Comedians


Liza Treyger is an American comedian who has appeared on Comedy Central. She is Jewish and emigrated from Ukraine to Chicago, Illinois during the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1990. Treyger is known for her self-deprecating comedy and for making heavy women feel more comfortable joking about their weight.
Born on the luscious island of, St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands, Mike Yard, moved with his family To East New York Brooklyn in 1986. "Culture shock anyone". Mike Started his comedy career at the now defunct "Uptown Comedy Club" in Harlem NYC. "I kept going to comedy clubs and open Mic nights and watching comics do their sets but on the inside I was itching to hit the stage myself. One day I just decided to go for it and my goal was simply not to get booed off stage -- and I didn't!" Fast forward to over a decade later and Michael Yard has become one of the hottest comedians touring the country today. In addition to being one of the most sought after acts on the college and university circuit, Mike's made a name for himself as one of New York City's premier comedians. Michael was honored to be named one of Comedy's most thought provoking comedians by The Black Comedy Awards. His quest to delve deeper into the minds of the masses paid off when Rev. Jessie Jackson invited Mike to perform twice for The Rainbow Coalition/ Operation PUSH national conventions in New York and Chicago. When not on stage making new friends at well-known venues like "The Comedy Cellar", "Caroline's Comedy Club", "The Comedy Store", "Stand Up NY", or "Gotham Comedy Club", Mike Is a regular contributor on "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" on Comedy Central. Mike also likes to flex his writing muscles. He had a chance to do so as a writer/correspondent on “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” on Comedy Central also writer/voice talent on an animated pilot for Spike TV "the Big Head People". Mike loves writing screenplays as well and hopes to one day direct and star in one of his works. In addition to his writing, Mike is rapidly becoming well known for his ability to morph into anyone right before your eyes. His repertoire of voices includes dialects from The Caribbean, Africa, India, Ireland, England and many more exotic lands. He has a knack for making his audiences see, hear and feel his comedy. Mike's is becoming a familiar face with his numerous television appearances. They include, Correspondent/Writer: The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (Comedy Central). Writer/Performer: Pilot,The BigHead People (Spike TV) Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central) Gotham Comedy Live (AXS TV) Live at Gotham (Comedy Central) The Apollo Comedy Hour (NBC) Russell Simmons Def Comedy Jam, (All Star Edition), (HBO) ComicView (BET)
Funny, smart, fresh, and magnetic, Neko White is a star. A comedian born and raised in Harlem, Neko has brought his unique perspective and sharp comedy from New York to international audiences. Beginning his career at just fourteen years old, the then high school freshman was sitting in class when a teacher asked, “Does anyone have a talent?” Something in Neko’s mind said, “Go tell jokes!“ He went up in front of his classmates and it worked. And, as they say, the rest is history. As a stand-up, Neko has been featured on Netflix’s "Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends," Cracked Comedy Club, TruTV’s "Laff Tracks," AXS TV’s "Gotham Comedy Live," STARZ’s "New York’s Funniest," and Kevin Hart’s LOL Network. He was named one of the "New Faces" in the Just For Laughs Festival, performed in Netflix is a Joke Festival, and won Carolines’ prestigious March Madness competition. Neko released a comedy album titled "Marscellus," then produced one of the most original filmed specials in recent memory with his self-released "Dark Out." Shot with no audience, a pitch-black background, and recorded with an old-fashioned microphone, Neko’s special received critical acclaim. One publication said "Dark Out" made Neko one of the “innovators changing comedy.” Neko also self-produced his first hour special, "Neko White: Introducing Me.” He was the subject of the award-winning documentary, “One Mic.” Neko is an accomplished television personality. He hosted Vice News’ popular series, "How To Be A Person" and has been a regular guest on MTV2’s "Hip Hop Hollywood Squares" and Comedy Central’s "Dark Humor." Neko made his film acting debut in the movie, "Midlife."
Mike Britt is a Brooklyn, NY born stand-up comedian. He got his start at the Uptown Comedy Club in Harlem. Since then, He has appeared on Comedy Central Presents, BET's Comicview, VH1's Best Week Ever, and The Bad Boys of Comedy. In 2015, he's now known as the "singer" of the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt theme song.
