Aiko Tanaka is a Japanese-American comedian, actress, and TV personality known for her stand-up routines and appearances on television, including a semi-finalist run on Season 17 of America's Got Talent. Born in Tokyo, Japan, she moved to the U.S. to pursue acting before transitioning to comedy, with credits including the film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Comedy Central Asia.

Andrew Yang is a Michigan comic who has been a featured performer at festivals across the country including Sketchfest in San Francisco, Let’s Fest in Indianapolis, and many others (no, not that one he was rejected from there). He has been fortunate enough to work with a few of his comedy heroes including Beth Stelling, Joel Kim Booster, the Sklar Brothers, and one time had lunch with Maria Bamford. He has also been featured on NPR and was a Best of Fest winner for the Big Pine Comedy Festival. When he’s not on stage Andrew is probably cooking dinner for his wife and daughter to make up for all the jokes he's written at their expense.

Angie Stroud is an up and coming comedian based in Los Angeles. Six years ago she discovered stand up comedy in a class at the University of Southern California and has been working every night since. She is a door guy and comedian in development at the Comedy Store. Stroud has opened for the Bad Friends Live Tour, Donnell Rawlings and Ari Matti. Stroud also performed in the 2025 Newcomers showcase that is streaming on VEEPS. She is the Roast Battle and Comic Wars champion, with over 20 wins and two title belts.

As one of comedy’s funniest stand up comics, Ben’s naturally hilarious energy will have you laughing in tears! A Chicago native, Ben has performed on almost every level of comedy. From international stages to Broadway in New York. He has also worked with networks such as NBC and Comedy Central. Ben is a fan favorite! Ben is also a gem as an edutainer! He’s passionate to bringing laughter with a sense of resilience to your establishment! Ben’s unique “point of view” on his experiences and observations makes for some hysterical stories that even you would’t see coming!

Bernice Ye, dubbed the “Jackie Chan of Comedy,” is a comedian, rapper, actor, and martial artist. Born and raised in China, she moved to the U.S. in 2004 with $1,000 and later left a successful tech career to pursue stand-up in 2021. Her comedy has earned 80M+ social views, with performances at New York Comedy Festival, San Diego Comedy Festival, GeekFest West, and “Best of the Fest” at Burbank. Her comedy raps stream in 70+ countries, and she has toured widely across the West Coast with headlining runs in Singapore, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Her set is a high-energy mashup of stand-up, award-winning comedy rap, dance, martial arts, and storytelling — a mix you won’t find anywhere else.

Brigham Mosley is an LA-based writer/performer/drag-artist. Their work has been produced by NYC's PS122, La MaMa, Dixon Place, The New Museum, and many others. They won the 2010 Kennedy Center regional award for Best One-Act and were a semi-finalist for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference in 2016 and 2017. They were a 2013 Performing Beyond Limits Resident at NYC's The New Museum, as well as a member of the 2015 Dallas Theater Center Playwrights Workshop. They are a founding member of Dallas's The Tribe (winner of the 2016 Dallas Observer Mastermind Award) and were named a 2016 Queer Local of the Year by The Dallas Voice. They were also a resident of the Corsicana Artist and Writers Residency in 2018.

Chip Nicholson is a talented comedian and actor poised for success in the entertainment industry. With a background in theater and stand-up comedy, Chip brings a unique blend of versatility and humor to every performance. Now in Los Angeles, Chip Headlines his happy go lucky style from Calgary Canada to Nashville Tennessee and recently won the 2023 Alaska B4 You Die Comedy Festival. Chip’s natural talent and love for the craft make him a joy to work with. His infectious energy and quick wit captivate audiences and leave them wanting more.

I am a clown. Not a red nose clown, but only because I haven't been able to afford one. I trained under the master clown Dr. Brown (PhD) in Norway and have traveled the world performing on the street and in comedy clubs. My style has been described as "weird" and "absurd". I would describe my style as "absurd" and "weird". - Have a Great Summer! Cole Saleh ;)

Dan is a Seattle-based comedian, writer, actor, and filmmaker. He was voted Best of Fest at both the Burbank and Jersey City Comedy Festivals, and was a semifinalist in the Seattle International Comedy Competition. In May 2024, Dan was named one of the "Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy" by The Stranger newspaper in Seattle, and in August 2024 he performed on and curated the comedy lineup for Bumbershoot, the biggest Arts and Music Festival in the Northwest. Since 2023, Dan has co-produced the annual Disabled List Comedy Festival, a disability-focused comedy festival in Seattle. Dan's sharp wit and unique insights have made him a favorite in the Northwest and beyond!

