Comedians


Max is a stand up comic, improviser, and writer from rural Appalachia in Athens, Ohio. He started performing in a liberal college town and at not-so-liberal West Virginia bars. He was a finalist in Columbus' Funniest and figured that meant he was ready for New York. He's been living in Harlem for the last year and performs all over the city, at the New York Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, and the Grisly Pear.
Comedian/author Kirk Smith has delighted crowds at some of the best named clubs across the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia. He has performed with some of the biggest names in comedy from Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Brian Regan, to countless others. He has had successful runs at several international comedy festivals including the Perth Fringe, and the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Festival for 4 years running. He can be heard weekly on his podcast, Autastic, which is regularly ranked on the iTunes self help charts. He is the author of the best selling book, “Rice Krispies with Ketchup.” If you pay close attention, you can see him in the Cohens brother movie, “Hail Caeser”.
Michael Blaustein is one of the fastest rising stand-up comedians working today. His viral stand-up comedy clips have amassed over 900 million views across all social media platforms. He has sold out venues across the world, most recently closing out his successful 2023 tour year with over 72,000 tickets sold. When he’s not on the road, he’s co-hosting the chart-topping hit comedy podcast "Stiff Socks" with Trevor Wallace, which has over 70 million downloads.
Sara Hennessey is an acclaimed Toronto comedian who now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Sara has shot multiple stand up tapings at JUST FOR LAUGHS Montreal, and is the co-star, co-creator & co-writer of the CBC COMEDY series TERRIFIC WOMEN. Sara is a Canadian Comedy Award winner for Best Female Stand Up, and has two comedy albums available on iTunes: THEY KNOW TOO MUCH (2018) & TROUBLE IN SARADISE (2015). Sara writes and performs for television, the internet, and you guessed it pal, the stage.
Eli is best known for his work as a writer for the Comedy Central Roasts and has been featured on Roast Battle.
Mona Shaikh is a Pakistani American comedian from NYC based in Los Angeles. She recently graced the cover of Newsweek and has been featured in The Guardian, LA Weekly and Huffington Post to name a few. She tours domestically and internationally and has her own show at The World Famous Comedy Store.
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.
Zahra is an internationally touring comedian, writer, and actress. Born in New York, raised in New Jersey, and now living in Los Angeles, this Pakistani-American's arsenal of jokes covers everything from tacos to terrorism often leaving the crowd in tears of laughter, love, and a little enlightenment (i.e. woke).    You may have seen her on NBC and Amazon Prime. She is a producer and performer of nationally touring comedy show and podcast called Facial Recognition Comedy featured in The New York Times and The Daily Beast. She is also the co-host of the highly rated and popular, 2 Girls, 1 Guy Podcast. You can also catch Zahra performing with her sketch group, No Fly List, at the Comedy Central Stage in Hollywood.
Fizaa Dosani was born and raised in Florida, but eventually escaped. As a comedian, she gives audiences access to her eccentricities and a uniquely hilarious, outside-of-the-box perspective that is her own. Fizaa is the creator of Facial Recognition Comedy, a nationally touring stand-up show, weekly podcast, and expanding comedy brand. The show was named by the New York Times as one of the top 5 shows to see at the 2018 NY Comedy Festival. Her TV credits include FX, Netflix, ABC, and more. She has only been involved in one high-speed car chase with the police– it was in Florida.
A biomedical engineer by day, stand-up comedian by night, Pallavi Gunalan is smart enough to know she’s dumb. She dives deep into subjects including her family, relationships (or lack thereof), and her tolerance for stupidity, which is as low as her standards for the people she dates. She performed vocal skits on Ruby Ibarra‘s hit debut album, Circa91, and has opened for Todd Barry, Preacher Lawson, and many other amazing comedians. She also creates and stars in the web series Dirty Science and has performed at Desi Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, Portland Queer Comedy Festival, Pittsburgh Comedy Festival, 208 Comedy Festival, the All Jane Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Fest, and on the Kill Tony Podcast, as well as at clubs all over the US and India (Pune, Mumbai, and Chennai). In Spring, 2018 she received the Upright Citizens Brigade Diversity Scholarship and is currently on a UCB Mess Hall team. She also produces Oversharing Comedy. In her spare time, Pallavi is tired. Luckily, she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Ted Barton was originally born in Jacksonville, Florida, Ted is a Manhattan-based Stand-Up Comedian offering his unique, observational perspective on the world around him through a lens of innocence and curiosity. His comedy has been described as refreshing, lighthearted, relatable, goofy and original. He has been seen at Broadway Comedy Club, Stand Up NY, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Comic Strip Live and The Stand.