Maddy Smith is a cast member on MTV’s Wild N Out, a nationally touring comedian, and a social media icon. Originally from Buffalo, Maddy is known for her quick wit and cutting roasts, and her seemingly lack of fear of whatever comes out of her mouth. After 5 seasons on Wild N Out, most would agree that what Maddy says is often “out of pocket” but you’ll have to see for yourself in one of her multi-million viewed YouTube compilations. Maddy opens for Bert Kreischer and Theo Von and has made appearances on BET, HBO, Barstool Sports, and more. She’s a regular at the Comedy Cellar in NYC. Her 2025 "Bad Genes Tour" is traveling all throughout the country with a brand new hour of material you don't want to miss!
Energetic, loud, never understated and always funny, Nathan Macintosh is quickly becoming one of the names to know in comedy. Most recently appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on NBC, he’s also performed on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on CBS, Conan on TBS, his own half hour special shown on The Comedy Network/CTV, and Just For Laughs All Access and Talk Of The Fest. His debut album I Wasn't Talking was featured in Ex!aim Magazine's Top Ten Hilariously Good Comedy Moments of 2015. He is also the host of the podcast Positive Anger, which has over 1,000,000 listens on SoundCloud and is frequently in the top 200 podcasts on iTunes. Nathan has performed at many major comedy festivals, including the Halifax Comedy Festival, the Boston Comedy Festival, and the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival seven times. He's also been heard on Sirius Satellite Radio, XM radios Laugh Attack,is a regular on CBC's radios 'The Debaters' and has been heard on Raw Report.
Nore Davis is a New York City based stand-up comedian who delivers an energetic performance filled with witty quips and sharp punch lines. Davis’s style hones the perfect balance between observational and anecdotal humor as he takes ordinary situations and transforms them into personal, relatable, cackle-inducing stories. Davis creates energetic, layered scenes complete with bold dialogues and wild intonation shifts showcasing a unique style of stand-up comedy and a powerful stage presence unlike anyone else. In the last year, Nore Davis has released his third comedy album Too Woke, filmed his first Comedy Central Half Hour which will air in Fall 2019, made two late-night television appearances (including an interview) on Conan, was featured on the final season of hit HBO show 2 Dope Queens, released his first comedy special You Guys Are Dope on Amazon Prime, is the recurring host for Marvel’s digital series Let’s Play, and was featured in season two of Comedy Central’s Thank You, Goodnight. Past credits include MTV, VH1, HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer, and was a comedy writer producing 74 sketches and segments for Seriously.tv under Complex.
Subhah Agarwal has brought an honesty to her comedy that will leave you saying "I didn't need to know that." Subhah has written for Netflix’s “Arsenio Hall” limited series, the "Plan B" movie on Hulu," and The Jim Jefferies Show"on Comedy Central, amongst others. You can also catch her jokes live at stand up comedy clubs across the country. If you don't want to leave your couch, you can see her late night debut on NBC's "A Little Late With Lilly Singh." She's also appeared on season three of HBO's "Westworld", "General Hospital," TruTv's sketch comedy "Friends of the People", and as herself on MTV2, Comedy Central, and Gotham Comedy Live.
Shane Torres is a standup comedian, writer, podcaster, and sometimes actor who lives in Brooklyn, New York. As a standup comedian Shane has appeared on CONAN (twice), THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT, NBC’S LAST COMIC STANDING, HALF HOUR SPECIAL WITH COMEDY CENTRAL, and THIS WEEK FROM THE CELLAR on Comedy Central just to name a few. He released his debut album "Established 1981" with Comedy Central records to rave reviews in 2018. You can see him touring all around the world at comedy clubs, concert venues, and some of the most prestigious festivals. Shane has been heard on popular podcasts such as BERTCAST, COMEDY BANG BANG, ALL FANTASY EVERYTHING, GUYS WE FUCKED, SAVAGE LOVE PODCAST, DOUG LOVES MOVIES, RISK and a slew of more. His podcast NO ACCOUNTING FOR TASTE with Kyle Kinane is available via ALL THINGS COMEDY wherever you get your podcasts. Shane has been seen acting alongside household names for NBC’S RED NOSE DAY and on IFC’S COMEDY BANG BANG. In 2019 Shane was one of a handful of comedians invited to perform on Will Smith’s THIS JOKA. Shane has also hosted his own series for Comedy Central called SHANE TORRES CONQUERS YOUR FEARS and a show for Paramount Plus named HOW GOOD CAN IT GET WITH SHANE TORRES. Shane has also been seen as a panelist on multiple television shows across a variety of networks. He has been reviewed by numerous media outlets including The New York Times, Onion AV Club, GQ UK, and more. “Mr. Torres has a laconic drawling delivery with deliberate pacing, placing him firmly in the tradition of dry deadpan specialists like Tig Notaro and Todd Barry. But his style is warmer, relying on punchlines with corkscrew turns that have moments of vulnerability and even melancholy.” — The New York Times.
