Comedians
Olivia Carter is a comic living in New York City. Her most notable appearance was on "Kill Tony." She has also opened for Yannis Pappas on his special, "Mom Love." Filmed a taping with Cracked and OnlyFans TV. She recently placed second at Big Sky Comedy Festival.
Ryan Keefe is a comedian and writer whose work has been featured on The Howard Stern Show. He performs at clubs throughout NYC and is known for his deadpan delivery and clever writing.
Meet Michele Durante, the hilarious New York comedian with a razor-sharp wit that never fails to win over the crowd. Hailing from Long Island, the former NYPD Detective has been entertaining audiences all over with her edgy humor.
South Jersey born and of Jamaican descent, TaTa Sherise hit the comedy stage in 2017 in Philly as a sense of therapy and a way to release. She quickly made a name for herself in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas. TaTa was named a 2023 NY Comedy Fest Creator to Watch, and a 2024 NY Comedy Fest Comic To Watch. She recently made history as the first black woman to win Philly’s Phunniest 2024. She was featured on Mastery of Comedy Facebook TV show which was produced by Magic Lemonade Productions. She launched a brand called “Girls Got Giggles” with creative partner Andrea “Drizz” Lewis that includes a podcast, show productions, sketches, and short films. In 2022 TaTa Sherise was featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer as “The Hottest Comedian To Come Out of Philly!” . TaTa can be seen in movies on Tubi and Amazon Prime. Her style is energetic, raw, and she captivates audiences easily with her charm, relatable childhood trauma stories, and movement on stage. From acting in films, creating short films, and comedy sketches to blazing the stage consistently TaTa Sherise is surely one to watch out for!
Max Fine is a stand up comedian from San Francisco who is currently based out of New York. Max is known for his clean comedy and his storytelling. He has performed in both the New York Comedy Festival and the Rogue Island Comedy Festival.
Joe Nunnink is a NYC-based comedian and video creator known for his absurd characters, midwestern demeanor, and boundary pushing sketch comedy. Joe became the first paid regular at the Comedy Club of Kansas City in 2019 and has been selected to perform at the Flyover Comedy Festival, Fountain City Comedy Festival, the Comedy Mob Fest, the Boston Comedy Festival, and the 2023 New York Comedy Festival as an official “Creator to Watch.” Joe has opened for Shane Gillis, Andy Dick, Caroline Rhea and more.
Zahid Dewji is an NYC based comedian. He was a former staff writer on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, as well as the head writer on OFTV’s Roast of Bert Kreischer & The Roast of Whitney Cummings. Born in Queens, NY to East African Indian immigrants, the "Z-man" (as no one calls him) was raised in Houston where he began his comedy career and quickly became a Texas favorite. Zahid has toured the country with comedy icon Whitney Cummings as well as internet sensation Noel Miller and has been featured on countless comedy festivals including Oddball Comedy Fest, Laughing Skull and Moontower Comedy Festival. His debut special “Where is God?” was released in 2023 with Don’t Tell Comedy. He also has a new set filmed with OFTV available to stream exclusively on Only Fans (yes, really).
Lucas Stone is an NYC based comedian and writer. He has lived in NYC his whole life, and performs at various clubs both in the city and around the country. He is the producer of Don’t Tell Comedy’s New York shows and has opened for Mark Normand, Eric Neumann as well as various other well known comics. In addition to stand up, Lucas is an actor and has worked on various tv shows and commercial projects.
Eric Walsh is a former investment banker turned stand-up comic. He grew up in Darien, Connecticut and currently lives in Manhattan. He is the winner of the 2022 Comedy Mob Festival and the winner of the 2024 Laughing Buddha Comedy Festival.
Danny Rathbun is a New York based, nationally touring stand up comedian. He has performed at clubs and festivals all around the country, including the Burbank Comedy Festival in California, the Charm City Comedy Festival in Baltimore, and many others. He is the star of the Horror/Comedy film ‘Super Special’, has opened for Jim Gaffigan, and is a regular at Grove 34, QED and many other clubs around the city. He is also the writer, director, and one of the stars of the web series ‘Unpaid Spot’.