Diana Veiga is a Spelman woman, a DC resident, and the DC Public Library employee. She considers herself a triple threat - writer, storyteller, and comedienne. Her short stories have been published in Barrelhouse, The Northern Virginia Review, The Rumpus, & Apogee. She is an inaugural member of Kimbilio, a Fellowship dedicated to developing and empowering fiction writers from the African diaspora. She was the 2021 One Story Adina Talve-Goodman Fellow. Diana has performed storytelling and stand-up throughout the DC area from the Lincoln Theater to the DC Improv. Her one-woman show, I'm Just Doing My Job, premiered at the 2022 Capital Fringe Festival to four sold out performances and received a four star review from DC Theater Arts.

Born and raised in Las Vegas, this Queer and charming story teller found herself in Minneapolis because she lost a bet. She was a finalist in the 2023 House of Comedy Funniest Person with a Day Job contest. Gabby was featured as Racket Magazine’s 5 comics to watch in 2024. She’s performed at Limestone, and 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festivals. She has opened up for national headliners like Beth Stelling, Rachel Scanlon, Kelsey Cook, and Chad Daniels. Gabby OK spoke exclusively in third person for a semester in 7th grade for no reason but it has finally paid off in this moment.

Gary Simons is a Connecticut-raised, NYC-based comedian, writer, and actor. He’s known for his inviting narrative style and witty introspective observations. He’s performed and produced all over the country. He’s been on the road opening for Mike Birbiglia, Roy Wood Jr, Gary Gulman, and Sam Jay. In 2024, he was selected as a Comic-to-Watch in the New York Comedy Festival. You can see him perform in New York at the World Famous Comedy Cellar.

Janesh Rahlan is a comedian, actor and writer based in LA. He’s performed at clubs such as the San Francisco Punch Line, Chicago Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store. He’s opened for Kumail Nanjiani, Atsuko Okatsuka, Jeff Ross, Josh Johnson, Langston Kerman and Cedric the Entertainer. He features on the road for Jordan Klepper, Alex Edelman, and Jesus Trejo. His comedy touches upon his immigrant upbringing and aggressively millennial persona. He’s also appeared in a Super Bowl commercial

Jenny Napolitano is a storyteller, comedian, and writer based out of Washington, DC. She is a winner of The Moth Grand Slam and the DC Improv’s Make-Up Party competition. She has performed at comedy festivals including the New South Comedy Festival, the Salem Comedy and Spirits Festival, and the Last Word Comedy Festival. She has trained with the DC Improv and Washington Improv Theater.

Jimil Linton is an LA-based comedian known for her blindsiding punchlines, sharp storytelling, and musical comedy. Starting in California’s Central Coast in 2023, she quickly gained momentum, performing at festivals and clubs including The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, Ice House, and Austin’s Creek & Cave.

Joey Cerone is a Los Angeles comedian by way of Bloomington, IN. He is a simple man with a couple of thoughts a day and he’d like to share those thoughts with you. He does slow comedy slowly and hopes that’s alright with you. You can see him in Los Angeles as a Door Guy at The Comedy Store opening up all three rooms.

Jon Bennett is a world-renowned comedic storyteller and 7-time Just For Laughs Award nominee (Montreal, 2011-2017). Known for his ability to blend humour with deeply personal stories, Jon has carved a unique space in the world of comedy, and after 20 years in the business, he’s recognized as one of the most prolific storyteller-comedians touring today. Career Highlights: 12-time Selection – The Moth Main Stage (NYC, London, Boston, LA, Austin) Selected Off-Broadway at Soho Theatre, New York (2019) 2-time New York Times Best-Seller (The Moth’s Occasional Magic, 2019, and How to Tell a Story, 2022) Countless 5-star reviews in top-tier publications worldwide Jon's comedic storytelling has been showcased at over 150 festivals worldwide.

Kate Sisk is a professional stand up comedian, amateur drag king, and retired soccer player from Sudbury, Massachusetts. Now based in New York City, Kate has released stand up sets with Comedy Central, Cracked, and most recently, Don’t Tell Comedy. Kate has also improvised at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, written for The Onion, and co-hosted the popular podcast We’re Having Gay Sex. In addition to being selected for festivals all over the country, Kate has also been chosen for the YALL Fellowship and the NBC Late Night Writers Workshop. Kate is known for energetic, dynamic stand up comedy about body image, married life, gender transition, crazy day jobs, and what it was like to play for the Puerto Rico Women’s National Soccer Team.

