Sasheer Zamata born May 6, 1986. She is know professionally as Sasheer Zamata, is an American actress and comedian. She is a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Her first appearance on the show was January 18, 2014.

Zamata was raised in Indianapolis, Indiana and is a 2004 graduate of Pike High School. She is the daughter of Ivory Steward and a father who was a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force. She attended the University of Virginia, and graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Zamata was a founding member of the University’s long-form improv comedy troupe, Amuse Bouche. read more

Craig Gass first gained fame as the guy who did voices for The Howard Stern Show when his Gene Simmons impression sparked an on-air feud between Craig and the real Gene Simmons, which eventually resulted in a friendship between the two.  Craig was a hit on Comedy Central’s Roast of Gene Simmons.  He also became a favorite character on King of Queens as the funny guy at work that drove Kevin James crazy with jealousy.  He’s been the voice of memorable characters on Family Guy and The Cleveland Show. read more

Luke Thayer Sure he’s funny with his unorthodox view of social norms and insight into the choices people make but look at those eyes!

Luke is the creator of the popular live comedy hour, “The Living Room” in New York City and has been in numerous comedy festivals across the country and internationally.

He has been seen on Brain Games on Nat Geo, Tyra, Food Network, and All Night with Joey Reynolds on NBC, and Comcast’s Trial By Laughter as well as Funny Or Die Originals, College Humor and listed in the NY Post’s Comics’ Favorite Jokes. read more

Ben DeMarco is a New York City based comic and is the creator of the popular Fat Baby Comedy series at The Stand NYC. He is a regular at New York Comedy Club, The Stand NYC, Comic Strip Live.  His recent TV appearances include MTV2, FX, and Comedy Central. He has also performed in several comedy festivals including The New York Comedy Festival and The New Orleans Comedy Festival.

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Michael Brigante is a native New Yorker, and it shows. The oft-politically incorrect comedian, writer, and poker player has written for televised award shows (such as Showtime’s AVN Awards & Spike TV’s Scream Awards) and has contributed to feature films such as Rob Zombie’s The Lords of Salem.

“I’ll happily perform in any venue that will have me… although if you’re venue is close to a pizza place, that’s a huge plus!”

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One of the most innovative and surreal comedic artists to date: A staple of the NYC and LA Underground Comedy Scene. His life story is featured in “Getting It Right,” a book by award-winning author Adrian LeBlanc, which will be published by Random House this fall.

Rick Shapiro is known for his hilarious appearances in the HBO sitcom, “Lucky Louie,” as the brother-in-law Jerry; this role proudly featured full frontal nudity. Rick has also been a featured performer on Conan O’Brien, Tough Crowd and Howard Stern, XM Radio: Opie and Anthony, Raw Dog and National Lampoon Radio. Rick has also performed on “Law and Order,” “Deadline” and “Saturday Night Live.” read more

As an experienced stand up comedian, Kelly has an extensive and well-rounded resume including comedy clubs, theaters, colleges and several television appearances.

Kelly is currently touring clubs and colleges across the country and has entertained our US troops overseas. Kelly headlined the 2009 Boston Women in Comedy Festival, was first runner up in the 2009 Boston Comedy Festival and voted Best of the Fest 2010 Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival. Kelly has also appeared on Stand Up in Stilettos on the TV Guide Channel and Comedy Central’s Premium Blend. Kelly is the host of the web series, Fit or Fad onwww.ulive.com and has been a featured keynote speaker for the American Heart Association GO Red for Women campaign for the last 8 years. read more

Daniel Raderstrong began his comedy career at the prestigious Comedy Club on State in Madison, WI, before making a move to the prestigious New York City a year later. 

There he can be seen performing every night at clubs like The Stand NYC, The Standing Room, and both New York and Greenwich Village Comedy Club, as well as Comic Strip Live. He also recently got a car, so he took his act on the road to colleges and clubs throughout the Northeast. 

If you want to make his day, you can come to see Nothing Important, one of the fastest-growing alternative comedy shows in the city! It’s every third Friday at One and One on 1st and 1st in the Lower East Side. The most recent headliners for the show have been Comedy Central’s Nick Vatterott and Conan’s Alignon Mitra. read more

John Donovan is a small pale comedian from New York.  He has performed at comedy clubs such as Greenwich Village Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, The Stand NYC, and failing dive bars all over NYC.  John’s humor is a combination of observation, self-deprecation, and self-loathing.  He hosts a weekly (ish) podcast called “Please Don’t Listen” where he is joined by other NYC comics or anybody else that can hold an interesting conversation.  When he’s not making people laugh, he’s nervously wondering why people are not laughing. read more

Described by journalist Jeffrey Gurian as “also very funny,” Elon Altman is a New York City-based stand-up comedian.

His humor is clever, sarcastic, and smart, yet deceptively simple. Elon is unique for his old-school style of delivery that is reminiscent of classic stand-ups like Jerry Seinfeld but with youthful, cutting-edge material that spans a wide range of topics.

In 2015, he was featured on AXS TV’s “Gotham Comedy Live” and he was the runner-up in NBC Universal’s Cozi TV Comedy Search. read more