Danny is known for his intelligent, biting but clean comedy, and that makes audiences laugh at everything from board games to philosophy. He is also the host of Na na na na na na na na Podcast!, which chronicles his gradual descent into madness as he tries to watch every Batman movie ever made, from 1943 to the present.
Irina Chelidze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia but has lived in New York City her whole life where she regularly does standup. She is a writer, actor, director and has been featured on CBS, Netflix, and more recently, the Bob Dylan biopic, 'A Complete Unknown'. She is a part of the Meat Cats comedy duo, and regularly releases sketches which you can find online.
Shane is a young but ever-aging comedian from Philadelphia, PA. Shane is a Features Contributor to the Onion. He performs at Helium Comedy Club, Punchline Philly and at other clubs across the country, even in New Jersey sometimes He's opened for funny folks like Zoltan Kaszas, Conner O'Malley, Michael Kosta, Joe List, Fern Brady, and Sarah Tollemache. His passion for comedy is only equaled by his passion for cereal.
Billy Hockman is a comedian and writer based in New York City. He is the co-founder of the Hell Yeah! Comedy Show and is the creator of The Adventures of Billy and Clyde podcast.
Colin “Cab” Washington is a Philly-born actor, writer, comedian and producer known for blending sharp observational humor with personal storytelling. His credits include "Insecure" (HBO), BuzzFeed, Cracked, "Timeout New York," and producing for "First Things First" on Fox Sports. Cab was featured as an emerging artist at SF Sketchfest '24 and the New York Comedy Festival '24, drawing laughs from the chaos of relationships, identity, and the trials and tribulations of being a millennial in their 30’s. He’s the creator and host of "Runnin’ Late" comedy show, a live comedy show featuring stand-up, interviews, and music which has sold out over 100 shows around the country. When he’s not performing every night at the best comedy clubs in New York City, he has enjoyed touring with Brian Simpson, Liza Treyger, Aida Rodriguez, and Chris Redd. Outside comedy, he co-owns Ron’s Signature Sauce, reviving his family’s iconic Philly BBQ legacy, which was recently featured on "Good Day Philadelphia." Whether on stage, screen, or the grill, Cab brings heart, humor, and authenticity to everything he does.
Dylan O’Keeffe is a comedian who got his start right here in NYC. He is a regular act and host in the NYC comedy circuit and has been featured on Barstool Sports and Buzzfeed. He has several top finishes in Comedy Festivals, and a podcast "Outrageous Fun”.
Jocelyn Chia is a lawyer-turned-comedian originally from Singapore. She has been in Vulture, Forbes, Her World, South China Morning Post, and cnbc.com, and was recently named one of Singapore’s top comedians by Buro. She has been a guest comedian on the Howard Stern Channel of Sirius XM and a guest host on MTV. She made her standup television debut on AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live, hosted by William Shatner, taped her second Live at Gotham in 2019, and has appeared on Comedy Central and VICE TV.
Mara Marek
The New York City resident has been married three times and engaged seven times (that is not a typo). An avid bicyclist, she has been hit by cars twice. A native of Rockford, Michigan, she now is a personal trainer and comedian and co-hosts a podcast, “Happy Never After,” with Andrew Collin. One thing she does not joke about, though, is domestic abuse. Her experience as a survivor has prompted Marek to embark on a cross-country bike trip to raise money and awareness of the issue. She started in New York on Aug. 13 and expects to finish in San Francisco on Nov. 15.
Anthony Passaretti is a comedian from Montville New Jersey, based out of New York City. His comedy has been described by friends as, "Better than we expected" and "Actually not that bad". He has been featured on Sirius XM, and is a 3x belt holding champion of New York's Comedy Fight Club. He spends almost all of his time outside of comedy thinking about baseball."
