Danish Maqbool is a comedian from New Jersey. Prior to standup, Danish worked at Major League Gaming as an on-air talent and has been featured in Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. He started doing standup in 2014 and went on his first college tour in the Spring of 2017 titled 'That's How That Works'. He has gone on 3 college tours since and has featured in multiple festivals. Danish holds a laid back style while discussing the moments in his life that have shaped him.

Brooklyn native Alex Babbitt recently made his television debut on HBO’s All Def Comedy. When not gracing the stages of NYC's top comedy clubs, Babbitt's razor sharp wit has made him a favorite on the college circuit, where he's packed auditoriums from coast to coast.

Fumi Abe is a Japanese-American stand-up comedian based in New York City. His comedy has been featured on MTV, Vulture, and Comedy Central. Fumi recently opened for Ronny Chieng from The Daily Show at Carolines on Broadway and the Comedy Cellar. In addition, he was a semi-finalist in the Stand-Up NBC competition in 2017 and 2019. He has performed at various comedy festivals across the country such as Devil Cup Comedy Competition (placed 2nd), Laughing Devil Comedy Competition (placed 3rd), Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Limestone Comedy Festival, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, HBO Showcase at Women in Comedy Festival, and the Audible.com Fresh Voices Showcase at SF Sketchfest. He currently produces and hosts a comedy podcast titled "Asian, Not Asian", which was most recently included in Vulture’s Comedy Podcast Roundup as well as The AV Club’s Podcast series highlights.

Buddy grew up a fan of stand up, with a dream of one day performing. That dream became a reality late in life though, when he made a pact with his 6yr old daughter, in an attempt to inspire her to overcome her fears. Since then, he has hit the comedy scene running, working clubs in LA, Chicago, all over the east coast and opening for acts like Jimmy Shubert, Rich Vos, Joe Materese, and Dustin Diamond. Being divorced and a father of 3 daughters, Buddy attacks modern day family life with an energetic and relatable style.

Ellen Karis is the “Greek Goddess of Comedy,” The entertainment industry has hailed her as the “little dynamo,” given her petite stature, strong improv skills and her ability to build a quick rapport with any audience. Born and raised in NYC in a traditional strict Greek home, her brand of sarcastic, observational humor has been described along the same lines as comedy legends Joan Rivers and Richard Lewis.

Calvin S. Cato's unique brand of humor has been lighting up stages across the country. His television appearances include Oxygen’s My Crazy Love, National Geographic’s Brain Games, and an unaired pilot for Vice Media called Emergency Black Meeting. In 2017, Calvin was named one of Time Out New York's Queer Comics of Color to Watch Out For. You can catch Calvin every 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Mondays as the host/producer of Ed Sullivan on Acid at Freddy's Bar in Brooklyn, one of the longest running free comedy shows in Brooklyn

Sachin is a rising New York City-based comedian who regularly appears at all of the city’s top venues. He is best known as the creator and co-curator of The Surprise Show, which TimeOut New York has repeatedly praised as “you never know who you’ll see at this stand-up show” and is considered one of the hottest independent productions. Sachin has also shared the stage with the biggest names in comedy – Jim Gaffigan (5 Netflix specials), TJ Miller (Deadpool, HBO’s Silicon Valley), Judah Friedlander (NBC’s 30 Rock), Todd Barry (Netflix’s “Crowd Work Tour”), Hasan Minhaj (The Daily Show), and Russell Peters (Outsourced). In particular, Sachin has repeatedly performed with Gaffigan, Friedlander, and Barry as they are regular drop-in guests on The Surprise Show. In 2016, Sachin was one of only eleven stand-up comedians featured at NYC’s Peoples Improv Theater’s year-long stand-up residency program. Sachin’s TV-clean comedy derives entirely from his personal experiences ranging from his Twitter namesake nemesis, high school reunion nightmares, and his love of acupuncture. Frequently an emcee, Sachin is a highly energetic host who uniquely does clean and effective crowd work.

YouJean Chang is a native New Yorker who has performed at clubs and indie venues all across the city. He has slinged jokes at colleges across the city, apartment parties, weddings, and at the Friar's Club. He has performed at the New York Comedy Festival, Hoboken Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy Arts Festival, and competed in Caroline's March Madness. He has also appeared in sketches for College Humor and Saturday Night Live.

Gene Meyer brings the energy and intensity of grindcore to the comedy stage. His topics run the gamut of his brain to include true stories infused with satire from his misfit childhood, addiction and cancer recovery, his life as a straightedge-grindcore enthusiast, and musings on which sandwiches go best with Don Rickles. Gene is a featured writer for Decibel Magazine, Kerrang! Magazine and the vocalist for Bandit (2018 Maryland Deathfest), an internationally touring grindcore band based in Philadelphia, PA. When he isn’t performing, he’s rooting for the New York Jets. He has a dad.

