Comedians
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.
Zar the Star is an Afghan/Tajik Muslim stand-up comedian known for her viral prank calls and unfiltered online comedy. Her raw, honest, and edgy humor has racked up over 100 million views and 800K+ followers across social media, making her one of the internet’s most fearless new comedic voices.
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Masood Boomgaard is a comedian, actor, social media content creator, film maker and MC who has been active in the entertainment industry for over a decade. As a live stand-up comedy performer he has played across South Africa to packed theatres and auditoriums as a solo act and alongside some of the biggest names in the industry. He has also toured globally, having performed on numerous occasions in London, Dubai, Australia and the United States. His ‘African Indian’ solo comedy show was staged on London’s West End with its international follow-up ‘Indians from Africa’ showcasing in New York and Hollywood. His other solo comedy specials include “Joker” and “Funny Country.” In 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown Masood was the first South African comedian to record a lockdown comedy special from his home, entitled “My Father’s House.” Masood is often featured as a guest on national and regional radio and has been seen on Comedy Central. He is also a sought after corporate entertainer. Among his past blue chip clients are FNB, Standard Bank, Nedbank, Liberty and Mercedes-Benz.
Masood is also a social media content creator who scripts, produces and acts in social media advertisements for numerous regional and national businesses. His online comedy skits and videos often reach millions of viewers across the world. As an actor he has appeared in film and television. He was recently seen on the popular Etv soapie “Imbewu”
He has also written, directed and produced three of his own films namely Attack of the Indian Werewolf (official selection 2010 Durban International Film Festival), Curry and Vice and the 2021 film The Golden Cock: Revenge of Manu which he also starred in.
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.
Lizzy Cassidy is a stand up comedian based in New York City, who performs all over the country. She has been featured on Sirius XM and is a reoccurring guest on popular podcasts like Keith and The Girl and The Hot Mess Comedy Hour. She’s also performed at comedy festivals like Skankfest and New York Comedy Festival.
Originally hailing from San Francisco, CA, Caitlin Peluffo is a comedian based in NYC. After a brief six year stint in art school studying performative video art (no, really…that’s a thing) Caitlin expanded her talents to the stage. She’s opened for comedians, Maria Bamford, Fortune Feimster, Matteo Lane, and Brian Regan. She’s been featured everywhere from the world famous Comedy Cellar in the Big Apple to clubs nationwide talking about how she came to be such a lovable loose cannon.
Caitlin has been featured on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Late Show with James Corden, 2022’s Just For Laughs Festival and has hosted her weekly podcast, Good Time Gal with Caitlin Peluffo for over two years. With Caitlin, no subject is off limits, however, she did make a promise to her mother that she would never, ever discuss that one time she took those ‘whorish, yet tastefully executed’ photos for a guy she used to bang in the military. She may be a patriot, but a promise is a promise.
Cansu Karabiyik is a UK comic who recently made the move to NYC. She was a regular on the London circuit and performed in more than 15 cities across the UK.
She is the founder of the non-profit Laugh 4 Change, an organization that produced more than 50 shows in 10 different cities across the UK to raise relief aid for refugees in Greece. Laugh 4 Change hosted by Cansu played the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2019.
Cansu was the producer of the highly acclaimed comedy trio show FootDarks at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2019) that was featured in The Guardian.
In 2018, she performed on The Guilty Feminist Live Tour, an award-winning podcast and live show hosted by Deborah Frances-White.
Credits:
BBC New Comedy Award nominee, 2017. Featured on the BBC, 2017.
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2018, 2019; Brighton Fringe Festival, 2019; Leicester Comedy Festival, 2018; Cambridge Fringe Festival, 2019; Producer of FootDarks at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2019; The Guilty Feminist Live Tour, 2018.
Quotes:
“Cansu Karabiyik is funny and fearless-two qualities that will take her far as a brilliant rising star in comedy” Desiree Burch
“A joyful new very funny voice with a lot to say!” Deborah Frances-White
"Luis Lopez is a stand up comedian in New York City.
Luis was a 2021 Comic to Watch for New York Comedy Festival. He was part of the March Madness Comedy Competition in NYC in 2020, and also a semi-finalist in Last Comix Standing.
He tours clubs and venues across the country from his native Portland, Oregon to Miami, Florida and everywhere in between. "
Brian Elberg is a stand up comedian out of New York City. His stand up focuses on my life as a teacher in New York City public schools.
