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Joli Rx is the comedian and designer credited with creating the time crystal and phenomenal encrustation known colloquially as the World Comedy Web.
Dani Riedel can be seen performing all over New York City and the internet! Dani is a published author as well as a comedian. Her novel Smile and Walk Away is available from Champagne Book Group in eBook and paperback on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and iBooks. When Dani was in high school, she used to get in big trouble with her teachers and parents for writing stories that were sexually graphic or anti-government. Now, twenty years later, she writes that stuff as a job. Suck on that, conservative high school teachers. Dani graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2004. Since then she has worked in veterinary medicine, been a police cadet, a counselor, a bartender, a car saleswoman, an actress, an author, and a comedian. But not all at the same time. She is a graduate of Helium Comedy Academy and the coproducer/cohost the zoom comedy show Things That Used to Scare Me. Dani was the host/cat wrangler of the show Comedians with Cats as part of 𝙍𝘼𝙈𝙋𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙇𝙔’s COMEDAY 2020. She is the mother of four wonderful cats and zero humans. Stay tuned for possible future episodes of Comedians with Cats! Dani lives in Hell's kitchen with her husband and their kitties. Her hobbies are classified. If you don't get some of her jokes, it means you're probably a jock who's never seen Star Trek and didn't pay attention in math class.
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Blake Champlin quit his career as a chemist at 38 to follow his dreams of comedy…a mistake as told to him by everyone, especially by his now, ex. He can also be seen with the standup and improv comedy troupe, 4 Course Comedy.
Ian Bagg, a Canadian comedian, pursued his career without widely available specifics about his hometown and college background. Known for his stand-up comedy and appearances on shows like "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," Bagg's humor often revolves around self-deprecation and observational comedy.
Kristine Knowlton is an international comedian that hails from Atlantic City, New Jersey. She has performed at well over 250+ venues from country to country. Not only does she perform comedy, she also plays the ukulele and has written many of her own songs as well as parodies. Kristine has landed a #1 spot on the charts for her comedic songs. Kristine currently voices the character, Mystica Rabbit of the animated series “Water Side Wrestling” coming soon to Amazon Prime. Stay tuned for the animated movie, “Mac and Trouble” by Rusty Gilligan. She first got her start voicing the character, Density of Global Guardians alongside her cousin, Jon. Kristine also does voices for commercials, video games, films and more! Kristine is one of the hosts of the award winning podcast, “The Beauty and the Beast Show” along the side of comedian Mark “Hollywood” Hills. The podcast features comedians and talent from all over the world as well as original sketches, improv and more! Kristine has been d
Founder of Hot Breath
Stand-up comic and member of the Hot Breath Comedy Network, PJ Keen gets his flavor from the North Shore of Boston, MA. Before getting into comedy at 36, he spent the first half of his professional life as a tattoo artist until an accident took the sight from his right eye. PJ delights in exposing the humor of the negative aspects of life, choosing to laugh in the face of despair. When not writing or performing comedy, he’s fortunate enough to be a stay at home parent with his 1-year-old son.
Terrence Hayes was born in Kansas City, Missouri and currently resides in Olathe, Kansas. His career started on January 5, 2009, at the Wichita Loony Bin Comedy Club where he was named one of the top ten funniest people in Wichita in 2009. He later went on to use the name of his alter ego Petty Murphy in 2015 and created his edgy and truthful humor of comedy that opened up the chance for him to be a producer and promote Music and Comedy variety shows and open and perform with nationally known comedians such as Hope Flood, Will C, Tony Vihn, The Late Lavell "Velle Vel" Harris, Aaron Westly, Clifford Owasu and last year Antoine Scott. He launched his own podcast on April 4,2020 known as The Petty Murphy Project and has made it into a worldwide success in 2 years with playing music and comedy from Old School to Underground and has interview Hollywood celebrities such as Bruce Vilanch, Larry Hankin, Mark Christopher Lawrence and many others and can be heard on multiple platforms including Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, IHeartradio, Google Podcasts, Podbean and other major platforms. He will be touring on the Ebonize & Chill Music & Comedy Tour this fall as he will be bringing attention to Mental Health Awareness across several cities across the country. You can follow Terrence Hayes at facebook.com/thepettymurphyproject facebook.com/pettymurphycomedy Instagram @hollywoodpettymurphy @thepettymurphyproject TikTok @thepettymurphyproject Twitter @RUCKFULESNATION and his website at www.thepettymurphyproject.com
Sean drove south about five hours to Hollywood from Carmel, California with a dream in the year 2000. Decades of mics, too many independent video jobs and countless albums of toilet songs later, his dreams are the only real things he has. Thank you for reading about him. It means a lot to me as his friend. Do you think he's handsome? He thinks you are. He told me to tell you. Would you make out with him? Asking for a friend.
From humble beginnings as a bisexual art kid who drank more coffee than a 40-year-old author, Remy was born in a commune in the wilderness outside of Los Angeles County managed by a team of masseuses. They quickly became well versed in the art of giving great back massages, but always had dreams of something greater. Though bittersweet, Remy left the commune to pursue a film production degree and then wasted their BFA on telling gay jokes on various stages across LA, and has remained a bisexual art kid who drinks more coffee than a 40-year-old author. They could not be prouder to be part of the Big Blue Ball and neither can the commune who encouraged them to follow their dreams.
Phil Hartman, originally from Canada, pursued graphic arts at California State University, Northridge, before transitioning to comedy, eventually becoming a revered figure on "Saturday Night Live" and in entertainment.
Mishka Shubaly pursued a career in comedy without widely available specifics about his hometown and college background. Known for his stand-up comedy, writing, and music, Shubaly is recognized for his dark humor and performances at various comedy venues.
Aaron Ring is a comic, producer and award-winning writer. He is the host of The Blue Annex, a writing lab where he helps comics strengthen their material. He also produces and hosts the Nice Guys Show. Aaron has been dabbling in comedy since forever. He was a founding member of the Brandeis University sketch group Boris's Kitchen, now in its 35rd year. Aaron's work has been been featured on both sides of the Atlantic—on stage, screen, radio and in print—including the McSweeneys anthology Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans. In his fake life, he is a creative director at a small ad agency. After 30 years in New York, Aaron now resides in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he can be maximally woke and nobody gives a shit. He still visits his soul in NYC once a month and will continue to do so as long as the courts allow.
Casey McNeal (“Addicted to Disorders”) is a Boston comic and humorist who regularly appears in Clubs throughout New England and New York. Sometimes observational, sometimes absurd, but always told through the lense of his mental hangups, his comedy appeals to those who have hangups, and those who like to laugh at other people’s hangups. He has opened for legends like Sam Kinison, Margaret Cho, Kevin Nealon, and Judy Tenuta, among others. He was a Finalist in the “NBC Tonight Show Comedy Challenge,” and has appeared in the “Boston Comedy Festival,” the “Mutiny Radio Comedy Festival,” and the “NY Underground Comedy Festival.”
Mar McFly is a spectacular comedian and producer from Chicago! Once he submits his bio, it will go here! :) (:
Dani Riedel can be seen performing all over New York City and the internet! Dani is a published author as well as a comedian. Her novel Smile and Walk Away is available from Champagne Book Group in eBook and paperback on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and iBooks. When Dani was in high school, she used to get in big trouble with her teachers and parents for writing stories that were sexually graphic or anti-government. Now, twenty years later, she writes that stuff as a job. Suck on that, conservative high school teachers. Dani graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2004. Since then she has worked in veterinary medicine, been a police cadet, a counselor, a bartender, a car saleswoman, an actress, an author, and a comedian. But not all at the same time. She is a graduate of Helium Comedy Academy and the coproducer/cohost the zoom comedy show Things That Used to Scare Me. Dani was the host/cat wrangler of the show Comedians with Cats as part of 𝙍𝘼𝙈𝙋𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙇𝙔’s COMEDAY 2020. She is the mother of four wonderful cats and zero humans. Stay tuned for possible future episodes of Comedians with Cats! Dani lives in Hell's kitchen with her husband and their kitties. Her hobbies are classified. If you don't get some of her jokes, it means you're probably a jock who's never seen Star Trek and didn't pay attention in math class.
Simona is actor & comedian. Originally from Romania, but now a citizen of the world. Currently resides in Thailand, works on her stand-up special in English, and conquering the world. She has been a professional actor for fifteen years (performed for theatre, film, and television) and got into stand-up comedy three years ago.
Adam is a member of Stone Grown Comedy. When he's. not doing shows with Stone Grown, he's hosting the open mic at The Radio Room. on Wednesdays at. 8pm, doing Muay Thai, and collecting vinyl records. A defender of cats, Adam has fantastic stories, from being accused of stealing his own car, to not being able to acquire a PS5, to potentially fighting a ton of kangaroos. He has an "everyday man" style in his stories. He'll tell you the things we all think and experience. If he hadn't ruined his knees from years of concert moshing, he could be on American Ninja Warrior. His knees may or may not be held together by painter's tape, pipe cleaners and hope. Adam is a funny guy. He's very helpful to other comics as well. If you get a chance to catch Adam, do it. You'll remember it. Written by Chris Wilson
Hannibal Buress, hailing from Chicago, attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Buress became known for his stand-up, featuring in "Broad City," and contributing his writing talents to "Saturday Night Live."
Coming to Sacramento from a small town in Tennessee, David Thorne is the Southern Reject. he brings his dark and strange observations to the stage with a little bit of southern charm. David has a dark and perverted sense of humor that will have you laughing and wondering what is wrong with this guy.
Host and Producer of The Nice Guys Show
Felicia Madison is a comedian and Director of New Talent and Talent Booker at West Side Comedy Club. She also hosts and produces a YouTube talk show BROADish Show.
Hello Everyone. Stavros Batras is a stand-up comedian and actor from Karditsa, Greece. He is 26 years old. Aaaand here is a little of him. He studied acting at Stella Adler Academy in Los Angeles. In Greece, he has coworked with the biggest festivals such as Colourday festival and DEXPO and Gameathlon. He has done stand-up comedy shows (virtually) in Los Angeles, New York. He has performed comedy shows with Dat Phan (Last Comic Standing, Hawaii 5-0.) Currently, he has been chosen to perform at the famous Chocolate Sundaes at Hollywood. He will be in the movie The Demons Within (JF Davis) along with lead Rebekah Kennedy (played Ester in Law and Order,) Vincent M Ward (Won an Oscar in the Walking Dead,) Yan Birch, Naomi Grossman, Felicia Rose, and he will be in the movie Mob Humor starring Tom Sizemore. He is also on Cameo and IMDb.
