Comedians
Born in the Great State of New Jersey, Dean’s comedy comes in large part from his unique background of being the son of a Palestinian father and a Sicilian mother. Dean, an award winning comedian who was at one time a practicing attorney, co-starred on Comedy Central’s “The Axis of Evil” Comedy TV special. He is the co-creator of Comedy Central.com’s critically acclaimed Internet series “The Watch List” featuring a cast of all Middle Eastern-American comedians performing stand up and sketch comedy. Dean has appeared twice on ABC’s “The View,” on the nationally syndicated TV series “Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen” and was one of five comedians profiled in the recent one hour TV Special entitled: “Stand Up: Muslim-American Comics Come of Age” which aired in the US on PBS and internationally on BBC World and Al Jazeera.
Dean co-directed and co-produced the award winning documentary “The Muslims Are Coming!” featuring a tour of American-Muslim comedians performing free comedy shows across the heartland of America in the hopes of using comedy to foster understanding and dispel misconceptions about Muslims. The film also features special guest interviews with various well known people including: “The Daily Show’s” Jon Stewart and Assif Mandvi, Russell Simmons, Soledad O’Brien and Ali Velshi, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, comedians Lewis Black, David Cross, Lizz Winstead and Colin Quinn as well as Congressman Keith Ellison, and many more. The film is now available on Netfilx, iTunes and Amazon.
Dean co-created the comedy show “Stand up for Peace” along with Jewish comic Scott Blakeman which they perform at colleges across the country in support of peace in the Middle East and as a way of fostering understanding between Arab, Muslim and Jewish-Americans.
He is a also columnist for The Daily Beast and writes frequently for CNN.com as well as other publications.
Sober at 19, married at 21, Carolina-born comedian Evan Williams moved to New York City with his wife and Dumbbells at 23 to pursue the dream. Bringing his life experiences to the stage and putting a light spin on dark events became a passion. He been featured on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle II and was a 2016 ‘New Face’ at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. He’s also been listed as a ‘Top Comedian Under 30’ by Complex Magazine, one of Addiction.com‘s ‘5 Sober Comics You Should Know’, and has been featured in TimeOut NY, Interrobang, and The New York Times. He can also be seen on MTV’s Bugging Out and as a finalist on the Seeso original series ‘New York’s Funniest’.
Will Miles is a New York based comedian. He has been featured in the New York Times, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, Time Out Chicago, the Village Voice, and was voted one of the funniest comedians of 2014 by Brightest Young Things. In 2014, he was a featured performer in Comedy Central's New York Comedy Festival and appeared on Saturday Night Live. He has also been heard on The Moth and on National Public Radio's All Things True show. On top of these things, Will has toured with Hannibal Buress since 2011. In 2015, Will was featured on truTV's Friends Of The People, Fusion TV's Come Here And Say That, and MTV2's Uncommon Sense.
Originally from New Jersey, Anthony DeVito is a NYC based comedian. He's appeared on CBS Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central's Adam Devine's House Party, was one of the “New Faces” at the 2012 Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, has been on "This American Life," AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live, Seeso's NY's Funniest and was the 2015 winner of Caroline's March Madness. He’s also performed at the 2014 Boston Comedy Festival, 2014 Laugh Your Asheville Off, 2014 Limestone Comedy Fest, 2013 Bridgetown Comedy Festival and 2013 SF Sketchfest. In addition to stand-up, he’s appeared on TV Land's The Jim Gaffigan Show, is a regular on Sirius XM's Bennington, has been published in Timeout NY and The New York Times.
Actor, writer and producer David Koechner is well-known for his roles as Todd Packer on “The Office” and Champ Kind from “Anchorman” and “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.” He currently co-hosts A&E’s “America’s Top Dog,” plays Bill Lewis on ABC’s “The Goldbergs” and recently appeared on ABC’s “Bless This Mess,” CBS's "Superior Donuts," Showtime's "Twin Peaks," Comedy Central’s “Another Period” and IFC's "Stan Against Evil." Koechner also voices reoccurring characters on FOX’s “American Dad” and Netflix’s “F is for Family” and "The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants." In film, recent projects include “Then Came You,” “Braking for Whales” “A Week Away,” “Vicious Fun” and “National Champions.”'
