Comedians


Reena Calm is an East Coast Jew turned Chicago favorite, and one of the most respected and requested comedians in the Midwest. Pulling from a lifetime of questionable choices, Reena’s material is autobiographical, silly, and charmingly inappropriate. Reena is a featured regular at the Laugh Factory and performs all over the country on her signature #CalmedyTours. She loves a good fest! Some of the best were Accidental Comedy Festival, Birmingham Comedy Festival, Milwaukee Comedy Festival, Let’s Fest, Burning Bridges Festival, Turnbuckle Fest, The Comedy Exposition, Flyover Comedy Invasion, Limestone Comedy Festival, RiOT LA, Gilda’s LaughFest - Best of the Midwest, and Just For Laughs Chicago. She has opened for Arsenio Hall, Laurie Kilmartin, and Eddie Pepitone to name a few. Reena has been a frequent guest on WGN Radio, the Doug Loves Movies podcast, and she was named Comic of The Week on The Jackie & Laurie Show. Check out her first book “Once A Pun A Time…” here: http://a.co/cAZpbVm. She’s been called “also terrific” by the Chicago Tribune, and “not a disappointment” by her mother.
Milana Vayntrub is an Uzbekistan-born American actress and comedian most recognized for her role as Lily Adams in AT&T commercials or as Sloane on the NBC dramatic series This Is Us.
Sarah Cooper is a comedian and author of bestselling book How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings.
Sara Schaefer is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, writer, and producer currently based in Los Angeles. She was the co-host of MTV’s late-night show Nikki & Sara Live. Her Comedy Central Stand Up Presents half hour special debuted in November 2019. She won two Emmy awards for her work at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and won a WGA Award for her work on Ed Helms’ Comedy Central special The Fake News with Ted Nelms. She has also written for numerous programs including The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Comedy Central’s Problematic with Moshe Kasher and Not Safe with Nikki Glaser. Her digital series Woman Online debuted on Seriously.TV in February 2017, and her stand up show Little White Box debuted to a sold-out run at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Sara’s scripted web series Day Job was named one of 100 Best Web Series by TimeOut New York. Sara’s memoir is forthcoming on Simon & Schuster imprint Gallery Books.
Ryan Brown is a comedian and writer raised in North Carolina, currently based in New York where he resides on the Upper East Side. Ryan disarms audiences with a playful, casual demeanor and wins them over with well-crafted jokes fueled by his child-like curiosity. His humor doesn’t go over your head but will get inside it. He can be seen performing at bars and clubs around the city including Comic Strip Live, Broadway Comedy Club, Carolines on Broadway and more. Outside of NYC, Ryan tours the east coast as one of the founders of the Escape From New York Comedy Tour and has been featured in numerous festivals including Cape Fear, Laugh Your Asheville Off and Oak City. His stand up clips and sketches have made him a recurring finalist on the comedy streaming app Laugh Exchange and over the course of his career he’s worked with such notable comics as Dave Attell, JB Smoove, TJ Miller, Charlie Murphy & more. Ryan also writes for the advertising agency EP + Co, creating broadcast, digital and social media content for major brands like PUMA, Denny’s, Men’s Wearhouse, Lenovo and more.
Ryan Long is currently the Creator, Star and Showrunner of the hit digital series ‘Torontopia’ on CBC Comedy, now in it's third season, and has been seen on Netflix, NBC, MTV, and Fuse TV, to name a few. Ryan also created and starred in Bite TV’s original half hour TV Series ‘Ryan Long is Challenged’, nominated for two Canadian Comedy Awards, the award nominated TV series ‘Crown the Town with Ryan Long’ on Rogers TV, and the CBC Comedy digital series 'That Guy'. He is the host of popular podcast 'The Boyscast with Ryan Long' and can currently be seen as the voice of 'Sublo' on the hit animated digital series 'Sublo & Tangy Mustard'. Ryan has over 300K followers on Instagram/Tikok/Twitter and has has now amassed more than 40 Million views on the web through his digital shorts. He has released two cutting edge standup specials, and has performed at the Just for Laughs festival, NXNE, Sirius XM’s Top Comic, and toured with names like Tom Green, Steve-O, Kenny vs Spenny, The Trailer Park Boys and more. In 2019 the culmination of Ryan's successful career allowed him to immigrate to America with the 'Extraordinary Alien' Greencard where he is quickly making a name for himself in the New York club scene while continuing to prolifically produce content for platforms of all kinds.
