Pat Brown was voted "Most Humorous" by her high school class which turns out to be the only thing they were actually, ever right about. The "Great Cootie" scare, that same year?...all a hoax.   Pat Brown's style is "girl comedy, guy approved". As a proud and self-declared "Tomgirl", Pat moves deftly from both gender knowledge bases to craft funny life stories and experiences that are relatable and unique. Well regarded as a great writer and a seasoned performer, Pat’s success can be attributed to her smart playful and infectious onstage presence.  Pat is a native of Kansas City, MO and honed her comedic style in the performance driven comedy clubs of Atlanta, GA where Chris Tucker and Monique got their comedy start. Pat's talents were soon recognized and she was given the opportunity to tour as a feature for Brett Butler, "One of the best experiences of my life".  Pat Brown is the Winner of "Best Female Comic" at Las Vegas Comedy Festival and the 2013 Winner of the She Devil Comedy Festival. She has appeared on Laughs on Fox, Gotham Axis Live, and One Mic Stand hosted by Kevin Hart. Pat was a fan favorite of BET's Comic View with more than 8 appearances on the show which lead to a writer position for hosts, Ricky Smiley and Sommore. She has appeared on NBC's Comic's Unleashed, and Comedy Central's Laffapoolza. She is a highly sought-after panelist appearing on Fox's Good Day NY, She Said She Said, Internet Action Force and can be heard on Sirius Radio The Foxhole. Pat is a regular on the podcast FriendsLikeUs on Itunes.  Her recent and most notably movie appearances include: White Water, as "Ms. Sophie", Blood Ties alongside Zoe Saldana and Three Can Play That Game. Pat brings her improvisation background to all her stand-up shows, being an accomplished improv actor with UCB in NY, Blacktop Circus and Laughing Matters.  Come to a Pat Brown show and become a fan. Become a fan and subscribe to Pat's website: www.comedianpatbrown.com  Twitter: @patbrownshow Instagram: @patbrownshow Facebook fanpage: Comedian Pat Brown            

Born and raised in Queens, Chris threw himself into the fire of the New York comedy scene a year after graduating from college, which he still apologizes to his parents to this day because they paid for it. Since starting comedy, Chris has performed at some of the best clubs, not only in New York, but across the country. In August of 2013, Chris had the privilege of joining one of the most popular podcast’s in the country, Robert Kelly’s “You know What Dude” podcast, where he learned valuable lessons in life and comedy. Since joining the podcast, Chris worked his way to become Producer of the show, a title he currently holds. Along with the YKWD podcast, he also is the co-host of Luis J. Gomez’s “Realass” podcast. Chris has had the honor of opening for top comics such as Robert Kelly, Dan Soder, Andrew Schulz, Joe List and Luis J. Gomez. For all the directors who want to put Chris in movies, he studied two years of acting at Stetson Studio with Ron Stetson of the Neighborhood Playhouse. In those two years, Chris was trained in the Meisner technique by Ron, which he learned first-hand from Sanford Meisner. Follow Chris on Facebook and Twitter to see how his everyday life is going or don’t and check back in a few months to see if he made it.

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.

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.

Michael Lenoci is a stand-up comedian and actor based out of Los Angeles, CA. In 2017, he was one of the few stand-up comedians selected for the prestigious Just For Laughs New Faces and was invited to perform on the FOX stand up showcase the same year. Recently, Michael appeared on the hit television show “The Mick” on FOX and the “Goatface Comedy Special” on Comedy Central. Michael tours extensively, performing at festivals, colleges, and clubs across the country. Currently, he is opening for Chris D'Elia on the “Follow The Leader Tour”. In addition to his touring and acting credits, Michael is the co-host of the critically acclaimed comedy podcast “Guys Night Out”.

Matt Ruby is a comedian from New York City. His smart and dark brand of standup is "button-pushing" and "funny" according to the NY Times. His comedy has been filmed by Comedy Central, MTV, NBC/Seeso, and FOX. He hosts the podcast Kind of a Lot with Matt Ruby. In his latest special, Substance, he performs 4 sets on 4 nights, 1 high, 1 drunk, 1 sober, and 1 on shrooms. His previous special, Feels Like Matt Ruby is also available on YouTube. His two albums, Feels Like Matt Ruby and Hot Flashes, are in regular rotation on Sirius and went top 10 on the iTunes Comedy charts. He's also been featured on CNN, The Huffington Post, New York magazine, Time Out, etc.

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.

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."

Ryan Beck is a stand-up comedian from St. Louis, Missouri. Known for his sharp wit and clean observational humor, he's appeared on Comedy Central, MTV, and Paramount+. His debut comedy special, "You Can Do Anything," is available on 800 Pound Gorilla Records.

Pedro Gonzalez is one of New York’s funniest comedians and the first Latino immigrant to ever perform on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." Originally from Colombia, he came to the U.S. at 20 with no papers, no English, and no money—but despite his unpromising beginnings, he's become an internationally touring comedian with a following of over 300K across Instagram and Facebook. He now lives in New York City with his wife, daughter, and mom, who's helping raise both the baby and Pedro.

