Comedians
Paula J. Leon is a first generation Peruvian-Canadian NY based Comedian, Actor and Award Winning Filmmaker. She was a selected Participant at the PIT SOLOCOM Fest in 2021 and performs all over the city various nights a week. Her award winning film She Knows Her Place (available on youtube) was screened at the Angelika Film Center and is currently developing new projects.
Kristal Adams is a standup comedian, producer and writer whose standup has been featured on Amazon, JFL Digital, Vidcon and SF Sketchfest. She was named Best of Fest at the 2019 Big Pine Comedy Festival. In 2022 she recorded and released her debut album "Ain't I a Wombat,'' which was featured on NPR, Ebony Magazine and Paste Magazine. She has written for shows on Netflix, Fox and Hulu and released the first issue of her comic book series in 2024.
LUCAS ZELNICK is a stand-up comedian born, raised, and based in New York City, who challenges his cushy upbringing through punch-heavy material. Lucas’s stand-up clips have exploded online, where he has received over 100M views and 500K+ followers across Instagram and TikTok. In 2022, Lucas established a strong baseline for himself as a touring comedian, selling out 8 shows at Zanies Chicago. That same year, he appeared in SF Sketchfest and as a guest on Amazon Prime Video’s Sports Talk. 2023 was a breakout year for Lucas: he headlined the New York Comedy Festival, taped a secret set with Don't Tell Comedy, and taped his Comedy Central debut for Season 14 of Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring. For no particular reason, he also holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Hannah Lieberman is, by all accounts, a nerd: from her lifelong love of classical music to her national tournament scrabble ranking, to her insatiable appetite for all things Jane Austen. She enjoys bringing this unbridled enthusiasm to all parts of her life (she’s never met a dog she didn’t cuddle right then and there on the street), including to her deep passions for comedy and theatre. What she sometimes lacks in street sense, this adork-able Southern redhead makes up for in bubbly energy and a commitment to having fun through her art.
Allan Fuks (pronounced Fyooks and yes, that's his real last name) has appeared on NPR, the Wendy Williams Show, SiriusXM, and multiple national TV commercials.
He is also the creator and star of the sketch/podcast comedy channel "Nightmare Fuel Media." He was voted best comic at New York's Got Talent and he recently headlined the Toronto Comedy Festival.
Originally from Atlanta, GA, Michael is a New York-based stand-up comedian and actor who just made his television acting debut as a series regular in the new FOX comedy ANIMAL CONTROL opposite Joel McHale. He also just made his late-night tv debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and this past summer was honored as a New Face at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He’s been featured multiple times on “This Week at the Comedy Cellar” on Comedy Central, as well as “Stupid Questions” with Chris DiStefano and “Pause with Sam Jay” on HBOMax. He also has a feature set for Comedy Central Digital, and in 2019 he was a finalist in the "New York's Funniest Stand Up" competition for New York Comedy Festival. You can also hear him on his podcast In The Minivan. See him while you still can, because the boy rides a bike with no helmet in New York, and we’re not sure how long he’s going to last.
Johnny Mitchell is a stand-up comedian, host, and podcaster based in Los Angeles. He shot to internet stardom in 2022, with his hit podcast series "The Connect," where he talks about his days as a drug trafficker and the time he spent in prison. Now he travels the world interviewing retired criminals of all types-- (and some not-so retired) bank robbers, drug kingpins, cartel members, mafia dons, and everyone in between. In one year, "The Connect" has amassed 900,000 subscribers and over 500 million views on YouTube, and gained a worldwide audience on Tik Tok.
Harris Alterman is a comedian from Denver, Colorado. He currently lives in Brooklyn. His address is-wait never mind. He has performed on a number of festivals including The Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, Limestone Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, and The High Plains Comedy Festival. His sketch videos have been viewed over 50 million times on social media and been featured on Comedy Central, The Guardian, Vulture, CollegeHumor.com, and the front page of Reddit. Harris is also the winner the 2017 New Faces Contest at the Comedy Works in Denver.
Gabby Bryan is a New York-based stand-up comedian, actress, Emmy-award winning producer, and overall girlie girl. She performed alongside Olivia Wilde and Oscar Isaac in the film “Life Itself” (Amazon Prime), appeared in the bilingual film “Ruta Viva” (HBO), and featured in Ilana Glazer’s special “Comedy on Earth” (Comedy Central). Gabby co-hosts "L'Podcast" with comedian and world-renown gay angel Zack Signore – which has built a global audience – as well as "Dear Cheaters" Podcast with Robert Kelly, which is produced by MTV and streaming on SiriusXM. She produced and appeared on “You Know What Dude” Podcast with Robert Kelly, and has opened for a myriad of comedians including Bonnie McFarlane, Robert Kelly, and Mark Normand.
