Gabi Conti is an author, host, writer, and performer. Her book, Twenty Guys You Date In Your Twenties, was published in English by Chronicle Books and also translated into French. She is the writer and co-creator of Apple's #1 Fiction podcast, "Bad Influencer," and the host, co-creator, and executive producer of Audible's top true crime and true dating podcast, "Am I Dating A Serial Killer?" Gabi has written for "Cosmopolitan," "Betches," "Deuxmoi," "POPSUGAR," "Elite Daily," and "Hello Giggles." She has covered celebrity news for "Hollywire" on SamsungTV Plus and TikTok. Gabi is the co-host and co-producer of the Italian-themed comedy show "Holy Cannoli Comedy," a monthly hit show at the Hollywood Improv. You can follow her on all platforms (but since she's a millennial, she's the most active on Instagram, duh): @ItsGabiConti

Tommy Brennan is a regular at the world famous Comedy Cellar in New York City and recently made his debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. After getting his start in Chicago, Tommy started touring and has opened for the country's top acts like Nikki Glaser, Taylor Tomlinson, and the late great Louie Anderson. Tommy was selected as a "New Face" at the world-renowned Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, was selected as a Comic to Watch at the New York Comedy Festival, and has been featured on Comedy Central and Don't Tell Comedy. Along with his standup, you may know Tommy from the popular web series and podcast Roommates-In-Law, which he created with fellow comic Tim Smith. The series has gained a cult following online and amassed millions of views online.

James Braly is the first two-time winner of The Moth GrandSlam, a contributor to This American Life, the writer and performer of the New York Times’ Critics Pick Off Broadway monologue Life in a Marital Institution: 20 Years of Monogamy in One Terrifying Hour, and the author of Life in a Marital Institution: 20 Years of Monogamy in One Terrifying Memoir, published by St. Martin’s Press. James has performed at The Whitney Museum, Symphony Space, and on a 14-city national tour presented by Meredith Vieira Productions. His autobiographical stories have been broadcast nationally on NPR, Marketplace, and Selected Shorts, and his personal essays have been published in The New York Times and Redbook. Currently, James teaches storytelling at Fordham University and is developing the television series based on Life in a Marital Institution with Meredith Vieira Productions.

Ilana Glazer is a comedian, actor, advocate, and creator best known for co-creating and co-starring in the critically acclaimed series BROAD CITY. Ilana co-wrote and co-stars in the film BABES, which premiered at SXSW in 2024 to rave reviews and was released with Neon. Ilana completed a 52-show tour for ILANA GLAZER LIVE, performing stand-up comedy across the US and Canada. Her sophomore standup special HUMAN MAGIC was released on Hulu last year. Most recently, she joined the cast of the stage adaptation of the Academy Award nominated film GOOD NIGHT & GOOD LUCK, starring George Clooney. Previews commence in March 2025 and the show concludes after a special limited run of 99 shows in June 2025. Additional credits include FALSE POSITIVE from A24, ROUGH NIGHT distributed by Sony Pictures, THE AFTERPARTY for Apple TV+, and THE NIGHT BEFORE from Columbia Pictures. Ilana is also the co-founder of the non-profit Generator Collective, which organizes and creates content around electing progressive candidates.

In 2014, he became the first Black British comic to be nominated for an award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, earning a Best Newcomer nod, changing the landscape of British comedy forever.

 This set the stage for his hit BBC Three sitcom SunnyD—the first British sitcom to centre a Black Family in over 20 years, later optioned by Lionsgate for a U.S. remake involving Keenan Ivory Wayans and Saladin Patterson, and then collaborating with AMC for his works.

 Dane has supported comedy heavyweights like Katherine Ryan, Reginald D. Hunter, Jim Jeffries, Bill Burr, and Eddie Griffin and Dave Chappelle across Europe, whilst racking up international TV and radio credits including Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and more.

 His acclaimed live shows—Citizen Dane, Reasonable Doubts, Gold Oil and Drugs, and The Chocolate Chip—have sold out tours internationally and been featured on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and YouTube.