Rob Da Rocha is a regular at the laugh factory, has been honored as Byron Allen’s "Comic of the Week," and appeared in several national commercials. In addition, Rob also opens from Reno-99's own Nick Swardson!
Host of End of the World Setlist
Walter is a DC-based communicator for a national nonprofit by day, stand-up comic by night. In addition to Zoom shows all over the U.S., he has appeared live and in person at several venues around the Washington, D.C. area and at Dangerfield’s and Broadway Comedy Club in New York City. He is thrilled to be part of the Big Blue Ball, having suffered from that condition at various times.
John Pinette, from Massachusetts, attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Pinette was known for his stand-up, appearing in comedy specials and roles in films like "Seinfeld."
Jonathan Winters, born in Ohio, pursued his comedic career without specific college education. Winters was a legendary comedian known for his improvisational skills, appearances on "The Tonight Show," and acting in films like "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World."
Adam Coonen is a new to the scene DC comic and new dad that likes to mix the dark with the absurd. Armed with a midwestern upbringing and a political science degree, he is ready to take mediocrity by storm. When not doing comedy, he is sure to be found at home covered in spit up or stress eating cereal at 2:30 in the morning.
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Keith Graber is a writer, comedian, chef, artist, producer, host and performer, extraordinaire. Self-described as a comedy Swiss Army knife (or maybe an everything bagel), Keith loves every bit of the industry. From standup to sketch to improv to roast battling, comedy is in his blood (and detectable on his breath). Keith produces several comedy shows in the Los Angeles area. During the pandemic, Keith was the co-founder and co-producer of LIAR Comedy, a standup comedy production team, and network of comedians. LIAR Comedy was a home for comedians to perform virtually together while live comedy was temporarily banished. They produced hundreds of open mics and shows including standup comedy showcases and niche productions like: Locked In A Dungeon, the live comedian role-playing adventure. Roasted In A Room, the LIAR Comedy roast of several comedians, and even the roast of 2020 itself! LIAR Comedy Game Night, where comedians compete in various JackBox games live on Twitch. The ShitShow with Keith Graber, a comedy panel show free-for-all with multiple rounds of discussions, joke slinging, improv scenes and the beloved photo roasts! Plus, Pants On Fire, a collaborated spin-off show streaming international comedians live on Twitch. Also during the pandemic Keith developed the (acquired) taste for podcasting and launched his own comedian interview show, Everybody’s A Comedian. And he was a founding member of Sick Folks Of Cinema, a horror movie review podcast with comedians reviewing their most loved, and hated horror movies. Keith also worked as the co-host of Isolated/Liberated Confusion, a comedy podcast and word salad shooter that can be best described as psychedelic improv. “But can I get him on a t-shirt?” Why, yes, actually. Keith is also the creator of Yesterday’s Sushi, a comedy inspired line of merch designs ready for immediate consumption (plus shipping). Imagine a Spencer’s without all of the class… or a Not-So-Hot Topic. From inappropriate bathmats to t-shirts that should have their sleeves cut off, it’s a one-stop-shop for your bad taste needs. Yesterday’s Sushi… Nearly Fresh, Always Raw! He also dabbles in sketch comedy. After writing and developing a veritable superabundance of concepts and scripts with the sketch team, Poor Man Toe, Keith started producing some of his own sketch comedy, includng Haircut-In-A-Box, and Diet Oatmeal, the drink that bros love! He is forever writing and conceptualizing new projects and ideas, and loves to collaborate. And before you ask, yes, he would love to be in your sketch. Keith can be currently found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, producing several themed shows, which are all some form of natural, step or adopted brainchildren of his. There’s Fudge Factor, the improvised standup comedy game show, where comedians are forced to riff on the topics provided by the audience for prizes. He also produces Ethnically Ambiguous, the show where 11 comedians with various combinations of races and ethnicities attempt to answer the question, “So what ARE you, anyway?” And of course, there’s Repeat Offenders, the show that nobody asked for where comedians get down and dirty so you don’t have to. Did we also mention he’s a roast battler?! Keith considers roasting to be his love language (condolences to his wife). Roasting is in his DNA. And he loves spewing that DNA on Roast Battle stages all over L.A., including The Comedy Store, The HaHa Comedy Club, and various incidents at supermarkets and street corners. But wait there’s more! He’s not just an entrepreneur, he’s also a DJ (overheard in L.A. anyone?). Finding himself longing for the glory days of music from the 1900s, in a simpler time before auto-tuning and face tattoos, Keith developed the persona of DJ-Dial-Up as a way to reconnect with the music of the semi-recent past. Rock, old-school, funk, disco, new wave, freestyle… it’s all gold. And DJ-Dial-Up can be found spinning these retro gems at parties, live events, and comedy shows all over Los Angeles. The point is that Keith Graber is all over the L.A. comedy scene, embracing the craft, and thoroughly enjoying the lifestyle. Go to any comedy club in the city, throw a rock, and you’ll hit him. You might hit two of him.
Audra Sisak, stage name Polite Kitty, is a comedic storyteller by nature. They tell about their life experiences as an autistic, disabled superparent with epilepsy, raising kids, hyper fixations, and dysfunctional family fun. A brilliant style of entertainment that leaves an audience participating and laughing! They work full time as a performer, host, comedian, storyteller, and actor. Performed with Story Collider, 7 Stories, Open Mic Collective PNW, Geeky Comedy Seattle, A Street Pub, Jules Mae Saloon, Gin and Tonic, and more!! When Polite Kitty is not on stage, they enjoy time with family and fur babies (7 dogs and 7 cats). They also love gardening, reading, music, dancing, binging favorite TV shows on repeat, comedy, improv, 1950’s look, frogs, mermaids, and making others feel good about themselves. Most relatable animal is a Manul Cat. They have two sons, 10 and 19 years old, and lives in a home with their parents as a community. They were probably a hippie in another life.
Jade Esteban Estrada is an American journalist, radio personality and stand-up comedian. Out Magazine christened him as "the first gay Latin star." Estrada is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. In 1993, he played Flat Top in the German production of Starlight Express in Bochum, Germany. His television credits include In the Life on PBS and The Graham Norton Effect on Comedy Central. In 2006, Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher paid tribute to Estrada by commissioning him the title of Kentucky Colonel, the highest honor awarded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which acknowledges outstanding ambassadors of goodwill and fellowship around the world. Estrada joined other honorary colonels such as Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Bob Hope, Joan Crawford, Mae West, Johnny Depp, Muhammad Ali and Pope John Paul II. In 2008, he was the host of the 19th Annual South Florida GLAAD Media Awards on Bravo. During the Obama Administration, he was invited to The White House to attend the State Arrival Ceremony welcoming President of Mexico Felipe Calderon and his wife Margarita Zavala. Estrada's column appears in Out in SA, the San Antonio Current and the San Antonio Sentinel. He also hosts The Saturday Night Super Show on KTSA 550 with comedian Roman Garcia.
If you're looking for a premier, dark humor comedian, look no further than North Royalton's own Brandon Petri. Much like Bain he was raised by the darkness, molded by it, into the comedic machine that exists today. Brandon has been seen at the 2022 Rubber City Comedy Festival, as well as the 2021 Cleveland Comedy Festival. He is regular at the Funny Stop Comedy Club and runs Funny on Front Street, a Berea based Comedy show. Never before has Northeast Ohio seen such a prolific, nice guy wizard so skilled in the dark arts. If you find that your lineup, showcase, or open mic seems too light add a little contrast with Comedian Brandon Petri!
Adam Sandler, born in New York, attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Sandler rose to fame for his stand-up comedy, "Saturday Night Live" appearances, and starring roles in comedy films like "Happy Gilmore" and "The Waterboy."
Born in Halifax, NS, Gerry Hodges knew he was destined to entertain. Athlete, no.....musician, no...pro wrestler....maybe...referee for pro wrestling....done already.... He decided to try his hand in standup comedy starting his career in the Maritimes, Quebec & Ontario, Canada. Gerry has opened for comics such as Wafik Nasrella, Tracey MacDonald, Tracy Smith and Doug Stanhope. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Gerry has decided to keep his comedy online to help curb the potential worldwide infection & still entertain the masses as he has since 2005.
In addition to playing Skippy on Family Ties, Stand-up comedian/actor Marc Price starred as Eddie 'Ragman' Weinbauer in the 1986 cult horror film “Trick or Treat” starring Tony Thomas. He appeared with Kevin Dillon in the 1988 Disney action-adventure film “The Rescue,” and Marc played the young American tourist he named “Michael J. Fox” in “Killer Tomatoes Eat France” with John Astin and Steve Lundquist. He also hosted the popular daytime game show “Teen Win Lose or Draw” on The Disney Channel and He appeared on “last Comic Standing.
Jake Snyder is a Richmond-based comic who physically stands head and shoulders above the rest. Besides being a fixture of Roanoke Valley Comedy and The Idiot Box Comedy Club, Snyder travels and plays rooms across the Commonwealth of Virginia, North Carolina, and DC. Known for his distinctive cadence and well-above-average height, Snyder’s humor is endearing, often self-deprecating, and occasionally pitch black.
