Comedians


For over 13 years, from the stage to the silver screen, Steve Rannazzisi has made audiences laugh. Currently, Rannazzisi stars and writes alongside Katie Aselton, Mark Duplass, Nick Kroll, Jonathan Lajoie, and Paul Scheer on the critically acclaimed FX Network comedy series, The League, which is produced by Jeff and Jackie Schaffer. Steve plays “Kevin McArthur,” the fantasy football league commissioner on the show, which will premiere its 7th and final season on Wednesday, September 9th on FXX, FX’s sister station. Rannazzisi recently filmed his second, one-hour comedy special, Breaking Dad, at the historic Wilbur Theatre in Boston. The special premieres September 19th on Comedy Central and follows Rannazzisi’s 2013 critically acclaimed Comedy Central special “Steve Rannazzisi: Manchild.” Earlier this year, Rannazzisi wrapped up his national Strawberry Blonde Ambition comedy tour and he is currently the spokesman for the sports restaurant, Buffalo Wild Wings. Rannazzisi emerged on the scene in Los Angeles after leaving a desk job in New York where he grew up. The Long Island native graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase, majoring in Theater and Film. Pursuing his dream, Rannazzisi moved to Los Angeles and began performing at the world-famous Comedy Store on Sunset Blvd. where he honed his skills amongst comedy veterans such as Eddie Griffin, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Dice Clay. He quickly caught the attention of Ashton Kutcher and got his first taste of television as a cast member on MTV’s Punk’d in 2003.  After his success on Punk’d, he was cast as a series regular on the ABC sitcom, Big Day, opposite Krysten Ritter. Further proving his comedic acting ability, ABC again cast Steve in See Jayne Run, where he costarred Heather Locklear. Rannazzisi has also appeared on Kitchen Confidential alongside Bradley Cooper, Samantha Who? with Christina Applegate and additional shows such as State of Romance, Love Bites, Trust Me,Outsourced and his own web series Daddy Knows Best.   Along with his flourishing career in television, Rannazzisi is also a prolific standup comedian. His standup has appeared on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend and is featured in the standup special Pauly Shore & Friends. On the silver screen, Rannazzisi appeared in the 2009 blockbuster comedy smash hit Paul Blart: Mall Cop alongside Kevin James and Jayma Mays. He also appeared in the family comedy, Imagine That,with Eddie Murphy in 2009, and For Your Consideration, a comedy set in the mid-1940s with Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy.   A diehard NY Giants, Yankees, Knicks & Rangers fan, Rannazzisi currently resides in New York and Los Angeles with his family.
Julian McCullough is an American actor, writer, producer, and comedian best known for his appearances on Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings, Chelsea Lately, and Guy Code
Robin Fox has been seen on Nick Jr’s “Mom Night Out” Standup Series, hosted the Lincoln Center Lucie Awards, and was the winner of the 2010 Gilda’s Club Laugh Off. Robin is a powerhouse, and her act puts a unique spin on her 27 year marriage, kids, her aging parents, suburban life and so much more. Robin Fox quickly rose through the comedy ranks and can be seen performing at some of the top Comedy Clubs and venues through out NYC and the northeast. Robin’s talent was quickly noticed as she distinguished herself at several comedy competitions: Philadelphia’s Funniest -1st runner up, Bud Lights Ladies of Laughter, at the finals for The Laugh-Off at Caroline’s, and Baltimore’s funniest. She can be heard on rotation on XM and Sirius Satellite Radio and has been a guest several times on WOR’s Joey Reynold’s show. Robin has also appeared on WE Entertainment television.
Matty Litwack is a stand up comedian and humor writer. His work has been published in the Washington Post and Scientific American, and he has appeared as a stand up on the Just For Laughs digital series “Straight Up, Stand Up”. He has also performed at Tig Notaro’s Bentzen Ball, the San Francisco Sketchfest, the Kennedy Center, and was a two-time finalist of the Boston Comedy Festival. Matty is also the writer and co-creator of the popular webcomic “Any Last Words” on Instagram.
Ginny Hogan is a stand up comic and writer. She's the author of TOXIC FEMININITY IN THE WORKPLACE and YES WE MUSTARD.
Vishnu Vaka has recently been featured for Pete Lee at Carolines, he has also written dialogue for two Telugu (South Indian films). He had been touring with Josh Blue for the past few years as the feature, they were doing the two men show.