 As a writer, Dane has collaborated with Idris Elba, Charlie Brooker, and Katherine Ryan, contributing to major events like the FIFA Awards and Black British Music Awards. He continues to perform internationally at festivals in South Africa, then Netherlands; including JFL Montreal, Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals, and Moontower in Austin, while contributing to Kevin Hart’s LOL Network.

Peyton Ruddy started in the suburbs of Chicago at 17 years old and quickly grew in popularity to become a favorite in the city. He recently moved to Austin, Texas and is a paid regular at the Comedy Mothership and has went viral for his Kill Tony appearance, and has since gathered an even bigger following online for his style of stand up comedy and sketches, reaching over 125 million views in the last 6 months. His style has been referred to as “cutesty wootsey fat shit” Peyton has opened for names such as Tim Dillon, Joe List, Ron White, Chris Distefano, Ari Shaffir, Ralph Barbosa, Craig Robinson, Harland Williams, Bret Ernst, Steph Tolev, Sam Tallent and Casey Rocket all while still maintaining his rockin’ hot bod.

Sydney Kane is an NY based actor/comedian. She is currently performing and working on her first comedy special, “Wife Material,” a one hour musical comedy. The show debuted and sold out in NYC in April and June 2025 and sold out its LA premiere in September 2025. It’s set for a two-night run in December at Littlefield in BK. Her single "Straight Passing Bi" is streaming on all music platforms. Sydney graduated from Pace University with a BFA in Musical Theatre (and lives to tell the tale.) Social: @sydneymorgankane website: www.sydneymorgankane.com

Billie is an LA based stand-up comedian, writer, and actress, who was the first openly Transgender cast member on Bravo’s VANDERPUMP RULES. She has opened on the road for Rosebud Baker (SNL), Trae Crowder, and Nico Carney and performed alongside Rosie O'Donnell, Kathy Griffin, Margaret Cho, and Ron Funches. Billie recently filmed a new comedy special with OnlyFans as part of their comedy standup comic series at The Ice House, where she regularly performs at. Currently, she is developing a new podcast with Bill Burr’s company All Things Comedy.

Milan Patel is an LA based stand-up comedian who just performed at the 2025 Netflix introducing Stand Up Showcase. He has been featured at the Netflix is a Joke Festival (2024), the Big Sky Comedy Festival (2024), and the Treefort Music Festival (2025). Milan recently booked a role in an upcoming Bandera animated series produced by Greg Daniels and Mike Judge, performed on Adam McKay’s climate change awareness show at Dynasty Typewriter, and opened for Chris Fleming at the Largo at the Coronet. He can regularly be seen at The Comedy Store and will next be performing at Flyover Comedy Festival in St. Louis.

Robin Montague is a standup comedian and comedy writer. She has written for numerous comedians, including Chris Rock, and she is a long-time writer for Emmy-winning daytime host Sherri Shepherd. She has appeared on multiple late night shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In addition, she was a writer from the first season of HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, and her jokes were recently featured on NY Post’s Page Six. For over 15 years, Robin was the opening act for comedy icon legend Paul Mooney.

Singer-songwriter Sean Altman is “sharply witty” (Los Angeles Times), “relentlessly clever” (Chicago Tribune) and “bawdy with a wicked modern streak” (Washington Post). Altman is a founding member of Rockapella and led that pioneering vocal group on tour and on the Emmy-winning PBS-TV series, Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?, for which he co-wrote the famous theme song. Sean has shared stages with Billy Joel, Steve Miller, Joey Ramone, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Jay Leno, Samantha Bee, and Jonathan Winters. His songs have been featured in dozens of TV shows, including The Daily Show, Fallon, Colbert, and Schoolhouse Rock. As half of The Everly Set (celebrating The Everly Brothers) and Forever Simon & Garfunkel: A Tribute, he and Jack Skuller have released two double albums and constantly tour the world.