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Valerie Paschall is a comic and writer based out of Washington, DC but has reveled in the opportunity to perform in every geographic corner of the Internet. That said, she misses physically being in Baltimore on one of her favorite stages. Val came to comedy initially because she thought it would be less intimidating than trying to learn a musical instrument. She had been reviewing concerts, Fringe Festival performances, documentary films and albums for the likes of Paste Magazine, DCist and Washington City Paper and realized she needed her own creative outlet over and above analyzing the creativity of others. The adrenaline rush and camaraderie were intoxicating and proved a good replacement for spending time with a male friend who did not return her more than friendly feelings, so Val decided to keep performing. That was in August 2009. She hasn’t stopped. Valerie has since performed in a number of comedy festivals including Charm City Comedy Festival, Chicago Women’s Funny Festival, What a Joke! (Baltimore), Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival, Bechdel Test Fest, She Devil Comedy Festival and most recently, the Burbank Comedy Festival. Her short film, created during the festival’s 48 Hour Film Festival challenge was included in the Burbank Comedy Festival’s Best of the Fest. She has performed at such spots as the DC Improv, Flapper’s, Broadway Comedy Club and the Black Cat. She also got a chance to open for the Wham City Comedy Tour. Inspired by (now defunct) feminist collective Permanent Wave, Val started booking comedy shows in 2011. Much like the members in the New York branch, she wanted to both highlight the talents of female-identifying and non-binary performers and benefit women’s organizations in the D.C. area. She also learned from the failures that led to the dissolution of Permanent Wave and made her shows intentionally intersectional. After the success of her women’s showcase, Comedy on the Table, she started booking a larger variety of shows in more locations around the D.C. area. These included Pride weekend shows, novelty shows (including one that combined comedy with drone music) and grander showcases but all of them highlighted D.C. and Baltimore comedians with a heavy focus on women and BIPOC performers. In 2015 she started using the name Lousy Humans as the branding for all of her shows. The name came from misremembering something said by Bender from Futurama. By the time the pandemic shut down live comedy this included a weekly open mic (Lively City Open Mic), a monthly showcase (Lousy Humans) and a quarterly novelty show (Drone Comedy). Val is grateful to Joli and Rampantly for giving her the opportunity to help co-host the Chalk Talk teacher’s mic. She taught at a daycare and preschool for five years and knows that the profession brings a wealth of material. That said, her most recent jobs have been bartending, dog walking and pet sitting.
Roy Wood Jr., born in Alabama, attended Florida A&M University. Wood gained recognition for his stand-up, work on "The Daily Show," and hosting "This Is Not Happening."
Kenny DeForest was informally named the World Comedy Web's funniest comedian of 2023 before suffering a fatal e-bike accident in December 2023.
YOU'VE NEVER MET A COMIC QUITE LIKE MARTIN MALLOY. He is part Steven Wright, part Mitch Hedberg and part brain injury. Just about everything about him is a contradiction. His delivery is deadpan yet almost fast-paced. He speaks with a flat affect and his material is smart, dark and twisted. His act is self-deprecating but not mean spirited. His rapid-fire delivery of one-liners keeps his show at a breakneck pace yet it’s never hard to keep up. His subject matter bounces seamlessly from silly to serious and back again. He talks about his mental disorder and suicidal thoughts in the same breath as he talks about murdering cats and hating children. Yet somehow, he still comes off as likeable. The first time Martin performed stand up was at his high school graduation. As the class president he gave a commencement speech filled with jokes about his family life and one-liners that had the crowd roaring with laughter. He might have started a career in comedy back then, but as is so often the case, life took a few twists and turns first. In 1990 Martin was the victim of a hit and run accident that resulted in a traumatic brain injury. He still has the scars to prove it. He has since been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder which, if not a direct result of his injuries, was definitely exacerbated by them. He went to law school. He has a Masters of Public Administration. He was banned from Morgan Stanley for insider trading (though it was actually the voices in his head that gave him the winning stock picks). He won $50,000 in the lottery and blew it all on lottery tickets. He drives a buick century because he buys American and currently works at McDonalds. He is also bi-polar. Martin's comedy career is filled with many highlights. In 2005 he won Rookie of the Year at the Cleveland Comedy Awards. He was a two time finalist in the Carnival Cruise Comedy Challenge. He was a finalist at the Cleveland Comedy Festival and won Best Short joke of the Year at the 2019 Cleveland Comedy Awards. Additionally he has appeared at The Accidental Comedy Festival and Snubfest. He appeared on NBC’s Last Comic Standing in a straight jacket and was on The Opie and Anthony show twice (as Schitzo Bill). He was even asked to appear on The Howard Stern Show. In a different world, Martin Malloy would be famous. And maybe one day he will be. But for now, he can settle for the local legend status he currently possesses. He has made a name for himself on the Cleveland comedy scene and his fans have taken notice. Whether it’s at a top club or a local open mic, he is bound to leave the stage as someone’s new favorite comic. Has he had a crazy life? Sure. This man is anything but ordinary. In a different life, maybe he would be a lawyer. Or a businessman of some sort. Maybe he would be married with kids and a two car garage. Instead, he is one of the best joke writers around. Life could be a lot worse. You can support Martins Comedy by sending some cash to Paypal Martymalloy18@gmail.com and Venmo @Veryfunnycomedy. Your donations will allow me to buy a newer Ford Focus to get to further places to do comedy, pay for my Masters of Social Work degree at Cleveland State University (2nd masters degree) and hopefully help me buy a house in Cleveland, Ohio. Thank you for your support.
Ed Smyth serves up an absurdist and silly string of brain-twisty people and things. Moe Bot the Comedy Robot, Bronco Brad The Croonin’ Cowboy, and Oog Son of Ahg 30,000 BC all show up at his own feature show “Geek Comedy Hour” and “Bronco Brad Dang Tootin’ Good Time Show” in performance spaces throughout the Northeast”. He has performed in the 2020 Rochester Virtual Fringe Festival, and has been a regular at the Finger Lakes Comedy Festival since 2016. In this current Zoom show era, he is a frequent guest on the Colorado Comedy Shows, and US and international comedy showcases. His one-man show “Dang Tootin’ Good Time Show” is booked throughout the fall, along with appearances scheduled at the Rochester Fringe Festival, Portland Comedy Festival, and Plano Comedy Festival.
Known affectionately to the World Comedy Foundation as Mr. Haybale, David Habel of Knoxville, Tennessee, has been telling jokes and hosting in the American Southeast for more than eight years. He regularly performs around East Tennessee, and frequently supports and grows positive and welcoming community through virtual comedy mics. David loves to share his love of puns, plays on words, and absurdity whenever possible. He's also an accomplished experimental musician and dancer. And last but not least, his weekly morning mic, David Habel's Bullsh!t Live Feed, is one of the longest running Zoom mics on the internet and frequently welcomes a host of international talent thanks to its early morning hour.
Mr. Inevitable is a stand-up comic, former radio show host, podcaster and producer based in the Colorado, formerly based in the Hudson Valley of New York. Current ongoing projects he has going on are a podcast which was also on the radio on on WCAA-LP 107.3 in Albany, NY, which he hosts with LA Comic producer and jack-of all trades Keith Graber. Mr. Inevitable has been doing his podcast since March 2020 which ran concurrently on WCAA-LP until autumn of 2021. Mr. Inevitable also uploads his show as a podcast on here, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Apple Podcasts. Examples of people he's worked with during that time have been Jacob Craig of the award-winning podcast Open-Mic'ers, Ashley Gutermuth (Headlining Winner 2021 US Comedy Contest, 2021 World Series Of Comedy) & Sharon Simon (SNL, The Wendy Williams Show) among others. Mr. Inevitable got his start doing original stand-up material in 2005 when he was 15 years old. A year later at 16 years old he was featured on MTV's True Life and performed at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and studied at Stella Adler's Acting Studio during that time. After That he went on tour and performed all over the country. After taking a 9 year hiatus from comedy and in 2007 he returned to stand-up and In 2018 he joined comedy group Headspace Comedy alongside EJ Bell, Ryan Long, & Paddy Defino at first later to include Amanda Hintze & Reggie Edwards a group who produced their own shows around the Hudson Valley.
Moneisha Williams is energetic, witty and has a fast pace delivery, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. A loud proud member of the "LGBTQ" community, Moneisha Williams brings you into her life and weaves you through an obstacle course of hilarity. Besides being a national headliner herself, she has shared the stage with many greats such as Kevin Bozeman, Cocoa Brown, Tony Roberts, Guy Torry and many more. If Moneisha is in your city, do yourself a favor an snag a ticket, you'll be trying to repeat her jokes for days after!!!
Ashley Gavin, a native New Yorker, cultivated her comedic voice while attending Columbia University, channeling her experiences into sharp, socially conscious humor.
Ana Fabrega, born in New York, attended Bard College. Fabrega is known for her stand-up, co-creating and starring in the HBO series "Los Espookys."
Emma Willmann, hails from Maine. Recognized for her stand-up, Willmann appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and co-hosts the "Inside the Closet" podcast.
They call him the Bitter Buddha, comedian Eddie Pepitone is a master of the dark art of comedy. Hailed as a modern day cross between Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles and Eckart Tolle. Eddie is a force of nature on stage, switching between social rage and self-doubt. His shows are an energetic combo of calm and chaos, blue-collar angst and sardonic enlightenment. Few comedians working today channel the power of the rant better than Eddie Pepitone. His most recent stand-up special For the Masses was released in June 2020, which the New York Times listed as one of the best stand-up specials of 2020. In 2014, Eddie released In Ruins, his first stand-up that was shot at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to his regular stand-up shows, Eddie is a stand-out comic/character actor. Beginning in New York City’s improv/sketch scene (where he quickly became a regular face), and continuing on to recurring roles on Late Night with Conan O’Brien and appearances on WTF with Marc Maron Podcast. Eddie has also appeared on numerous comedy TV shows, including Ramy, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rick and Morty, Reno 911!, Ten Year Old Tom, The Life and Times of Tim, Central Park, Will & Grace, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Love, The Sarah Silverman Program, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Comic Standing, Chappelle’s Show, appearances on Bob’s Burgers, and he’s a regular on Adult Swim’s Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell. Fans also might recognize Pepitone from his role in the hit comedy Old School or from his multiple award-winning short, Runyon: Just Above Sunset, co-written by his wife Karen Simmons. Eddie currently hosts the podcast Apocalypse Soon on the All Thing Comedy network.
Stand-up comedian, actor and Radio legend Frazer Smith has worked as a top Radio personality in Los Angeles for many years. He has been heard on KROQ-FM, KLOS, KMET, KLSX and KRTH. He has played small roles in films and television shows and was one of the announcers on the TBS music video show Night Tracks. He currently hosts His own show on Sunday Nights on 95.5 KLOS.
Rampanly’s Kevin Escobar has been featured at the Broadway Comedy Club, St. Marks Comedy Club Nuevo talento de 2019 (New talent of 2019), Skank fest 2019 and the Conchords Comedy Festival 2020. He has also recorded a comedy special in spanish (Arepa Sarcástica) that will be released soon. He is the Co-creator/co-host of the Spanglish open mic Bromitas and can be seen every Tuesday hosting Rampantly’s “Bromitas” at 8:00 p.m. PST. For details and to sign up to perform, go to www.rampanly.la/katboxcomedy
Trish Sullivan is a Chicago comedian, improvisers and storyteller. She's been described as having big mom energy. Trish hosts a weekly women's open mic and produces Is It Hot in Here? a monthly online comedy showcase.