Elena is a Spanish American telenovela actress turned stand up comedian. No, that is not a joke. After several hit telenovelas in Mexico under her belt, she fell in love with a nice Jewish East Coast guy and realized her heart wasn’t in on-camera face slapping anymore. So she took the next logical artistic step from doing melodrama in Spanish; she started performing stand up comedy in English. She threw out her telenovela push up bra, moved to the East Coast and has performed in venues all over the country like: DC Improv, Arlington Drafthouse, Carolines, Big Hunt, Broadway Comedy Club and many more. She also hosts the Arlington Drafthouse podcast 'CounterCurrents" and has a sketch page called Human Factor Comedy. (Ok ok, she didn’t throw out her push up bra – those things are expensive..…and they work wonders - but you get the idea. )
Khalid Rahmaan is a terrible driver, a delusional Knicks fan and a Brooklyn-based stand-up comic. He made his late night debut on CONAN in 2017 and Thrillist named him one of the 50 Best Undiscovered Comedians in America. When he’s not on stage, you can usually find Khalid writing funny things for other folks to say. He’s written for HQ Trivia, the NAACP Image Awards, Impractical Jokers and the live music trivia app Out of Tune. Every 2nd and 4th Saturday in Brooklyn, Khalid hosts Big Break Stand-Up (@bigbreakstandup on IG) - a showcase that features comics from HBO, Comedy Central and late night tv!
Jersey native Shatara Curry has officially unwrapped her gift of laughter, which comes as no surprise to many. Now, she is doing what every middle child from a big family does best, she is “sharing”. It was love it first mic, when gracing the stage for the first time at New York’s Boston Comedy Club. She jokes that it was after receiving her bachelors degree, she ran to the closest stage to put her newfound knowledge to the test. Since then Shatara has performed at some of New York Cities top comedy clubs like Caroline’s, Broadway Comedy Club, Comix, The Laugh Factory and Gotham. Doing comedy for over 10 years has also placed her in front of audiences across the country and even overseas. Shatara or “Shaterrible” as she likes to call herself, freely uses her gift to gabb, speaking her mind with an intelligent razor sharp tongue and an unapologetic sassy confidence. Shatara is so animated, even does a glory song and dance about having no kids and not having crumbs in the backseat of her car. Her outgoing high energy, social insight and stage antics are hilarious. One can’t help, but to love and appreciate her unfiltered honesty. Saying out loud what many of us wouldn’t dare.
Sandeep Sen is an Indian American standup comedian in New York. He is a blend of east-west cultures, which means he eats meat, but feels guilty about it, and only prays to Hindu Gods when he wants something. He performs throughout the country, and has appeared in the New York Times and on Fox's Laughs. He has competed and won comedy roast competitions at New York Comedy Club and The Stand and is a two time Comedy Fight Club tournament champion. Check him out on the Fake Outrage Report- a podcast recorded live in NYC that tackles the latest public outcries and whine-fests, where he tells you what your feelings should be.
"Danny Braff is a NJ based comedian who’s dark observational style has entertained audiences at clubs and bars across the country including The Comedy Store, The Stress Factory Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, The Comedy Connection, etc. Danny has made 2 appearances on the popular comedy podcast Kill Tony and is one of very few people to have received a standing ovation on the show. He has opened for comics such as Tim Dillon, Mark Normand, Jessica Kirson, Rich Vos, Yannis Pappas, and more. A Comedy reviewer in Florida once described Danny’s act in print as: “exhaustive list of Costco jokes” but Danny prefers to think of it as Costco Jokes in bulk."
Dotan Malach (Erik Angel) is An Israeli comedian, based on the Upper West Side in NYC. The last few years he performed in the United States, Canada, Europe and Israel. Producing verity of comedy shows (English and Hebrew) and the founder/producer of the Comedy for Peace project, an interfaith comedy show that traveled in the U.S and Canada, until the Covid-19 crises. A new transplant to New York and now dealing for the first time with the fact that he is a Jew, an immigrant, and that no one around him understands Hebrew. Loves to collaborate and create new projects.
Kyle Kinane is an internationally touring comedian who has appeared on “Drunk History", "@Midnight," "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," "Conan," "Workaholics," "This Is Not Happening," "Not Safe with Nikki Glaser" and "Comedy Bang! Bang!" He is featured in Season 2 of Netflix’s “The Standups” released in February 2018. He invented science. He has ESP. He is a recurring character on Netflix's "Love" created by Judd Apatow. He let someone else write most of this bio. He can swim backwards. He has released three Comedy Central specials: "Kyle Kinane: Loose in Chicago", "I Liked His Old Stuff Better" and "Whiskey Icarus". Also, farts.
