Comedians


Rebecca O’Neal is a comedian, writer, and former host of the stand up television show WCIU’s One Night Stand Up in her hometown of Chicago, IL. She now resides in Brooklyn where she was named among TBS’s 2018 Comics To Watch, has performed at Bridgetown, RIOT, Brooklyn Comedy Fest, and New York Comedy festivals, on 2 Dope Queens, written for Vanity Fair, Gawker.tv, Buzzfeed, and Splitsider.com, and has appeared on the season 2 of Netflix’s Easy and on Refinery 29′s After After Party. In Chicago and around the midwest, Rebecca has opened for Maria Bamford, Janeane Garofalo, Arsenio Hall, Hannibal Buress, Michael Che, Roy Wood Jr, Ron Funches, Michelle Wolf, Sasheer Zamata, Jena Friedman, Al Madrigal, Jaboukie Young-White, and more.
Olga Namer is a New York based stand-up comedian and actress who recently won the 2018 Ladies of Laughter competition. She has done a live taping for the Gotham Comedy VR show. She also hosts a show on BeTerrific TV called “3pm Wake Up Call"
Piers is a British Comedian and Writer from London, living in New York. He has performed regularly at The Comedy Store, The Hollywood Improv, Carolines, Laugh Factory, Zanies The Stand, The Comic Strip, and many more. He was a finalist in the World Series of Comedy, in Las Vegas, and headlined a showcase at Laughfest in 2018. Piers is also a voiceover artist and is currently developing an illustrated children's book with Scholastic.
Steph Tolev is a stand up and sketch comedian from Toronto currently living in LA. She's been featured on Bill Burr's "The Ringers" on Comedy Central, Bill Burr Presents "Friends Who Kill" on Netflix (airing June 6th) and has a half-hour special on "unprotected Sets" on Epix. Her most recent album "I'm Not Well" was nominated for a Juno Award for best Comedy Album (that's a canadian Grammy) You can see all her nonsense on Tik Tok or Insgtagram @stephtolev.
One day Nathan made his math teacher laugh so hard, he dismissed the class early. It was at that moment he knew comedy was his way to bring more joy to the world and shorter math classes to students. Nathan brings a friendly personality on stage while delivering a confidently vulnerable attitude, quick banter, and tightly written bits. His unique perspective on the most ordinary situations not only elicits laughter, but is also critically appreciated by a diverse audience. His achievements marked him as a rising comic in the Bay Area performing in top venues including the iconic San Francisco Fillmore Theatre and became a club favorite at the SF Punchline. He's performed for numerous organizations and showcased in noteworthy festivals like San Francisco Sketchfest. Nathan advanced his comedy by moving to New York City where he quickly gained the respect of his peers resulting in regularly performing at the New York Comedy Club, Carolines on Broadway, and other established venues. He's a co-producer of "Bring Your Friends Comedy" at the Lantern in Greenwich Village. When he's not on stage he produces and co-hosts a podcast with his brother called Be Happy What Ever The F*** That Means and leads an interactive joke writing workshop helping others discover their creativity.
Widely regarded as one of the most exciting, young comics in the world, Adam Rowe has risen from a promising newcomer to an international headline act since his debut in 2010. He is one of the most sought after acts at all of the UK's comedy clubs and festivals, as well as being asked to headline shows as far afield as The United Arab Emirates. Adam's has two sell-out solo tours around the UK, as well as two sell-out runs at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival; where in 2018 he was awarded the prestigious 'Best Joke Of The Festival' Award. He was also hand-picked to support Bill Burr on his 2019 European tour, including two nights at the iconic Royal Albert Hall in London. 2019 saw Adam make his TV debut, on The Stand-Up Sketch Show (ITV2). However, his comedy has been seen online for the past few years, racking up over 50 million views in total after being featured on channels such as 'LadBible', 'UniLad' and 'Live At Hot Water Comedy Club'.
Danish Anwar is probably the only Russian-born Indo-Bengali-Canadian standup comic you'll see this year. His blend of global experiences, politics & nerd culture landed him multiple appearances on TV, streaming services & comedy festivals around the world, such as Just For Laughs Montreal, Magners Comedy Festival in Bangkok, Just For Laughs Toronto & the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. He had a feature role in the acclaimed documentary "Stand Up Toronto", and has performed alongside comedy titans such as Dave Attell, Russell Peters, Gina Yashere, Aparna Nancherla & DeAnne Smith. A successful producer with a reputation for trendsetting ideas & sold out shows, Danish is the founder of the comedy label Toronto Comedy All Stars. But he’s best known as the creator of Your Hood's A Joke, a territorial battle show that took the comedy world by storm, currently playing at the biggest comedy clubs in the world such as The Comedy Store in LA, New York Comedy Club in NYC, and Top Secret Comedy Club in London, alongside shows in Tokyo, Bangkok, Montreal & the original in Toronto at Yuk Yuks.