Ken is a funny dude. He loves watching Hulu, and his sweet little pizza boy at home... just call him Papa John. When he's not slinging drinks behind the bar, he's slinging jokes on the stage. He tells jokes about everything from his grandpa at cookouts to his experiences at fast food drive thrus. He's always. got something new, and it's always funny. Ken i s a good dude. One of the most supportive and kind people in the comedy scene. The scene needs more people like Ken in it. Ken always gives 100%, no matter. what number he is in the lineup. He can take a tired crowd and pump them up. Ken never disappoints. You're guaranteed a fun time if you catch him on stage. You can also catch Ken hosting a monthly show, "Paint Me Naked" at the Inchoate Art Gallery in Greenville, SC. It is always a great show. Any show by Good Wood Presents is gonna be off the charts. Catch Ken if you get a chance. He's got a gift of making people laugh, and he'll share it... no question. Written by comedian Chris Wilson
Kevin James, from New York, attended the State University of New York at Cortland. Known for his stand-up, James starred in the sitcom "The King of Queens" and several comedy films.
Kelsey Cook, from Spokane, Washington, pursued comedy after studying at Washington State University. Known for her stand-up, Cook appeared on "The Tonight Show" and co-hosts the "Self-Helpless" podcast.
Al brings a new twist to comedy and motivational speaking with subjects from health to aging to dating to divorce and the challenges, successes and failures associated with life events. Hosts and Features for The Magic of Eric Eaton to sold out venues. Featured in Plano Comedy Festival 2019-2022. Sometimes irreverent but always funny, Al Coseglia approaches stand-up with a conversational style that makes audiences laugh and laugh and laugh with him. As a motivational speaker he uses comedy to emphasize how to succeed at anything and deal effectively with failure. Think you have heard everything about health challenges, dating or that aging is an overdone subject? Think again! Audiences appreciate Al’s comic insights on these topics and many more. Al has a very diverse background as a multi-industry sales executive and entrepreneur.
They say, “When life hands you lemons make lemonade” Chip Nicholson was raised in San Diego California and at the age of 12 moved to Birmingham, Alabama. Quickly learning to love lemonade Nicholson used humor to bridge the gaps. Nicholson says he learned a lot “Growing up laughing with my mom at shows like Mad TV, SNL, In Living Color, All That, Def Comedy Jam, Martin, Fresh Prince of Bell Air, the Jamie Fox Show…. I’d watch these shows and knew I wanted to have that kind of something with those kinds of people… I just didn’t know how to get my foot in that door.” Until Nicholson found himself at his first open mic.. the moment after the last word, the last “Joke”, and the applause blurred into the bright lights and he says “I couldn’t stop smiling. Chills. and that’s when I knew. That door I had searched for my foot to get into, I had tripped through and fallen in love with Stand Up Comedy”. In the coming year Nicholson hopped from mic to mic doing 4-6 open mics a night. When there wasn’t a mic, Karaoke’s. Soon eyes turned to LA after graduation he moved up. Chip was living the life - out of the car, the first couple months in LA.. It was a rough Black History Month. Nicholson says “Comedy isn’t as convenient as it is charming, but that’s what’s fun about journeys.” Chip Nicholson has lived a life of paradox that would be crazy not to laugh along with. Now in Los Angeles, Chip Headlines his happy go lucky style from Calgary Canada to Nashville Tennessee. Recently winning 2019’s top Finalist of the San Diego Comedy Festival, 2019’s Best of Fest Winner of Arizona’s Big Pine Comedy Festival and accepted into the 2020 Boston Comedy Festival Chip is working hard, to share some lemonade!
My name is Kevin Carrier I am a standup comedian from New Jersey. I have performed at Broadway Comedy Club in New York City, Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia, and Krackpots Comedy Club in Massillon, Ohio. I co-host a virtual international comedy open mic called Gin and Tonic with NShady, a standup comedian from India. We have comedians from all over the globe that perform on Gin and Tonic. I also co-host a weekly podcast with NShady called the Hangover Comedy Podcast. On the Hangover Comedy Podcast we have humorous debates, hilarious rants, and conversations with some of the funniest people around the world.
Brendan Gay, originating from Wisconsin, embraced comedy following his studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he explored his comedic talents before diving into the stand-up circuit.
Dane Baptiste, born in London, ventured into comedy without specific college education. Renowned for his stand-up, Baptiste has appeared on shows like "Live at the Apollo" and hosts the podcast "Dane Baptiste Questions Everything."
Host of End of the World Setlist
London Born Dallas comedian David Parsons has been seen at The Comedy Arena in McKinney Tx. Online, you can catch David on virtual venues Such as Rampantly's Blue Mic, Flappers and The PandeMic!, David has been featured at several of Rampantly's “Big Blue Balls,” and has been selected to perform at the New York City Underground Comedy Festival. David is the co-host, with Charlotte Parker, of Rampantly's Red Mic every Friday night at 10 pm Central. For details and to sign up to perform, go to www.rampantly.la/redmic. David brings his wry take on life, love, family, politics, and occasionally genitalia to any stage that will have him. With one foot on each side of the Atlantic, David brings a unique perspective to American comedy. Since the pandemic shut down comedy clubs and bars, David has embraced the online medium and can be found on internet-based shows across the globe. You can catch David at the Blue Mic, The PandeMic!, Comedy Away From The Wench, Open Mic Mondays, and many more. David has featured at both of Rampantly's Big Blue Balls and hosted the kickoff show of the Plano Virtual Comedy Festival in October 2020. David is co-host, with Charlotte Parker, of a brand-new 𝙍𝘼𝙈𝙋𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙇𝙔 mic. The Red Mic is the place to be for online comedy on Friday nights at 10pm Central.
John Molehill is based out of Indianapolis Indiana. His comedy style can be described as silly and infectious with a pinch of sarcasm. John is the second of 4 children and his parent’s favorite, which doesn’t say much given the competition. He was raised near a shopping mall which he saw as a warehouse for all the things they couldn’t afford. His hobbies include gambling, beer and challenging authority, all compliments of 12 years of Catholic schooling. Luckily these days he’s working on using food as an alternative. A master of clean comedy, John’s accolades include being a regular participant and multiple winner of the Write Ten Club writing group, which he swears has nothing to do with being a moderator. He is also a member of Joel Byars’ Hot Breath Pro writing group. But one of his favorite wins to date is being voted audience favorite at the 2021 Clean Comedy Challenge. John has been seen online around the world and performed in festivals and venues throughout the Midwest region, including recently performing at FOREVER FEST. He is a regular at Gutty’s Comedy Club including being an accomplished improvisational comic for Gutty’s Improv Aesthetics Team. He loves doing improv and standup with his three great friends in the comedy troupe known as 4 Course Comedy. John has had the honor of performing with comedy greats such as Brad Stein, Jeff Jena and Todd Snider. Please look John up on social media everywhere @johnmolehill
Geechy Guy has made over 75 national TV appearances, including three on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” He is in the Guiness Book of World Records for telling 676 jokes in one hour! Most recently Geechy has been seen on Americas Got Talent, where he was knocked out of the competition in the quarter finals!
When Hulin submits his bio, it will go here.
Martin been seen on NBC's "Last Comic Standing," "Coming To The Stage" on Amazon Prime, and recently was featured in ads for "Progressive" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" His debut album Magic of the City topped the iTunes Comedy Charts and is available on all streaming services.
TAURY SEWARD is a comedian from Greenburgh, NY, who currently lives In Binghamton, NY. He's been doing comedy for about 4 years now, and he's 37 years old. Taury has performed all over New York and Pennsylvania.
Wendy Liebman has been a regular on the Late Show with David Letterman and has appeared on The Tonight Show with both Johnny Carson and Jay Leno! She’s appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Jimmy Kimmel Live! She was the first comedian to perform on the Rosie O'Donnell Show and has done comedy specials for HBO, Comedy Central and Showtime. She was on season 9 of America’s Got Talent where she was eliminated in the Quarterfinals then returned to the Semi’s as Howard Stern’s wildcard pick.
Jenny Slate, born in Massachusetts, attended Columbia University. Slate gained fame for her stand-up, voice work in animation like "Big Mouth," and her role on "Parks and Recreation."
Martin Lawrence, born in Frankfurt, Germany, pursued comedy without specific college education. Lawrence gained fame for his stand-up, starring in the sitcom "Martin," and roles in films like "Bad Boys" and "Big Momma's House."
Richard Newnham is an actor and stand up comedian from South Wales. He was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome at a young age. He wanted to be a comedian ever since he was a kid in school with his first stand up experience being in front of his drama class. Richard has performed stand up comedy live across the UK. Since the pandemic he has performed stand up comedy online globally. He has performed stand up comedy virtually in four different continents. Richard is also an associate artist with Hijinx theatre and has performed with Hijinx projects both nationally and internationally. He co-wrote and co-starred in a sitcom called Flatmates in 2015. In 2014 he joined a sketch group called Boxfull. He is working on various different projects including a stop motion stand up show called Comic Models.
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Carol Newell has performed all over Los Angeles and Las Vegas including the Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store. She is the founder of “The Worlds Best Laugh” and produces several COVID compliant live and virtual comedy shows.
Don Gavitte is your favorite comedian in Portland! As soon as he provides a bio, this section will be updated!
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Host of Rampantly's Chalk Talk Mic
Ian Jesse Lasky was born into a Hollywood mogul family. Jesse L Lasky founded Paramount Pictures with Adolph Zukor. In his youth, he had the good fortune to work in some major productions: Father Knows Best, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. As a teenager he was in Saved By the Bell for a few seasons. He got to hang with Elizabeth Berkeley at work, which as a teenager made his day. Ian then took a break from acting to live his life. He earned his bachelor’s in Computer Science and 2 masters degrees, one in computer science and one in education. In 2011 he tried stand up for the first time and continued until 2015 when he quit. In Feb 2019, after being inspired by Steve Hofstetter, he started performing comedy again. He took a comedy class with Judy Carter. Ian is known in the virtual comedy world for his popular Zoom mics “Funny Fun Fridays” and “Super Silly Saturdays.". He’s performed with Rampantly, and at many mics and venues in Los Angeles including The Comedy Chateau. This year, he was accepted into the Edinburgh Fringe. “Amazing. You are funny.” -Judy Carter
Gabe Abelson is a five-time, Emmy-nominated comedy writer whose numerous credits include Head Monologue Writer for "Late Show with David Letterman," and Staff Writer for both "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn." He has also written for two sitting presidents and served as head writer on several awards shows.