James Mattern is a nationally headlining comic and media personality, who has quickly become one of the most beloved emcees in New York. James has released two albums, "No Segues" in 2019 and "The Check Spot" in 2021, the latter of which debuted at #1 on iTunes Comedy Charts and was voted Interrobang’s “Album of the Year” in 2021. The development of "The Check Spot" album was recorded from its conception and later released as a documentary film by the same name on YouTube on June 3, 2021. James has warmed up audiences on a number of TV shows in both New York and Los Angeles, including Netflix’s "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj," ABC’s "The View," NBC’s "Bring the Funny," Netflix’s "The Break with Michelle Wolf," and ABC’s "The Chew." He has also appeared on PlutoTV’s "Kevin Hart Presents Comedy in Color," MSG Network’s "The Bracket," Manhattan Neighborhood Network’s "Chris Gethard Presents," Fox Sports "One's Garbage Time with Katie Nolan," WWE Network's "The List," and MSG Network’s "People Talking Sports," to name a few. Currently, James can be heard as a co-hosts "The SDR (Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll) Show" on G.A.S. Digital.
Born and raised in New York and now based in Los Angeles, Tori Piskin is a comedian, writer, and digital creator. She was named 'Best of Fest' at the Big Pine Comedy Festival and selected as one of ten performers for the 2019 New York Comedy Festival’s: Comics to Watch. Her first special, "Prettiest Girl at the Special School," was released with 800 Pound Gorilla and aired on SiriusXM’s She’s So Funny channel. She has performed at Skankfest and opened for Jeff Ross and Dave Attell’s Bumping Mics, and was a writer on Netflix’s "Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year."
Kunal C. Arora “KC” is a New York-based comedian whose biting observational humor and sarcastic charm will have you doubled over with laughter at every show. When KC isn’t performing across the U.S., you can find him hanging out in comedy clubs around New York City or Instagram (@KCAroraViews). KC made his first national, non-court related TV appearance on Laughs on FOX in 2015, and has been on the rise ever since. After making almost a dozen appearances on Laughs on Fox, he was seen on SeeSo’s New York’s Funniest. TruTV’s Late Night Snack and was a semi-finalist in NBC’s Standup for Diversity. KC made it to the final four of Caroline’s March Madness competition. KC was also part of the viral web series and advertisement campaign for Optimum’s The UnMovers. It is still on air. His first full nationally televised comedy set for Gotham Comedy Live aired on AXS TV February 2017. His set on SeeSo’s The Guest List aired on June 2017. He also appeared on three episodes of FOX’s Punchlines in August 2017. Recently, he was seen on ESPN’s Sportscenter and NextVR’s Comedy Live.
Ali is the southern, dyslexic, pageant kid, who grew up to be a dyslexic, lesbian comedian, actor, and writer. Ali has been performing comedy for over a decade and is currently based in Brooklyn, NY. She co-host Y'all Gay? podcast with her best friend and fellow southern queer comedian Ever Mainard. Vulture named Y’all Gay? one of the top five comedy podcasts of 2022 saying the podcast is "hilarious.....it's the type of show that can't help but embody a certain southern charm". Ali’s stand up has been featured on the show Funny How? on VICE as well as Sirius XM. To find out what Ali is up to follow her @acountryclayton on all platforms.