Chris Turner is a UK-born comedian based in New York, known for his sharp observational humor and rapid freestyle raps. He has performed worldwide, including a Las Vegas residency with Cirque du Soleil’s *Mad Apple*, and has appeared on *The Late Show with Stephen Colbert*, BBC Radio, and RTL4’s *The Comedy Factory*. With over 35 million YouTube views, Chris is also a regular at New York’s legendary Comedy Cellar.
Kam Patterson is a comedian from Orlando who is quickly gaining recognition for his sharp, high-energy sets and effortless crowd work. His comedy career started at just 10 years old when performing his debut set at his grandmother’s 50th birthday. Kam’s natural charisma and unique, upbeat humor most recently landed him a regular slot on the extremely popular KILL TONY show. He’s a rising star in the stand-up world and a frequent performer at the Comedy Mothership club in Austin, along with many other comedy venues in Austin and across the country.
Alabama native Derrick Stroup is not your average slow talking Southerner. With the cadence of an angry auctioneer, he engages his audiences with his detailed stories, over the top energy and southern charm.     Since leaving home for Denver in 2015 to chase his dreams of stand-up comedy, Derrick has become a regular opener for the likes of John Crist and Josh Blue.  He also won one of the biggest comedy contest in the country in 2019 at the World-Famous Comedy Works in Denver. This well-respected competition has over 250 entries each year. Look for Derrick’s soon to be released Dry Bar comedy special.
Vinny Guadagnino is one of the most recognized lifestyle personalities and digital influencers. Vinny first rose to fame in 2009 on the MTV series “Jersey Shore,” which, over its six-season run, became the highest-rated series in the history of the network and a cultural phenomenon. During his time away from the shore, Vinny starred in series including “Vinny & Ma Eat America” on Food Network and “Joking Off” on MTV2. In April 2018, the franchise returned as “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” and immediately recaptured the zeitgeist, breaking viewership records along the way. In addition, Vinny has starred in MTV’s “Double Shot at Love” and “Revenge Prank” with Pauly D. Vinny also has a residency at the world-famous Chippendales Las Vegas, where he recurs as the celebrity guest host throughout the year. In 2022, Vinny joined the historic 31st season of "Dancing with the Stars." He and his partner, Koko, made an impressive run on the show, making it all the way to the quarter-finals! Most recently, Vinny joined the cast of “All-Star Shore” on MTV and Paramount+ for its second season. In this series, Vinny went head-to-head against eleven other reality stars doing what he does best – party games! The Keto Guido continues to build a massive social media presence, working with brands like Visible, La Roche-Posay, and DraftKings, while also starring in Wawa’s newest social media campaign/commercial promoting their pizza. Off-screen, Vinny is a 2x best-selling author. His most recent book, “The Keto Guido Cookbook: Delicious Recipes to Get Healthy and Look Great,” led to Vinny becoming one of the most known personalities in the keto/health and wellness and fitness communities.
A national headlining comedian, Bonnie McFarlane's radio and television credits include radio and television gigs; she has an HBO special, two Comedy Central specials, and multiple late-night TV appearances on her resume. She also directed the award-winning documentary “Women Aren’t Funny” and co-hosts a national radio show on Sirius XM with her husband, U.S. standup comedian, writer, and actor Rich Vos, based on their podcast, “My Wife Hates Me.” Most recently, Cineflix Productions has confirmed it is in development with Bonnie McFarlane on a scripted comedy series based on her 2016 memoir, “You’re Better Than Me.” The project is inspired by McFarlane’s time as a high schooler in Cold Lake, Alberta, in the mid-1980s.