Hedi is a D.C. based comedian. Hedi has been part of the Lady Laughs Comedy festival in Madison, Wisconsin, The Tim Northern Comedy Festival in Louisville, Kentucky and has had the honor of hosting shows during the Charm City Comedy Festival in Baltimore, Maryland and the LIT Comedy Festival in Washington, D.C. Hedi was the longest running host of The Pinch open mic in Washington D.C. She is currently the Director of Standup for the Laugh Index Theatre in Washington D.C. She was the winner of Magooby's Joke House Open Mic Competition in 2018 and was a semifinalist in 2018 and 2019 for their New Comedian of the Year Competition. Performing stand up gives Hedi purpose and energy; she finds the main source of her nonsexual pleasure comes from making other people laugh. She hopes to share this joy with the world through her unique style of deadpan humor, sarcasm and quick wit.
Valarie Apperson is a half alien or half robot humanoid from El Paso, TX. She grew up preaching as a Jehovah's Witness until the evil hand of science got her all worked up to switch from a music career - which included songs on Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations, MLB, Maxim.com, the CFDA Awards and more - to an interdisciplinary biotech program in Houston in 2013. To support herself and some dude she was too fond of, Valarie created mass amounts of viral galleries for MyLikes Inc., a social media advertising platform started by founders of Google Adwords. The freedom to work remotely led her to think it was a good idea to pawn all her instruments and move to South Dakota with yet another asshole. To endure the endless boredom of being mostly alone in a small, boring town with no instruments, she took up standup comedy and has since won 3 roast battles (the first being against the host who harrassed her after her first open mic...suck it Greg!), performed for over 3 years in DC and Baltimore, and produced the Risk Takers Comedy Show - an outdoor pop-up show in DC, and HaHa Black Sheep - a virtual open mic centered on topics of religion and revolution. She currently lives in New York City while advancing her career as a copywriter for Top 10 global corporations and world leading cyberTech companies. She's passionate about changing all of her targeted ads to men's suits. And she has an idea for starting her own Amazon. You can catch her slaying "best bad idea" at the CISO Series game show, getting kicked off LinkedIn every year for being herself, and performing comedy in New York and the surrounding areas.
When Ryan submits his bio, it will go here :)(:
Judah Friedlander, from Maryland, studied at New York University. Friedlander gained fame for his unique comedy style, his role as Frank Rossitano on "30 Rock," and his stand-up performances featuring his iconic trucker hats.
Steve Martin, from Texas, attended California State University, Long Beach, before entering comedy. Renowned for his stand-up, Martin became a comedy icon, starring in films like "The Jerk" and establishing himself as a versatile entertainer.
Known for his stand-up comedy, Kaszas won the Seattle International Comedy Competition and performed on various comedy stages.
Al Bahmani was raised in a multi-ethnic blended family, he’s used to being a fish out of water. He once caught a robber by hitting his face against their fists. The robber shot him in the foot and as a result, Al whistles when runs. Al is the Director of three short films, "Touche", "Trinity of Horror" and "Captain Magnanimous saves the world." Al also produces several weekly virtual comedy shows.
When Rich Chassler began his comedy career, people didn’t have cell phones, beepers were for doctors and “dealers” and Ronald Reagan was still president! No newcomer to the world of Stand-Up Comedy, Rich brings many years of road touring experience to his hilarious show which has been described as a cross between a rollercoaster and a Grateful Dead concert, never giving you the same show twice. As a young comic Rich had the good fortune to open for and learn from many of the bigger acts at the time including Rita Rudner and George Wallace. He even toured regularly with Marc Price, who, at the time, made his fame playing “Skippy” on the NBC hit show Family Ties. At one time, Rich was also one of the youngest headliners in the country! Rich has toured extensively, performing in 49 out of 50 states in addition to playing abroad. He has also appeared on MTV, VH1 and Comedy Central in addition to various television and film roles acting roles. He has worked with Richard Pryor, Rita Rudner, Sam Kinison, Bobcat Goldthwait and Jeff Ross to name a few and spent four years touring with one of his closest friends and cult comedy legend, the late Mitch Hedberg. Rich’s show is a “quirky” mix of true-life experiences, a healthy dose of observational humor and a lot of improvisation. Being a trained improviser and super quick wit, you never know what direction Rich’s show is going to take as he loves to play with the crowd and keep the audience not just laughing but also thinking just a little bit. Rich is also an accomplished voice over actor and has done many different voices for cartoons and commercials. His voice has been heard in many commercials for products such as Kia, Nextel, St, Pauley Girl Beer, Blue Bunny Ice cream, and most recently BMW. He is the author of a book and recently worked as writer/producer on the General Electric Sponsored web-series, “Funny By Nature”. Rich’s show is a lot of fun and surely not one you’ll soon forget. This is one show you do not want to miss!
Multiple pay gigs from Florida at the side splitters comedy barl, Akron funny bone, bogarts Cincinnati, cafe on main Paintsville Ky opening for Donnie Baker, Lexington Comedy Barn Lexington, the Laughing Skull, Comedy off Broadway in Lexington as well. Host of several joke writing workshops on clubhouse and am a featured creator on Fireside where I have my comedy show, “so you think you can funny”.
Danny Dechi has been a part of the San Francisco comedy scene since 2021. Always performing clean comedy and is known as the world’s only pencil musician. Danny has been producing and hosting shows at various venues for many years. Danny Dechi’s stand-up comedy humor, most often directed at himself, is a hilarious combination of clean comedy & a unique #2 pencil musical act. Danny is the author of the hilarious book: “I Didn’t Want to Pay for a Rent-A-Car“. Danny was also inducted into the 24th edition of Who’s Who in the East. He consistently performs on a wide variety of Zoom shows, including on Rampantly, and continues performing on current online comedy shows. Danny performed on the New Gong Show and the Late Late Show with James Corden. Danny arrived to the Bay Area from Argentina when he was only 6 years old. (My grandfather moved to Argentina because he heard America is a land of opportunity. Unfortunately, he had the wrong America.) The experience of growing up in San Francisco has warped him forever – he’s been an enthusiastic element of San Francisco’s weird and wonderful entertainment scene, including performing for the celebrated Annual San Francisco Comedy Day in 2011. His Blinky the Rock God character showed up at open mics, the comedy stages and underground theater (Popcorn Anti-Theater), and soon Danny was performing (as Blinky, himself & Howard Stone’s Show One Man Orchestra) all over the Bay area several times per week, including such classic comedy clubs as Punchline, Purple Onion, Rooster T. Feathers, Throckmorton Theatre, and the up-and-coming-ones, such as the San Francisco Tommy T’s club and The Comedy Station. Danny's one-man comedy play premiered in late August 2009 at the Comedy Station in San Francisco.He can perform any tunes, from rock-n-roll to classical pieces, by drumming a #2 pencil on his cheek, and is considering recording his first musical CD. Currently, Danny Dechi performs his stand-up and musical act throughout the Bay Area and hosts several Comedy Showcase and Open Mike rooms, as well as a comedy Talk Show, Radio Ha-Ha at FCC-Free Radio. Danny acted in several theater plays with the San Francisco Free Civic Theatre (theater group), and has appeared in TV commercials (the latest one for the San Francisco Giants.) His hilarious semi-autobiographical book “I Didn’t want to pay for Rent-A-Car" can be found on XXXXX. His website also has Fun Facts from Mr. Science. www.DannyDechi.com
Saku Yanagawa is a Japanese comedian based in Chicago. Internationally he’s performed in over 10 countries and across the US at notable venues including Laugh Factory, Second City, Zanies, The Comedy Bar, and The Comedy Store. 　In Japan, he has appeared many TV shows and radio shows and hosted his own comedy show called “Saku’s Comedy Night”, which he wrote, directed, and performed. In 2017 Saku took the show on a nationwide tour and achieved his goal of performing at every English comedy club in Japan. 　Later that year Saku conducted an African tour and performed as a headliner at The Kigali International Comedy Festival in Rwanda. He also appeared on the “Churchill Show”, one of the biggest comedy TV shows in Africa. In 2018 he performed at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe and did a full European tour which included Germany and England. In the same year, he competed at the 39th Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition and Palm Springs International Comedy Competition as a representative of Japan. 　Saku performed at The Second City and NBC’s “Break Out Comedy Festival’” and for “StandUp NBC “ both in 2019. He also performed at ‘Fuji Rock Festival 2019’, Japan’s biggest music festival, as the very first standup comedian to do so. He did a solo show at world-famous Billboard Tokyo during his Japan tour. In 2021 he got selected "Forbes 30 Under 30" as a comedian. 　Saku aims to be the first Japanese cast member on Saturday Night Live. 　アメリカ・シカゴを拠点に活動するスタンダップコメディアン。これまで10カ国以上で公演を果たす。シカゴではLaugh FactoryやZaniesなどの有名クラブに出演しながら、世界的コメディグループThe Second Cityでインプロ（即興劇）のショーにも出演。 　2018年にはワールドツアーを行いケニアではアフリカ最大のTVショーに出演を果たす。イギリス・スコットランドにて開催されている世界最大のアートフェス、エディンバラ・フェスティバル・フリンジにも出演したほか、シアトルで開催された国際コメディ大会に日本代表として出場し入賞を果たす。2019年NBCの主催するBreak Out Comedy Festivalに日本人として初出演。 　国内ではTVやラジオに多数出演。また自身の脚本・演出・主演を務めるコメディショー”Saku’s Comedy Night”を定期上演し、2018年には全国ツアーを行った。スタンダップコメディの公演も精力的に行い、史上初となる国内すべての英語コメディクラブで公演を達成したほか、ビルボードでの単独公演を行った。2019年はスタンダップコメディアンとしては初のフジロックフェスティバルに出演し、歴代最多となる22ステージの公演記録を樹立した。"Japan's Comedian of The Year"を2017年、2018年連続受賞。 　アメリカの今を伝えるPodcast、”Saku’s Radio from Chicago”配信し、日刊サイゾーではコラムも連載。2021年フォーブス誌の選ぶ『世界を変える30歳以下の30人』に選出。著書『Get Up Stand Up たたかうために立ち上がれ』発売中。 　日本人として初の『サタデーナイトライブ』のレギュラーを目指す。大阪大学文学部、演劇学・音楽学卒。
Ali Siddiq is known for his stand-up comedy, appearances on shows like "This Is Not Happening," and his storytelling style.