Reem Edan is an Iraqi-American comedian who has performed at major venues across LA (Comedy Store, Laugh Factory), NYC (Gotham, the Stand), Europe, Japan and throughout the Middle East. She's opened for comics including Iliza Schlesinger and Arsenio Hall, and has shared the stage with many more at the NY Arab American Comedy Festival, Burbank Comedy Festival (Best of Fest), Funny Women Fest, 1001 Laughs Festival (Dearborn & Palestine) and more. She can be seen on WhoHaha (including a Pitch Perfect 3 rap with Elizabeth Banks), SWAAY Media, and touring colleges and clubs around the US.​
You might know this comedian from… Chris Bader is one of Chicago’s fastest rising young comedians. Bader enjoys interacting with the audience with his infectious laugh. You will often find him telling stories about chasing women and growing up with parents that emigrated from Iran. He has appeared on the Kevin Nealon Show in LA. Chris has also worked with the likes of Bob Saget, David Koechner, Chris D’Elia, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Jamie Kennedy.
New York City comedian Oscar Collazos originally hails from Cali, Colombia. Oscar spent his childhood in Miami, Florida and for the last 18 years has traveled the world spreading his twisted views, unique humor and crazy immigrant family stories. Oscar has been featured on XM/Sirius Radio and appeared on ESPN and Comedy Central commercials as well as smaller roles in movies and television. You can find him entertaining audiences inside comedy clubs and all the way to legendary places like the Apollo Theater as well as working alongside comedy greats such as Tracy Morgan, Daniel Tosh, Bruce Bruce and many others. Professionally trained at the prestigious Upright Citizens Brigade, Oscar is an excellent improviser who has gone on to win multiple comedy contests – most recently the Seminole Hard Rock Casino Comedian’s Ball in Southwest Florida that featured a $7,000 first-place prize. In typical comedian fashion, that money lasted less than a week and he has absolutely nothing to show for it. Oscar also loves cats. You can follow Oscar across all social media at @colombiancomic
He’s not your stereotypical Latino. Although his name is common, there is nothing common about this Colombian-born, New York-bred actor and comedian. Carlos Gonzalez, who was carefully saran wrapped, packaged and snuck through U.S. customs, has brought his brand of humor to give those laughter addicts their fix, exploding onto the scene as a multifaceted bilingual artist. You may have seen Carlos on such television shows as HBO’s “Sex & the City”, NBC’s “Law and Order” and ABC’s “One Life To Live”. He has served as a creative consultant for MTV Tr3s and could be seen on the Music Choice network. Besides television, Carlos most recently starred in two award-nominated films, one of which is titled; A Life in Shadows, which screened at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. This year he debuted his one-man show to a sold-out weekend run at the Helen Mills Theater in NYC; titled, Brown Broke & Barely legal. Carlos is a rising star and continues to display his strong talent and range for television, film and the stage. He currently lives in New York City. --
Carly Montag is co-host of the Alone at Lunch Podcast, an interview podcast talking to guests about any time in life they felt like the odd one out. Carly has been featured in the Cape Fear Comedy Festival, Midwest Queer Comedy Festival, Laughing Devil Comedy Festival, and She-Devil Comedy Festival.
Nick Hopping is a stand up comedian based in New York City. He appeared in the NY Comedy Fest’s Comics to Watch 2021, Amazon’s ‘American Comic’, the 2018 Underground Comedy Fest, Trial by Laughter, Devil Cup, Laughing Devil, and Oak City Comedy Festival. Nick also co-founded Stand Up a La Mode, a series of weekly comedy shows in Brooklyn, New York.