An alumnus of Chicago’s Second City Theater, Koechner got his first break as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” and has since become an instantly recognizable face appearing in more than 200 films and television shows. Additional notable film credits include “Waiting,” “Out Cold,” “Talladega Nights,” “Get Smart,” “Extract,” “Thank You for Smoking,” “A Haunted House,” “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse,” “Priceless,” Legendary’s “Krampus,” and the dark, twisted, film festival award-winning thriller, "Cheap Thrills."
When not filming, Koechner performs live comedy across the country and creates original content videos for his YouTube channel, “Full On Koechner.” He also co-hosts Big Slick Celebrity Weekend - an annual charity event benefitting Children’s Mercy Hospital of Kansas City - with fellow KC natives, Rob Riggle, Paul Rudd, Jason Sudeikis and Eric Stonestreet. Koechner currently resides in Los Angeles, Calif.
One of the most innovative and surreal comedic artists to date: A staple of the NYC and LA Underground Comedy Scene. His life story is featured in "Getting It Right," a book by award-winning author Adrian LeBlanc, which will be published by Random House this fall. Rick Shapiro is known for his hilarious appearances in the HBO sitcom, "Lucky Louie," as the brother-in-law Jerry; this role proudly featured full frontal nudity. Rick has also been a featured performer on Conan O'Brien, Tough Crowd and Howard Stern, XM Radio: Opie and Anthony, Raw Dog and National Lampoon Radio. Rick has also performed on "Law and Order," "Deadline" and "Saturday Night Live." Rick was cast as a character on the spoof radio feature in the recently released Grand Theft Auto series. In a comedic look at public radio, Rick appears on a show debating health care as a down home medicine man named Mason Waylon. Rick has performed at the 2007 Edinburgh Comedy Fringe Festival where he received numerous 4 and 5 star reviews from publications such as Chortle, Metro, The List and others. This publicity then prompted Rick's 45 day tour throughout the UK. Rick then performed for two weeks at the Soho Theatre in London, The Glasgow Comedy Festival in Glasgow, Scotland, the Galway Comedy Festival in Ireland and then toured other various locations within England. Rick returned to Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008 under promotional Management of Mick Perrin. In 2010 you can expect to see Rick in San Francisco, all-around Texas (in one location tbd, Rick will be taping his first DVD), Chicago and back on TV in Louie CK's FX show, Louie - Rick was in the pilot. In 2011, Rick will return to Toronto, Canada for his week-long performance at the famous Yuk Yuks Comedy Club; following that he will go on to tour Canada's great land. Also, Rick has just signed a 4-picture deal with Warner Brothers, so expect to see him on the big screen, come November 2011. Rick, although a long-time devout Lower East Side performer, now resides in Los Angeles, California. Rick Shapiro's CD Unconditional Love' can be found at http://www.StandUpRecords.com, http://www.amazon.com, iTunes and most digital retailers. Rick's second CD is scheduled to release shortly.
Nicole Byer is one of comedy’s fastest rising stars. As a breakout of MTV’s hit show, GIRL CODE, she holds over 166,000 Twitter followers and now regularly appears all over the network. She has previously appeared on MTV’s Failosophy, and NBC’s 30 Rock and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. You can see her perform regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in LA and NY as part of her own teams and the famed ASSSCAT show.
Wil Sylvince is one of the most explosive comedians performing around the world today. His comedic performances on COMEDY CENTRAL, HBO’S DEF COMEDY JAM, and SHOWTIME all garnered standing ovations by the audiences, a feat rarely seen accomplished by many performers.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Sylvince has honed his act in New York’s top comedy clubs.
