Jay Nog has been amusing audiences with his boisterous stand-up comedy since 2004. He’s not celebrated for holding back with his material. Initially Nog seems scruffy and blunt, but audiences quickly discover his soft side and feel at home with his playful sarcasm. Nog has been featured on MTV, in Talent in Motion magazine as one of NYC’s “top up-and-coming comics”, Nat Geo’s Brain Games, and as a guest host on AMC’s “Movie Date Night”. Nog has opened for national headliners Jim Florentine, Adam Ferrrara, Rich Vos and Patrice O’Neal. He’s also a member of the sketch group Grandma’s Favorite and  the host of the weekly podcast Childhood Memories. read more

Andrew Collin is a comedian, storyteller, actor and writer who lives in Brooklyn, New York. Originally from Florida, Andrew’s unique storytelling perspective has gotten him shows all over New York City and the East Coast. He’s seen some things.

After surviving a brain tumor and failing out of college, Matty Goldberg began his comedy career in 2001.  Before making his move from New York to Los Angeles, Matty appeared on BET and starred in an online advertising campaign for Converse called “Out of Your League Guy;” where he inspired kids to go for their dreams, while simultaneously creeping out girls all over the globe.When Matty is not acting, he is performing stand-up everywhere and anywhere people want to laugh.  His upcoming memoir is highly anticipated and starts with the diagnosis of his tumor to the death of his best friend in life and in comedy a little over a year ago.  Matty gives an honest portrayal  of starting out in the New York comedy scene to finding the meaning of life through the odd ball characters he has met along the way.

Ricky Gervais is an English comedian, actor, film-maker and broadcaster. Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with friend and frequent collaborator Stephen Merchant. Besides writing and directing the shows, Gervais played the lead roles of David Brent in The Office and Andy Millman in Extras. Gervais has starred in a number of Hollywood films, assuming leading roles in Ghost Town and The Invention of Lying. Gervais has performed on three sell-out stand-up comedy tours, written the best-selling Flanimals book series and starred with Merchant and Karl Pilkington in the most downloaded podcast of all time[1], The Ricky Gervais Show. He has accumulated a multitude of awards and honours throughout his career, including seven BAFTA Awards, four British Comedy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two Emmy Awards and the 2006 Rose d’Or, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. read more

Carol Siskind started her stand-up career in New York, honing her skills in all of the comedy clubs in the City. She then moved on to Los Angeles where she appeared on many television shows. When she first appeared on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson”, he came to her dressing room after her spot and said , “Welcome to the family”). She did ‘stand-up’ and ‘panel’ on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, was a regular on Fox’s “Comic Strip Live” and “Sunday Comics” where she performed and wrote a series of personal film pieces. She’s been seen on two Showtime specials and also hosted a segment of Lifetimes popular series, “Girls’ Night Out”. read more

Joe Bolster is the oldest of fourteen children, and grew up in a house where access to food was determined by random lottery. After many years of bad luck and near starvation, he entered the world of stand-up comedy, primarily for the free meals. When his weight finally stabilized on the far side of a hundred pounds, Joe’s growth as a comic was meteoric. Since being exposed to daily nutrition, Joe has been able to rack up an impressive list of accomplishments.

He has appeared on “The Tonight Show,” “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” and performed his own HBO half-hour special, “One Night Stand.” Joe was the winner of Showtime’s “New York Laff-Off” and “National Laff-Off” competitions, and was also the subject of a PBS documentary on stand-up comedy. He has written for numerous television shows including “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “Talk Soup,” “The Academy Awards Show,” and “The ESPY Awards.” read more

Comedian and writer Jim Tews has had an eventful 2014, he made his stand-up television debut on Last Comic Standing and was featured in an episode of Louie. Previously he was one of 2011’s New Faces at Just For Laughs Montreal and has performed in theBridgetown Comedy Festival, Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, as well as SFSketchfest.

He recently created/ co-wrote and starred in The Undone Sweaters web series about a sociophobic Weezer cover band, which was featured on Funny or Die and Nerdist.com. He also created the HBO Labs’ web series The Opener and recently directed a feature length documentary about Cleveland’s independent comedy scene called Make Fun. read more

Tom Ryan has been a full time standup comedian for over twenty years. He has made two appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman.

Since he was about 10 years old, Tom wanted to be a standup comedian. The first standup comedy he ever heard was Bill Cosby’s debut album that contained the famous Noah routine. Over the next few years, he also became a fan of David Brenner, Woody Allen and George Carlin. He listened to Carlin’s “FM and AM” album over and over again until he had it completely memorized. He used to recite the entire album to whoever would listen. read more

Born and raised in New York City- the talented, ambitious, and charming Zainab Johnson is pursuing her entertainment dreams in Los Angeles. She is a versatile actress that just finished co-starring in her first feature legnth film entitled ‘Oakville’ which takes place in Oakland, CA and she just shot a national AT&T commercial as a principal. Zainab is also a standup comic performing regularly at the Comedy Store on Sunset and she’s an amazing writer currently working to get her own projects launched. read more

Blair Socci is a standup comic, writer, and actress from San Juan Capistrano, California. After graduating from UCLA with a BA in English, she recently earned her Masters of Fine Arts degree in creative writing at The New School. Blair has written for xoJane.com, Splitsider.com, Wmag.com, Riviera Magazine, and Volleyball Magazine. She is also involved in both the improv and sketch programs at the Upright Citizens Brigade theatre. You can find Socci performing standup in clubs and bars all over Manhattan on mostly every night of the week. read more