Gabe Mollica is a comedian who has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, written jokes for the New York Video Game Awards, and been featured on The Moth Radio Hour (NPR). He does not have a podcast.
Bo Ballew is a New York based comedian originally hailing from Dallas, Texas. He’s been on ESPN, CBS, and the Hoboken Comedy Fest. He can be seen at The Comic Strip Live. He’s performed all over the country.
Mike Bramante is a New York City-based stand-up comedian and writer. He was selected as one of the 2021 New York Comedy Festival's "Comics to Watch", the annual live stand-up showcase featuring the very best new comedians from around the country. He was also chosen as a Caroline’s on Broadway Breakout Artist for 2022. In 2021, Mike performed at the “New Talent Showcase" at the 2021 Connecticut Comedy Festival at Fairfield Comedy Club. In 2019, Mike won the inaugural “Comfy Comedy Clash” at The Comic Strip. Mike has performed as a headliner and feature act across the country. Mike's first special, Championship Mode, is available on his YouTube Channel.
Nataly Aukar is a Lebanese born and raised writer and performer based in NYC. As a stand-up comic, Nataly has toured the world, opening for comedians such as Ramy Youssef (Ramy), Mo Amer (Mo, Black Adam), and Gad El Maleh (Huge in France) and was featured on Don’t Tel Comedy, and in the Netflix is a Joke Festival as part of the “Introducing…” showcase. She also starred, alongside Succession’s Hiam Abbas, in Noa Osheroff’s short film “Sofa So Good” which was highlighted in The New Yorker. Nataly is currently touring her hour-long set “My Turn To Talk,” after previewing the show to a sold out audience at Joe’s Pub in NYC and Largo in Los Angeles.  Nataly Aukar | Introducing… Nataly Aukar at Netflix is a Joke Festival Nataly Aukar | Sofa So Good Nataly Aukar | Don’t Tell Comedy Set
Alex Quow is a New York City based stand up comedian who has been featured on HBO, Amazon Prime, and The New York Times. After entering and winning a competition whilst in college a secret passion was found. Since then he has performed at locations such as Comix Mohegan Sun and took part in Stand Up NBC’s nationwide comedy search. Alex’s comedy discusses his personal life and his unique perspective displays the importance of laughter in everyday life.
After advancing to the Elite Eight Round of Comedy Madness at Carolines on Broadway in 2019, Erik Terrell was featured on Comedy Central’s “Comics to Watch” showcase at the New York Comedy Festival. Erik now works at Carolines on Broadway, Stand Up NY, Broadway Comedy Club, and at least 20 more clubs around the nation. Erik starred in his one man show, "Officially Overseas", at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Dan is one of the funniest young comics in the NYC comedy scene. He’s a regular at top NYC showcase clubs such as Caroline’s on Broadway and Stand Up NY, and runs one of the hottest stand-up shows in the city called “Super Giant” at Stand Up NY. He’s performed in the Asheville Comedy Festival, the Hoboken Comedy Festival, the Comedy Mob Festival, and regularly tours colleges on the East Coast. He also hosts a podcast called “Florida Boy” (his home state) which he records with his funniest friends in a studio in Upper Manhattan. His act is cleverly self deprecating and hilariously navigates through his own life experiences as a college grad who tries to balance happiness with other people’s BS. He’s definitely a guy you’ll want to buy a beer for.
Katherine Rawlinson grew up in Calgary, Canada. She then lived in Toronto where she produced theatre shows. Katherine graduated from Harvard with a degree in Social Anthropology and has been including that fact in every bio since because it's what her parents like best about her. Katherine is currently getting her Master's at New York University because she likes making inappropriate jokes in academic settings and she has nothing better to do.
Katie Morrissey is an animated comedian with a knack for delivering the unexpected. Most nights she is in New York City delivering her conversational comedy in shady comedy club basements. Featured recently in the 6th Borough Comedy Festival, Katie also produces an on-going show at the People's Improv Theater in NYC. Katie was raised in Cleveland Ohio, affectionately known as the mistake on the lake. Being a mistake herself, she learned from an early age how to laugh at herself. Katie engages audiences with her openness and an attitude that continues to make her mother uncomfortable.