His unique perspective on political and social issues, with a twist of his West Indian Haitian culture makes Sylvince a comedian in high demand. He has been hand picked by comedian heavyweights Damon Wayans, D.L. Hughley, Wayans Brothers, Katt Williams and Gabriel Iglesias to tour the country.
When not touring with other comedians, Sylvince is a wanted commodity at college campuses everywhere. His versatility to work clean as well as edgy, make him one of the nation’s top booked college comedians.
In addition to his on camera work, Sylvince also prides himself on his exceptional comedy writing skills. His writing has been used and featured on The Fugees’ album The Score, Wyclef’s The Carnival. He was also a contributor to sketch shows Chapelle Show on Comedy Central and Damon Wayan’s The Underground.
His work definitely speaks for itself, leaving audiences in amazement and always wanting more. Wil Sylvince is definitely a rising star worth keeping an eye on.
Greg Stone is a NYC based comedian who has been on AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live, America's Got Talent and is a regular on Sirius XM and NPR’s Snap Judgement
Ryan Reiss is a comedian, writer and actor based in New York City. Ryan began his career as a comedian while attending college at NYU, and quickly became a favorite act on the scene. Ryan's quick wit, instant likeability and unique way of engaging any audience have made him one of the most sought after comedian's at the New York Clubs, and a favorite Audience Warm up performer. Ryan can be seen daily entertaining Fox studio audiences for the "M & J Morning show," "Huckabee," "CenterStage" on the YES Netowrk, and "Fox & Friends." When not performing live, Ryan has been seen as a Host on WE' s hit series "Three Men & a Chick Flick," MTV's TRL, Nickelodeon "U Pick Live," Fox "Red Eye," "M & J Morning show," and "Howard Stern Show." In addition to his television appearances, MTV took Ryan to Cancun where he wrote and co-produced "Jimmy Fallon & Drew Barrymore's Spring Break Face Off." He also helped develop ideas, and served as a staff comedy writer for Spike TV.
A regular around the New York comedy circuit, Kevin has been seen multiple times on The Artie Lange Show on DirecTV, The Wendy Williams Show, and the Geico SportsNite Commercial series “House Of Fans” as the “Yankee Fan”; as well advertisements for Wix.com, StubHub, Radio Shack, and the Google App.
Kevin is a regular on SiriusXM with shows like The Dean Obeidallah Show, Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang, and The Raw Report.
Kevin has also been heard on numerous popular podcasts like Artie Lange’s Uncensored Podcast, Bob and Sheri’s Oddcast, The Journey Podcast with Carlos Mencia, and is a regular on the Compound Media Network with Anthony Cumia from “Opie & Anthony”.
Kevin has been featured in several comedy festivals and competitions, including the Jersey City Comedy Festival, Meadowlands Comedy Festival, multiple March Comedy Madness standup competitions, and as a 2017 Semi-Finalist in NY’s Funniest standup competition at the legendary Carolines on Broadway; later returning that year to Headline Carolines for the first of multiple times as part of their “Breakout Artist Comedy Series”.
Most recently his internationally charting podcast “Just Joking” was featured in the 2021 New York Comedy Festival with Rich Vos and Bonnie McFarlane, and has featured guests like Doug Stanhope, Judy Gold, Bobby Collins, Lisa Lampanelli, Chuck Nice, Jaime Kennedy, Brad Williams, Mark Normand, Bobby Kelly, Cipha Sounds, Todd Barry, Jessica Kirson, Kevin Farley, Jackie Martling, Adam Ferrara and more.
In 2020 Kevin’s debut stand up album “High on Molly” debuted in the Top 5 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and reached #1 twice.
When not performing at the top comedy clubs, casinos, and colleges around the country, you can catch Kevin opening up regularly for Carlos Mencia and AGT’s Gina Brillon on the road.
Kevin is not making any of this up.
