Comedians
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."
Jeff Danson aka Heavvy is a Canadian Stand up comedian and food fanatic based out of Los Angeles, California. Heavvy gained recognition in the Canadian comedy scene with a wild energy and sharp writing skills. He was the main contributor to Iron Sheik twitter account. At the time rated the top funniest Twitter accounts by "GQ," "FHM," and "Sports Illustrated." After booking multiple Super Bowl commercials and selling his first food travel show to Viacom MTV entitled, “Hungry Hungry Heavvy” all from his moms basement with no manager or agent, Heavvy moved to LA to seek greater pastures. Since then he’s toured and worked closely with Pete Davidson hosting his special on Comedy Central, “SMD”. Heavvy then started a self produced stand-up show, “Heavvy Sets,” alongside the biggest names and best rising talent in stand up. It’s success in LA at the Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, Laugh Factory, Ice House and Flappers led to the expansion of "Heavvy Sets" to the east coast at New York Comedy Club, Gotham Comedy club and The Stand. Heavvy’s podcast entitled “Flourish Heavvy” has featured the likes of professional athletes, comedians, musicians and restaurateurs. It was named and rated one the best rising podcasts on Apple podcast news. Heavvy has used his platform and network for philanthropy. Since 2017 he’s raised $100,000 USD and lots of social awareness for No Kid Hungry through his comedy series, "Stand Up for No Kid Hungry." Keep an eye out for Heavvy breaking into movies and touring North America as he gears up for his first ever, highly-anticipated album recording for Sirius satellite radio. For more information on keeping it Heavvy, visit: www.soheavvy.com
Ethan Herschenfeld has guested, featured, and headlined at comedy clubs and festivals in the US and the UK, including Gotham, West Side, Carolines, the Comic Strip, Zanies, Comedy on State (Madison), the Comedy Store, the Ice House, the Stand (Glasgow), Top Secret (London), San Diego Comedy Festival, and Asheville Comedy Festival. As an actor, he's known for playing mostly thugs, including Pinky Rabinowitz (Boardwalk Empire - HBO), Eliot Tolken (Damages - FX), Adeem Koroush (Girls -HBO), Jim Stuckey (Pose - FX), Captain of the League of Shadows (Gotham - Fox), Russian Hairdresser (High Maintenance - HBO), Anton Petrov (Blue Bloods - CBS), Tom Campbell (The Blacklist - NBC), Agim Dervishi (Unforgettable - CBS), and upcoming roles in The Plot Against America (HBO), Castle Rock (Hulu), and Betty (HBO).
Irene Tu is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. In 2017, the San Francisco Chronicle singled her out as an “artist on the brink of fame,” on the heels of being named one of the “Bay Area’s 11 Best Stand Up Comedians” (SFist) and one of 20 “Women to Watch” (KQED). She has performed at numerous festivals including SF Sketchfest, Comedy Central’s Clusterfest, RIOT LA, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and Outside Lands. Irene has opened for comedians such as Patton Oswalt, W. Kamau Bell, Brian Posehn, Anthony Jeselnik, Gary Gulman, Judah Friedlander, Hari Kondabolu, and Aparna Nancherla. You can see her on season 2 of “Take My Wife” and on VICELAND’s “Funny How?”
Jason Choi is a New York-based comedian, writer and actor who has been featured in the New York Comedy Festival and Time Out New York. He was a finalist at the Boston Comedy Festival and the New York Comedy Club Fall Invitational, and winner of the 2019 Comedy Mob Festival. He's also appeared at the Asian Comedy Festival, Tiny Cupboard Festival, and SF Sketchfest. Jason has opened for Ronny Chieng at The Town Hall in NYC. You can catch him performing regularly at New York Comedy Club and Stand Up NY.
Jamar Malachi Neighbors, often credited as Jamar Neighbors, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his stand up comedy and roles in Keanu and What Would Diplo Do?. Neighbors was born and raised in Compton, California. As a child, he was inspired by Martin Lawrence on Def Comedy Jam
Eliot Thompson is an up and coming NYC based comedian. He won the 2021 New York Comedy Club stand-up competition, and was named a 2022 New York Comedy Festival Comic To Watch.
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."