Gabby has toured all around the globe, including shows in Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Boston, and Vermont at venues including the Comedy Store, the Comedy Store London, Laugh Boston, Laugh Factory Chicago, Zanies Chicago, and Vermont Comedy Club. In New York, she has performed at the Stand NYC, Carolines, New York Comedy Club, Gotham Comedy Club, BKLYN Comedy Club, among others. Follow her on instagram/tiktok at @gabbyisbryan!
Alex Hooper is a stand-up comedian, actor, and storyteller. He delights crowds by blending dark humor with silly positivity. His joke writing is clever and fearless, bursting with energy on every stage. He’s headlined clubs all over the world. And whether it’s an audience of 11 or 11,000, Alex leaves comedy goers begging for more. Alex is best known as the America’s Got Talent comedian who infamously roasted the judging panel in 2018. He’s the only contestant ever to get a “yes” from Simon Cowell and a “no” from the rest of the judges. His audition went viral and in 2020 he was invited back again, this time making it all the way to the live shows. In total, his performances have over 100 million views. He has two albums that have both hit Number 1 on Itunes and Amazon. Other credits include Comedy Central’s Roast Battle, Corporate, New Girl, and Nickelodeon. His hilarious self-help book, Roast Yourself To Happiness, is available on Amazon. He's been seen in sitcoms, commercials, and walking on tightropes in the park.
One of Ireland’s most sought after comedians, Johnny regularly plays at established comedy venues and festivals across the UK and Ireland including the Comedy Store, The Stand, The International, Belfast Empire, The Glee Club as well as comedy stages at Vicar Street, Kilkenny, Electric Picnic, Leeds, Reading and Latitude festivals. Johnny has also performed at the Melbourne and Adelaide International Comedy Festivals as well as continuing to tour extensively in Europe, China, the Middle East and South East Asia. Currently based in Dublin, he has been a writer for, amongst others, Meet Ricky Gervais on Channel Four and Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show on Fox. He supported Ricky Gervais on his ‘Animals’ tour and did two college tours of the UK with John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman. He recently supported Joe Lycett on the Irish and Scottish legs of his ‘More, More, More! How do you Joe Lycett? How do you Joe Lycett?’ tour.
Kelly Ryan started stand up at the age of 17 in NYC. While getting her B.S. in Communication Studies from Texas Christian University, she performed improv for four years and taught the art form for three. At TCU, she got to open for SNL’s Vanessa Bayer and Aidy Bryant, as well as NBC’s Retta and BJ Novak.
Since moving to LA in 2016, Kelly can now be seen performing on any given night. Her “home club” is the iconic Hollywood Improv and she is a Paid Regular at The Comedy Store.
During the pandemic, Kelly moved to Portland where she continued standup when possible. In August of 2021 she was named the winner of the Portland’s Funniest Person competition at Helium Comedy Club. (Watch the winning set here)
This summer in July of 2023, Kelly was also selected for Just For Laugh’s New Faces in Montreal.
This year, she can be seen headlining and featuring for acts like Anthony Jeselnik, Bert Kreischer, Whitney Cummings and more.
Milo McCabe is a character comedian with over ten years experience on the circuit. He has twice been nominated for the Amused Moose Best Edinburgh show award and was listed as GQ's Top Ten comedy shows of the festival. TV credits include ITV'S Benidorm, BBC3's Live at the Electric and various hidden camera and talking heads projects on Channel 4 and 5. As himself, he is shortly to appear in US documentary 'Everyone has an Andy Dick story'. As Troy is currently touring comedy clubs and festivals across the UK and beyond.
Troy Hawke is an erudite homeschooled 1930's throwback...the Errol Flynn of the high street. Educated, sophisticated, but utterly clueless. He tackles modern issues head on in his uniquely untimely manner. 'undeniably funny' (Chortle) 'mad comic genius' (The Scotsman) 'Near perfect character comedy' (The New Current)
Francesco De Carlo is an Italian comedian, radio host and TV writer from Rome.
His Netflix one-hour stand up special “Cose di questo mondo” aired in 2019 and it is available in 190 countries worldwide.
In Italy, in the last three years he hosted “Pour Parler” and “Data Comedy Show”, two panel shows on Rai2, “The Roast of Italy” on Comedy Central and appeared in many TV shows (also on ”Stand up: comici in prova” on Discovery Channel). He dubbed the character “Mr.Shark” in the next Dreamworks film “Bad Guys” in theatre in March 2022. Francesco is also a radio personality on RaiRadio2. His TV show “Tutta colpa della Brexit” (starred, written and directed by him) was aired on Rai Tre during the last winter. His book “La mia Brexit” has been published by Bompiani. He regularly performs in theatres throughout Italy.