Marie Faustin is a New York-based comedian and actress known for her storytelling skills, lightning-fast crowd work, and ability to turn a bad date into a good story. Her comedy often explores dating, relationships, and the hilarities of everyday life. Marie has appeared in The New York Times, GQ Magazine, MTV, HBO, BET, and Comedy Central. She's currently hosting a dating game show called Why Are You Single? to figure out what exactly is wrong with us all.
Ben Kirschenbaum is a New York stand-up comedian and writer who currently lives ten blocks away from where he grew up. In his early twenties, he mustered up the courage to move to Chicago to pursue his dream of performing at Second City. Once he discovered that improv repels women, Ben moved back to his hometown. He’s written for MTV, Clickhole, and seriouslyTV. Ben performs all over New York and headlines across the country.
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.
Sonya Vai is an international stand-up comedian. This summer, she had a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and performed in London at the Top Secret Comedy Club. She performs regularly in her home base, NYC, in venues such as New York Comedy Club, Greenwich Village Comedy Club, The Stand, and Gotham Comedy Club, among others. IG/TikTok: @sonyavaicomedy; FB/X: @sonyavai
Kenice Mobley has performed on The Tonight Show, Netflix, and Comedy Central in addition to performing standup around the world. She's participated in SF Sketchfest, the Netflix is a Joke Festival, and Limestone Comedy Festival. Her debut album Follow Up Question was on Paste's List of Comedy Albums of the Year and Vulture has named her a Comedian You Should and Will Know.
Ashley Austin Morris is an actor, comedian, and writer. Recent (but not all) credits include portraying 'Tammy' on "Elsbeth," 'Roxanne Hertz' opposite Jesse Eisenberg and Claire Danes in FX’s "Fleishman Is In Trouble," 'Nicole’ in the hit Shonda Rhimes series "Inventing Anna," 'Melanie' in "Life & Beth" with Amy Schumer, and "FBI: Most Wanted." Other credits include "The Other Two" (HBO), "THE BITE," "The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show" (Netflix), "Tommy" (CBS), "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon), and "Prodigal Son" (FOX). Ashley had a recurring role on A&E’s digital series "Think Tank," and has been featured as a guest star on "Murphy Brown" (CBS 2018) opposite Candace Bergen, "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS), "The Good Wife" (CBS), "Desperate Housewives" (ABC), "Ugly Betty" (ABC), and many more. She has also appeared on "Divorce" (HBO) opposite Sarah Jessica Parker and Molly Shannon, and "The Deuce" (HBO) opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal. Ashley’s film roles include a feature in Clint Eastwood’s "Sully" and Columbia Pictures among others. Her theatre credits include "Die Mommie Die" (New World Stages), "Love Loss and What I Wore" (West Side Theatre, Touring Company) (more upon request), "Romance Novels for Dummies"(Williamstown Theatre Festival), "The Other Place" (The Alley), and Theresa Rebeck's "The Way Of The World" (Folgers Shakespeare Theatre.) Ashley’s comedy album "Slightly Off" debuted at number one on the iTunes Charts and continues to perform well. She can be seen regularly at the Comedy Cellar, New York Comedy Club, Gotham Comedy Club, and many more clubs and theaters across the country. Her stand-up has been featured on AXS TV’s "Gotham Comedy Live." Her writing credits include "Libido Limbo" (Young Playwright’s Festival finalist) and being a contributing writer for "Stuffed," which ran off-Broadway at the West Side Theatre, as well as a solo show which had developmental workshops at Williamstown, The Alley and The Lark.
With over a decade on the NYC scene, Chicano comedian Gabe Pacheco has appeared at Caroline’s, The Creek & The Cave, and the Knitting Factory. Gabe is an upbeat bilingual performer, who has done stand-up in Costa Rica and Mexico City, and he’s featured at the Asheville. Accidental, Oak City Festival, Cape Fear, and Flyover Comedy Festivals. His voice is on John Fugelsang’s Tell Me Everything, on Sirius XM and the “Katie Halper Show”. He’s a member of the Story Pirates community. His most recent album “Risky Behavior” is out on 800 Pound Gorilla Records. He host a weekly live show Funhouse Comedy in Williamsburg and a weekly podcast “Halal Cartels”
Usama Siddiquee is a Bengali-American stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in New York. His debut 1/2 special was released on YouTube March 21, 2025 produced by Don’t Tell Comedy. Last year, Usama had his late-night debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. On the acting front, he is most known for his roles on Netflix’s Inventing Anna and Survival of The Thickest, HBO’s And Just Like That, Comedy Central’s Awkwafina, and on FX’s Better Things. He was featured on the 2020 season of America’s Got Talent as a semi-finalist. In 2018 he was a New Face at Just For Laughs. Shortly after he was passed at the world-famous Comedy Cellar in New York. His standup has been featured on Showtime’s Desus and Mero, MTV’s News, and Bravo’s Cash Cab. He was a finalist for the 2017 NY's Funniest Competition at Caroline's; a finalist in the 2017 NBC Standup Competition; 1st place winner of the 2016 Laughing Devil Cup Comedy Festival in New York; the 1st place winner of the 2015 Yonkers Comedy Festival as well as the 1st place winner of the 2015 Make Me Laugh Albany Comedy Festival. Usama has also featured on videos for NBC, Buzzfeed, Refinery29, and Huffington Post.
