Comedians
Hailing from Estonia and just returned from a year in Vancouver, Canada, Ari Matti Mustonen has a bright future ahead of him. With enough on stage energy to power a small town and punchlines to match, Ari has been enthralling audiences around the world with stories about life growing up in Eastern Europe. Ari Matti Mustonen is the most Finnish sounding name ever (you do know what Finnish names sound like right?) but he’s a homegrown Estonian. Ari has an effortless charm (ok it takes some effort) while being unafraid to put forward his point of view.
Ari has recently returned from a year in Vancouver, Canada where he worked as a feature act and headliner for Yuk Yuks and The Comedy Mix. As a highlight of his time, he self promoted and performed his hour “Imported Goods” at the Rio Theater in Vancouver, selling 350 seats.
In his career, Ari has spent time in Australia, becoming a regular in Melbourne and around the country. Throughout Asia he has performed at the Bangkok Comedy Club, Bangkok Hilarious, Crackhouse Kuala Lumpur, LOL Comedy, Takeout Comedy among others. He has opened for Chris Franklin, Al De Bene, Rizal Van Geyzel, Jim Brewsky, Lawrence Mooney.
Ari’s other passion is martial arts, he has become a figure in the local MMA community in Estonia and has commentated numerous International pay per view fights.
“Great comedy wit. Internationally appealing” – CHRIS FRANKLIN
“Ari is a great stand up! He has an enviable fearlessness. He’s going to go on to make many many people laugh all over the world.” – GLENN WOOL
Jaclyn Marfuggi Caprio is a "JERSEY shell with a BRITNEY filling" who most recently finished a 2-year residency as Female Emcee of Channing Tatum's Magic Mike Live in Las Vegas. She has appeared on BRAVO, BRAVOcon, FOX, MTV, TruTV, SiriusXm Radio, Hosting for Samsung’s Hollywire Entertainment News, and Amazon (starring in A Wiseguy Christmas Movie). You can catch her acting as “Jersey Jaci” on the Las Vegas Strip in "BATTLEBOTS DESTRUCTATHON." Jaclyn is the co-host and co-producer of the Italian-themed comedy show "Holy Cannoli Comedy", a monthly hit show at The Hollywood Improv. She has been performing stand-up around the country since 2012, including overseas for the troops, and has opened for Whitney Cummings, Michael Yo, Mike Marino, and Erik Rivera. She thanks you for fully supporting her making “Being Italian” her whole personality. Follow on IG @jaclynmarfuggi Tik Tok @thejaclynmarfuggi
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 who co-created and co-starred in the critically acclaimed series BROAD CITY. She co-wrote and starred in the film FALSE POSITIVE, produced by A24 and available on Hulu. She was cast in the film ROUGH NIGHT and THE AFTERPARTY for Apple TV+. Ilana is the co-founder of the non-profit Generator Collective, which defines minimal civic engagement and aims to humanize policy. BABES, which she co-wrote, co-stars in, and produced, was released this year with Neon. Ilana was recently on tour for ILANA GLAZER LIVE, performing stand up comedy across the USA and Canada. Her latest standup special, “Human Magic,” premieres on Hulu and Disney+ worldwide on December 20, 2024.
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.
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
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.
Jordan Jensen started comedy in upstate NY before moving to Nashville TN, where she spent a year working for clubs and taking her comedy on the road in her pickup truck. Most recently, she was featured on "The Late Late Show with James Corden". In 2021, Jordan was named the first female comic to win “NY’s Funniest Stand Up” at the NY Comedy Festival. She now lives in Brooklyn NY and has since been featured on SiriusXM, as a "New Face" at the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival and is now a regular at the renowned Comedy Cellar. Her comedy consists of tales of her bizarre upbringing, highly unconventional family, and filterless confessions of her time on this filthy planet.
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.
MATTEO LANE is a New York-based comedian, originally from Chicago. Matteo recently performed on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS and Comedy Central’s ADAM DEVINE’S HOUSE PARTY, as well as MTV’s GIRL CODE and MTV2’s GUY CODE.
He also recently performed in the IFC holiday special AT JOE’S PUB alongside Tony Hale and the Dap Kings, and is upcoming in the new Comedy Central series THE COMEDY JAM.
Matteo is also currently developing an IFC digital series that he will both write and star in, and an animated project with Titmouse.
Matteo was also a New Face at JFL Montreal in 2014. Before starting stand up, Matteo lived in Italy as an oil painter and Opera singer.
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.
Andrew is an Emmy nominated writer and actor best know for his work on Saturday Night Live.