Joe Matarese has been on The Howard Stern Show, WTF with Marc Maron, The Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents Joe Matarese (1/2 Hour Special), The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn and Craig Ferguson, Last Comic Standing, Chelsea Lately, and The Better Half where he and his wife took home the winning prize. Joe was also featured on America’s Got Talent, where he received a standing ovation from all four celebrity judges.
Joe has two comedy specials, Medicated and The Poster's Wrong, both now available for free on YouTube. In the Spring of 2023, he will be releasing his third comedy special called Mullets and Mixtapes. Joe's currently touring his Greatest Hits Standup Tour including all his most popular standup bits along with the stories behind them.
Bob DiBuono just appeared on GOTHAM LIVE ON AXS TV and has also been seen on MTV, E!, CNN, FOX’S RED EYE, GOOD DAY NY, OPIE AND ANTHONY and BOB AND TOM radio. He was a regular on the JIM BREUER Show on SIRIUS and has been seen in numerous TV commercials. Bob currently is based out of NYC and headlines around the country
Tom Cassidy is a comedian from Philadelphia, based in New York City. His debut stand-up album funnymatic reached #1 on the iTunes comedy chart. Tom was the lead producer for the first season of Danny’s House on Vice TV, has been featured on Adult Swim programming including Mostly for Millennials and was a writer for The F-Spot With Derrick Beckles. Tom turned his 2nd Album 'LIFE AFTER FUNNY' into a youtube special in 2022. His new Pilot SNOWDANCE is also out now on Youtube!
Rojo Perez is a New York-based comedian. Originally from Puerto Rico, Rojo moved to Florida for college and began performing stand-up comedy at age 20. In August 2017 he made his late night standup debut on TBS "Conan". As a cast member on MTV's Decoded, Rojo was featured on Comedy Central's Funny 'Cause It's True, Time Out New York and Univision's FLAMA. Rojo has also performed at top-tier comedy clubs across the country, such as the Comedy Studio in Boston, the Comedy Club on State in Madison, Cap City Comedy Club in Austin, ACME Comedy Company in Minneapolis, and Go Bananas Comedy Club in Cincinnati. In 2016 he was selected as a Standup NBC finalist and has been a part of the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Moontower Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, LA Riot Comedy Festival and Akumal Comedy Festival in Mexico. Rojo's future plans include one day earning enough money so that relatives will ask to borrow some and continuing to spread laughter regardless of race, religion, or gender.
Dave is a comedian originally from New York and New Jersey who began doing stand up in high school and sketch and interview comedy at Syracuse University.
He is most known for his videos interviewing the Westboro Baptist Church as "Brick Stone," and has been a guest on RT's The Alyona Show, The Opie & Anthony Show on Sirius/XM, and HuffPost Live. He's also a featured comedian on season 1 of NuvoTV's Stand Up and Deliver and has written for Saturday Night Live and the Triumph specials.
RICK YOUNGER is a comedian and actor who you've undoubtedly seen in numerous national television commercials and stand up comedy appearances on “It’s Showtime at the Apollo” and AXS TV’s, “Gotham Comedy Live”. Film credits include Ordinary World and Morning Glory. He’s appeared on TV in the Woody Allen Amazon Series, "Crisis in Six Scenes", HBO's "Girls", "Blue Bloods", "Law & Order: SVU", “The Last O.G.”, and “The Other Two” on HBOMAX. Rick has also been on Broadway where he originated the role of Mr. Duvall in Mean Girls the Musical. Instagram/Twitter: @RickYounger
Always relaxed on stage with a wide range of material and a unique perspective on life, Noah Gardenswartz is a comedian you should know about.
Noah was born and raised in Denver, but cut his comedy teeth in the diverse rooms of Atlanta. Currently living in Brooklyn, Gardenswartz’s well-crafted mix of jokes, observations, and personal stories have made him a New York City favorite, and a nationally booked up-and-comer.
In 2016, Noah had his own half hour special on Comedy Central, and also released his debut comedy album, “Blunt,” on Comedy Central Records. He has appeared on Conan, Comedy Central’s “Adam Devine’s House Party,” and in 2015 he was a semi-finalist on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.”