Paris Sashay is a comedienne, actor, writer and producer from Washington, DC, but Currently living in New York. Her command as a seasoned storyteller makes even the mundane experience feel like an adventure. Audiences across the country fall in love with her infectious laugh, wit, and style.
Ben Kirschenbaum is a New York stand-up comedian and writer who currently lives ten blocks away from where he grew up. In his early twenties, he mustered up the courage to move to Chicago to pursue his dream of performing at Second City. Once he discovered that improv repels women, Ben moved back to his hometown. He’s written for MTV, Clickhole, and seriouslyTV. Ben performs all over New York and headlines across the country.
Juan is a stand up comedian, writer and occasional nude model. His comedy has been described as "Larry David meets Sofia Vergara", a thing he takes as a big compliment. He is a long time writer and performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and a former on screen talent for FLAMA, Univision's bilingual digital platform where his viral videos were viewed over 20 million times. He has written for McSweeney's and his work was featured in Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Latina Magazine, Time Out NY and The New York Times. He is originally from Uruguay (the other Paraguay).
Anna Bianco is a NYC based comedian. She has performed around the country and been featured on the Travel Channel. You can catch her nightly in clubs around NYC, or by running (she is not very fast.)
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.
Kate Zasowski is a queer writer/comedian originally from Rochester, NY who lives in Los Angeles.
Kate is the writers’ assistant for Atypical on Netflix. Previously she was a writers’ assistant on Busy Tonight (E!), The Fix (Netflix) and Laff Mobb's Laff Tracks (truTV). She also assisted writer/director Kelly Oxford on her feature film debut Pink Skies Ahead.
Kate co-hosts the queer comedy podcast Straight Guys with Caitlin Reese, where the two roast straight and gay culture with a special guest. She also produces the monthly online stand-up show Comedy Crossing, which is hosted by Jenny Yang and takes place inside the video game Animal Crossing. New York Magazine’s Vulture called Comedy Crossing “the most joyful live comedy right now.”
Kate is recipient of the Upright Citizen's Brigade Diversity Scholarship, where she has completed the Improv and Sketch programs. She does stand-up around the city and performs with her improv team Pretty Ugly when it’s covid safe! She also writes nonsense for Brother HQ, TXT Stories, CollegeHumor, Reductress, and McSweeney’s.
Mark Gagnon is an internationally touring comedian opening for Andrew Schulz's "Infamous Tour".
He is the Co-Creator of the Netflix Series "Schulz Saves America" and a co-host on the "Flagrant 2" Podcast."
Julia has been a very busy person. In addition to performing standup at venues all over the country, she is currently starring in the critically acclaimed documentary, “Julia Scotti: Funny that Way”. After a very successful film festival tour, it is now streaming on digital platforms!
Julia continues to break down barriers in every facet of show business, proving that age not just a number, it’s an asset! She has also starred in a short film entitled “Relatable Joy”, playing what else but a comedian! And she looks forward to bringing her acting talents to more projects in the near future. Also on tap, is a Dry Bar Comedy Special, which was recorded earlier this year. In the meantime, can see her on the Showtime network as one of the featured performers in “More Funny Women of a Certain Age”, produced by her old and dear friend, Carole Montgomery.
Molly Kornfeld is an up and coming NYC based comedian. She performs regularly at Carolines, The Tiny Cupboard, New York Comedy Club, and Governor's Comedy Club. She was also recently featured in Boston's Women in Comedy Festival.
Vannessa Jackson is a stand-up comedian who performs all over NYC. She currently works as a writer for Saturday Night Live and recently wrote for Season 2 of A Little Late With Lilly Singh.
"Tj Francis is a NYC based comedian originally from New Jersey. He is a regular at various clubs all over NYC and will travel the country to perform on weekends. He hosts a Podcast called the ‘Tj Francis Program’ and has been featured in Various Sketches, Blogs, and shorts.
Outside of Stand Up you can catch Tj as the host of the Popular Snapchat Web Series called “If You Dare’ or check out his various Social channels which have over 75k followers."
Shazia Mirza is an award winning British stand-up comedian and writer from England.
Recent appearances include: Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing, The Craig Ferguson Show, been profiled on CBS 60mIns
The Jonathan Ross Show, The Late Late Show, Top Gear, Graham Norton Show, and was the star of Celebrity The Island- Bear Grylls
Her last show, 'The Kardashians Made Me Do It' has been a sell out success all over the UK, US, Sweden, Ireland, and Paris, and completed 3 sell out runs at London's Soho Theatre.