Francesco made his Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut in 2014 and firmly set his sights on his international career when he performed as part of the Comedy Sans Frontieres project alongside Eddie Izzard and Dylan Moran, produced by Mick Perrin Worldwide.
His international career has since taken him across the world, performing in English in over 15 countries, including taking part in the Comedy Central International Showcase at JFL in Montreal and the Johannesburg International Comedy Festival. He appeared on Unspun with Matt Forde (Dave), Paul Hollywood’s Big Continental Road Trip (BBC 2), and The Arts Hour on Tour (BBC World Service). Recently Francesco appeared as the Italian correspondent on Comedy Central ‘Channel Hopping With Jon Richardson’ and on ‘The Mash Report” (BBC2).
As Seen on BBC's Mock The Week
UK Comics’ Comic 2022 - Best Act
DAVE’s Top 10 Jokes at The Edinburgh Fringe (2017, 2019 & 2022)
'One of the UK's preeminent pun merchants...the quickest quipster in show business' Evening Standard
Mark is “The UK’s pre-eminent pun merchant” (Evening Standard). His debut tour, Quip Off the Mark has sold over 16,000 tickets at 100+ dates across the country including sold out dates at the Leicester Square Theatre five times, Lowry Quays Theatre, Leeds City Varieties, and Bristol Tobacco Factory Theatre twice, The Stand Newcastle and Canterbury's Gulbenkian. Mark has placed in Dave’s prestigious Best Joke of The Fringe in Edinburgh 2017, 2019, & 2022. He was nominated for Best Show by the Amused Moose Comedy Award Fringe Show 2017. Mark has become a social media sensation for his quick responses on stage with over 115k followers on Facebook and 90k followers on Instagram. He has starred in two episodes of Mock The Week, appeared on BBC Radio Four multiple times and on ITV’s Out There.
Mark has a podcast Jokes With Mark. In each episode, Mark invites a fellow comic such as Sarah Millican, Rob Beckett and Rhys James to discuss their dropped material and why it didn’t work. All episodes are now available on Apple, Spotify and Acast.
Alex Duong is an LA-based comedian/actor/writer originally from Dallas, Texas. His most recent credits include Historical Roast on Netflix, Bluebloods, and The Onlyfans Roast of Whitney Cummings. You can see him performing every week at The Comedy Store where he works as a Door Guy.
Matt O’Brien has been featured on MTV, Variety, Comedy Network, CBC, Odd Squad on PBS, MuchMusic, and San Francisco Sketchfest.
He wrote and performed his own hour long special on The Comedy Network in Canada and in 2017 he performed his third TV gala at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal.
He is the winner of Sirius XM Radio’s Top Comic, and was recently nominated for Best Break Out Artist at the Canadian Comedy Awards and Best Comedian by COCA (Canadian Organization of Campus Activities).
His debut album “Live in a basement in front of 20 people” hit #1 on the iTunes Comedy charts.
He also hosts and films his own YouTube late night talk show “Late Night Talk Show on a Subway” that recently featured Scott Thompson of Kids in the Hall.
Critically acclaimed comic, internationally famed meme & wonderfully nice gentleman, Nish Kumar is a comedian, and a bloody good one at that (Time Out). Nish has achieved huge success on the stand-up circuit with five rave reviewed solo stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, two of which have been nominated for the prestigious Comedy Award for Best Show in both 2015 & 2016.
Alongside stand-up Nish is a frequent voice and face across both television and radio, following a successful pilot in 2016, Nish completed two series of his own topical show for BBC Radio 4, SPOTLIGHT TONIGHT, which he also hosts as well as hosting both THE NEWS QUIZ and NEWSJACK. On screen you can catch up with Nish on the likes of Q.I., MOCK THE WEEK & LIVE AT THE APOLLO both as a stand-up guest and host (all BBC Two), HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU & THE JOHN BISHOP SHOW (BBC One), 8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN (Channel 4), RUSSELL HOWARD’S STAND-UP FOR CENTRAL, DRUNK HISTORY, THE ALTERNATIVE COMEDY EXPERIENCE & LIVE AT THE COMEDY STORE (all Comedy Central), ALAN DAVIES AS YET UNTITLED (Dave) and TASKMASTER (Dave). Nish starred alongside fellow comic Joel Dommett in a 6-part travelogue for Comedy Central, JOEL AND NISH VS THE WORLD and hosts his own satirical, spoof, news series, THE MASH REPORT, for BBC Two.
During the Coronavirus pandemic Nish created and starred in a new series HELLO AMERICA for the short lived American streaming platform Quibi and hosted the LATE NIGHT MASH on Dave. Nish is now currently on tour in the UK with his new show 'Your Power, Your Control.'