Comedians
Josie Marcellino is a stand up comedian, writer, and podcaster. She's a big joke book winner on Kill Tony and is a regular guest on several Good Boy Comedy and GaS Digital podcasts. She was a finalist in Philly’s Phunniest, the winner of the Philadelphia Summer Roast tournament, and was featured in the Best of Baltimore Comedy Festival, Philly Comedy Festival, Skankfest, and DC Comedy Festival. She has an incredible energy, rapid quick-wit, and an unmatched sense of adventure. Her stories and observations have made her a rising talent who leaves audiences laughing long after the show ends.
Zar the Star is a New York City-based stand-up comedian and content creator whose sharp wit, bold storytelling, spot-on impressions and unfiltered takes on socio-politics have made her one of the most refreshing new voices in comedy. Born in Tajikistan to an Afghan father and raised in Toronto, Zar brings her rich cultural background and Muslim identity into every punchline with humor that’s as bold as it is deeply personal. Her comedy draws from life as a refugee, a woman of color, and a chronic overthinker delivering jokes that cut deep and land hard. With nearly 1,000,000 followers across all social platforms, Zar has built a loyal audience through viral prank calls, fearless stand-up clips, and chaotic character sketches. From exposing scam callers to breaking down generational trauma with humor, Zar’s comedy is honest, disruptive, and wildly entertaining. Whether she’s roasting her ex or clowning the internet, she doesn’t just make people laugh – she makes them feel seen.
Ivi is a Brooklyn comic originally from Albania. He got his start in the DC comedy scene, featuring regularly at the DC Improv and DC Comedy Loft. He has performed at the Riot Comedy Festival, RISE Comedy Festival, and the Burbank Comedy Festival, where he was selected to the Best of the Fest for 2021. He was the winner of Rodney’s Comedy Club ‘Comedy Mob Festival’ in 2025.
Andrew Collin has perfected his unique style of humor - laid back and not that smart.
Andrew recently wrote for the incredibly popular Netflix event "The Roast Of Tom Brady" and "The Golden Globes."
Andrew is the host of his own irreverent podcast, "Puddles with Andrew Collin," the guests of which have included Tom Segura, Hannah Berner, Heather McMahon, Nate Bargatze and many more. "Puddles" is available on iTunes, Soundcloud, YouTube, and Spotify.
Andrew was also the co-host of the "Nikki Glaser Podcast," a daily podcast featuring all sorts of entertaining guests, comedy, and a unique take on daily events.
In addition to his stand-up career, Andrew was a creative producer for the HBO Max series "F Boy Island" and a cast member on the E! Show "Welcome Home Nikki Glaser."
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."
Daniel J Perafan is a NYC based comedian that uses high energy sardonic humor to entertain crowds.Through his ironic, self-deprecating humor, he demonstrates the best way to deal with a problem is by laughing at it.
Through storytelling and observational comedy, Frank Favia offers hilarious insights about his neurotic insecurities, his stereotypically Italian family and how he’s too nice for his own good. On any given night he can be seen performing at clubs in NYC and all around the country.
British African comic Chris James began following his dream of doing stand-up comedy after a successful career as a fashion model. Chris’ charming style of comedy includes stories, impressions
and characters. He’s appeared on VH1, FOX and HBO. Chris recently finished shooting the feature film Obamaland in which he stars as the title character, Barack Obama. Chris has lived in many places including England, South Africa, New York and LA. He continues to tour internationally at the best colleges and comedy venues around the world.
Anthony Passaretti is a stand up comedian from Montville, New Jersey. He started doing comedy in college, and now performs stand up, and competes in roast battles all around New York. He’s been featured on Sirius XM and may one day feel comfortable writing in the 3rd person, but not today.