Sasha Srbulj is a standup comedian and creator of the comedy special 'Artificial Ignorance'. He performs regularly at major clubs in New York, around the US & Internationally. His inspiration is drawn mostly from the feeling of "this can't be it?!" and that faint notion that buying more crap may not be the path to peace & fulfillment. Sasha has traveled the world and found peace of mind nowhere. Performances in Paris, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Tokyo and all over New York have done nothing to quench the turmoil of his mind growing like tendrils of curly hair from an ever more confused head. Audiences find the entire process very amusing. Join him for the descent.

Meghan Frank is a stand up comedian living in NYC. She can be seen performing in venues across the city, including Duplex, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, The Lantern, and Le Poisson Rouge. Meghan also co-hosts the monthly HOT FUSS benefit show in Bushwick.

Stephen Bolles is a comedian from Virginia living in Brooklyn. He started performing in 2013 in Hampton Roads, before moving to NYC he was a four-time winner of Clash of the Comics at the VA Beach Funny Bone and a regular at Cozzys Comedy Club. Since moving to the city he was named Funniest Under 25 at the Manhattan Comedy Festival, and performs regularly at clubs all across the city.

Blending the classical ballet training of her past with some Flashdance-inspired freedom, Jess Grippo loves making interpretive dances out of real life stuff. She’s been featured at TEDxNYU, Lincoln Center's Dance On Camera Festival, and as a finalist in the New York's Got Talent! competition show. She’s may also be found dancing spontaneously with strangers in the streets, subways, airports, parks, and more - and making videos with them. Her You Can Dance Again programs and videos have been inspiring people to dance and be themselves for the last decade.

Matt McCusker is a comedian, novelist, and actor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the co-host of the industry-changing cult comedy show Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast with Shane Gillis. It is the #1 Patreon podcast in the world, dominating the charts with over 5.5 million downloads each month. As an actor, McCusker has played scene-stealing roles in series including the record-breaking Netflix sitcom 'Tires' and the hit web series 'Gilly & Keeves'.

Felicia Madison had a childhood dream of becoming a Broadway dancer. Her parents had other plans ...which is why she was pre-med in college! Felicia graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in biological basis of behavior and a minor in marketing. (She jokes that she's only qualified to sell drugs!) Happily married and Manhattan mother of three, Felicia pulls on her experiences as a stay-at-home mom in an affluent part of the world to poke fun at marriage, parenthood and life in general. Felicia is the founder of Laughing Affairs which produces a daytime lunch show, Laughercise- Come Laugh Your Ass Off, Comedy for a Cause, and private events for corporations and individuals. Felicia is the New Talent Director at West Side Comedy Club in New York City where she produces two new talent shows a month called F Comedy Club. Felicia curates comedians for her show and helps to develop and nurture young talent thru her daytime mic program also at West Side Comedy Club. Funny Business Panel Discussion created and moderated by Felicia, provide a forum for female comedians to hear from female executives in the comedy world. Her first event at the Friars Club was a huge success and due to popular demand she is planning to produce 4 panels a year. You'll find Felicia performing throughout NYC. In addition to live appearances, Felicia is blogging, podcasting and writing a sitcom based upon her life in the comedy world.

Teresa DeGaetano has been on Impractical Jokers, The Wendy Williams Show, Good Morning America and Dr. Oz. A lover of The Real Housewives, Teresa has been heard dishing the dirt on Sirius XM’s Bravo station, Radio Andy. Teresa is also an entertainment writer for A-List Comedy where her jokes can be heard around the country on morning radio stations.

Leo Volf is a stand-up comic, writer, and actor based out of New York City. He was born in Russia, grew up in New Jersey, and currently lives in Brooklyn. Never shy about his love for all three regions, Leo can be heard talking about the finer points of his upbringing on a nightly basis. He is UCB trained and was recently featured in The Burbank Comedy Festival, The Hamptons International Comedy Festival, The Hoboken Comedy Festival and The North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival. If that's not enough, Leo can also demoralize you in a not-so-friendly game of ping pong.

Zach is a new on the comedy scene. He is a native of rural south central Pennsylvania and currently lives in Suburban Philadelphia. In his young career as a comic he has performed at Dino’s Backstage in Philadelphia and New York Comedy Club in Manhattan. As a spiritual explore and yoga teacher, he likes to tell stories that put a humorous lens on his past and current life experiences with a hint of self deprecation to remind himself and everyone that it’s okay to be vulnerable and that you can always laugh at life.