John Crist, born in Georgia, pursued comedy after attending Samford University. Crist gained fame for his stand-up comedy, online videos, and his Netflix special "I Ain't Prayin' for That."
Esther Forrester is a comic living in Hoboken. She loves tennis, photography, cartwheels, and making jokes to baristas at Starbucks. She runs her own tennis business and produces her own shows.
Kerry Day was born in Louisville, KY in the early 50s, Kerry’s family moved to Montreal, Canada, and then Duncan, OK, in time for Kerry to begin his education at the Sacred Heart School. This school provided very individual attention from Kindergarten until graduation from the 8th grade. Sacred Heart was so small each classroom accommodated two grade levels instead of one. He graduated from Sacred Heart with a class of seven other students. For the 9th grade, Kerry moved on to a much larger population at Duncan Junior High School. While still adjusting to the crowds, the Day family again pulled up stakes and moved to Tulsa, OK which, at the time, was know as the oil capital of the world. Kerry returned to a parochial Catholic education by enrolling in Bishop Kelley High School. Upon successful completion of Bishop Kelley High School, Kerry moved on to Oklahoma State University where he majored in the lucrative Political Science degree program as well as completing the Air Force ROTC program and a commission as an Air Force 2nd Lt. Upon reporting for his first active-duty assignment at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX, on his 22nd birthday, the most significant event of his life occurred. After completing his processing that first day he was introduced to the officer in charge of that unit, 1st Lt Ed Machon. For Kerry, it was love at first sight – Ed took a little longer. Apparently, the USAF saw the inevitability of the match before either of the young lieutenants did which began a journey across three continents. Ed got reassigned and the two men said good bye not expecting to see each other again. Ed was reassigned to Thailand where, shortly before he left, he found out Kerry was to be his replacement. They exchanged correspondence about the assignment but Kerry arrived the day after Ed’s departure to parts unknown. Both being personnel officers, Kerry was assigned Ed’s job, his quarters and all additional duties. When Kerry was being reassigned, his first choice to stay in Asia was denied because there were no positions available. His second choice to stay overseas was approved but there was only one available assignment available in rural Germany. Kerry soon got a letter from Ed again explaining that’s where he had gone and was again offering to make Kerry’s transition easier. Upon arrival, the two men quickly cemented a strong friendship and within six months on the 17th of July, 1976, they began their long adventure together which continues today. After Germany the two moved to England where Kerry received a MA in Guidance and Counseling from Vanderbilt University in preparation for leaving the military. After six years overseas, Kerry moved to Dallas to prepare the way for Ed to be reassigned. Jump starting a civilian career, Kerry pursued jobs as a professional counselor. Within a short period of time, it became clear that the positions were not highly valued by their employers. Thus, a sales and marketing career was born. For the significantly higher pay, the same skills applied. Except for a short period working on a special project in Rhode Island, Dallas became home. In his marketing career he spent much of his time traveling and making presentations to insurance companies, unions, large employers and third-party administrators. After 29 years living in a committed relationship, Ed and Kerry married in Provincetown, MA, on July 16, 2005. Although marriage provided additional security to the couple, it had no impact on the relationship which was unchanged by the updated legal status. Retiring early, Kerry soon discovered life as a retiree was a little too peaceful and went he decided to pursue work opportunities that seemed like they might be fun. He started a company that provided contracting services for home remodeling. When the real estate market started a significant downturn, Kerry cycled through a series of retail job because, although the pay was low, the interactions with customers and other employees gave him the opportunity and ideas to work on writing and comedy. Kerry came to comedy late in life. Although he had always been the office jokester, he began developing a comedic voice while working in a retail environment entertaining customers and employees alike. He experimented with word patterns and different presentation styles. Finally he walked away from the working world for a last time and took his first Stand Up Comedy class in early 2018. Ed and Kerry have one son that is one of their greatest sources of pride and happiness. Through their son they have two grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Ed has a brother in Rhode Island who lives with his wife of many years. Kerry has two sisters, one in Oklahoma City, OK and one in Addison, TX. Kerry is the only one of the three with a husband.
Once Kate submits her bio, it will go here.
Ralphie May, hailing from Tennessee, embarked on his comedic journey, gaining fame for his stand-up, appearing on "Last Comic Standing" and releasing several comedy specials known for his bold, unfiltered style.
Noah started his comedy career at Indiana University Bloomington. He wrote satire for the student-run publication Hoosier Flipside before performing his first standup set at the Comedy Attic. Noah moved to Los Angeles in 2018 to pursue a career in finance and promptly burned out to pursue standup comedy. He currently produces The $1 Mic!, an online comedy show, and hosts the El Bombo Brunch Mic for the ShowUp GoUp LA mic series.
After years of steady work in film and television, and over 150 credits on his IMDB page, actor and comedian Jason Stuart has achieved a pinnacle of success many actors only dream of. “For the last few years, people have started to approach me and say, ‘You’re that guy,’” he explains with his characteristic gravelly laugh. Indeed, with guest-starring and supporting credits in everything from the Billy Bob Thornton starrer "Goliath" to Judd Apatow’s “Love” to “Sleepy Hollow” to “Tangerine” and “The Birth of a Nation,” Stuart has now established himself as one of those all-too-familiar faces who might just pop up anywhere, in any kind of role.
Katt Williams, born in Ohio, pursued comedy without specific college education. Williams gained fame for his animated stand-up performances, appearing in comedy specials and films like "Friday After Next."
Nikki Glaser, originating from Cincinnati, pursued her comedy career without specific college education. Glaser is recognized for her stand-up, hosting "Not Safe with Nikki Glaser," and her appearances on comedy roasts and podcasts.
Charlotte Parker is a Dallas-based standup comic who has appeared at clubs in the DFW area. Since the COVID-19 shutdown she has performed in virtual comedy venues all over the United States. Charlotte is the co-host, with David Parsons, of Rampantly's Red Mic every Friday night at 10 pm Central. For details and to sign up to perform, go to www.rampantly.la/redmic
Kristen is a Los Angeles based Second City comedian, writer, actor, violinist, and ice sculptor from Dayton Ohio. She was named a Comic to Watch in the RIOT LA Comedy Festival and participated in season 12 of America’s Got Talent. She also wrote commercials for okrp.com and completed both the Second City writing and conservatory programs in Chicago and was named a “Comedian You Should Know,” which features shows in Chicago, LA, and NY. I Won the 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' award in the 2013 48hr Film Project and brought home an Orchid Award in Cincinnati for best comedic actress in the production of “The Curious Savage.” I've featured for Patton Oswalt, Janeane Garofalo, and many other talented people.
Hey there! You must be lost? Well, while I have you allow me to introduce myself. I am Batman! No I am a Hydrographer and amateur comedian in Hamilton. I am quite new in the comedy world so bare with me! When I am not exploring uncharted territories in the Arctic I am exploring my “funny” side on stage. ​ Feel free to explore this page and drop me a line. Wanna hear a joke?…………..hint….it’s this website!
Like many from his New Jersey high school, Mike Spiegelman had one goal - to move to San Francisco. For more than twenty years, Mike had produced and performed in stand-up and sketch comedy shows in the Bay Area. He has performed 4 times at the San Francisco Comedy Day in Golden Gate Park, numerous times at the San Francisco Sketchfest, including its inaugural year, tenth year anniversary and its upcoming 20th. He cohosts the LWAFLMOYT podcast with comedian Carl, which for the last six years has streamed on San Francisco internet radio station, Mutiny Radio. He performs with Colin Mahan in the sketch comedy duo, The Great Difficulties. He now lives in Los Angeles.
Alfie Brown, a British comedian, pursued comedy without specific college education. Known for his provocative and thought-provoking comedy, Brown has performed stand-up and gained recognition in the UK comedy scene.
A regular panel member on NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me, Alonzo Bodden has been making audiences around the country laugh for more than 20 years. In August 2019, Alonzo starred in his fourth stand-up special, Alonzo Bodden: Heavy Lightweight, which premiered exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. In the special, he touches upon a range of topics from slavery, cell phones and the #MeToo movement, to millennials, Kanye West and Taco Bell. Alonzo’s first big comedy break came when he was on the “New Faces of Comedy” showcase at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. However, it was as the season three winner of NBCʼs Last Comic Standing, where Alonzo was first introduced to America. Since then, he has starred in two comedy specials for Showtime: Historically Incorrect and Who’s Paying Attention. His television appearances include ABC’s Dr. Ken and Fresh Off the Boat, Dr. Phil, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and Californication. A car and motorcycle aficionado, Alonzo hosted Speed Channel’s 101 Cars You Must Drive and America’s Worst Driver on the Travel Channel. He’s also joined Jay Leno for several off-road trips on his CNBC series Jay Leno’s Garage. Alonzo was a field correspondent on Animal Nation with Anthony Anderson, and a contributor on the Science Channel’s How to Build Everything. Alonzo released his fifth comedy CD titled Man Overboard in 2018. He currently hosts the podcast Who’s Paying Attention? (part of All Things Comedy) where he gives his unique take on what’s going on in the world.
Jerrod Carmichael, from North Carolina, gained recognition for his stand-up specials and creating and starring in the sitcom "The Carmichael Show."