Rell Battle is a writer and stand-up comedian who is currently a series regular role opposite Craig Robinson in the Peacock / 3 Arts comedy KILLING IT. Rell has been featured in Conan’s TEAM COCO House nationwide tour and Will Smith’s THIS JOKA on Roku. He was also a series regular on the CBS / 3 Arts multi-camera comedy series SUPERIOR DONUTS for two seasons and previously guested on NBC's GOOD GIRLS, ABC’s BLACK-ISH, and recurred on ABC’s THE GOOD DOCTOR. He recently wrapped a role on Hulu/ABC Signature pilot BAMMAS, produced by Ramy Youssef, as well as a guest role on the Donald Glover/Amazon comedy series MR. + MRS. SMITH. Rell just wrapped on Village Roadshow's film THE GUTTER in LA, written by Yassir Lester, starring Susan Sarandon and Shameik Moore. Liz Destro produced, with Isaiah Lester directing. Rell is currently the host at the Soho House Comedy show.       On the writing side, Rell recently partnered up with Unanimous Media to produce his half-hour comedy pilot OFF FAIRFAX. The OFF FAIRFAX short/POC premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. Won the “Episodic Award” at 2023 Slamdance Film Festival, also appeared at HollyShorts Film Festival, Hip Hop Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Catalyst Film Festival, and was a Vimeo Staff Pick. Rell is currently writing on BAD BOYS for Will Smith and Westbrook. Rell was a producer on Peacock and LOL's SO DUMB, IT'S CRIMINAL for Snoop Dogg. Rell also sold half-hour multi-cam comedy UNCIVIL LAW to NBC with Orion and Hazy Mills, which he co-wrote with Pardis Parker. He previously sold ROAST BATTLE to Comedy Central and Jeff Ross.
Originally hailing from San Francisco, CA, Caitlin Peluffo is a comedian based in NYC. After a brief six year stint in art school studying performative video art (no, really…that’s a thing) Caitlin expanded her talents to the stage. She’s opened for comedians, Maria Bamford, Fortune Feimster, Matteo Lane, and Brian Regan. She’s been featured everywhere from the world famous Comedy Cellar in the Big Apple to clubs nationwide talking about how she came to be such a lovable loose cannon. Caitlin has been featured on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Late Show with James Corden, 2022’s Just For Laughs Festival and has hosted her weekly podcast, Good Time Gal with Caitlin Peluffo for over two years. With Caitlin, no subject is off limits, however, she did make a promise to her mother that she would never, ever discuss that one time she took those ‘whorish, yet tastefully executed’ photos for a guy she used to bang in the military. She may be a patriot, but a promise is a promise.
Dante Nero is a comedian, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. A trained martial artist, Nero dabbled in various fields before turning to comedy. He earned a fencing scholarship to SUNY New Paltz, before working for a phone company and serving as a bouncer and an exotic dancer. In 2001, Dante turned to a different sort of performance: stand up comedy. He quickly made a name for himself, working with established and successful comics like Tracy Morgan and Mike Epps. He co-hosted The Black Phillip Show with Patrice O’Neal, a relationship advice show on Sirius XM Radio. Dante has appeared on The Opie & Anthony Channel, Hot 97, and Chappelle’s Show. An accomplished actor, Dante has appeared on Z Rock on IFC, Damages on FX, and the popular series Fringe on FOX. Recently, Nero had a role in the NBC crime drama, The Blacklist.
Originally from Oceanside NY, Lenny Marcus has been a mainstay of the New York City comedy scene for over for twenty years. He is currently a regular performer in every major comedy club in New York City. Most recently, Lenny appeared on TruTV on the show TruInside in the episode about the world famous Comedy Cellar in NYC where you can see him perform regularly. Recently, you may have seen Lenny on Louie, on the FX network, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore on Comedy Central, or in the short film The Unimportance of Being Ernest. Lenny has performed stand-up comedy on television multiple time. he performed on The Late Show with David Letterman three times to amazing reviews. He has also appeared on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, AXS Tv’s Gotham Comedy Live, NBC’s Comedy Showcase with Louie Anderson and MTV’s The Jim Brewer Show. Lenny has made multiple appearances on Tru-tv making fun of the worlds stupidest criminals, shoppers and drivers. You may also have seen him in commercials for the MTV Video Movie Awards, Wendy’s and Marriott or on the radio in commercials for Southwestern Bell Telephone or Priceline.com. He has performed at both the prestigious Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Canada three times, HBO’s US Comedy Arts festival, in Aspen Colorado and the Great American Comedy festival in Norfolk, Nebraska.
Christian Finnegan is perhaps best known as one of the original panelists on VH1’s “Best Week Ever” and as Chad, the only white roommate in “Chappelle’s Show’s” infamous “Mad Real World” sketch. He played Martin on the popular syndicated sitcom “Are We There Yet?” and politics junkies will recognize Christian from his many appearances on “Countdown with Keith Olbermann”. Most recently, Christian was the creator and co-host of A&E’s “Black & White”, which examined current events and social trends through the lens of Race. He can also be heard filling in as a regular guest host on “Standup with Pete Dominick” on SiriusXM Insight. Over the years, Christian has been a fixture on Comedy Central, having starred in his own one hour stand up special “Au Contraire”, as well as “Comedy Central Presents”, “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn” and countless network interstitials. He’s also appeared on “Conan”, “The Late Late Show with James Corden”, “Good Morning America” and “The Today Show”. Christian’s comedy albums/specials (“Two for Flinching”,“Au Contraire!”, “The Fun Part” and “60% Joking“) are available on iTunes and Amazon and his standup is in regular rotation on all major streaming services. His latest special “Christian Finnegan: Show Your Work” was released in October 2021. When not on tour, Christian Finnegan can usually be found in Queens helping his wife, author Kambri Crews, with her venue QED Astoria or walking their faithful pooches, Griswold and Chief Billy Bowlegs.