Rich Vos is an incredibly gifted comic who not only has sharp, insightful material, but he is also a master at working the crowd. His ability to perform in front of any audience has landed him television shows as varied as being the first white comic on Def Jam to performing on the View. Rich was the breakout star of NBC's Last Comic Sta...
Dan St. Germain is a comedian, writer, and actor who has a half-hour special on Comedy Central and has appeared on This is Not Happening, Conan, Fallon, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Adam Ruins Everything, Crashing, Best Week Ever, @Midnight, John Oliver‘s NY Standup Show, Guy Code, HBO’s Funny as Hell, The Roast of Bruce Prichard, and is featured in the upcoming Ultimate Warrior documentary on A&E. He’s written for The White House Correspondents Dinner, Alternatino, The Break with Michelle Wolf, Superior Donuts, The Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe, Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, Tru TV’s Ten Things, and has developed his own shows for both Fox and Comedy Central. He co-hosted The Ringer’s Masked Man, Not Safe, and My Dumb Friends podcasts as well as appearing on Ten Percent Happier, The Honey Dew, WTF with Marc Maron, You Made It Weird, Carolla, Bennington, Bertcast, and The Bonfire on Comedy Central Sirius. He’s a Variety Comic to Watch, Time Out NY’s Break Out Comedian of 2014, and has appeared at both the Just For Laughs Festival and Bumbershoot. He’s the creator of Kicking Dan Out on My Damn Channel and the co-creator of In Security on Comedy Central Studios. His album No Real Winners Here was listed as one of the best albums of 2018 by The Interrobang. Dan is developing a short film with Jermaine Fowler for Adult Swim, wrote on the upcoming Bill Burr produced sketch show Immoral Compass, and is the co-host of WrestleRoasts on Ad-Free Shows and All Things Comedy.
Marcus Monroe is a New York City based comedian. His show is a high energy blend of in your face comedic banter riddled with awkwardness. He is the recipient of the prestigious Andy Kaufman Award and has recently appeared on The Late Show, MTV, and ITV (London). The New York Times has selected Marcus’s show as a NYT critics’ pick 4 time and calls Marcus, “one of the most entertaining performers to watch in New York City.” Marcus is a regular at the world famous Comedy Cellar in New York and tours regularly. His one man show, “The Rise and Fall of Marcus Monroe” debuted to rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival earning the Evening Standard’s ‘Pick of the Fringe.’ Currently, Marcus tours theaters, comedy clubs, and colleges with his show and is putting out his debut comedy album later this year.
Eric Neumann is one of the fastest-rising standup comedians in the United States. In February 2022, he made his late-night debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on NBC. He has recorded three albums/specials, Nervous Lover, Just A Phase, and, most recently, But Enough About Me: A Crowd Work Album. All three reached number 1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and are currently playing on Sirius XM Radio. He has appeared on Season 3 of Comedy Central’s This Week at the Comedy Cellar, as well as Season 1 of The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show on Netflix. In 2021, he was featured in The Jerusalem Post as “one of the Jewish comedians who stayed relevant during the Covid-19 pandemic.” He is currently on a headlining tour performing at major comedy clubs across the country. When not touring, Eric lives in Manhattan, where he is a regular at the Comedy Cellar.
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.
Molly Densmore is a comic, actor and writer hailing from Woodstock, NY. Her credits include principal roles in movies on HBO and Amazon, national and international commercials and Off-Broadway. She produces and performs stand up all over NYC and her comedy style was once dubbed "dirty vaudeville" (which is literally what burlesque is. She doesn't do burlesque...yet...but appreciates the art form.) Beating her gym teacher in a tetherball match in third grade remains her greatest accomplishment.
Myka Fox is a NYC comedian, writer, and radio personality known for her quick, off-the-cuff style and sharply written jokes. She currently writes for Comedy Central and Spike networks, has contributed for Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, and maintains a forceful presence on Twitter and Facebook. Myka's safe word is "Cosby."