Praised for his smart writing and dry delivery, Ryan Goodcase became the youngest person to win the World Series of Comedy in 2019. Since then, he has also won the 45th San Francisco International Comedy Competition in 2021. You may recognize him as the actor playing an apathetic Bed, Bath & Beyond employee in a series of comedic online commercials. His debut comedy special, “Maybe They're Dead,” was recently released via Tiny Pony. Most recently, Ryan can be seen in the 2024 Netflix is a Joke Fest's "Introducing,” a showcase of the next great talents in comedy.

Ben DeMarco is a New York City based comic and is the creator of the popular Fat Baby Comedy series. His recent TV appearances include MTV2, FX, and Comedy Central. He has also performed in several comedy festivals including The New York Comedy Festival and The New Orleans Comedy Festival.

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.

Will has been doing stand-up since he graduated college. He performs all over New York City, opens for headliners on the road, and goes wherever else someone will have him. He co-created and wrote an animated series, “That's My Bus!” which received a pilot order from FOX after winning 1st place at Just for Laughs Comedy Festival's "From Set to Screen" contest in Montreal. He also created and starred in an award-winning pilot, “Why Willy Why,” which was chosen as an Official Selection at the 2013 New York Television Festival, the 2014 Independent Television Festival, the 2014 Williamsburg Independent Film Festival and the 2015 LA Comedy Festival, where it won for "Kick Ass Original."

Shawn Chidiac is the man behind @myparents_are_divorced and all the voices that come with him. Lebanese, born in Canada. Raised in Dubai by a single mum. Followed by over 1.1 million people across social media who watch him turn into other people, the accents, the characters, the impressions that feel like someone from your own family. With his mass of online success it has allowed him to sell out venues such as Dubai Opera. Live, he does it right in front of you. He writes every word himself. The characters come out, the accents land, and stories from his own mixed-up childhood turn into jokes that feel like they're about yours. That's the whole idea.

Corey Yoskowitz is an NYC Based Comedian from Long Island, NY. Corey was selected as one of New York Comedy Festival's 'Comics to Watch'. He is currently traveling on the road opening for comedian Maddy Smith as featured on MTV's "Wild n' Out". Corey also performs regularly at clubs such as New York Comedy Club, St Marks Comedy Club, and more across the city as well as coproduces his own stand up showcase twice a week called 'Down Bad Comedy Show.'

Jason Choi is a New York-based comedian who has been featured on Don't Tell Comedy. He was a finalist at the Boston Comedy Festival and the New York Comedy Club Fall Invitational, and chosen as one of NY's Funniest for the New York Comedy Festival 2025. He's also appeared at the Asian Comedy Festival, Tiny Cupboard Festival, and SF Sketchfest 2023. In 2026 he made his network TV debut on CBS's Comic's Unleashed. He’s also the 'Angry Sony Fanboy', a minor internet meme of 2006.

Joey Hamburger is a filmmaker, playwright, and comedian. His films have been featured on Funny or Die, Film Shortage, and played at a number of film festivals around the world

Gastor Almonte is an award-winning stand up comedian, storyteller, writer, and host. He's appeared on COMEDY CENTRAL's This Is Not Happening, VICE and PBS. TIMEOUT magazine named him one of your "New Comedy Obsessions." He's a 2020 Webby award winner for his appearance on WORLD CHANNEL's Stories from the Stage. He's the host of The War Report Podcast w/ Shalewa Sharpe and his debut album "Immigrant Made" reached #1 on itunes, Amazon Music and GooglePlay charts.

With equal parts confident social observation and cutting self-deprecation, New York City-based comedian Brendan Sagalow has deftly and defiantly owned the stage for over 10 years. His debut full-hour comedy special, "Thin Lips," was released in August 2024 on Youtube and continues to receive critical acclaim. Brendan performed as a “New Face” in the 2022 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. He has also taken part in the Rogue Island Comedy Festival, Skankfest, and the New York Comedy Festival. He was a finalist in 2018’s New York’s Funniest, 2017’s Carolines Comedy Club Competition, and 2017’s Carolines March Madness Competition. He has written for MTV's "Joking Off," and appeared on ViceTV’s "Tumbleweeds" with Killer Mike and the popular Barstool Sports series "Answer the Internet." He is a recurring guest on "The Jim and Sam Show," Barstool Sports’ KFC Radio, and "The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder." Brendan co-hosted "Here’s the Scenario" podcast with fellow comedians Mike Cannon and Mike Feeney, and now hosts his own show, "Sagdaddy Da Pod." He has been a guest on a wide array of popular podcasts, including "Are You Garbage?," "Tuesdays with Stories," and "Legion of Skanks." When not touring nationally, Brendan can be seen performing at clubs across New York City.