Jake Adams is a comedian living in Los Angeles originally from Martha's Vineyard. He attended the Professional Golfers Career College (which is a real thing). There he realized that having to pleat your pants for work was not as cool as once imagined. Jake then attended "real college" where he studied film and began his career as a stand up. Jake's family is in the industry as well, his mom was a stand up in New York and his dad is a film director. Since moving to Los Angeles Jake has worked on the Todd Glass Show, and was in the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival. You can see Jake touring the country or at his monthly show at the Hollywood Improv.
Originally from Vancouver, B.C., Gavin Matts is a New York-based stand up comedian. He was named one of Vulture Magazine’s “Comedians You Should and Will Know” for 2024. Gavin's debut special, Progression, released in October 2023, was produced by All Things Comedy and Bill Burr, and received acclaim from NY MAG calling it “dark comedy at its best.” Gavin has made acting appearances on Hulu’s Ramy, Easter Sunday and recurs in season 4 of HACKS.
Eddie Della Siepe is a stand up comedian & podcaster originally from Toronto currently based out of Los Angeles, California. Eddie has made appearances at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal in 2010, 2012, 2013 & 2017 as well as JFL 42 and JFL Northwest. He has also been featured on Hulu’s stand up series Coming To The Stage (Season 2) and Just For Laughs All access on the Comedy Network. Eddie has made a name for himself in the U.S. by hosting his podcast Barely Friending, which has hit as high as number 4 on the iTunes comedy charts. The podcast has had over 1.5million downloads with fans all over the US and Canada. Spawning from the success of Barely Friending, Eddie’s solo podcast Exactamundo that was released in April 2019 debuted in the top 100 on the iTunes comedy charts.
Dan Boulger began his comedy career in late 2004 only one week into his freshman year of college. Quickly becoming a favorite in the New England area Boulger started performing nationally after winning the Boston Comedy Festival in 2006 at the age of 20. He has since received recognition form both audiences and industry alike having performed on Comedy Central, The BBC, and the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival. Due to his age he is an ideal college performer and has appeared on several high profile college tours such as the Comedy Central Live and College Humor Live tours and has been able to be the supporting act for many famous comedians including Dennis Miller and Zach Galifianakis.
Originally from Syracuse, NY Steven Rogers is comedian based in NYC who has been making others laugh for most of his life. Performing in clubs and theaters all over the country, Steven has opened for comedians such as Brian Regan, Joe List, Tom Papa, Nate Bargatze and Taylor Tomlinson. Steven’s clever rapid fire material full of observations about his life and the world around him has lead him to appearing on the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and "Dry Bar Comedy." His debut album/special “Before He Was Super” quickly hit #1 on iTunes and was named one of Paste’s Top 12 Best Comedy Albums of 2022 and one of Vanyaland’s Favorite Comedy Releases of 2022 and can be heard regularly on Sirius Radio. When not touring all over North America, Rogers is a regular at clubs throughout New York City.
Lives in Los Angeles. Josh Martin is known formerly as the producer of the Kill Tony Podcast and cam heard on The Store Horsemen podcast. Josh has worked with Joe Rogan and Pauly Shore and many other comedians on the road. Can be seen at his home club The Comedy Store
Standup comedian, writer, and founder of @brosbeingbasic + @fashiondads_. Hobbies include: group texting, wine “tasting”, taco eating, dancing, hanging with her dog and petting every other dog she sees. Turn-ons: sense of humor, passion for ‘90s hip-hop. Turn-offs: cheapness, angry drunks. I enjoy candlelit pizza dinners, long walks around the East Village, and GUYS WHO HAVE THEIR SHIT TOGETHER (sorry for yelling).
Willie Hunter is a stand up comedian, television writer, and actor. He co-created and wrote for NBC's The Carmichael Show, starred in The All-Negro Wave for Comedy Central's Roast Battle, has been in HBO's Crashing, Freeform's Alone Together, and TBS Deon Cole's Black Box to name a few. Originally from Alabama, Willie found his stand up footing at The World Famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles, California. He started as a doorman and worked his way up to becoming a "paid regular".
