Ryo Hayashi is the first Buddha Battle champion held at the New York Comedy Club, and won the 3rd place at the Comedy MOB Festival 2019. As an immigrant and divorced single father raising two young children in New York City, Ryo covers a wide range of topics called ‘life’ with aplomb sarcasm.

Carolyn Riley is a New York based comedian buy way of Boston, where she was named Laugh Boston’s “Funniest Person in Massachusetts.” She has opened for headliners including David Cross, Melissa Villaseñor, Alex Moffat, and Laurie Kilmartin. She has performed in festivals across the country including the Big Sky, Limestone, and Boston comedy festivals.

"Onika McLean, American Stand Up Comedian. She is the winner of Rising Stars Comedy Competition  in London.   She has appeared on the Emmy award winning Show, The Singles Project. The Bravo show won for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media - Multiplatform Storytelling. Onika was dubbed the fan favorite because of her infectious smile & crazy sense of humor. Onika preforms regularly at The Stand, Brooklyn Comedy Club, and Westside Comedy She preforms regularly at other New York Comedy clubs. Recently you can catch her cooking episodes on Epicurious Channel on Condé Nast Media. "

"Karthik Lavangu is an Indian-born NYC based stand-up comedian, storyteller, and a functioning germaphobe (he was a natural at social distancing and Purelling before it was trending). Karthik's Mom describes him as ""the funniest person I know who also happens to be my son,"" while his Dad can't wrap his head around why his son talks about his ""feelings"" and ""emotions"" in front of strangers in the name of comedy instead of putting his engineering and Masters degrees to use. As a tax-paying resident alien living and working in NYC, he has a lot of opinions and a unique perspective on everyday things people take for granted in the first world. Karthik's clean, nuanced, layered and at times dark(ish) observational comedy is inspired from his life experiences in India and the US. He performs all over NYC, at comedy festivals throughout the US, at corporate events, was selected for a residency at Broadway Comedy Club in NYC and produces comedy shows in NYC. Follow him on Instagram @karthiklavangucomic to give his millennial brain an ego boost."

Bassam Shawl is an NYC based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He performs regularly at The Stand Comedy Club, Williamsburg Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, has appeared on Amazon Prime, and was selected in 2023 as a “Comic to Watch” at the New York Comedy Festival.

Wendy Steiner is a Brooklyn-based Jewpanese comic. While the Los Angeles suburbs raised her, living in San Francisco and New York really aged her. She’s a set-up-punchline kind of gal with a Berkeley-educated sense of privilege and half-white guilt.

Mike Lee is a standup comic who performs all over New York. He recently performed in the Burbank Comedy Festival and produces the bimonthly show Nice One! Comedy currently in Queens, NY.

Ben Frank is a New York-based stand-up comedian, who began his comedy career in Shanghai, China. He has performed all around the world and headlined comedy clubs in more than 10 different countries. In April 2022, Ben’s hour-long comedy album “Goodbye Shanghai” debuted at #3 on Itunes, and he also finished runner-up in the stand-up competition at the Baton Rouge Improv Festival. Ben was also a finalist in the 2022 Connecticut Comedy Contest.

Soo Ra is an unsuspecting firecracker. She can be heard on the Netflix is a Joke Sirius XM channel. She was selected for the Comics to Watch showcase in the NY Comedy Festival. She’s made several appearances on BuzzFeed, Fusion Network, and popular comedy podcasts such as Kill Tony and Talk Clearlyer. She has featured on the road for comedy greats such as Jeff Ross, Donnell Rawlings & Tony Woods. She’s currently on a theater tour with Nate Jackson. You can check out some of her work at @hoora4soora on all platforms.

Geo Perez is a native New Yorker who started doing standup in Alabama. Convict turned comedian, he cohosts a podcast called ‘On The Gate’ where he speaks about his drug and criminal past. He has also made appearances on Kill Tony and Legion of Skanks podcast.

Peter Wong is an NYC comedian and YouTuber who’s channel has over 4 million views. He has been featured on Tosh.0 and FunnyOrDie and was recently selected as one of New York Comedy Festival’s Comics to Watch.

Born in the mean streets of Venezuela and raised in a swamp in South Florida, Igor Martinez is a stand up comedian based in New York City. He blends his physicality, Hispanic background, and embarrassing anecdotes together to create a brand of comedy that brings shame to his traditional Latin mother. If he's not eating Nutella or loitering at the dog park, he can be seen performing at clubs all around New York City.

Alex is an up and coming NYC based comedian and native of Raleigh, North Carolina. Formerly an ESPN affiliate writer covering the Philadelphia 76ers, Alex can be seen performing nightly in New York.

Yemi Afolabi is a New York born comic who's famous in Sweden. As a first generation Nigerian, Harlem native and Swedish citizen. He pulls jokes from his experiences abroad and as a New New Yorker. He has been featured on Comedy Central (EU), New York Comedy Festival and South Land Comedy Festival. His act is defined by his charm, story telling, characters and larger than life act outs, painting punchlines throughout.