I'm Lacey Stansell, a proudly Disabled writer and storyteller! I am a Georgia native, and a Los Angeles resident. I've honed my authentic voice through improv, screenwriting, memoir, clown, stand up, and storytelling classes. I have been regularly performing for two years. My stories focus on my experience as a disabled, queer creative with a passion for travel, building community, and finding joy in the everyday. I incorporate a range of experiences, including those from being diagnosed Hard of Hearing at age 7, to losing my parents young, to recently receiving a kidney transplant. People tell me that my stories move them to tears and laughing fits. I'm most happy on stage and connecting with people through laughter and storytelling.

Libby Salemi is a dead pan Trans man originally from Michigan. He’s a comedian who gets straight to the punch in his material about identity, mental health, sobriety and more. You can catch him at clubs all over LA including the Comedy Store and the Hollywood Improv as well as touring the US with headliner Kristin Chirico.

Lisa Orkin is a storyteller and comedian who’s been baring her soul on Los Angeles stages for over 20 years. Handpicked by Mitzi Shore to perform at The Comedy Store, she’s told stories at festivals in Austin, Chicago, and LA — and once came in first runner-up at the Oscar Mayer Wiener Storytelling Festival, winning a year’s supply of fat-free hot dogs (true story, sadly). Lisa’s stories are funny, raw, and uncomfortably honest, like therapy, but with better lighting and a two-drink minimum.

Manny Hernandez is AZ native who's been working the comedy scene for 25 years. A full time dad with 3 kids, 2 littles and a teen. Manny finds all the humor raising 3 kids and dealing with 2 ex wives. Manny has worked with legends from Gabriel Iglesias to Paul Rodriguez and has appearances on Que Locos and the films The Kingdom with Jamie Foxx.

Mary Spadaro is an LA based comic. Having come up in Boston, she been seen at clubs and shows all over New England; a regular at Laugh Boston, The Crystal Ballroom and The Comedy Studio. Known for her dark humor and playful delivery, Spadaro has performed all over the country, opening for Rachel Sennott, Eugene Mirman, Jordan Jensen, Morgan Jay and Jena Friedman. Spadaro was a semi-finalist in for the funniest person in Massachusetts, and a finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival. Since moving to Los Angeles she’s become a Door Girl at The Crow and produced a number of sketch shows.

Matt Benjamin, born in Detroit, is now based in New York City. A regular performer at some of the city’s top clubs, including New York Comedy Club, Stand Up NY, The Comedy Shop, Rodney’s and The Grisly Pear. Benjamin has also brought his sarcastically dark style to multiple festivals around the country. Most recently at the 2025 Raleigh Comedy Festival and 2024 Vermont Comedy Festival. In 2024 he finished runner-up at the Riot Comedy Fest in Houston. Other festivals include, Red Clay and West End in Atlanta, Blue Whale in Tulsa, Vail in Colorado and Lookout in Chattanooga. He has been featured on NBC Sports for his role in helping the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks find their now famous goal song in 2008.

Michelle Murphy is a standup and storyteller living in Los Angeles. She’s been featured on The Moth PRX podcast as well as in their New York Times Bestselling book “How To Tell A Story” alongside some of her comedic heroes, Tig Notaro and Mike Birbiglia. She’s performed throughout the country and abroad, but her favorite stage remains out by the trash fence at Burning Man.

Natasha Vinik is a bay area comedian - she’s the first to do stand-up in virtual reality, and with a mother from Peru and a Jewish, South African father - her unique perspective and experience makes her comedy fun, frightening, and falafel. Minus the falafel. She's allergic. Natasha is a paid regular at the Punch Line in SF, San Jose Improv, Rooster T Feathers, and was featured in Netflix is a Joke, SF Sketchfest, Treefort Festival, Flyover, and Laughing Skull. You can find her performing all over the bay area with material about mental health, bisexual dating, having immigrant parents, or just existing, and jokes that seamlessly skate between goofy, dark, and irreverent.