Lyre is a polymath giraffe and phenomenal revivalist who was spaghettified by a black hole at the event horizon of Cool. Lyre believes the human voice is the one free tool we all have, yet few adequately use. She hopes to do what she can to give comedians an easier go at saving the world together. If you know any very rich and altruistic humanitarian philanthropists, please send them her way. Thanks. Lyre is passionate about expanding public access to free speech through comedy everywhere. You can reach out to her via her Contact page. Here's her biography. Lyre began her career nearly decades ago as a teacher in the city of Philadelphia. In 2018, after dreaming of becoming a comedy writer for years and years, Lyre opted to take up digital nomadism so she could perform around the country. From there, she tried her best to apply the creative principles she'd been teaching children to instead build some kind of whopper that could benefit everyone. She soon innovated her way into applied theories of collective representation and participatory engagement at the forefront of 21st century new media entertainment, and here we are. (This is just the beginning.) How did she get here? The following is a majorly abridged version of her life story. Stay tuned for the cinematic masterpiece. Lyre was born a double Aquarian coonass on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Her parents were two sporty hotties from Ohio who had been meddling together since middle school. By the time she was five weeks old, Lyre was riding with the Krewe of Sparta at Mardi Gras! Some would say she peaked here... They'd be right! A proper Drew Barrymore meets E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, stuffed senseless on Twinkie cream. It's where she gets her big forehead. Our young grasshopper enjoyed a childhood pogo-sticking around the master-planned oil suburbs of The Woodlands, Texas, playing pogs with her own shadow, and inviting her crushes to eat bark sandwiches in the woods. She also remembers having two brothers in there at some point. In 1995, Lyre's family defected from the globalist petrochemical stranglehold and burrowed down in Amish-adjacent Chocolatetown, USA. Here, whilst dressed as Ghoulardi, Joli lip-synched Bird is the Word by the Butthole Surfers in front of the whole 3rd grade. Meanwhile, her first and future husband was 23 and working in a timber mill. Ain't it quaint? As a girl, Lyre enjoyed watching the Simpsons while gazing out her own bedroom window at the smokestacks of the nearby Three Mile Island nuclear facility. After cross-dressing her haunted Howdy Doody puppet as an Aunt Jemima doll, Lyre wore its clothes herself in her 5th grade breakout role as the smallest tap-dancing country singer, lip-synched Patsy Cline's "Crazy," She was nothing if not hellbent in her performative whimsicality. Lyre began producing comedy in middle school. First, it was spoof commercials on her camcorder, followed by, among other things, a sock puppet interview with George Washington Carver. Later, in high school, Lyre was voted Young Woman of the Year by her town, yet somehow never learned to take care of her car. That's life before YouTube, kids! After heading to to art school in the City of Brotherly Love, Lyre began spending summers teaching aesthetics, public art and museum studies in New Haven. She also enjoyed enrolling in and promptly disavowing the archaic pedantry of various teacher training programs as she fashioned her own fringe pedagogies into enrichment curricula for children of all ages. A handful of years later, in 2011, after scoring 12 points against the Harlem Wizards, Lyre wrote her first sitcom while driving jet bridges in an overnight blizzard at the Philadelphia International Airport. It wasn't long before she hit the stand-up stage on South Street as the only woman on the list at the now defunct Lickety Split. In 2014, Lyre promptly tabled her stand-up to be wed, but she soon took up improv and sketch-writing at the Philly Improv Theater and ComedySportz and later studied red nose clown and devised theater at the Pig Iron School under Emmanuelle Delpech. Lyre went on to enjoy a career as an art museum educator; an instructor and advisor of curricula in public arts, aesthetics, and theater; an elementary, middle, and high school art teacher; and a director of interdisciplinary arts- and theater-integrated camps and enrichment programs for Philadelphia school children. In 2018, Lyre became a full-fledged digital nomad, moving first to Austin, Texas, where she started her first company and resumed her study of stand-up comedy. The next few years, she traversed the country to all corners in every which way, including taking nearly every Amtrak line coast to coast, driving from Austin to Fairbanks, and living in Austin, Eugene, Los Angeles, California, and Oberlin, Ohio, where she produced more than 600 underground comedy shows from 2020-2022. Lyre is now back in Philly, where you can find her voice acting, storytelling, and producing comedy with the World Comedy Foundation, the Rampantly comedy network, and Laugh Social. Lyre would like to thank her friends and mentors who fostered her creative and qualitatively philanthropic ambitions, and her parents Jon and Lindi for their contributions to the greater good. laughter to the people. :) (;
Carol Montgomery’s has amassed over 30 national/cable TV appearances, she has appeared in two large scale production shows in Las Vegas, she actively teaches stand-up comedy and she is the director of “Fine, Funny and Female." Most recently Carole is the creator of Showtimes “Funny women of a certain age” AND “MORE Funny Women of a certain Age.”
For Baltimore-by-way-of-Philly-by-way-of-Brooklyn comedian Darryl Charles, making people laugh came naturally. “I would imitate family members at parties. I was voted class clown in high school. So, I guess I've been a goofy person my whole life.” Growing up in a large Caribbean family in 1990s Brownsville, there was always a packed house to serve as both audience and an oasis from one of the roughest neighborhoods in New York. “You just kind of stuck to the enclave back then. So it was just family for the most part,” he recalls. “Life in Brownsville in the ‘90s was rough. I'd been robbed at gunpoint and everything. But you still had fun. We still did stupid kid things. We still played ball. We still ran around and set trash cans on fire. We were lovely idiots.” He didn’t start to think about comedy seriously until friends started to essentially book him for spots in college. “My college roommate was pimping me out to tell stories at parties,” says Charles. “You meet somebody you like, and y'all decide to make each other's company for this party. And he kept interrupting like ‘Darryl’s super funny! Tell the story!’ And that’s when I realized he just brought me here to entertain these people.” Those informal performances at parties lead to more and more people encouraging Darryl to pursue comedy seriously, but it wasn’t yet on his radar. “They’d throw a bunch of parties and I would just find myself telling the same stories. Even then, I was like, ‘Yeah, I need money. I came to college to get a paycheck.’” Still, around the same time he’d started journaling--writing down observations and thoughts that, while not in the format of premises and punchlines, would start his love of the writing process. Even though he wasn’t ready to take the stage, Darryl’s love of comedy was always there. “The first joke I remember was Bill Cosby’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ joke. We had the Best of Bill Cosby tape and I let that tape rock constantly. Salt N’ Pepa was the first rap album I owned, but I think I played Bill Cosby more.” Besides comedians whose personal lives do not reflect his own in any way, Darryl followed other greats as well “The first special I ever saw was [Eddie Murphy’s] Delirious cause we was in the hood and the only cable channel we had was HBO for the whole building,” he recalls. In addition to Cosby and Murphy, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Paula Poundstone, Eddie Griffin, and Katt Williams were big influences. After graduating from college and fulfilling the child of a Caribbean immigrant’s requirement of becoming an electrical engineer, his journal started to fill with more stories and actual jokes. “When I decided I wanted to do comedy, it took me a year to actually get on stage. And in that year I tried to write down a lot of the stories that I would tell at parties,” he remembers. Finally, against all logic, Charles left stable pay and benefits to tell jokes for a living. Inspired by both the pain and hilarity of real life, Darryl’s jokes range from ripped from the headlines to ripped from comic books. “I remember the first time that I saw something on the news that hurt my feelings enough to try to make a joke out of it. That’s the hatchet joke that's on my first album, Black Gentrifier,” says Charles. “That also was the first time that I had written a bit, showed up at a place, and then tried it out and it crushed. I took a brand new idea onto stage and when I was done, the entire room was like, thank you for doing that.” Now as a veteran comedian, Darryl has toured across the country and opened for a variety of amazing comics and legends like Adam Ferrara, Greg Fitzsimmons, Dave Attell, and the late greats Patrice O'Neal and Dick Gregory. He’s also an experienced improviser, and has been a member of ComedySportz Philadelphia since 2011, where he teaches and coaches. He is a sketch comedy writer and performer, doing most of that work with the sketch group The Layoff Kids, who have been featured on Funny or Die. He's been seen on The Travel Channel, ComedyCentral.com, and commercials for Houwser and Tushy. He's also the co-host of DTF: The Darryl and Timaree Funhour, the best sex-ed/comedy/gameshow in the known universe. In addition to more of the above, Darryl’s is in the early stages of crafting a second album, rounding out more sketches and scripts, keeping his hands clean, and making sure people don’t breathe on him.
A master of timing, Korey Strike started performing stand-up comedy days before the entire world shut down for an 'unprecedented virus of disastrous proportions'. Not to be deterred by initial bad reviews, he has continued his quest to make people think, drink, and laugh throughout the seedy underbelly that is virtual comedy. Although he can't be with you physically (unless?...) he will always be with you spiritually, as exorcisms and banishings have been found to be ineffective against German Jews. Follow him in life on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube, that we might be spared his ramblings in death.
Jonah Ray's specifics about his hometown and college might not be widely available. Ray is known for his work on "Mystery Science Theater 3000" and "The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail," showcasing his comedic talents.
Urzila Carlson, originally from South Africa, pursued her comedic career. Carlson is known for her stand-up comedy and appearances on shows like "Have You Been Paying Attention?" showcasing her sharp and engaging humor.
Nick Bright is known for his work as a radio presenter, potentially hosting comedy shows and podcasts.
Born in Brooklyn But Bible Belt Bewildered-Andrew Ferrara, voted in Weekly’s Best Comedian on Florida’s Gulf Coast twice (2017 & 2018), sheds light on the hilarious realities and obstacles of growing up gay in one of the most traditionally conservative counties in the Southern United States. Andrew was an official performer at the 2020 Palm Springs International Comedy Festival, where he advanced to the finals of the Best of the Fest for stand-up comedy. He has performed in multiple festivals, including the YAAAS New York Queer Comedy Festival, San. Diego Comedy Festival, New York Underground Comedy Festival, 5th Borough Comedy Festival, Mobile Comedy Festival & more. Andrew was featured on the television series "Talent Search." He is the co-host of the "We're Not For Everybody" podcast with Olivia Searcy and the founder of YIKES! Comedy and Producer of the P3. Comedy Fest in Pensacola, FL, one of the most highly lauded queer comedy festivals in the nation. Andrew has performed with the likes of Sean Patton, Jenny Zgirno, Shane Mauss, Dave Stone, Ryan Neimiller, Sam Tallent, Kenny De Forest, Hilliary Begley, Vanessia Fraction, and many more.