For more than 10 years, Marilee has proven she’s an entertainer of limitless talent. From singer, songwriter to actress and comedian, she embodies what it truly means to be an entertainer. Born & raised on the Westside of Chicago, she began performing at 3 years. By age 16 she was performing as a demi-soloist with a professional dance company, “Fred Baker’s West Indian Folk Dance Company”. During that time she performed in more than 50 productions.
After performing for more than 4 years with West Indian Folk Dance Company her passion for theater was ignited. Appearing in “The Wiz”, “Passion Play”, “Crossed” & many more. Marilee began performing as a comedian in September of 2010. Featured at “Jokes & Notes” “TBS Just For Laughs” “Dick Gregory & Friends” “Chicago Funny Women's Festival” “Up Comedy Club” “The Second City” Comedy Central's "South Side"
Marilee wrote, produced, & starred in her sold out, one woman show, “Marilee Live”. She dazzles audiences with her infectious smile & entertaining persona.
Jack Robichaud is a standup comedian, writer and actor hailing from Los Angeles. He's one third of the sketch group "Dead Kevin," which was featured on LA Weekly's Top Ten Comedy Acts to Watch in 2013. He was a New Face at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal in 2014, and has since written for shows on Comedy Central and Adult Swim.
Kellye Howard is a stand-up comedian/actress from Chicago, IL. She’s featured in the 2021 Russo Brothers movie Cherry on Apple TV, also on FOX empire, Chicago Fire, Comedy Central; as well as featured on NBC’s Last Comic Standing; FOX Laughs, and more. Check out her podcast ‘Be less Petty’ Comedy “Self-help” podcast avail on YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, and Soundcloud. IG @kellyehoward website: www.kellyehoward.com
Peet Guercio is a former rock singer who got into comedy on a dare. Since then, his standup videos have over 200 million views and made him a breakout viral star.
His animated, infectious stage energy keeps the audience engaged and on their toes, never knowing where he’ll go next.
Danny Palumbo is a comedian and writer living in Los Angeles. He has appeared on Fuse's Uproarious, TruTV, and Kevin Hart's LOL Network. He has been heard on NPR and featured on ABC News and the AV Club. He also writes about food for the Austin Chronicle, LA Weekly, Eater, The Takeout, and LA Mag. Danny started stand up comedy in the french fry littered sewers of Pittsburgh, where he learned exactly how to hold a microphone. A few years later he moved to Austin, Texas to learn how to move the mic stand. In Austin, Danny quickly became a mainstay. In 2015, he won the 30th annual Funniest Person in Austin contest. That same year, Vulture named Danny one of the top up-and-coming comedians outside of NY and LA. In 2016, he was chosen as a New Face at the Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. Danny has also been selected to perform at the Moontower Comedy Festival and the Big Sky Comedy Festival. Affable, honest, and unpredictable - Danny is a fantastic joke writer and skilled story teller. His style of comedy has landed him gigs in comedy clubs across the country. He tours frequently, but Los Angeles is his home.
Jay Light is a comedian based in Los Angeles, CA. He has performed on Comedy Central and HBO, at festivals worldwide including SXSW and Edinburgh Fringe, and at clubs, colleges, and rehabs across America. He has also written for TV shows including Historical Roasts on Netflix, Legends of the Hidden Temple on The CW, BattleBots on Discovery, and MasterChef on Fox. His debut comedy album “Good Guy With A Gun” was released by All Things Comedy and reached #1 on the iTunes comedy charts.
"Born in Atlanta, GA, matured in San Francisco, and now residing in New York City, Jill Weiner is a comedian and writer. Jill participated in the Come and Take it Festival in Houston, TX, placed second in the Trial by Laughter comedy festival, and has performed at the Boston Comedy Festival. She co-produces and co-hosts a weekly, standing-room-only comedy show in Williamsburg called Laf Dance Saloon. She is also the first female champion of the New York City based roast battle, Comedy Fight Club and produces and co-hosts the hilarious and informative podcast, WikiFreakz.
When not on stage you can catch Jill slurping soup at one of New York’s hottest diners."