His comedy is truly one of a kind. With beginnings in the Midwest and now based in California he's performed just about everywhere. From Hawaii to Miami his unique comedy stylings have audiences welcoming him with opened arms. No city is to big or to small or show to strange(having opened for Bluegrass,Reggae and Punk bands on the road) You'll enjoy Jon's personal accounts of America and what's made him laugh during his travels. You'll also get a peak into his disdain for children and the perks of a postnuptial agreement in a marriage.
Mateen Stewart has appeared in several on-screen roles with the likes of Ben Stiller, Ken Marino and Ron Hubel. He has been featured in a National McDonalds commercial and has also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Last Week Tonight and HGTV. You can see him in the upcoming season of Comedy Dynamic's "Coming to the Stage" and On Nat Geo’s “Brain Games” in the Fall of 2019,
Vinny Fasline is a fast and rising comedian. He has been seen touring with comedians Dane Cook, Nick Swardson, Michael Rappaport, Drew Lynch and Jamie Kennedy. He Has performed at the New York Comedy Festival, Cabo Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs tour, and seen on ABC Fablife and CBS. He is has recently acted in a show called Outta Pocket, a TV Pilot called Friend Zone, and a short film with Lisa Ann Walter called Just a Taste. Currently he is touring all over the US and Canada and regularly performs at the Laugh Factory, Hollywood Improv, and The Comedy Store.
Dino Archie is a full time touring stand-up comedian.  A native of Fresno California, Dino honed his skills on the West Coast, in clubs between Los Angeles and Vancouver Canada.  Dino was the winner of the Seattle’s 36th Annual International Comedy competition.  He has appeared on Season 3 of Adam Devine’s "House Party" on Comedy Central, and followed up with his network late night debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Archie has performed at Just for Laughs New Faces and won the Best Crowd-work award at the JFL Northwest Fest.  You can download his third and most recent comedy Album, I’ve Changed on 8oo Pound Gorilla Records listen on Spotify.  Catch his full show on his tour Drippery When Wet.
Patrick Schroeder began doing stand up at the age of fifteen and has performed in comedy clubs and colleges across the country. Patrick has opened for National Headlining acts like Doug Benson and Tom Rhodes. He has been a Two-time Finalist in Comedy Centrals South Beach Comedy Festival.
Gracie Canaan began her comedy career in Philadelphia in 2015, and since then has performed at major comedy clubs, colleges and notable venues in New York and along the east coast. She has made appearances at various festivals including The Hoboken Comedy Festival, Lady Laughs Comedy Festival in Madison, WI, and most recently, Laugh Your Asheville Off in Asheville, NC.
Rob Christensen is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY – when it was still dangerous. Rob’s unique humor is smart, self-reflective, spirited, and informed by his experiences back in Brooklyn as an illegal graffiti artist, raver, and, eventually, a U.S. Air Force Sergeant. Overall, Rob is generally known as a bad-ass ruffian, which does not preclude him from regularly cuddling with baby animals. Rob had one of the best sets of his life taping "This is Not Happening" for Comedy Central and one of the best weekends of his life taping "Adam Devine's House Party", also for Comedy Central. He had one of the worst sets of his life taping "Last Comic Standing" for NBC, where Roseanne Barr told him, “I didn’t like you from the moment I saw you.”
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 the notorious Heavvy, is a Canadian-Jewish stand-up comedian, producer, writer, actor, and food fanatic based in Los Angeles, California, and New York City. After breaking into the comedy scene in 2010, Heavvy first gained traction for his witty joke-writing skills as the main contributor to the Iron Sheik's viral Twitter account. At the time of Heavvy's contributions, it was rated the top funniest Twitter account by "GQ," "FHM," and "Sports Illustrated." Heavvy continued his writing by starring in self-produced food travel shows, two of which received orders from Viacom MTV, leading him to leave his hometown of Toronto for the US. Heavvy then became friends, toured, and worked closely for years with the biggest names in the business, performing on cross-country tours and leading up to notable accomplishments like hosting Pete Davidson's first-ever special for Comedy Central, "SMD." Heavvy proceeded to focus on his touring and self-produced stand-up shows, entitled "Heavvy Sets." Over a 10-year period, "Heavvy Sets" has solidified sold-out residencies in LA, NYC, and TO, with further plans of expansion into the content space. Keep an eye out for his upcoming touring schedule as he continues to crank it across stages worldwide, leading to his anticipated special recording in 2027.
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?”
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