Get ready for an unforgettable show with viral comedy sensation One Funny Lisa Marie (Lisa Marie Riley)! Known for her wildly relatable humor and beloved TikTok videos, Lisa has built a devoted community of more than 500,000 followers and has amassed over 14 million video views by finding the funny in everyday life. From family chaos and Italian upbringing to marriage, motherhood, and the ups and downs we all experience, Lisa turns life's most relatable moments into laugh-out-loud comedy. Now she's bringing those stories from your phone screen to the live stage for a hilarious night of stand-up, audience interaction, and plenty of surprises. You'll laugh, connect, and leave feeling like you've spent the evening with one of your funniest friends. VIP guests will also enjoy an exclusive post-show meet & greet with Lisa. Whether you've followed her online for years or are discovering her for the first time, One Funny Lisa Marie delivers an uplifting, high-energy comedy experience that has audiences across the country laughing together. Come see why millions have fallen in love with her humor—and prepare for a night you'll be talking about long after the show ends!

Shaun Murphy is a comedian originally from Buffalo, NY who has performed in many clubs and colleges throughout North America. He has told jokes at prestigious places like the Boston Comedy Festival and the Asheville Comedy Festival to less prestigious places like a high school graduation party with a broken microphone. He has been lucky enough to feature for a diverse group of headliners such as Dave Attell, Michael Ian Black, Jen Kirkman, Tom Green and Mark Normand. Shaun’s like-ability and awkwardness keeps audiences captivated whenever he performs. However, he thinks it’s really weird to impress strangers by talking about his accomplishments but hopefully it worked. If not, that’s okay too. He currently lives in New York City and has no money.

Leslie Liao is a stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. Audiences around the world have been drawn to her relatable, introspective, and matter-of-fact style of humor which is often anchored around her experiences as a single Chinese-American woman living in Los Angeles. Leslie was recently selected to be a "New Face of Comedy" at Montreal's prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival 2023, and her debut set on Don't Tell Comedy platforms, “Fixing Straight Men,” debuted boldly on YouTube with clips from her set going viral on Instagram and TikTok. Leslie has toured with some of the biggest names in comedy, including Fortune Feimster, and can often be seen in Los Angeles gracing the stages of the Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, Laugh Factory, Flappers, and many more.

Valeria Vulpe is a Moldovan-born, London-based stand-up comedian and U.S. citizen who traded a decade as a Google Data Scientist for comedy. She first came to the U.S. to attend Grinnell College, earning a BA in Mathematics and Economics with Honors, followed by an MSc in Applied Mathematics from the London School of Economics. In 2025, Valeria won the Spirit of Comedy, earning the opportunity to open for Ricky Gervais at Wembley Arena. She has also supported Daniel Sloss and Connor Burns and was a “So You Think You’re Funny?” finalist. A regular at London’s Top Secret Comedy Club, Valeria is currently performing her own show at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, earning strong reviews, and will make her NYC headlining debut at the 2026 New York Comedy Festival. Her smart, deadpan comedy finds unexpected absurdity in dating, relationships, cultural differences, and everyday life.

Geoffrey Asmus began performing stand-up in 2013 immediately after wasting $143,548 on four college degrees. Within a short time Geoffrey won Comedy on State’s “Funniest Person in Madison 2015” and Penguin Comedy Club’s “Funniest Person in Iowa 2015,” both times beating out the guy who invented meth, Quentin. In 2016 Geoffrey was selected as a ‘New Face’ at Just For Laughs in Montreal and performed on FOX’s ‘Laughs’ and Kevin Hart’s LOL Network. Geoffrey has opened for Brian Posehn, Aparna Nancherla, Todd Barry, Daniel Sloss and Alonzo Bodden among others. Offstage Geoffrey has written for College Humor, Splitsider and the sketch group Mean Squad. But no matter where he performs Geoffrey never makes eye contact, which is a blessing for all.

A far cry from his South Florida roots, Brandon Barrera has become a staple of the New York comedy scene. When he’s not in the big city, he can also be found performing at various spots around the country. A true man of the people, Brandon’s “find the funny” outlook brings relatability to his eccentric lifestyle. From working on a marijuana farm, running with the bulls in Pamplona, getting drunk in the Oval Office, to his burgeoning golf caddy career, he knows the importance of taking the good from the bad, and that the craziest situations make for the best stories. He’s opened for headliners such as Shane Gillis and Chris Distefano, and has made appearances on KFC Radio, Funny or Die, and "Only Feehans with Kerryn Feehan". He wrote and performed a one-man storytelling show called, ‘Here Goes Nothing’ at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, was a featured character in Barstool Sports’ first scripted series Les Mascots, is the host of Mark Normand’s hit YouTube series "Human Trials", and currently tours around the country opening for Francis Ellis from "Tires" on Netflix.

Meet Paige Smith-Hogan, a vibrant comedian and dedicated middle school teacher from Brooklyn! She lights up stages across the city and has proudly showcased her talent at the renowned New York Comedy Festival.