Based in NEW YORK CITY, Santi is a multilingual stand-up comedian who performs regularly in NYC's best comedy clubs. He has been doing standup comedy for over a decade and his comedy can be described as honest, anecdotal and personal. He is the host of the very successful comedy showcase ItMatters Comedy at New York Comedy Club. He has performed from small and big audiences in rundown bars/comedy clubs across North America to sold out clubs in London, England and Bogota, Colombia. Santi is one of the few comics who has performed at the New York Comedy Festival both in English and Spanish. He just recorded his debut comedy album IDENTITY CRISIS, which people can listen to on iTunes, Sirius XM and Spotify. Some of his credits Include: NY Comedy Festival, TBS, and Sirius/XM.
Reg Thomas has been making people laugh forever. His comedy draws from the clash between his conservative Haitian upbringing, growing up in Brooklyn and dating in New York City. Reg writes jokes that allow anyone with a heartbeat to laugh and enjoy the moment. He has written content for media companies including Atlantic Records, Complex Magazine, KicksOnFire.com and TruTV. In five short years, Reg has made a name for himself running the gauntlet that is the New York City comedy scene and headlining clubs like Caroline’s on Broadway.
SHORT BIO Ben Rosenfeld creates smarter comedy for smarter people. Ben’s comedy blends his family’s experience as Russian Jewish immigrants in America with his philosophical beliefs, political observations and unique characters. Ben has appeared on FOX’s Laughs, CBS This Morning, National Geographic’s Brain Games, Rooftop Comedy and been featured as TimeOut New York’s Joke of the Week. He has twice headlined at Caroline’s on Broadway, hosted at the Lincoln Center and performs nightly in New York City. Ben’s first comedy album, Neuro Comedy, is available on iTunes and Pandora. Ben also created the illustrated coffee table book, Russian Optimism: Dark Nursery Rhymes To Cheer You Right Up, an Amazon Top 5 Best Seller in Humor. Download Ben’s Full Bio Here Download Ben’s Resume Here Download Ben’s Electronic Press Kit Here Download Ben’s HiRes Headshot Here FULL BIO Ben Rosenfeld creates smarter comedy for smarter people. Ben’s comedy blends his family’s experience as Russian Jewish immigrants in America with his philosophical beliefs, political observations and unique characters. Ben was born in a country that no longer exists, the USSR, and in a city that has since changed its name, Leningrad. Ben could no longer tolerate the Russian winters, so he convinced his parents to emigrate from Russia, to another frozen tundra, untouched by human kindness, Connecticut. Like many American children, Ben’s best friend and babysitter was the television. Ben attended Rutgers University, where he co-founded Slutgers.com, a parody of the university’s website, for which he wrote humorous articles and created branded merchandise. Ben graduated with a double major in Philosophy and Economics, so he knows how to make money, he just doesn’t see the point. After college, Ben began his corporate career as a Fortune 500 management consultant while moonlighting as a stand up comic. He can’t explain his day job, but he was worth every penny. After three years at Accenture, Ben entered a fully-funded PhD program in Neuroeconomics at California Technical Institute (CalTech), a school which boasts 31 Nobel laureates and 0 HBO Comedy Specials. However, he quit grad school to dedicate full time to stand up comedy. Ben’s family thinks that was his best joke ever. Soon after quitting, Ben created the motivational seminar and e-book, How to Find Your Passion, which guides high school and college students towards their future career path. Ben has appeared on FOX’s Laughs, CBS This Morning, National Geographic’sBrain Games, FOX’s The Wendy Williams Show, TruTV’s All Worked Up, The Weather Channel, Rooftop Comedy and been featured as TimeOut New York’s Joke of the Week. He has twice headlined at Caroline’s on Broadway, hosted at the Lincoln Center and performs nightly in New York City. Ben has performed in Caroline’s “March Madness” contest, The Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival, The World Series of Comedy, The Laughing Devil Festival, The Devil Cup and the Ventura Comedy Festival. He has performed all across the country including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Philadelphia, Washington, DC and even New Jersey. Ben’s