He has written for truTV’s “Comedy Knockout,” and also appears regularly as a panelist on the show. Before turning to stand-up full time, Gardenswartz worked as a journalist, hedge fund day
trader, elementary school teacher, and even grew weed, though obviously not all at once.
Brendan Eyre is one of New York's top up and coming comedians. His laid back, observational style is a hit in comedy clubs throughout the country. He has been featured on NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers, Adam Devine's House Party on Comedy Central, AXS TV's Live at Gotham, Red Eye on Fox News, and the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom radio show. His podcast, the Rad Dudecast, is a favorite on the iTunes comedy charts. Brendan was also a 2014 New Face of Comedy at the prestigious Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.
Kerry Coddett [Cah-dit] is a New York- based comedian, actress, and writer. Born and raised in Brooklyn to Caribbean parents, Kerry draws comedic inspiration from her colorful surroundings and offers a uniquely unapologetic perspective that is both irreverent and insightful. A stand up comedian with a modern storytelling style, Kerry is edgy, raw, and energetic, while still finding hilarious ways to skewer the status quo. Kerry can be seen as the newest cast member on MTV2’s Joking Off, where comedy news site The Interrobang touted her as a comedic force with "a gigantic stage presence who belongs on television." She’ll also appear on Tru TV’s new series Comedy Knockout and has been on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and Why? w/ Hannibal Burress, Huffington Post Live, and Essence Live.She has also been a guest co-host on The Young Turks. Kerry has written viral articles for The Huffington Post and The Atlantic, and has also been featured in numerous publications, includingEntertainment Weekly, Mashable, Elle.com, Buzzfeed, and Salon, among others. Kerry has performed stand up at the New York Comedy Festival, and she’s also the host of Brooklyn, Stand Up!!, a monthly stand up comedy show that has been listed in The Village Voice and the New York Times. She has also written and starred in her own sketch comedy web series, The Coddett Project. Kerry attended CUNY Baruch College and graduated cum laude with a B.A. in English and Psychology, at the age of 19. Old enough to make decisions without her parents’ permission and young enough to believe that a career in performing arts was possible, Kerry forwent a traditional job utilizing her degree and sought to become a comedic actress. She went on to receive training at the Esper Studio, theStella Adler Studio, and HB Studio. She was able to further refine her comedic chops when she studied at the People’s Improv Theaterand the Upright Citizen’s Brigade (UCB), where she was named a UCB Diversity Scholar, and performed with an all female, all women of color improv team, called Affirmative Action. When Kerry is not on stage telling jokes, she is finding ways to make real life as exciting. This usually involves starting conversations with strangers. In some places, that’s considered illegal. Kerry thinks not having a sense of humor should be illegal, too. Thank goodness Kerry is a comedian. She is not running for president.
Janelle is a Los Angeles based comedian that can be seen on The Comedy Lineup on Netflix, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Crashing (HBO) In what has been an eventful series of events/years, Janelle is currently a staff writer on Black Monday on Showtime. After touring with Chris Rock on his Total Blackout tour, she took over the reigns of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival (now The Janelle James Comedy Festival) in Brooklyn and is now currently touring with Amy Schumer. She was included in the Just For Laughs Montreal's New Faces category for 2016, named one of The 50 Most Funny People in Brooklyn 2016 and has been featured several times for her outstanding performance ability in The New York Times. Janelle’s debut comedy album, Black and Mild was released on September 29th, 2017 on all major streaming networks.
Paul Hooper hits the stage with thought provoking, politically incorrect comedy that slams society and himself with absolute irreverence. An only child with OCD, Hooper channels his dysfunction into a cathartic harangue. He has an undeniable likability, and this young comic plays it to the hilt as he rants non-stop through his routine, winning over any judgmental people who could be shocked by his outrageous take on life. This native of Charlotte, North Carolina has already proven to be a hit in clubs from Florida to Alaska. He has been featured at the HBO Comedy Festival in Vegas, the Boston Comedy Festival and was a finalist in the 30th Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition.
