comedy Live," he headlined Caroline's On Broadway, and he was runner up in NBC Universal's "Cozi TV Comedy Search." He can be seen regularly at clubs such as Caroline's On Broadway, Comic Strip Live, Broadway Comedy Club, and the New York Comedy Club. He also features and headlines at festivals, colleges and private events across the northeast.

Kevin Barnett is one of the fastest rising comics in NYC. He is also a cool guy, who doesn't usually smell, and showers relatively regularly. He can be seen on COMEDY CENTRAL, MTV, COLLEGE HUMOR, and MTV2’s GUY CODE. He also created and stars in the viral sensation HOMO THUGS and has appeared in the independent film HOW TO FOLLOW STRANGERS and Mike Birbiglia’s feature film SLEEPWALK WITH ME. Kevin was a standout new face at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in 2011, and co-hosts one of the best podcasts in NY: "The Roundtable of Gentlemen.” 

Kase Raso is a stand up comedian who regularly performs all over New York City. He has been featured on Elite Daily, MTV.com Was recently interviewed by Popdust.com which said “Kase Raso will have you laughing out loud the entire time.” Raso, a “white” guy whose parents came here from Afghanistan with a unique perspective on being treated as all-American while Muslim with Middle Eastern heritage. Check out his podcast Kase of the Mondays wherever you get your podcasts.

Danny Palmer hails from Cleveland, Ohio, a town his parents quickly abandoned for warmer climes in Tampa, Florida. Growing up in central Florida, Danny learned the ins and outs of wearing jean shorts to school and listening to 2 Live Crew at ear splitting volumes. Since arriving in New York Danny has performed stand up practically every night and works at clubs including New York Comedy Club, Comic Strip Live, The Stand, The Standing Room, Broadway Comedy Club, and Greenwich Village Comedy Club. In 2012, he was nominated for best comic at the Los Angeles Comedy Festival and auditioned for Comedy Central's Up Next segment of the New York Comedy Festival. In 2013 he came in first place in his Laughing Devil festival quarter final show (of 12 comics) and came in 3rd place overall out of 45 comedians selected from across the country. He's also done the Breakout Artist Series at Caroline's Comedy Club in Times Square. Danny looks like the typical corn fed boy from the Midwest yet his style and material have a distinct and unique edge. Audiences feel at ease with him quickly thanks to his laid back style and approachability. A talent manager from Cringe Humor told him that he has a perspective and voice that is under represented and needed on the NYC comedy scene. In the past few years he has performed in over 15 festivals including New York Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, Los Angeles, Boston, Austin's Out of Bounds, Atlanta's Laughing Skull, New Orleans, NYC's Laughing Devil, NYC's Stand Up 360, Atlanta's Black Box, and NYC's Devil Fest Competition.

Andy Ostroff was born the second of two boys in the town of Natick, Massachusetts just outside of Boston. He grew up as a curious and conscientious young boy once telling his mother not to drink and drive while she was driving her station wagon and holding a Pepsi. At the age of 13 Andy had a kick ass Bar Mitzvah, which prompted his mother to say “you are the most handsome Bar Mitzvah boy ever.” This is the young boy who has blossomed into the man you see today. Andy haphazardly ventured through the Natick public school system (where NFL quarterback Doug Flutie went!) with much success including winning the inaugural Mr. Natick High School beauty pageant. If you ask nicely, Andy might let you email his mom and she will be happy to tell you all about it. However, Mr. NHS was the first point in Andy’s life where he actually thought, “being on stage performing might be more fun than basketball…even when we win.” After, high school, Andy’s next stop was The George Washington University in Washington DC. He ended up majoring in American Studies with a minor in Theatre Arts. He was also a manager for the athletic department meaning that someone actually put him in control of a multi-million dollar training facility. That was sweet! Anyway, Andy continued acting and liked it more and more. He did pretty well in class too. This is despite the fact that when reading his senior thesis project, on how sports help Spanish speaking Americans become part of American culture, Andy’s professor said, “You have a very amusing writing style that makes me laugh out loud when reading your work.” That’s quite a compliment, but not so much when what you have written is supposed to be a serious academic endeavor. Hmm. Somehow he managed to graduate with honors. This, my friends is still a mystery. After college Andy really had two choices. Choice one was to follow his father’s footsteps and go to law school. Choice two was to move to LA and pursue a career in the entertainment industry. Luckily, Andy’s father told him that if he went to Law School he was crazy. Thanks Dad.

Alysia is from San Antonio (aka not Austin), Texas. She made her stage debut at Broadway comedy club and has been a regular on the New York stand-up scene. She contributes regularly to a dating and sex blog, Always Kiss and Say, and writes jokes for an artisinal gift card company. In her personal life, she owns two fish, Mary and Laura.Laura's a real asshole.

This young, up and coming comic from Long Island, New York has performed all over the east coast.