first comedy album, Neuro Comedy, is available oniTunes and Pandora. Ben regularly records on-air comedy sketches for various radio stations across the country. His short film and sketch work has been featured in the 48 Hour Film Festival, The Williamsburg Film Festival, The Sparrow Film Festival and on the comedy website The Interrobang. He writes, directs and edits short films and video sketches, found on BigBenComedy.com. Ben is also the creator of the illustrated coffee table book, Russian Optimism: Dark Nursery Rhymes To Cheer You Right Up, an Amazon Top 5 Best Seller in Humor. Russian Optimism contains thirty of Russia’s most horrifically hysterical nursery rhymes, in English. Each rhyme is 2-4 lines, with an innocent title and a horrible ending. Each rhyme is accompanied by a brightly colored yet twisted illustration of the scenario described to add humor. For example, The Woods: “A little boy found a machine gun. Nothing lives in the woods anymore.” Russian Optimism has been mentioned on Inc., BoingBoing, Elite Daily, Marginal Revolution, The Interrobang, Stage Time Magazine, Fan Girl Nation, The Family Farce, Publisher’s Weekly, The Political Carnival and The NY Post.
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.
Gus Constantellis (he/him) is a gay, first generation Greek-American stand-up comedian and writer raised in Brooklyn, whose sharp, fast-paced comedy draws from his loud immigrant family, Greek heritage, and raunchy yet relatable dating stories. He has been touring internationally for the past three years and regularly performs at top comedy clubs across the country.
In 2026, Gus expands his storytelling beyond the stage with "My Greek Mom’s Recipes: She Died. I Wrote This Cookbook," a cookbook inspired by the loss of his larger than life Greek mother. Part love letter and part comedy, the book features more than 75 classic Greek recipes including spanakopita, moussaka, loukoumades, and keftedakia, alongside family stories and the humor that first made his mom a viral sensation on TikTok. As Gus puts it, “My mom used to say, ‘When I die, you’re all going to starve.’ Instead, she made sure we never would.”
Gus is also the co-host of a popular podcast with Christina Mavronos, has recorded a Comedy Central featuring set, and has written for children’s series on Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and Netflix, including "The Lion Guard," "Rainbow Rangers," "Abby Hatcher," and "Gabby’s Dollhouse."
John is a New York based comedian who can be found regularly in both NYC and Los Angeles.
His debut comedy album “Nervous” (2013), was highly regarded and LAFT Magazine reviewed John as, “A comedian for the people.” John released his second comedy album, “New Phone, Who Is This?” (2015) which was also well received, ranking #1 for New Comedy Releases during its opening weekend. Both albums are currently available on iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby.
He was featured on the WestJet "Just For Laughs" comedy tour headlined by Dane Cook. In addition, he featured for Cook at the Beacon Theater as part of the New York Comedy Festival. More recently, John opened for and appeared on Esther Povitsky’s Comedy Central special, “Hot For My Name” (2020) that was produced by Happy Madison.
John has been on Gotham Comedy Live twice. Other notable appearances/credits include: GWF podcast, Adult Swim, Comedy Central, TVGuide Network (POP), Playboy Radio, BiteSizeTV and Reelz Channel. He also headlines, “Live w/ John Campanelli” at the Comedy Store in Hollywood which has been running since 2011. And was the host of @ComedyTrend w/ John Campanelli at the Hollywood Laugh Factory from 2014-2018.
John is currently on the ProbleMATTic World Tour w/ Matt Rife
Maximilian Spinelli is an NYC-based comedian, actor, writer and all-around peach of a human being. Blending together a style that is both conversational and confrontational, he’s built a brand that can only be described as “Premium Trash Bag”. In 2019, he competed in the Comedy Mob Festival, Stand Up NBC, and was the winner of the Sloshed Stand Up competition. A passed comic at the Comic Strip in the Upper East Side, co-producer of the monthly Tell You What Comedy Show, and writer/producer/star of a recent pilot, he’s more than just the guy you’ve seen in the background of several canceled network TV shows. You’ve also seen him at your local cafe saying things like “What percent cacao is this?” and “Timothée Chalamet stole my career!”