Richard Sarvate is a stand-up comedian and the son of Indian immigrants, known for smart-but-salty contrarian takes on modern life. His material pulls from family, identity, and mental health, delivered with a playful edge and a knack for turning heavy topics into big laughs. He’s a regular voice on SiriusXM’s Raw Comedy Channel, with specials including Dry Bar’s Missed the Window and Bedroom Eyes on Amazon Prime. He’s also the creator of the viral TikTok series Night of the Living Karens.

Tyson is the fifth head since 1935 of the world-renowned Hayden Planetarium in New York City and the first occupant of its Frederick P. Rose Directorship. He is also a research associate of the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History.

Rayna Greenberg is an entrepreneur, podcaster, blogger, photographer, and influencer. She's best known for co-hosting the top comedy podcast Girls Gotta Eat with Ashley Hesseltine. The podcast covers dating, relationships, and sex, and features listener questions and expert insights

Deepak Chandran is an Indian stand-up comedian based in Singapore, performing to audiences around the world. Known for his technically sharp writing and deceptively calm delivery, he often starts with clever, structured observations before sliding into jokes about work, relationships, identity, and modern life’s quiet contradictions. He made his Netflix Asia debut in 2025, and his stand-up clips have racked up hundreds of millions of views across platforms. Deepak has built a massive following on Instagram and Twitter, where his short-form comedy consistently resonates with global audiences. Blending office humor, observational comedy, and personal insight, his style is smart, understated, and sharply relatable — comedy that feels effortless but lands with precision.

Samay Raina is an Indian stand-up comedian and YouTuber. He was the co-winner of the stand-up comedy contest Comicstaan 2 (2019). In 2024, he hosted the comedy talent show India's Got Latent.

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.

Nick Griffin has been featured on Conan, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, in his own half-hour special-Comedy Central Presents: Nick Griffin and is a frequent guest on the nationally syndicated The Bob & Tom Show. Griffin recently made his tenth appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. A comic for more than 20 years, Griffin’s smart, sarcastic and hilarious style makes him one of the most well-respected in the business.

The man with the smile of a thousand angels, Derek Gaines, a California-born New Jersey resident, raised a new face in the wonderful art of comedy. July 29th, 1984, was the day that Lindenwold's only campaign began. Derek started in the vicious comedy clubs of Philadelphia and than began to move around the tri-state area (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York) working and still working on what he would like to call the "Left field crusader show", the style of comedy that speaks to all but touches the very hearts of the Black, "can't-be-a-thug suburbanite only children" of the US. Derek trusts and believes God for this gift he has been given and just wants to bring it back for the people. "Progress and not peril" is his motto, and he plans to take that with him through every stage of his career.

Keith Alberstadt is a nationally-touring comedian known for his sarcastic insight and playful delivery. He's been seen on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Late Night with Seth Meyers.

T.J. Miller (Erlich) has been named one of Variety’s “Top 10 Comics to Watch,” as well as one of Entertainment Weekly’s “Next Big Things in Comedy.” Miller was most recently seen hosting the first season of Comedy Central’s ‘Mash Up,’ a series that combined stand-up and sketch comedy. Miller also co-starred in the Fox’s ‘The Goodwin Games’ opposite Becki Newton and Scott Foley. In addition to his television work, Miller has a popular podcast, ‘Cashing in with T.J. Miller,’ on Nerdist.com. The show finds host Cash Levy failing to get any other guest except Miller on the show...every single episode. Miller has been seen in a number of major film releases, recently ‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World,’ opposite Steve Carell and Keira Knightley, and in 80s rock musical ‘Rock of Ages,’ opposite Tom Cruise. Miller’s additional film credits include: ‘Our Idiot Brother,’ ‘Yogi Bear,’ Gulliver’s Travels,’ ‘Unstoppable,’ ‘She’s Out of My League’ and ‘Get Him to the Greek.’ Miller’s voice-over career has included roles in ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ Cartoon Network’s ‘Dragons,’ Disney’s ‘Gravity Falls’ and Fox’s ‘High School USA!’ Miller first appealed to a wide audience in 2008 when he starred in J.J. Abrams’ blockbuster ‘Cloverfield.’ Soon after, he appeared in Mike Judge’s ‘Extract’ and ABC’s comedy series ‘Carpoolers.’ Miller currently resides in Los Angeles, where he struggles to find meaning in an uncertain world.