Andy Sandford is a fresh (yet bearded) face who got funny in Atlanta, GA and is now based out of New York City. He can be heard on “Aqua Teen Hunger Force”. Andy is a featured guest on the nationally syndicated “Regular Guys” radio show, and has appeared on The Bob and Tom Show. His stand up is featured on XM/Sirius satellite radio as well as Pandora. Creative Loafing Magazine named Andy “Best Atlanta Comedian,” and he was a top 12 finalist in CMT’s “Next Big Comic” Competition… In 2011, Rooftopcomedy.com bestowed Andy the Silver Nail Award; given to the “8 best up and coming comics in the country.” Andy also received a very respectable score on an anatomy midterm during his very brief college career. Andy Sandford has been described as “a skillful linguist who carefully plays with pitch, tone and timing to spice up his jokes.” One thing is for certain: you won't want to miss this guy’s act.
Zach Sherwin is an American comedian, musician, writer, and actor best known for writing for and performing in the Epic Rap Battles of History YouTube series, as well as writing for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend on The CW. He specializes in comedic rap. He previously performed with The Late Night Players, and under the stage name MC Mr. Napkins.
In a short amount of time, Rob Haze has become a rising star in stand up comedy. The Atlanta native began his stand up journey while studying Political Science, at the University of Georgia. There he would host and perform at many talent shows, pageants, and step shows. He went on to win the Athens Last Comic Standing contest. Robert moved back to his hometown Atlanta, Georgia to further his comedy career. With a sense of humor that is full both of clever wordplay and references to popular culture, there is no wonder why Rob has become a favorite at the Laughing Skull Lounge, Punchline, and Uptown Comedy Corner. Rob uses his gift, to help others as well; in 2012 he won the Autism Laughs charity competition. He also was a writer and star of a (local) sketch comedy show called Cabbagetown. In 2012, Rob began to branch out from the Southeast, and was a finalist in the Bay Area Black Comedy Competition in Oakland, California. He was a 2012 Finalist in the NBC Stand Up for Diversity contest and will be joining them on their 2013 college tour. There are no racial or age limits to Rob’s comedy as he likes to bring people together rather than tear them apart.
Andy Haynes was born in Seattle, WA where he was raised on a healthy diet of salmon and coffee. Since starting comedy in 2004, he has been seen on Late Nite with Jimmy Fallon, Conan, Comedy Central Presents, the Pete Holmes show, Roast Battle, and Another Period. He now lives in LA where he regularly performs at the Comedy Store and writes for your favorite television shows.
Ryan Beck is a comedian in New York City. He has participated in several comedy festivals, including the New York Comedy Festival, Brooklyn Comedy Festival and the Limestone Comedy Festival. Ryan has appeared on MTV’s Girl Code, Comedy Central, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. As a writer, he’s contributed to the Comedy Central Roasts of Bob Saget, Roseanne Barr and James Franco, and just completed work on his first novel. Ryan has also written, produced and starred in his own web series "#RyanBeckShow" and the interactive short film "We Need To Talk" (wntt.tv). Follow him on Twitter at @iamryanbeck
I’m a stand up comic who lives in LA, but often travels telling jokes throughout the rest of the country (and various other parts of the world). When I’m not out performing, you can find me surfing, playing tennis and (most likely) napping. These are my favorite things, though I’m really only great at one of them.
I’ve been on Kate Flannery’s “Stand Up in Stilettos” on the TV Guide Network, “Gotham Live” on AXS TV, and have been part of live comedy shows and festivals all over the world. This past year I was super excited to be invited to be part of the prestigious “Just For Laughs” comedy festival in Montreal, and also got to entertain our troops for two weeks performing at various bases throughout Japan.
I’m often a guest on my friends’ podcasts, can be heard on the Bob and Tom show, and am half of the sketch group “See You Next Tuesday.”