NBC recently crowned Franqi French the 2019 winner of their National Standup Up Comedy competition! Out of thousands of submissions and auditions Ms. French was an undeniable stand out. Franqi’ an award-winning talent, who regularly performs coast to coast with appearances at The DC Improv, The Kennedy Center, the Hollywood Improv and the world-famous Comedy Store. Ms. French has shared the stage with Donnell Rawlings, Fortune Feimster, Todd Glass, D.L. Hughley, Nicole Byer, among other talented comedians. She has made guest appearances on WeTV, TVOne’s “The Roland Martin Show,” and she will be a featured comic on season 3 of “Laugh After Dark” on Amazon Prime. Franqi has headlined The Bentzen Ball as well as The Black Women in Comedy Festival in Brooklyn. She is currently based in Los Angeles, CA and will be a featured headliner on the Stand Up NBC Summer Tour!
Rufat Agayev is a New York-based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. His incisive style and dynamic approach drive the observations and stories that make up his comedy. Rufat was a finalist in New York's Funniest at the New York Comedy Festival. You can see Rufat perform all over the country at clubs such as Carolines on Broadway and DC Improv. He's been featured on popular live comedy shows like Comedy at the Knitting Factory and Comedians You Should Know.
Vic Dibitetto has over 2 million followers on social media with over 1 billion digital and linear worldwide views. He is a regular cast member on Amazon Prime's "Gravesend". You can hear his album, "Working Class Zero" on SiriusXM radio and Pandora. Vic has created many viral video characters: Uncle Vic’s Garage, Tony Gaga, That Guy, Frankie Pentangelli, Scarface, Rocky, Fool by the Pool and Ticked Off Vic. His Yankee and Giant locker room and press conference satires are now legendary. And his "Bread and Milk" video is like a Christmas Carol that comes back on TV, radio and news outlets every time it snows worldwide!
Through his excellent storytelling and unique style, Shayne Smith is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about comedians on the scene. He most recently self-released a half-hour special “Alligator Boys” and previously released an hour-long special “Prison for Wizards” on YouTube and Facebook, which has amassed over 32 million views.
Matthew Friend is an old soul living inside a 23-year-old comedian/actor/impressionist's body. Matthew graduated from NYU’s Gallatin School in 2020, but his love of comedy and entertainment was sparked when he was four years old. He had watched Austin Powers (yes, as a four-year-old) and started mimicking the characters’ voices—and the rest was history. To date, Matthew has over 420K followers on TikTok. He has appeared on the Today Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, NBC’s New York Live TV, Good Day LA, Good Day NY, Good Morning Washington, and WGN. In 2019, Matthew won Kenan Thompson’s Ultimate Comedy Experience at Carolines on Broadway. His professional experience includes hosting HQ Trivia, performing at corporate events, and doing stand-up comedy throughout the country. Matthew’s repertoire includes more than 250 impressions ranging from Rami Malek to Timothee Chalamet. His favorite impression at the moment is Jennifer Coolidge. Matt recently headlined a sold out crowd at Carolines on Broadway as part of Carolines' Breakout Artist Series.
Alex English is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Alex has written for such shows as The Rundown with Robin Thede on BET and The Fix with Jimmy Carr on Netflix. He has made appearances on Night Train with Wyatt Cenac on STARZ and Funny How? on Viceland.