Raye Schiller is an LA based queer, formerly Orthodox Jewish comedian from New York. Raye was featured in The New York Times, headlined the New York Comedy Festival, and has performed internationally in London, Rome, and Peru. They host the comedy podcast Yenta! and have amassed millions of views on their standup clips. After leaving a strict religious community, Raye found standup to be a place where discussing the forbidden was suddenly rewarded (hot!) - and never looked back. Raye holds a master’s degree in computer science from Cornell University, which has yet to help with comedy.

Ryan Erwin is a ray of absolute sunshine from the Utah. He performs all over the country at colleges, corporate events, and comedy clubs. His most recent comedy special Full Time Quitter is streaming on Amazon Prime. He tours the US & Canada as a rotating member of the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour. He has been featured on DryBar Comedy with two specials, Vertical Claps & The Shape of Wear. He was the Winner of the Empire State Comedy Festival in 2024. He has been a selected performer for over a dozen other comedy festivals and competitions most notably Big Pine & Big Sky. Whether he is talking about being raised Mormon by two deaf parents, his time spent as a middle school teacher or his fabulous self; audiences are sure to love him.

Sadie Perlman is a passionate, hard worker and a hobby hoarder. She loves acting/performing, taekwondo, tap dancing, video games, going to sporting events, working security, and doing standup. She is a sophomore at USC with a double major in Narrative Studies and Dramatic Arts. Outside of academics, she works at the University Relations Business Office, which handles USC’s involvement in the community. She also picks up shifts (usually at Angel Stadium) as a security guard working for Contemporary Services Corporation. She got into stand-up in high school, doing a piece about her dog Daphne. Recently, she took the intro to stand-up course, which ended in a performance where she described her identity.

Sammy Anzer is an educated street boy turned comedian. Rooster magazine says, “Anzer’s performances blend joy with contemplation, and his insightful societal commentary inspires reflection and lifts up the room.” Sammy uses his multi-racial background to examine America. He has; written for Kevin Hart’s LOL Network; and caught ZIWE's interest for an interview. Recently, he was named a Breakout Comedian of the Year in a competition hosted by Deon Cole, his debut album hit #1 on iTunes, he made his debut at The Apollo; and he’s appeared on PBS Roots of Comedy, Funny or Die, and SiriusXM. Sammy's proud to have used comedy to raise $20,000 for St. Jude and at the end of it all, Sammy has an easy goal: making people laugh and changing the world.

Sara Dirks lives in Chicago and has performed at many venues including the Laugh Factory, Zanies, iO, The Second City, The Annoyance and too many bars to count. Festivals include, Portland Maine Comedy Festival, the World Comedy Expo Chicago, Funny is Female Festival and The Des Moines Comédie Festival, twice. Her strengths lie in her ability to overthink & overshare all while maintaining a calmness that will make you wonder if she even knows where she is.

Sarah Warf is a comedian, writer, and actress who is currently a senior Indiana University. She is the president of "Boy in the Bubble Comedy", IU’s longest running sketch comedy team that is composed of her very best friends. She was a quarter-finalist in the Bloomington Comedy Festival, a Finalist in the American College Theatre Festival for her comedic short play, "Monster Under the Bed", and named "Most improved" in her fifth grade class after promising to stop wiping her boogers underneath the desk.

Skye Grayson moved to New York City as a teenager to work in film and fashion. She later attended college in NYC and began producing and performing stand-up after graduation. She's performed across the country and at venues including Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Stand Up NY and the Laugh Factory in Chicago. Skye now lives in Santa Monica and obsessively tends to her basil and tomato plants.

Toby Lehr is an aspiring comedian and filmmaker from Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Currently a Junior at USC, where he is studying screenwriting, and is nurturing his passion for writing character-driven coming-of-age comedies. At USC, he also writes, directs, and produces original short comedic short films starring him and his friends. Toby is proud to announce that he is the new host and producer of the third season of the monthly stand-up show for college comedians, "The Kids are Fine, not Great." This show brings together aspiring comedians from various schools across Los Angeles, offering them the chance to perform alongside professional comedians.

Yi Ren is a queer Chinese comedian based in San Francisco. Blending sharp observations on American life with gleeful irreverence, his comedy is snarky, curious, and playfully raunchy. He has opened for Juno Birch and earned praise from the press opening for Luigi the Musical. He has performed at Punch Line San Francisco, Cobb’s Comedy Club, The Function, and headlined at Comedy Clubhouse Barcelona as part of an international tour.