He began his comedic odyssey back when he was growing up in Ottawa Canada at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Cabaret and Absolute Comedy Club. Since then he has appeared in many venues in Europe and New York, including, Times Square Arts Centre (former Laugh Factory), and the Comedy Village NYC. Graham has also appeared in various small films as well as television appearances for VBS.TV. and the CBC. And when he is not busy proving his elementary teachers wrong, that you can in fact work as a class clown, you can find him at the local bar practicing how to drink a beer.

As a staple of NYC’s comedy scene and a DJ with roots in the city’s rich hip-hop history, Cipha Sounds is a man of many talents. With a knack for observational comedy, a background in improv, and an arsenal of music industry anecdotes, Cipha’s sets are always unique – drawing on the energy of the room and the audience. When he’s not traveling the world with comedians like Dave Chappelle, Michelle Wolf, Mo Amer, and Michael Che, you can find him performing at Manhattan’s legendary Comedy Cellar, headlining major clubs around the country, and starring and featuring on TV shows like Tru TV’s "Laff Mobb's Laff Tracks", Fuse’s "What’s Ur Thing?" and HBO Max’s "That Damn Michael Che". He also spent many years as a host on Hot 97’s morning show, the original DJ for Chappelle’s Show, and a touring DJ for artists such as Lil Kim, Mos Def, and Rihanna. Cipha is currently the co-host of the podcasts Talk Clearlier (with fellow comedian Wil Sylvince) and Juan Ep Is Life (with Hot 97 and ESPN’s Peter Rosenberg), and he is working on his debut half-hour and happy to join the new Radio station in nyc. 94.7 The Block

No one can do what Josh Adam Meyers is doing with comedy and music. 1 part stand up comic, 1 part rock star, Josh brings comedy and music together with his signature high energy, raspy voice, and command of the stage; combining killer jokes with music, he is the best of both worlds. Everything in the club is part of the show; the staff, the audience, and you never know when a full rock band will join him on stage. Growing up in the Washington D.C. area, Josh was a funny kid who played in bands. Now as a professional comedian and musician - he has come full circle. Josh spent the summer of 2023 opening for Jelly Roll in front of 20k a night at 45 different arenas and amphitheaters around the country, with more high profile concert dates coming in 2024. For Bill Burr, Josh Adam Meyers tours arenas with the man, he was featured on Bill Burr’s "Friends Who Kill" (Netflix), "The Ringers" (Comedy Central), and can also be seen voicing ‘DJ’ Howlin Hank’ on Bill Burr’s "F is for Family" (Netflix). Josh Adam Meyers is a nationally touring headliner performing at clubs and festivals as a stand-up. He has appeared at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival as a New Face in 2013 and continues to be a regular on the festival performing on The Nasty Show and other festival favorites. Josh has performed at Madison Square Garden, Kennedy Center, Netflix Is A Joke Festival, JFL Toronto, NY Comedy Festival, Moontower Comedy, Bonnaroo, Bumbershoot, Blue Whale, Outsidelands, RIOT LA, Bridgetown, Life is Beautiful, and Clusterfest amongst others. He is the creator and host of "The Goddamn Comedy Jam", a live comedy show where famous comedians sing a cover song with a live band, which continues to be one of the most popular live shows in Los Angeles at its homebase, The Comedy Store. GDCJ inspired a TV version and a special on Comedy Central. The show has toured the continent performing on the live festival circuit in front of thousands of die-hard comedy fans. On “The 500 Podcast with Josh Adam Meyers”, he combs through Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, the show was a Spotify Original from 2019-2020 until Spotify spent all their money on Joe Rogan. See you at the show.

Martin Urbano is an NYC-based comedian/satirist who has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The CW (Howie Mandel's Comedy Gala), and Comedy Central. He's currently writing on an upcoming Viceland show and is writing a pilot for TBS. He's performed at Just For Laughs, Bonnaroo, The New York Comedy Festival, Boston Calling, and has opened for Chris Kattan.