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Ray Powers is a comedian, musician, layabout and bon-vivant from Brantford, Ontario, the town that taste forgot. After studying English & Philosophy at the universities of Toronto and Guelph, everything he learned immediately spilled out of his deaf ear. So he began writing sketches and news items for the NakedNewsTV cable show, while also working on development for documentary film projects about LGBTQ+ refugees and immigrant survivors of domestic violence. (The Naughts were strange times.) Continuing in the spirit of launching himself headfirst into fields he knows nothing about, Ray started performing standup comedy in the later part of the 2000s thanks to the generous spirit of Toronto comedy doyenne and open-mic host Jo-Anna Downey (RIP), and learned firsthand the pain of watching a joke wither and die in front of an audience. Daunted but not encouraged, Ray took a ten-year detour that saw the release of several albums of music, the writing and publishing of a pseudonymous novel (Who Iced The Snowman? -Cozy Cat Press 2016), and the (re)production and raising of three children. Ray returned to live standup in 2018 thanks to Brent Barkley's LoneCat Comedy open mics in Richmond Hill, just in time for a pandemic to put a stop to his nonsense. He crab-walked over to online shows through Gerry Hodges’ "No Line To Cross", which led him to Rampantly where he would sneak in through the back door instead of getting on the list like a goddamn regular person. With the plague subsiding, he has performed the Social Capital Theatre and Comedy Bar in Toronto, where he continues to thrill audiences every time he leaves the stage. Currently of no fixed address, Ray has an expiring passport and little left to lose. An unarmed Canadian, he is not considered a threat (triple or otherwise) at this writing.
Clyde Allen Williams Jr., a Shreveport native, is the youngest of three children. A graduate of Huntington High school, he went on to Stephen F. Austin State University where received his bachelor's with graduate studies in film and writing. After a victorious battle with cancer, Clyde started a page where people could share their cancer stories called People With Cancer S.U.C.K (Suvive Under Conditions that Kill). Contrary to popular belief, he is still alive and involved in various plays and films. Coming from a family of educators, Clyde was expected to become a teacher. He decided if he was going to be talking to a room full of drunk people who were laughing at him anyway, he'd rather do it on a stage than in a classroom. Nearly six years ago, Clyde began using his natural affinity for comedy as a stand up comedian. Through years of trial and error, Clyde decided that the easiest way to learn something, is the hard way. As a writer, Clyde has tried to bring his comedy to life through sketches, some of which can be found on his Instagram channel @therealclydewilliams, where he feels the most comfortable being as fake as he can. Clyde has always been a fan of the cinema. As an actor, he has played roles in numerous short films around the southern region of the United States, and had starring and supporting roles in several features. As a writer and director, his passion for film and the wonderment it can bring is as strong as ever. Clyde hosts the World Comedy Foundation's Green Mic on the Rampantly Comedy Network, Monday nights at 9pm EST, 6pm PST. The Green Mic is a virtual new material stand-up comedy show that welcomes comedians worldwide. Find the link on his homepage to go there.
Renowned for his stand-up comedy, Adam Ray has appeared in TV shows like "The Heat" and co-hosts the podcast "About Last Night."
Jena Friedman, a comedian and writer, is known for her sharp wit and satirical comedy, Friedman has appeared on shows like "The Daily Show" and created her own stand-up specials.
Cat Alvarado is a stand-up comedian and activist. Cat has over 2 million views on YouTube from the popular YouTube Channel, “The Reel Rejects,” was featured on Buzzfeed's “Tasty” channel and was also on the PBS show First Nations Comedy Experience. Cat also hosts the comedy podcast Villains of History @villainsofhistory.
Joel Marshall is currently known for his live streaming program Joel Marshall’s Lunch Therapy. It began at the start of the COVID lockdown and has been running ever since. A stand-up comic and actor in Hollywood, Joel was struck by the idea that he wouldn’t have venues in which to perform, so immediately he took to YouTube. At first he was just doing daily stand-up comedy but it grew into a live streaming variety show that takes place every Tuesday and Friday at noon Pacific. There is always a very live chat room and many witty regulars and a cast of fun characters. The show is a constantly evolving hour of fun sketches, commercials, animals, science, and all the best actors, directors, activists, artist and comedians joining in for live interviews and performances. Now there is a library of over 360 shows currently available on the Joel Marshall’s Lunch Therapy YouTube Channel. All are aimed at helping you take a “break from the crap” that is going on in the world. Joel began his career at the famed Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago and went on to play Romeo at Shakespeare and Company in Massachusetts. He produced a podcast, called FatFreeFilm the Indie Film Podcast (https://FatFreeFilm.com), in the early days of podcasting, before people even knew what a podcast was. He interviewed such greats as Leonard Nimoy, Peter Bogdanovich and Patricia Arquette. He went on to produce the award-winning film Equal Means Equal (https://equalmeansequal.com), which was also directed by his wife actress Kamala Lopez. This film has done great things to inform people that women are not represented in the US Constitution, and has help get the last three states needed to ratify the ERA. It won the audience award at Michael Moore’s Travers City Film Festival. Joel is also known as the originator of the fad planking, and can been seen on the show To Tell the Truth, extolling the virtues of this face planting activity. Joel hails from the Pacific Northwest and holds degrees in Theatre from the University of Washington and a Masters from CalArts. He currently trains with the world-renowned acting teacher Ivana Chubbuck. Joel likes to keep an open mind to the possibilities and the ever-changing landscape of comedy and acting and find new ways to inject technology directly into people’s funny bones.
Comedian Henry Garcia is the host of one of the liveliest shows on Instagram Live, “The Laughter Hours: Comedy Party!” It did so well that the show has recently transitioned into a once a month live outdoor event and it is being regarded as one of the best and safe night-out experiences (Los Angeles) in this covid era. Henry is also a participant on The World Series of Comedy.
Co-creator and co-host of SpanGlish open mic Bromitas, Marco Vazquez is a Mexican born comedian who’s parents migrated to the big apple when he was three-years-old. After watching a comedy show at a local neighborhood bar back in 2015, his then girlfriend encouraged him to give stand-up an opportunity, he then began performing at their weekly open mic and a passion was born. Marco uses his ability as a professional photographer to incorporate himself more into the comedy scene by taking photos and performing doing two things that he loves the most at the same time. Through this he has been able to meet a ton of comedians who have mentored and guided him along this journey. Growing up in a Spanish speaking home, Marco was able to conserve his native tongue and has been able to perform standup in English and Spanish. Due to Covid, Comedy was put on halt till he and a bilingual speaking comedian friend decided to start a weekly Spanglish open-mic which has allowed them to connect virtually with performers all over the world. He has been featured at Broadway Comedy Club, St. Marks Comedy, and numerous locations in New York City.
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Host of Mouth 2 Mouth Crowdwork Mic Beaming in virtually from New York City, Ralph Anthony is a stand-up, actor, and writer who has performed at some of the East Coast’s most prestigious comedy clubs, including the Comedy Strip, Westside Comedy Club, and Caroline's on Broadway, where he was chosen as a Breakout Artist in 2019. Ralph found 𝙍𝘼𝙈𝙋𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙇𝙔 by way of our beloved Blue Mic, where his acerbic jokes on marijuana and gun ownership got us scratching out Yeezy's name on our mail-in ballot and replacing it with "RALPH THE MOUTH." Ralph's credits include air time on ESPN, Amazon TV, Sirius XM, the 2018 NY Comedy Festival, Caroline’s Comedy Madness, Last Comix Standing (not that one, the other one!) and more. Ralphie won't share his cookies with nooo-body, but we'd sure pay ten bucks to watch his live stream from a dark alley in Queens as he describes in rich, gooey detail just how dope they taste.
In West Philadelphia where he was born and raised. So needless to say it was on the playground where he typically spent most of his days. Just chilling out maxin, relaxin, and cooling. Playing some chess at the Library in my school. (He was a nerd). Then I got jumped and moved to the suburbs of Washington...true story. After 15 years in the classroom, Mr. ShariefO decided to finally go after his dream. On August 24th 2019 he performed at his first show. Since then Mr. ShariefO has performed in Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, West Virginia, and New York City. His comedy style is a mix of crazy and cool at the same time. He likes to share experiences and perspectives and paint vivid pictures through story telling. He has always been great in large crowds, so he loves engaging and having fun with the audience...but, "I keep it fun. PROMISE!
Originally from India, Ritu is a Nashville based comedian, performing in bars and comedy clubs around the city. Now thanks to COVID, she has Zoomed into shows in and outside the US, straight from her couch. Ritu loves finding humor in everything, especially the subtle cultural differences between Indian and American culture, specifically dating. Her accomplishments include one failed marriage, with the goal of failing in at least a few more before it’s all said and done. If life is a story, she believes you better make sure its funny.
Hugh Kelly, who has performed improvisational comedy at places such as the venerated Second City, the well-known Washington Improv Theater, and Laugh Factory Chicago. Mr. Kelly also recently co-authored "How To Write Funnier” with the famous Scott Dikkers, founder and longtime editor of The Onion, the quintessential humor publication. Mr. Kelly has a forthcoming humor essay collection coming out in the fall about navigating life after demented, fucked up ass relationships. Mostly, the book is about his relationship with Popeyes Chicken. Mr. Kelly is also a talented impressionist who has performed at Eastville Comedy and The Peoples Improv Theatre in NYC. He got into comedy for the pussy, and, if you so consent to, welcomes you hurling your panties up at him on the virtual stage. Mr. Kelly was born in a suburb of Washington, D.C. He also was born on the exact day that the massively popular television show, Cheers, aired its series finale. Did you know that 80 million people watched the series finale of Cheers? Yeah, 80 million people. So from day one, no one gave a shit about Hugh. Mr. Kelly also grew up around batshit, crazy white people and the ooey goey comfort food of the 2002 D.C. sniper blowing a man’s head off at a Sunoco gas station one mile from Hugh’s childhood home. Hugh’s psychiatrist believes these three incidents were the seeds that drove him to a life of comedy. Throughout his 20’s, Hugh has also worked in advertising at various tech companies such as Yelp and other social media giants. People often ask, tell Hugh “oh you’re a comedian? Comedians are so crazy!” And that always makes Hugh chuckle because you haven’t truly metabolized crazy until you’ve heard a tech bro talk about…literally anything. Hugh would like to thank his family, Paul Mooney, himself, Oprah Winfrey, himself again, 30 Rock, Sativa, himself for a third time, The New York Knicks, Black Women, Silence of the Lambs, himself for a fourth but definitely not final time, the pandemic for unleashing the power of introverts onto the world, and finally, himself.”
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W. Kamau Bell, born in Palo Alto, California, attended the University of Pennsylvania. His socio-political comedy has gained him recognition, notably hosting shows like "United Shades of America" and presenting thought-provoking stand-up specials.
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