The world of Mikey Mayes is a colorful one. His unique, unabashedly sardonic approach to topics; mixed with backhanded cynicism and quick delivery make for great night of laughs audiences everywhere can enjoy. He is one of the Southwest's brightest young stars and has been lighting up crowds all over; including NYC, Boston, and Philadelphia
Billy Bonnell, is a native of Texas. He started performing Stand Up in San Diego while in the Navy and quickly won San Diego's Funniest Person Contest in 2010 and then again in 2012. As a house regular at the La Jolla Comedy Store, American Comedy Co. and Mad House Comedy club, he has been the go to feature for some of comedies biggest names including, Jim Norton, Anthony Jeselnik, Adam Devine, Jeff Garlin, Jamie Kennedy, Doug Benson, David Allan Grear, Joe Rogan and Brody Stevens. After nearly 10 years in the Navy, he decided to move to Los Angeles to peruse comedy full time. Since his arrival he has been a featured act on Season 2 of Adam Devine's House Party on Comedy Central and a guest on The Doug Loves Movies podcast with Doug Benson, The Deathsquad Podcast with Brian Redban and Joe Rogan and Put Your Hands Together with Cameron Esposito at the UCB theater. He was quickly named a Fresh Face to watch by The Laugh Factory and his comedy clips have been seen over 300,000 times by YouTube audiences. Also, he is the co-founding member of The Tunguska Yacht Club, an online sketch group that has over 2 million views on YouTube and Funny or Die where he is a featured contributor. He's is an electric performer who combines cerebral one-liners, with an uncanny storytelling ability for a unique experience that have left audiences of clubs and colleges throughout the United States wondering, "How did he think of that?"
Venessa is a Colombian-American comedy writer and performer from So. California now based in NYC. She has over 9 years of experience writing, performing and producing comedy. A StandUp NBC Finalist 2018. Also director of ‘FOUL’ the web series. Her work has been accepted into The World Series of Comedy (Boston), The Chicago Comedy Film Festival (2012,2015), Cape Fear Comedy Festival, Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Red Hook Film Festival, Manhattan Int'l Film Fest, and Beverly Hills New Media Fest. She has play writing experience and acting training from a BA in Theater from UCSD. She has studied improv and sketch writing at the Upright Citizens Brigade (LA and NY), writes and produces live sketches and shorts for the comedy festival circuit, as well as performs stand up all over NYC. Venessa is also emeritus NY Chapter President of Women in Comedy Org.
Mike Bocchetti is an actor/comedian from NYC. With 20 years in the business Mike has worked with them all. He has appeared on The Howard Stern Show, The Jim Breuer Show and recently acted with Robert DeNiro in the feature film The Family. Mike was also the announcer for the ArtieLange Show which aired for almost 3 years on DirecTV as well as Sirius XM. He is also the co-founder of Blasted Films. He is one of the most dynamic & unique performers you will ever see and possibly the nicest person you will ever meet.
Dustin Chafin is a stand-up comedian based in New York City who The New York Times said “is getting laughs every time he speaks.” Chafin has had the honor of touring with the USO, performing for the troops in Korea, Japan, Africa and Iraq. He is a regular on SiriusXM, where he’s been featured on Jim Breuer Unleashed, Court TV Radio, Blue Collar Radio, Howard Stern Radio, Howard Demand, The Insight Channel and Raw Dog. Chafin brought down the house on Showtime's White Boyz in the Hood and was also featured on ABC’s special coverage of the New York Comedy Festival. He performed in the New York Underground Comedy Festival and hosted The Bill Hicks Tribute Show at the Laugh Factory. He’s been a staff writer for the SciFi Channel and a contributing writer for many television shows. Chafin has also written and produced for United Stations Radio and iHeart radio. He played himself in an episode of Crashing, an HBO series created by Judd Apatow and Pete Holmes. Holmes said that Chafin is “a funny and good man.” Chafin just released his new album Stop Telling People That on Comedy Records and his podcast I’ll Leave You With This is repped by Authentic Management and available on iTunes and Megaphone.FM. He headlines regularly at premiere New York City venues such as Caroline’s on Broadway, Comic Strip Live, Broadway Comedy Club, Greenwich Comedy Club, Dangerfield’s and Stand Up NY. Chafin hails from Texas he is part Choctaw Native American and part cowboy