Andrea Jin is a stand-up comedian and writer born in Shanghai, currently based in Los Angeles. She made her late night TV debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden October of 2022. She was selected as New Face at Just for Laugh’s Montreal Festival in 2021 and again as part of Patton Oswalt's gala at Montreal the following year. Andrea is a staff writer on Andy Samberg's show at Comedy Central (Digman!). She has performed at Moontower Comedy Festival, JFL Northwest, JFL Toronto, SiriusXM’s Top Comic, Seattle International Comedy Competition, CBC’s The Debaters, and the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. Her writing has been featured on Vice, Vulture, and CBC Comedy among other publications. You can hear her on JFL’s Best of the West Comedy Album and on her solo Juno Award winning comedy album 'Grandma's Girl' which is available to stream here!

Victor Tran is a stand-up comedian who abandoned his loved ones in Houston to chase a pipe dream in New York. He's performed in prestigious venues across the country, such as the Beacon Theater in New York and Hans Bierhaus in Texas. He's opened for many top comedians whose names Victor uses for clout. He can be followed on social media by his legal name: @vicvantran

Cansu Karabiyik is a UK comic who recently made the move to NYC. She was a regular on the London circuit and performed in more than 15 cities across the UK. She is the founder of the non-profit Laugh 4 Change, an organization that produced more than 50 shows in 10 different cities across the UK to raise relief aid for refugees in Greece. Laugh 4 Change hosted by Cansu played the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019. Cansu was the producer of the highly acclaimed comedy trio show FootDarks at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2019) that was featured in The Guardian. In 2018, she performed on The Guilty Feminist Live Tour, an award-winning podcast and live show hosted by Deborah Frances-White. Credits: BBC New Comedy Award nominee, 2017. Featured on the BBC, 2017. Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2018, 2019; Brighton Fringe Festival, 2019; Leicester Comedy Festival, 2018; Cambridge Fringe Festival, 2019; Producer of FootDarks at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2019; The Guilty Feminist Live Tour, 2018. Quotes: “Cansu Karabiyik is funny and fearless-two qualities that will take her far as a brilliant rising star in comedy” Desiree Burch “A joyful new very funny voice with a lot to say!” Deborah Frances-White

Pranav is a former writer for MAD Magazine and co-host of the popular Mango Bae Podcast. A favorite of festivals and clubs around the country, he was most recently featured in the 10k Laughs Festival (Best of the Fest), Rogue Island Comedy Festival, and headlined the 2018 Milwaukee Comedy Festival alongside Colin Quinn, Gina Yashere, and others. An up-and-coming actor, Pranav also has landed roles in forthcoming episodes of The Marvelous Ms. Maisel and HBO’s The Other Two, and has previously starred in Law & Order: SVU. He is also the writer and co-creator of the upcoming BRIC TV Web Series Problematic. You can find him across platforms @pranahaha

Maggie Lalley is a NYC based comedian. She performs stand up and musical comedy regularly at clubs, independent venues and comedy festivals. She has performed her solo comedy show about being a teen witch, Sex Witch The Musical in LA, Boston, New York, and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. For more info about her upcoming projects visit www.maggielalleycomedy.com

Molly Brenner is a NYC-based comedian whose credits include SF Sketchfest, Women in Comedy Festival, and Red Clay Comedy Festival. She has toured internationally with a solo show that ran at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 59E59 Theaters, and Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. She is the co-host and co-producer of the weekly comedy show Good Girl in Brooklyn.

Laura Peek is one of the most promising young Los Angeles based standup comics to come out of Nashville’s bustling comedy scene. She was named one of the 50 Best Undiscovered Comics in the country by Thrillist and has been featured in Comedy Central's Roast Battle as well as many prominent festivals such as Laughing Skull, Limestone, and the Nashville Comedy Festival. Her storytelling and sharp wit delight audiences across the country and she has had the pleasure of working with comics like Chris Distefano, Marc Maron, Rhea Butcher and many more. You can catch Laura next in Iliza’s Locals a comedy special produced by Iliza Shlesinger which will premiere next year.

"Erin Harkes has only been on the comedy circuit for a few years, but her dry wit and sarcasm coupled with audience rapport has made her very successful in a short amount of time. She’s won local contests and performed all over New York State and beyond. In 2014-21 she has been voted Albany’s Best Local Comedian by several local newspapers and arts and entertainment magazines. Erin recently opened for Demetri Martin on part of his “Let’s Get Awkward” tour and has also opened for Jeff Dye, Tommy Davidson and Bobby Collins. She also produces her own shows on a monthly basis featuring local and nationally touring comedians. She finds that her musical career (that spans well over a decade) has prepared her for any and all stage settings and she performs with the ease and comfort of a comedic veteran. "

Akeem Woods is the funny little brother you always (never) wanted — his comedy style will have you on the edge of your seat reeling from laughter! No topic is safe from discussion, whether it be the KKK or the hardships of growing up poor. Akeem was a semi-finalist on Stand Up NBC, has been seen on Kevin Hart’s LOL Network and just recently made his television debuts on The Late Late Show with James Corden and season two of Pause with Sam Jay on HBO.

Joe Mahoney is an NYC comic from Long Island who can play to many different crowds. His clever writing has earned him countless spots at the legendary Comic Strip Live and feature work on the road. He’s appeared on Adult Swim and Compound Media.

"Santiago's weird and offbeat sense of humor keeps NYC audiences laughing night after night. Santiago also hosts and produces Take It Outside Comedy and Freestyle Comedy - which have been featured in the NY Times, Vice, Time Out, Vulture/NY-Mag and others! He has taken two full hours of stand up comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Audiences compared attending his shows to finding God. "