Calise Hawkins is a comedian and writer. Most recently, she wrote for “Hood Adjacent” and “@midnight” on Comedy Central. Calise has appeared as a stand up on numerous television shows including “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell,” “Shortcoms,” “Stand Up in Stilettos” and “Parental Discretion.” She is also one of the stars of Oxygen's series "Funny Girls". As a writer, Calise’s work has appeared on several major television networks as well as the Whoopi Goldberg pilot, “Spoil Me Mad.” In 2012, Calise was named a New Face at JFL Montreal and has returned to do tapings such as Kevin Hart's digital series "LOL" in 2017. Calise has been a writer for Comedy Central's @Midnight, Comedy Central's "Hood Adjacent" and Trutv's "Comedy KnockOut."
Rosebud Baker is a New York based comedian, actor, and Emmy Award-winning writer. Named one of Variety’s "Top 10 Comics to Watch" and Vulture’s "Comedians You Should and Will Know," Rosebud is currently a writer for Saturday Night Live. She wrote and performed on two WGA Award-nominated sketch series: That Damn Michael Che and Inside Amy Schumer. Rosebud has performed stand-up on That’s My Time with David Letterman (Netflix), Bill Burr’s The Ringers (Comedy Central), and her debut stand-up special, Whiskey Fists, premiered in 2021 on Comedy Central’s YouTube channel, produced by Bill Burr & All Things Comedy. This year, she released her first Netflix special, The Mother Lode. Her acting work can be seen in Life & Beth (Hulu) and the upcoming horror-comedy feature film Hell of A Summer, directed by Finn Wolfhard & Billy Bryk.
One of NY’s brightest and funniest young comedians, Sam Evans is a comic originally from Cincinnati Ohio. After winning the 2012 Funniest Person in Cincinnati competition, Sam relocated to New York City in order to pursue comedy further. He was rewarded in 2014 when he was selected as on of the New Faces at Just For laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He has been featured on Sirius XM and the Audible comedy podcast “Sounds Like America”
Lissa Lenis is a bold and unapologetic comedic voice straight out of Queens, NY. Her sharp wit and fearless humor tackle everything from growing up as a fat Latina to navigating dating apps, generational trauma, and family dynamics with her signature sarcastic flair. Featured on Vice TV, the Decisions Decisions podcast, Hannah on the Street, Subway Takes, and NewYorkers. Lissa's humor combines biting social commentary with the kind of gossip that feels like you're laughing with your favorite cousin. She’s performed at the New York Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, and the Alaska B4UDIE Comedy Festival. Beyond the stage, her writing has been featured in MassAppeal, Timeout NY, and The New York Times. Lissa has opened for comedy heavyweights like Marcello Hernandez, Gina Brillon, and many others. With roots in Queens and a voice that’s both relatable and refreshing, she’s bringing her unique perspective and big laughs to audiences nationwide.
Sean Patton is a comedian based in Los Angeles and New York, by way of New Orleans. He began doing stand-up in the Crescent City and have since performed in comedy clubs across the US and Canada, as well as The Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2011), Just for Laughs Chicago (2013), Just for Laughs Toronto (2013), and Just for Laughs Montreal (2008, 2010, 2012). He's performed on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham (2009), Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2010), and Conan (2011, 2013). 2013 also marked the release of his Comedy Central Half Hour. More recently, He's been on @midnight (2014, 2015) and will be on the second seasons of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail (2015) and This Is Not Happening (2015, 2017), Showtime's Live from SXSW (2017) and TruTv's Comedy Knockout (2016, 2017) As for acting, He's appeared on IFC'S Maron, Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer and TruTV's Those who can't. Those are the things I’ve done that I’m proud of. For a list of things I’ve done that I’m not so proud of... yeah right, you ain’t never gonna know that! I love what I do, some of you will too (thanks!), and some of you will not (but thanks for coming). I want to share myself with you, whomever you are.
UMPIRE UNMASKED throws out the same old boring comedy shows and brings the heat with a lineup of standup heavy hitters who aren’t afraid to swing for the fences. This high-energy showcase brings together some of the funniest performers in the game for a night of big hits, hot takes, and comedic chaos that will keep the crowd roaring long after the final pitch.
Lizzy Cassidy is a stand up comedian based in New York City, who performs all over the country. She has been featured on Sirius XM and is a reoccurring guest on popular podcasts like Keith and The Girl and The Hot Mess Comedy Hour. She’s also performed at comedy festivals like Skankfest and New York Comedy Festival.