Emma Willmann is one of New York City’s top comedians, and perhaps one of the only dyslexic-gender-wiggly-comics-with-ADHD from Blue Hill, Maine. In the third grade, Mrs. Weller would bribe Emma with the chance to tell a story at the end of every class if Emma promised to stop talking to the other classmates. Now, Emma gets to tell stories nightly at The Comedy Cellar, on Netflix’s: The Comedy Line Up, Comedy Central, and is one of the few comics ever to have multiple appearances on The Late Show with Stephan Colbert. All of which has earned Emma a spot on Caroline’s 10 Funniest Comics, Just For Laughs: New Faces, and TimeOut’s 10 Funniest Women in NYC. Emma’s mom is “really proud of all of this but doesn’t like comedy.” Additionally, Emma is an actor and writer best known for playing the role of Beth on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and also featured on Paramount Plus’s The Good Fight, Judd Apatow’s Crashing, MTV, and TruTV. Emma also has a chart-topping podcast, Inside The Closet and is a regular on The Taylor Strecker Show. Emma tells stories everyday on Instagram and TikTok, several of which have gone viral and earned a total of 450,000 followers (although we’re pretty sure Mrs. Weller isn’t one of them). From peanut butter to porn preferences, Emma loves talking about everything and is known for the unique ability to authentically connect with all types of audiences, even the occasional heckler.
Ari wants us to say "You know him from standup comedy." But we're gonna list specific credits anyway, there's a lot - Skeptic Tank, Netflix double special Double Negative, 2 Comedy Central Specials, Creator of This Is Not Happening, Host of Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank, @midnight, Comedy Underground with Dave Attell, The Green Room with Paul Provenza, Brody Stevens: Enjoy It, Down & Dirty with Jim Norton, and standup in NYC, LA, everywhere in between, Australia, Asia, Europe... pretty much every festival and club worth a damn.
Actress and Comedian Rachel Feinstein is a favorite among fans and fellow comedians alike. Named one of Variety's "10 Comics To Watch" of 2024, her Netflix standup special "Big Guy" premiered in May 2024 on the streamer's list of Top 10 TV Shows in the U.S. where it remained for over a week. The hour invites viewers into Rachel's delightfully chaotic life as the wife of a firefighter, a mother, and a comedian. In the words of her 3-year-old daughter, "my daddy's a hero and my mommy's sarcastic." Rachel explores her marriage to a first responder who is also married to his firehouse family and unpacks what it's like to navigate emotional intimacy with someone whose job it is to save people's lives. Chock full of her signature "amazing impersonations" (Vulture), "Big Guy" endears us to the lovable hodgepodge of characters in Rachel's world. Feinstein appeared on Comedy Central's hit series "Inside Amy Schumer" and she won a WGA Award for "Best Comedy/Variety Sketch Series" for her work on the most recent season of the show on Paramount+. She was featured on Comedian Colin Quinn's HBO pandemic special "Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy Show" as well as comedy superstar Chris Rock's feature film "Top Five". Her half hour special premiered on Netflix's hit series "The Standups" and her first hour special "Only Whores Wear Purple" premiered on Comedy Central. Feinstein was featured alongside Amy Schumer in Hulu's hit series "Life & Beth" and she recurred on Amazon's critically acclaimed Steven Soderbergh series "Red Oaks" as well as Judd Apatow's HBO comedy "Crashing". She also appeared in the role of "Anne Frank" in Netflix's "Historical Roasts". On the big screen, Rachel was seen in the feature films "Trainwreck" and "I Feel Pretty". She has also lent her voice to Adult Swim's "Venture Brothers" and the phenomenally successful "Grand Theft Auto" video game franchise. She is a fan favorite on the late-night circuit with multiple appearances on HBO's "Last Week Tonight", CBS's "The Late Late Show with James Corden", and NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon".