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Comedian Ali Kolbert was once an NBC Page at 30 Rock--where she worked on shows such as SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON, and LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS. Ali made her television debut in that very building, performing stand-up on THE TONIGHT SHOW. Ali has also performed on A LITTLE LATE WITH LILLY SINGH, THE TODAY SHOW, TruTV’s COMEDY KNOCKOUT, NBC’s BRING THE FUNNY, and BETCHES COMEDY. She even once impersonated Reese Witherspoon on The Howard Stern Show. Ali has contributed to Above Average and worked as a contributing writer at The Onion and her clever and provocative stand-up won her the title of Stage 72's "Greatest New Comedian." Ali was also included in Variety Magazine’s July comedy issue and profiled in Forbes Under 30. She performs stand-up comedy nightly in NYC bars and clubs where she was one of the youngest comics passed at the Comedy Cellar. Ali can be seen co-hosting AOL’s BUILD BRUNCH, a daily morning talk show featuring a roundtable of diverse, young and influential personalities speaking to breaking news, hot topics and the latest in entertainment. Ali can be seen as a series regular on the truTV show, TOP SECRET VIDEOS. Recently, Ali performed a comedy special for HBO MAX’s Queer Comedy Showcase for PRIDE 2021.
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Ali Macofsky is a stand up comedian, actress, and writer who began her stand up comedy career shortly after high school. She quickly established herself in the Los Angeles comedy scene where she became the first regular to perform on over 100 episodes of the Comedy Store’s weekly Kill Tony podcast. This provided further opportunities leading Ali to open for huge names in the comedy world at multiple clubs, theaters, and arenas with comics like Russell Peters and Joe Rogan. She most recently went on tour opening for rock musician, St. Vincent, across the US. Her stand up has been featured on Just For Laughs digital receiving over 3 million views. She has popular series on her Instagram (@notalimac) where she talks to strangers online and hosts a podcast called Resting Bitch. Her voice on and off stage has captured a wide range of fans who can relate to her perspective and stories.
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Filipino American, Andrew Orolfo has been named one of the country’s "top knot" comedians by... don't even ask, just go with it. An established staple in San Francisco comedy, he has been featured in SF Sketchfest, Limestone Comedy Festival and Comedy Central’s Clusterfest. He can be heard on Sirius XM Radio and seen on Comedy Central, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Jo Koy: In His Elements on Netflix, Comedy Central Stand Up & Comedy Dynamics’ Coming to the Stage. He currently headlines clubs & colleges across the country.
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Brandi Denise Boyd is a standup, actor, and writer, who just wrapped filming a series regular role on the BET show GAMES PEOPLE PLAY, and can be seen recurring on Starz’ POWER and POWER BOOK II: GHOST. Brandi is an alumnus of Chicago Second City Improv Program and a Conservatory Student, Annoyance theater alumni and the I.O. Writing for TV Program. Brandi's standup comedy is often described as honest, witty and refreshing with huge bursts of energy.
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Brian Bahe is an Indigenous (Tohono O’odham, Hopi, Navajo), gay comedian and writer originally from Phoenix, Arizona, now based in New York City. He’s taped a standup set for Comedy Central’s “Stand-Up Featuring.” He’s headlined Caroline’s on Broadway. His writing has appeared in McSweeney’s. His animated comedy pilot “Decolonize” was selected for the 2022 Indigenous List, a collaboration between The Blacklist, the Sundance Institute, and IllumiNative.
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Emil Wakim is a stand-up comedian and writer currently based in Brooklyn, by way of Bloomington, Indiana. He recently served as a consulting producer on The Wendy Williams Show. He also made an appearance as a main focus on ViceTV’s docuseries HUNTERS. Emil has opened for Roy Wood Jr., Kyle Kinane, Moshe Kasher, and opens regularly for Nikki Glaser and Michael Rapaport.
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Ethan a NY-based comedian from the suburbs of Chicago who just graduated from NYU's nursing school. When he's not working at a children's hospital, Ethan performs at the Comedy Cellar, Caroline's, New York Comedy Club, The Bell House, Littlefield, and popular shows across Brooklyn and Manhattan. He's been featured in the New York Comedy Festival, the Janelle James Festival, and Floodwater Festival, alongside comedians including Jaboukie Young-White, the Lucas Brothers, Sydnee Washington, Marie Faustin, and Janeane Garofalo. Ethan was selected to perform for Comedy Central's THIS WEEK AT THE COMEDY CELLAR.
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Ever Mainard (they/them) is an incredibly talented Texas born comedian, actor, writer, and improviser. They are a three-time Best Actress Award Winner for their role as “Regular Helen” in THE FEELS, and appeared in the Duplass brothers’ PADDLETON for Netflix. As an improviser and comedian, Ever trained at The Second City Chicago, I.O., and Groundlings where they were quickly flagged as a stand-out. Their one-person show 'Let Me Be Your Main Man' was picked as one of the best U.S. Imports at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Ever has written content for The Huffington Post, E! Online, and AfterEllen. Also, not to brag but Roxane Gay once praised Ever in an essay alongside Wanda Sykes. Some of their other fans include Lauren Iungerich, Joey Soloway and Soledad O’Brien. They recently appeared on Lance Bass's series VERSUS for Roku. Ever has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Amy Schumer's Odd Ball Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs, and more.
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Fabrizio Copano is one of the most well-known comedians in Latin America and is the first South American comedian to shoot an original comedy special for Netflix. Actor and writer of the hit Chilean comedy show "El Club de la Comedia", Copano also lead his own late-night show "El Late de Copano" and was one of the hosts of the Comedy Central Latin America produced "La Culpa es de Colon", a comedy super group with the top five comedians from 5 countries in Latin America. His 2016 film “Prueba de Actitud” (Attitude Test) which he co-wrote, directed, and starred in is still one of Chile’s highest grossing comedies of all time. When he is not touring and selling out theaters all over the US and Latin America, he co-hosts the hit iHeart Radio comedy podcast 4th From The South with Steve Hely, which explores political topics out of Latin America. Also an author, in 2019, he released a memoir, Mi Vida Como Dibujante, (My Life As a Doodler) which delved into his life from a "distracted child" to central figure of comedy in Latin America. Fabrizio is currently developing an original comedy series for Netflix Mexico and is based in NY where he lives with his wife and son.
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Gianmarco Soresi is an stand-up comic, actor and writer based in New York City. He won critical acclaim for his stand-up special and documentary Shelf Life directed by Emmy Award winner Andy Buck, currently streaming on Amazon Prime, and is the host of the popular podcast The Downside. He appeared in the Billy Crystal/Tiffany Haddish film Here Today, and has appeared in roles on Bonding for Netflix, Deception, Blue Bloods and in the feature film Hustlers opposite Jennifer Lopez. He has also been featured on Comedy Central, hosted programs for IBM and MTV and was the spokesperson for General Electric.
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Hannah Berner was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up playing competitive tennis professionally and for the University of Wisconsin. She emerged on the comedy scene by directing, editing, and acting in videos on Instagram and writing viral tweets. She has two hit podcasts, Giggly Squad and Berning In Hell, with over 20 million downloads. She was a cohost on Bravo’s Chat Room, as well as a member of Bravo’s Summer House for three seasons, and has over 1.3 million followers across her social media platforms. She performs standup in NYC and at clubs around the country.
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JARED GOLDSTEIN can most recently be seen on season 2 of DOLLFACE for Hulu, Roku/Quibi’s NIKKI FRE$H starring as Nicole Richie’s trusty right hand and assistant, as well as THE UNICORN on CBS. Most recently, Jared hosted + co-wrote the 10 year anniversary live special for 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER. He recently taped a Comedy Central Featuring set that premiered this past November. In 2019, Jared was chosen as one of New York Comedy Festival Comics to Watch as well as Time Out’s Comedians to Watch. He participated in last year’s CBS Diversity Showcase. Previously, he has appeared on Comedy Dynamic’s OUT ON STAGE as well as ABC's Modern Family, COUNTERPART with JK Simmons for Starz, RIZZOLI & ISLES, and the feature film IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY starring Zach Galifianakis. Originally from Long Island, he’s additionally appeared in an SNL sketch written by Tina Fey featuring Jimmy Fallon as well as the Off-Broadway production of Spring Awakening and the Broadway production of A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden.
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Originally from Milwaukee, WI Lara Beitz is a fast-rising star in the Los Angeles comedy scene. She was selected as the first comedian to perform stand-up on Comedy Central’s LIGHTS OUT WITH DAVID SPADE, where she became a red carpet correspondent and a regular panelist. She is a paid regular at every comedy club in Hollywood and her stand-up was featured in the Comedy Store documentary on Showtime in the fall of 2020. She just made her late night debut on THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN and is currently developing a semi-autobiographical series with Judd Apatow. Her comedy has been described by her mother as, “well, you looked very nice.”
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Laura Peek is one of the most promising young Los Angeles based standup comics to come out of Nashville’s bustling comedy scene. She was named one of the 50 Best Undiscovered Comics in the country by Thrillist and has been featured in Comedy Central's Roast Battle as well as many prominent festivals such as Laughing Skull, Limestone, and the Nashville Comedy Festival. Her storytelling and sharp wit delight audiences across the country and she has had the pleasure of working with comics like Chris Distefano, Marc Maron, Rhea Butcher and many more. You can catch Laura next in Iliza’s Locals a comedy special produced by Iliza Shlesinger which will premiere next year.
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Marcello Hernandez is a stand up comic, writer, and actor based out of New York City and Miami. He has toured with acts such as Jim Breuer, Ashley Hesseltine, Mark Viera, Gilbert Gottfried, and more. He currently acts as creative director and host for @onlyindade, a Miami-based media company that delivers daily news, sports, and pop culture commentary to its massive online audience. He has appeared numerous times on Telemundo’s Acceso Total & NBC’s 6 in the Mix. Currently he is performing on select tour dates with Tim Dillon and in clubs across New York City.
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Originally from Atlanta, GA, Michael is a New York-based stand-up comedian and actor who’s been featured multiple times on “This Week at the Comedy Cellar” on Comedy Central, as well as “Stupid Questions” with Chris DiStefano and “Pause with Sam Jay” on HBOMax. He also has a feature set for Comedy Central Digital, and in 2019 he was a finalist in the "New York's Funniest Stand Up" competition for New York Comedy Festival. He tours all over the country and currently co-hosts the monthly show Laughodills in Flatbush, Brooklyn. See him while you still can, because the boy rides a bike with no helmet in New York, and we’re not sure how long he’s going to last.
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Pat Regan is a stand-up comedian in New York City, of all places. After three years as a house improviser at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, he has spent the past few years focusing exclusively on stand-up. Pat has performed at venues across the city, including: Caroline’s on Broadway, Ars Nova, Littlefield, Union Hall, Knitting Factory, The Bell House, and The Duplex with his stand up shows “Unsuccessful by Choice” (FKA “Pat Regan: Unrepped and Loving It!”) and “Essgays”. Pat has performed at Outside Lands, NY Comedy Festival, the Michigan LGBT ComedyFest, NYTVF, Podfest NYC, Vulture Festival, and Comedy Central’s Clusterfest. Pat has been featured in publications such as NEW YORK TIMES, OUT, VULTURE, and most recently PAPER MAGAZINE. Pat has several projects in development and is currently in his second season writing for the Emmy Nominated and Critically Acclaimed HBO Max Original series, HACKS.
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You may have seen comedian Pink Foxx touring around the country with Deray Davis, or opening for Dave Chappelle, Patton Oswalt, or Russell Peters. Perhaps you’ve casually spotted her working her material at The World Famous Comedy Store, Melrose Improv or The Laugh Factory in Hollywood, CA. She's also made an appearance on Revolt Tv's Blocked, and has written for shows like Here TV's Slay Model search. No matter where or when you've seen her, one thing is certain, Foxx is funny and her perspective is one of a kind! Born into a family of entertainers, by age 7 she had already auditioned for her first film, performed on a live stage, & worked as a vocalist in the music industry. Influenced by such talents as Redd Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor & Martin Lawrence, Foxx fell in love with comedy, and shortly after college she began developing a career in stand-up. Pink's comedy is raw, authentic and hilarious as she tells stories of her teenage celebrity encounters, her family life, mid 90’s east coast upbringing, & dating throughout her growth and development as a transgender woman of color.
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Sabrina Wu (They/Them) is a Brooklyn-based comedian, writer, and actor who can soon be seen starring as a lead in the upcoming UNT. ADELE LIM feature for Point Grey/Lionsgate.
On the writing side, Sabrina is staffed on DYING FOR SEX at FX, based on the hit Wondery podcast. They recently sold their pilot, IT GETS BETTER, to 20th and were previously staffed on DOOGIE KAMEALOHA M.D. for Disney+.
On the stand-up front, they regularly perform all over New York City, at venues such as Union Hall and the Bell House. Their stand-up has been selected for the New York Comedy Festival, Women in Comedy Festival, and Laughing Skull Comedy Festival.
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Skyler Higley is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor who comes out of Chicago's legendary comedy scene. His incisive and razor sharp writing earned him a WGA Award while on staff at CONAN, and he is currently a staff writer for ‘The Onion.’ He has also contributed to ClickHole and the New Yorker. Skyler was named one of New York Comedy Festival's 'Comics To Watch' and has been described by his former boss Conan O'Brien as 'delightfully bizarre and undeniably hilarious.'
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Ajahnis Charley (they/them/that bitch) is a Black, Non-Binary comedian who is one of Just For Laughs’ New Faces of Comedy and features in their New Wave of Standup series of specials. They are a cast member of the Second City Touring Company and star in the HBO miniseries Station Eleven and Bell Media sitcom Shelved. They’ve written punch-up for upcoming comedy series Bria Mack Gets A Life, comedy-doc Stay Tooned, and they write for Canadian news satire platforms The Beaverton and Because News. They directed the short film I AM GAY, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, which screened in the 2021 Inside Out Film Festival, and won the Inspire Award at the 2021 Caribbean Tales Film Festival. Their solo show THOTS & PRAYERS won awards at Toronto and Montreal Sketch Comedy Festivals. Ajahnis is a co-founder and co-producer of the Untitled Black Sketch Project, Canada's first all-Black sketch ensemble.
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Allie Pearse is a standup comedian and writer on the award-winning show Letterkenny. She is the winner of JFL’s 2021 Standup & Pitch competition and has done TV tapings at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, JFL’s New Wave of Comedy, has performed at Limestone Comedy Festival and Sled Island Comedy Festival. Allie has been featured on Sirius XM radio, has recorded for JFL Originals, JFL’s Comedy 101 roast show and OFF-JFL.
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Ben Sosa Wright is a pretty, queer, and Latinx stand-up comedian, writer, and improviser from Toronto. Ben was named one of CBC’s 15 Canadian Comics To Watch in 2019. He performs in clubs all over the country and at festivals such as JFL42, Toronto's Big City Improv Festival, Bruce McCulloch’s Young Stars Showcase, and The Museum of Comedy in London. Most recently, his podcast, Nostalgique was recently mentioned by Vulture as their comedy podcast of the week!
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Originally from Newfoundland & Labrador, Bree Parsons is a Canadian stand-up comedian and producer. You may recognize her from being featured on The Winnipeg Comedy Festival, The Debaters, JFL Originals, CBC NEXT UP! Top 10, fresh off tour she is excited to hit the JFL stage.
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Clare Belford is a strikingly sincere comedian. Early in her comedy tenure, she cut her teeth on the road all over her home province of Alberta, telling deeply personal jokes to crowds of drunk tradesmen from For McMurray to Red Deer. She quickly moved to the home of the nation’s largest and most competitive comedy scene, Toronto, where she spent five years honing her craft and establishing herself as a fixture in Canadian comedy. These days continues to make waves, bringing her authentic delivery and unique brand of preposterous pragmatism to festivals including the Halifax Comedy Festival, JFL 42, Field Trip Festival and North By Northeast. Her debut album, The Entire Cabbage was selected as one of the best of 2021 by NPR and can regularly be heard on SiriusXM.
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Conner Christmas(he/they) was born in Calgary, and raised in High River, Alberta. Class-Clown from a young age, Conner has always loved making people laugh. They began their stand up career while taking theatre at the University of Lethbridge, going to any open mic they could despite there not being many in the small city. After 3 years of producing shows and helping to build the comedy community in Lethbridge, Conner moved to Calgary to get more stage time and focus on performing. It's been 7 years since their first 'open mic night', and Conner is beyond excited to be featured on JFL's 40th anniversary New Faces showcase.
You can find Conner's face pop up in a variety of different TV series on multiple streaming services, as well as their directorial debut for Telus Storyhive premiering February 2023.
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Laura Leibow has used her wit and laid back comedic style to become an in-demand comic in the Toronto stand-up comedy scene. She has performed at festivals such as JFL42, She Devil, Icebreakers Comedy Festival, and the Kitchener-Waterloo Comedy Festival. Laura is a dynamic performer who can expertly perform on the club circuit, in alternative rooms, and in theatres. She has impressed crowds from Toronto, to New York, to LA and has performed in legendary clubs like the Improv and Micky’s in LA and Gotham and Broadway Comedy Club in NYC. She is the editor of the comedy website “UNoriginal” and hosts two podcasts for the Canadian Jewish News. She can be heard frequently on SiriusXM and on 604 Records’ comedy compilation album “The Great Canadian Comedy Rumble.”
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Malik Elassal is Lebanese Canadian Stand up, writer, and actor from the streets of North East Calgary. In the past year, Malik has won the Yuk Yuks top comic competition in his hometown of Calgary, recorded sets for the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and The New Wave of Standup and performed the titular track of the JFL originals album Yeehaw Hell Yeah.
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Mike Green is thrilled that you are reading his bio, and hopes it wasn't the result of clicking the wrong link after google searching Mike Green the NHL player. Comedian Mike Green the comedian has told jokes for years on stages all across the country. He started in Winnipeg which he will always argue has one of the strongest comedy scenes in the country, and he began learning the rules of the road a decade ago with the Raise the Woof fundraiser shows which benefit animal shelters all across Canada.
He's gone on to boost his scene in Winnipeg by producing shows like the Secret Standup Series and Comedy At the Handsome Daughter which is one of the longest running weekly shows in the country, and also tour himself as a headliner and with the show format he created, the Comedy Battle Royale, which you can watch on FibeTv1.
Also, he's as handsome as he is brave.
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Wassim began his comedy career like most stand ups—while teaching ESL in South Korea. He enjoyed it so much that he quit his job at "U Can English Academy" and moved back to Canada to pursue comedy more seriously. In 2018, Wassim was named by the Montreal Gazette as one of the artists to watch and was featured on the BBC Arts Hour and CBC's Laughter at the Lion D'Or. He has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival three times and in 2019 was the opening act for Sugar Sammy on a Canada-wide theatre tour. In 2021 he performed at the Just For Laughs festival as a part of the JFL Originals comedy album recording (which can be streamed on Sirius XM).
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Fresh off the heels of the 2022 CBS Sketch Comedy Showcase, Allison Reese is an accomplished sketch comedian known for her online characters and Kamala Harris Impression (3.5M likes; Millions of Views on TikTok.) An alumnus of The Second City Touring company, Allison was also a staff writer for the famed comedy institution. Her most recent writing credit is for The Revolution Will be Improvised, which has a 2022 summer residency at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. The CBS sketch written by and starring Allison, Belinda’s Mom, won Best Parody at both the Independent Shorts Awards and the Oniros Film Awards and is an Official Selection in the Houston Comedy Film Festival. Allison has written several pilots that have gone on to be quarterfinalists and second rounders in screenwriting festivals around the country. Notable her pilot Surviving and Thriving was in the Coverfly top 35%. You can follow Allison on social media @alienreese
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Andrew Farmer is a gay, disabled writer/comedian who has performed at The Museum of Modern Art, Joe’s Pub and all the finest basements in New York and LA. TV writing credits include TBS’ Miracle Workers, Freeform’s Praise Petey & Apple+'s Best Foot Forward. He’s developed projects with Universal, CBS and National Lampoon and is a recipient of The Jonathan Larson Grant for Musical Theater. With comedian Anna Drezen, he hosts the podcast Scary Stories to Tell on the Pod, described by Vulture as “hilarious, impressive & weird,” which he plans to put on his tombstone.
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Ceara Jane O'Sullivan is a character comedian, actor, and writer based in LA. She is an alum of the Improv Asylum mainstage and current director of the Improv Asylum mainstage revue, "Air Conditional Love." These days, you can find Ceara studying at the Groundlings, posting little sketches on the internet, or on stage in her 2-person show, "The Regrets Club." Ceara is currently developing a project with Powderkeg Media and is extremely stoked to be at Just for Laughs!! Very, very cool!!
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Inessa Frantowski is a Los Angeles based performer/writer and friend to all. She got her start in sketch comedy with the Sketchersons in Toronto. She is a Canadian Screen Award winner and a two-time Canadian Comedy Award winner. An alumni of TheSecond City Mainstage in Toronto, she wrote and starred in four record breaking revues and also performed on UCB’s Maude Night for four years. She was a writer/performer on This Hour has 22 minutes and plays Renee on the International Emmy nominated series, The Amazing Gayl Pile on Amazon Prime, for which she won an Indie Series Award. Additional credits include: Cosmopolis, The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town, True Dating Stories, Match Game, Scare Tactics, American Princess, Greener Grass and the Avicii video I could be the one which has over 330 million views on YouTube. Her stand-up album, Help me, help ME, along with her latest project: Inessa and Sarah get you through the day are available on itunes/Spotify though Howl and Roar records. @inessacomedy everywhere!
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JORDAN STAFFORD comes to you from the dope city of Detroit, Michigan. He attended Saginaw Valley State University, where he studied theatre and was introduced to improv. After graduating in 2015, he moved to Chicago and loves it. He is on the iO Harold team Lil’ Tooties and also does solo work all around Chicago. Jordan was recently selected and performed in the 2022 ViacomCBS Diversity Showcase. He is represented by Paonessa Talent Agency and managed by Matt Sadeghian.
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Lisa Gilroy is upcoming in a recurring role for the Netflix series Glamorous with Kim Cattrall, as well as Hulu's History Of The World, Part II and Amazon Freevee's Jury Duty. Lisa has appeared on NBC's Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the NBC pilot Someone Out There. She is in the voice cast of Comedy Central's Fairview and is featured as the voice of Ellen DeGeneres in the FOX sketch series from Robert Smigel, Let's Be Real. Lisa is a two time Canadian Comedy Award winner and former Tour Company ensemble member from The Second City Toronto. She was a mainstage Harold (improv) and Maude (sketch) performer at the Upright Citizen's Brigade in Los Angeles.
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Born in London with roots in Iowa, Luke is an actor, writer and improviser with dual citizenship of the UK and US. Luke is a performer in the Groundlings Sunday Co and is LGBTQ+. He has trained with RADA, LAMDA, and performed with theatre companies in and outside of London, ranging in material from Shakespeare to musical theatre. Luke is upcoming in a recurring role in Steve Levitan's REBOOT (Hulu), THAT 90'S SHOW (Netflix), NIGHT COURT (NBC), and can be seen in the new Maya Rudolph series LOOT (Apple+). He is one of the lead voice roles on the Netflix animated series THE CUPHEAD SHOW and is in the voice cast of the Dreamworks Animation series BOSS BABY.
Luke took TikTok by storm with his remarkable Keira Knightley impressions, and has since garnered millions of views and followers for his brilliant portrayals of talent such as Hugh Grant, Gillian Anderson and Jude Law.
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Nick Mestad is a New York City based writer and performer. An alumnus of iO and The Annoyance Theaters in Chicago, he can be seen all around NYC performing his highly physical style of comedy. He has recently appeared on The Tonight Show as well as NBC’s Chicago Fire and Seeso’s Shrink. He can next be seen on Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal and the upcoming independent feature Molli & Max In The Future opposite Zosia Mamet. His work has been featured in Vulture and Clickhole, and he has amassed millions of views online with his characters.
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Shaan Baig is a comedian, actor, and writer based in Los Angeles. He is an alum of UCB's Maude Night, Characters Welcome, and the theater's first all-South Asian team THE GET BROWN. His videos have been featured on Vulture, Funny or Die, and BuzzFeed. Shaan co-hosted the Bollywood Boys Podcast with Saagar Shaikh, which was profiled on NPR. He recently appeared on A Little Late with Lilly Singh on NBC.
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Adrian Bliss is a comedian, writer, and performer from London best known for his sketches on TikTok which explore everything from history to natural science to religion. Adrian’s sketches have found him 11 million followers across social media and have been featured in The Guardian, CNN and Vogue. He is represented by WME and Settebello Entertainment.
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Alexia Dox is a French-American actress and writer, based in LA. After a few years as a sketch writer and performer at Upright Citizen’s Brigade, the pandemic quickly had her pivot into the digital-sphere of TikTok, where her off-beat and relatable sketches have garnered almost 150 million views and over 1 million followers. Her TV/streaming credits include starring as June in the YouTube Originals Series, “Overthinking with Kat and June”, two seasons of Hulu’s improvised western comedy, “Quick Draw”, and writing for Nickelodeon and Lionsgate.
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Grace Kuhlenschmidt is an NYC based stand-up comedian, actress and writer who was recognized by the New York Times as one of the top 7 Comedians to Watch. She recurred in the final season of SEARCH PARTY which was recently released on HBO Max and also can be seen in the first season of KILLING IT which just finished airing on Peacock. She also appeared in the first season of ZIWE on Showtime. Grace is a writer for the Audible Original series HOT WHITE HEIST to be directed by Alan Cumming and produced by Broadway Video.
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Jordan Mendoza is an Asian-American TV writer, comedian, and filmmaker from Boston.
He plays RJ in the upcoming Netflix series “Jigsaw”, a crime heist drama from Ridley Scott’s Scott Free and Eric Garcia, starring Giancarlo Esposito.
He’s currently a writer for “DAVE” (FX) and has written for “Big Mouth” (Netflix), “Human Resources” (Netflix), “Ziwe” (Showtime), and “Beavis and Butt-head” (Comedy Central).
He created and hosted Comedy Central’s Cry Battle—a game show where whoever cries the most wins.
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Joshua Neal is an actor, writer & social media content creator. In 2 years he has accumulated 1Million followers on TikTok(Theejoshneal), 179k followers on Instagram (Joshuaneall) and 76k on Twitter(Joshuaneall). His content has been featured on popular platforms including BuzzFeed, Shaderoom & Variety. Just recently Joshua also booked a role on a SAG film directed by & starring Tristan ‘Mack’ Wilds & P-Valley’s Shannon Thorton. He wrote a short film of his own that has amassed over 110k views on twitter. Joshua is no novice to the industry, he has been Meisner trained, booked a national commercial and can also be seen in a feature film on Amazon. Joshua is humble, willing to go the extra mile and truly has his finger on the cultural pulse. His special skills include rapping, football (played at the University of Oklahoma), boxing basketball, baseball & track.
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Mary Elizabeth Kelly has taken the TikTok world by storm. Following studying Theatre at Northwestern University, Mary continued her education and became an alum of the prestigious UCBNY, UCBLA and Second City improv and sketch writing programs. With her unique ‘Mouth Acting’ impressions going viral during the pandemic, she has gathered over 26 million likes on TikTok and nearly 1.5 million followers across all her social media platforms. She's also garnered the attention of several of the celebrities she has impersonated, including Drew Barrymore, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, and Ryan Reynolds. Using her amazing ability to mimic any talent, Mary constantly receives requests from followers and always delivers by channeling the real essence of the person.
This past year, Mary headlined a one-woman show at the famous ‘Carolines’ in Times Square, recently wrapped the indie film ‘How to Make her Cheat’ opposite Eric Roberts and John Cleese. Mary will be taking her one-woman show “Pretty Impressive” on the road this fall starting in Arizona with many more impressions to come.
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Kolkata-born, Mumbai-based Anirban Dasgupta is a stand-up comedian and writer with a distinct comedic style. Since leaving behind his career as a corporate salesman, Anirban has headlined at major comedy clubs and festivals around India and abroad. After several popular youtube videos, he released his first stand-up special Take It Easy, in black and white on Amazon Prime Video to overwhelming acclaim. Following that, he co-wrote and co-created Afsos, a first-of-it’s kind black comedy thriller series on Amazon Prime Video that was released in 2020 to rave reviews.
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WINNER Best Newcomer - 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
★★★★½ Herald Sun
Blake Freeman is one of Australia’s brightest new comedians, making a name for himself with his own brand of energetic and disarmingly honest comedy. Through his youthful energy and charismatic delivery Blake weaves charming stories, making the intensely personal relatable.
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Winner: 99 Club Bursary Award 2018
Finalist: Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2018
Finalist: BBC New Comedy Award 2016
Finalist: Funny Women 2016
The Times Comedy Face to Watch 2019
BBC New Talent Hotlist 2017
Destined for great things
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Catherine Bohart is an award-winning comedian, writer and actor.
Catherine has fast become one of the most sought-after comedians in the UK and Ireland. She took her debut solo show, Immaculate, to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018 to widespread critical acclaim, with The Times describing it as “the sort of perfectly structured Edinburgh debut you always hope for and rarely get to see”.
Catherine returned to the festival in 2019 with her second hour-long show, Lemon. It enjoyed a month of sold-out performances and excellent reviews before Catherine took the show on a UK and Irish tour, including a run of jam-packed performances at London’s Soho Theatre Mainspace. Her new show, This Isn’t For You, is touring the UK & Ireland this year.
The past twelve months have seen Catherine record Immaculate for her debut special as part of Soho Theatre Presents... for Amazon Prime Video. She has also made multiple appearances on shows such Mock The Week, Late Night Mash and The News Quiz, as well as recording stand up sets for both BBC2’S Funny Festival Live and Sky 1’s The Deirdre O’Kane Show.
Catherine’s other broadcasting credits include Sky1’s A League Of Their Own, C4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Comedy Central UK’s Roast Battle, ITV2’s The Stand Up Sketch Show, Dave’s Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier and BBC2’s Richard Osman’s House Of Games. She was also a regular correspondent on BBC2’s The Mash Report and has written material for BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2).
Catherine co-hosted BBC Sounds Podcast and Radio 4 show You’ll Do and has appeared on multiple radio shows including The Now Show, The News Quiz, Museum of Curiosity and A Good Read.
Catherine also founded and co-hosts (with Helen Bauer) award-winning online stand-up gig Gigless. The gig won a JOE.ie Award for Best Online Show and Catherine also won a Chortle Award for Legend of Lockdown on the back of its success.
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Its been a brilliant couple of years for Geraldine Hickey.
Gez’s deceptively effortless knack for turning low-key yarns about agapanthuses and bouncy-castles into high-stakes, endlessly funny narrative rollercoasters culminated in her Most Outstanding Show award at the 2021 Melbourne Comedy Festival.
A firm favourite of and in the Australian comedy scene, Geraldine’s 2019 show Things Are Going Well received a nomination for the Melbourne Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show, while she also took home the coveted comedians’ choice Piece of Wood Award. Things Are Going Well is available as a podcast special on your ABC: you can listen here.
From 2016 to 2021 Geraldine was a co-host on the much-revered breakfast radio show Breakfasters on RRR, and has made multiple appearances on ABC Radio, Triple M and the Hit Network. Geraldine has appeared on The Project, Have You Been Paying Attention? and Hughesy, We Have a Problem.
Gez also stars as Dr Stephanie Huddleston in Metro Sexual – a mockumentary series set in a sexual health clinic in which her warmth and deadpan style shine through every consultation. A new series of Metro Sexual aired on 9Go! in Australia and via OutTV internationally in late 2021.
Her award-winning stand up show What A Surprise is available to stream on Paramount Plus.
'It’s testament to the way Hickey builds her set with calm elan that she can have a full Supper Room crowd heaving back and forth on their seats within the first 10 minutes. ★★★★★' The Age
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Jason Leong is one of Malaysia’s best and brightest standup comedians. His 2020 Netflix special Hashtag Blessed was a global success leading to extensive international touring, diving into his transition from medical doctor to professional joke-teller. And his latest live show Heaty completed a sold out run at the Beckett Theatre for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Jason’s online standup clips have received tens of millions of views across facebook, Instagram and TikTok making him a dominant force in the Asian comedy scene. He has appeared on Comedy Central’s Stand Up Asia and won the Hong Kong International Comedy Competition. He regularly performs around Asia, Australia and the UK.
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Michelle is a multiple award-winning actor, singer, writer and comedian.
On the small screen, Michelle has featured Network Ten’s Drunk History Australia and How To Stay Married and ABC’s Stories from Oz, Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (seasons 10 and 11), Utopia, Whovians, Get Krackin’ and At Home Alone Together. Michelle has voiced characters in YOLO: Crystal Fantasy (Adult Swim) and an upcoming series on Hulu (as yet unannounced). In 2018, Michelle made her feature film debut in the comedy drama, The Merger.
Michelle is widely known for her collaborations with absurdist comedy sketch group, Aunty Donna, including most recently on their smash-hit Netflix special, Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun. Michelle also featured as a writer and vocalist on Aunty Donna’s ARIA nominated album and accompanying national tour.
Comedy fans will also recognise Michelle for her work in the comedy duo, Double Denim, alongside Laura Frew. In 2018, Double Denim won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s (MICF) Director’s Choice award and the Sydney Comedy Festival’s Best Newcomer award, and was nominated twice for MICF’s Golden Gibbo award.
In 2021, Michelle toured her award-winning show, Average Bear, across the Australian comedy festival circuit. A deeply personal show exploring Michelle’s experience living in the shadows of a hereditary illness, Average Bear yo-yos between grief and joy reminding audiences that life is too short to be taken seriously.
In the same year, Average Bear was awarded the Sydney Comedy Festival’s Directors Choice Award, was nominated for Melbourne Comedy Festival’s Most Outstanding Show and received rave reviews from the Sydney Morning Herald and renowned UK comedy guide, Chortle. In August 2022, Average Bear will debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Following on from Average Bear, Michelle toured her hilarious show, Reform, across Australia in 2022. A theatrical hour of storytelling, Reform tells the a cautionary tale of an online scam and is backed by a full piece band. The show was met with critical acclaim and received multiple five-star reviews.
As a writer, Michelle has written for Yolo: Crystal Fantasy (Adult Swim US) and ABC’s Why Are You Like This and At Home Alone Together. On stage, Michelle has starred in the 2020 Red Stitch production of Nick Coyle’s Feather in the Web directed by Declan Greene and Stephen Schwartz’s Children Of Eden at the Melbourne Recital Centre.
AWARDS
2022 - NOMINEE Best Production - Green Room Awards
2022 - NOMINEE Best Musical Direction - Green Room Awards
2022 - NOMINEE Best Artist - Green Room Awards
2022 - NOMINEE Best Writing - Green Room Awards
2021 - WINNER Director’s Choice Award - Sydney Comedy Festival
2021 - NOMINEE Most Outstanding Show - Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2020 - WINNER Moosehead Award - Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2018 - WINNER Director’s Choice Award (Double Denim) - Melbourne International Comedy Festival
2018 – WINNER Best Newcomer Award (Double Denim) - Sydney Comedy Festival
2018 - NOMINEE Gibbo Award (Double Denim) - Melbourne International Comedy Festival
REVIEWS
'A sharply relevant, hysterically funny story worthy of a Netflix special. A comedic force with serious musical theatre chops. ★★★★★’ Time Out (Reform)
‘A wonderful achievement...one of the funniest shows of this festival season...An incredible tale that would beggar belief...’ ★★★★1/2 Sydney Morning Herald (Reform)
‘...more twists and turns than you can count on two hands...a rollicking good – and heckin’ wild – ride.’ Scenestr (Reform)
'Endlessly charming. ★★★★★' Chortle (UK) (Reform)
'Howlingly funny, emotionally generous and, ultimately, profound... A miracle of a show. ★★★★★' Sydney Morning Herald (Average Bear)
LIVE SHOWS
2022 – Reform
2020-2021 – Average Bear
2019 – A Very Fancy Dinner Party (Double Denim)
2018 – Adventure Show (Double Denim)
2017 – Self Titled (Double Denim)
2015–2017 - Space Tortoise
WRITING
2020 – YOLO: Crystal Fantasy (Michael Cusack) - HBO MAX
2018 – Why Are You Like this – ABC & NETFLIX
LINKS
Website https://www.michellebrasier.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/michellelouisebrasier
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/michellebrasier/
Watch: http://centuryartists.com.au/michelle-brasier/
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Rhys's sardonic wit combined with his playful style have made him a firm favourite on the British comedy scene. He's a "master of the lightning-paced, gag-dense, precision-delivered set" (Guardian), as showcased in his six critically acclaimed sell-out solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, along with his three award-nominated series for BBC Radio 4. His comedy special 'Rhys James: Forgives' can be seen on Amazon Prime, and his most recent stand-up show 'Snitch' took him on a nationwide tour of over 70 dates. Rhys is best known as one of the regulars on BBC's topical panel show 'Mock The Week' and headlined the prestigious stand-up show 'Live At The Apollo', as well as appearances on 'A League of Their Own' (Sky), 'Richard Osman's House of Games' (BBC), 'Celebrity Mastermind' (BBC), 'Roast Battle' (Comedy Central), 'Pointless Celebrities' (BBC) and more. Rhys will debut to US audiences as a regular panellist on 'The Great American Joke Off', soon to air on The CW. He currently has a narrative feature in development, as well as developing his radio series 'Rhysearch' for television, but most importantly, Rhys is thrilled to be appearing as part of New Faces.
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Sophie Duker is a hysterical, intellectual new comedy voice who “rips through sex and race with relish”(Sunday Times). Not only is she a critically acclaimed stand-up, in 2021 she took home the Funny Women Best Comedy Writer Award, as voted by producers, head writers and industry executives.
Her first stand-up hour, Venus, saw her nominated for the Best Newcomer award at the Edinburgh Fringe. It gained five-star reviews and a sell-out run, resulting in another sold out two-week run at London’s Soho Theatre. Sophie will debut her hotly anticipated second hour, Hag, at the 2022 Fringe, to be followed by a UK tour in 2023.
Sophie is a regular guest on Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2). She has appeared on Live at The Apollo (BBC2), Mock the Week (BBC2), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4) and Hypothetical (Dave). In summer 2022, Sophie won the most recent series of Taskmaster (C4).
She can also be seen in Riot Girls (C4), Quickies (BBC3) and Roast Battle (Comedy Central). Sophie hosts the official companion podcasts to both Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You and Dolly Alderton’s Everything I Know About Love (BBC).
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Suited and booted stand-up comedian Suzi Ruffell has had five sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, racking up critical acclaim from reviewers and audiences alike. Suzi is now on tour with her show Dance Like Everyone’s Watching, which has gained her a nomination for Best Stand Up Show in the National Comedy Awards 2021.
Suzi continues to grace our screens with appearances on numerous TV shows such as Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, The Jonathan Ross Show, Dating No Filter, Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, The Last Leg, and There’s Something About Movies to name but a few! The 2018 release of Suzi’s stand-up show Keeping It Classy for Live From The BBC saw a clip gaining over 44 million views on Facebook, and she was nominated for Outstanding Female Comedy Entertainment Performance in the National Comedy Awards for her hosting duties on Comedy Central’s Yesterday, Today & The Day Before in 2021.
A regular on BBC Radio 4 shows including The News Quiz and The Now Show, Ruffell also co-hosts the hit podcast Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen. 2020 saw Suzi hosting a brand-new radio show on BBC Radio 2 called Explicable Me as well as launching her own hit podcast series, OUT with Suzi Ruffell, now on its fourth series and which celebrates the lives of LGBT+ people and ‘coming out’ through interviews with star studded guests.
Suzi’s Amazon special Dance Like Everyone Is Watching was released in 2022 to critical acclaim.
‘Ruffell’s new show could hardly be better.' ★★★★ Guardian
‘The impish stand-up is instinctively, exquisitely funny from the moment she sashays onto the stage.' ★★★★ Evening Standard
'A supremely-skilled performance from a comedian primed and ready for the additional TV work that’s undoubtedly set to come her way.' ★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
'Quick, witty and relevant… non-stop laughter' ★★★★★ Voice
“Ruffell kept everyone laughing with routines as tight as her sharply tailored suit. “ Evening Standard
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Wary is a comedian, writer and a filmmaker. His show “Nomad” has taken him to different cities on four continents. Performing in English, French, Arabic, and Spanish, Wary uses his keen sense of observation and improv skills to highlight the differences between East and West - bringing people of different backgrounds together to laugh about themselves.
Switching gears after a career in telecommunications, Wary now appears regularly on French TV, and his political satire is often featured on francophone radio. He also writes comedy series for French and Algerian TV.
His news-based jokes have made the pages of Le Monde and the New York Times.
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Instagram : @wary_nichen
Fb I Twitter I YT : Wary Nichen
Website: warynichen.com
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Adam Gilbert is happy to see you. The Fort Wayne native cut his teeth in the midwest alternative comedy circuit, opening for touring comics such as Doug Stanhope, Robert Kelly, Todd Barry, and Brian Posehn. A Chicago transplant, he has performed at the Laugh Factory, Zanies, and Comedians You Should Know. Adam was a featured performer at the Limestone Comedy Festival and was featured in Pique Magazine.
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Benny Feldman is a stand-up comedian based out of New York City, known for his one-liners and for performing with Tourette's Syndrome. Most of his jokes are about dirt and birds and stuff.
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With equal parts confident social observations and cutting self-deprecation, Sagalow has deftly and defiantly owned the stage for over 10 years.
Brendan has written for MTV's Joking Off, been a featured guest on many Sirius XM shows, Was the winner of the 2015 New York Comedy Club Comedy Competition, and a finalist in "New Yorks Funniest" at Carolines comedy club. Brendans album “Not Now More Than Ever” was #1 on the iTunes Charts. You can see Brendan preforming nightly at the world famous Comedy Cellar.
You can also listen to Brendan every week on his podcast “Heres The Scenario" available everywhere now.
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Originally hailing from San Francisco, CAITLIN PELUFFO is a stand-up comedian living in New York City. This lovable loose cannon recently made her network television debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and has been seen on NBC Seeso’s “New York’s Funniest” as well as the Comcast Network as a finalist in the ‘Trial By Laughter Comedy Competition.’ She recently opened for Maria Bamford, Brian Regan, and Fortune Feimster. Peluffo is a regular in the NYC comedy scene performing in clubs like the Comedy Cellar, New York Comedy Club, Gotham Comedy Club, Stand Up NY, and was recently featured in the Caroline’s on Broadway Breakout Artist Series.
She has performed in festivals across the country like the Limestone Comedy Festival, Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, Laugh Your Asheville Off, Accidental Comedy Festival, All Jane Comedy Festival, Women in Comedy Festival, Maine Comedy Festival, and was runner up in the Big Sky, Finger Lakes, San Diego, and the Stand-Up NY Comedy Competitions. She recently performed in San Francisco’s Sketchiest in the Audible’s Fresh Voices Showcase, is featured on both Sirius XM’s “Raw Dog” and Audible’s “Punchlines,” and hosts her own weekly podcast, “Good Time Gal with Caitlin Peluffo.”
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Afghan-American comedian Dauood Mohammad Naimyar learned the value of assimilating at a very young age. Because of this, he tried his best to not be different but failed at every encounter. Once he embraced his eccentric point of view, he saw the humor all around him. Dauood’s comedic perspective is shaped by the duality of his constant need to fit in and his relentless desire to be different. His search for being relatable yet unique has brought audiences joy for nine years—and will probably continue until he finally figures himself out. Dauood has built a following of 150,000+ TikTok followers by showing the humor of his circumstances as an Afghan living in America, with multiple viral hits poking fun at politicians and world leaders. Dauood's debut comedy album, Pier 69: Junior Varsity, topped all the charts upon its release.
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Kalea McNeill is an actor/standup comedian from the bay area. She attended Clark Atlanta University where she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts. During her matriculation, Kalea hosted many live shows and events on campus and throughout the city of Atlanta, honing in on her quick wit and signature style. In 2013 Kalea moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career. Even though her heart was in acting, she knew she was a gifted comedian. Kalea hit the standup scene hard performing in legendary clubs such as The Comedy Union, and The Comedy Store. In 2017 Kalea booked her first television role as a costar on TNT’s Animal Kingdom. Since then she has booked a recurring role on CW’s Crazy Ex Girlfriend (season 4), and various guest/costar spots on FX, CBS, TruTV and TNT.
You can watch her standup on Amazon Prime Video’s “Laugh After Dark” (season 2 episode 12). Be on the lookout for her comedy special "Sma'am" coming to a streaming service near you!
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KC is a comedian from Austin. She has performed at clubs and theaters across the country with national headliners like Nate Bargatze, Dave Attell, Ari Shaffir, Shane Gillis, Paul Virzi, Dusty Slay, John Crist, among others. KC has performed at comedy festivals around the country including Moontower Just for Laughs. She was named the Best Up-and-Coming Comedian in Nashville by the Nashville Scene Magazine, and was a semifinalist for Stand-up NBC. She has also written and performed on Kevin Hart’s LOL Network.
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Orion Levine is an Los Angeles based, Bay Area raised stand-up comedian. Orion was a finalist in the 2021 San Francisco International Comedy Competition, a regular performer at the San Francisco Punch Line and Cobb’s Comedy Club, and was recently featured in this year’s Big Pine Comedy Festival in San Diego.
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Victoria Vincent is a Columbus, OH native and a rising star in the Chicago Comedy Scene. She is a healthcare worker who brings a wild card 'Why is She Here?' vibe to both medicine and comedy, attempting to be the blacker hairier Patch Adams someday. Victoria is a regular feature at Zanies and Laugh Factory Chicago. She is the host & producer of Don't Tell Comedy Chicago, has opened for the likes of Cameron Esposito, Bobcat Goldthwait, and was featured in the Chicago Reader.