Dave Rubin is a stand-up comedian, talk show host and TV personality. He is the host of The Rubin Report, a comedy and current events panel show which is a featured on The Young Turks network. He was formerly co-host of The Six Pack on SiriusXM, which was also one of the top comedy podcasts on iTunes. His television credits include The O’Reilly Factor, The Joy Behar Show, CNN and PBS. Dave’s been written about in The New York Times, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Time Magazine and many other publications. read more

Nick Alexander

Being one of the youngest comedians on the NYC comedy scene, Nick has already opened for Tommy Davidson, John Witherspoon, Bill Bellamy, Dave Attell, Ted Alexandro, Aries Spears & NBC’s Comedy Short Cuts Producer, Wayans Bros Opener and fellow Haitian-American Wil Sylvince! Nick has also made guest appearances on Jamie Foxx’s The Foxxhole comedy and music channel on Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio and in 2013 will appear on MTV2’s Nick Cannon Presents Wild’ N Out!

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Chris Cotton

Chris Cotton began performing stand-up comedy in the same city he was born and raised in (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). His Stand up Comedy Set topics include pop culture, current events, being married, and growing up in the city. Equipped with an easy going style, Chris is rapidly gaining popularity. He currently the Co-Host of the Artie Quitter Podcast with Artie Lange. Chris has worked with many of the best national headliners including Keith Robinson, Godfrey, Bret Ernst, Tommy Davidson, Kevin Hart, Judah Frielander, and Hannibal Burress. As a writer Mr. Cotton has written and acted in numerous sketches, television shows and contributed to developing commercial advertising. When he is not performing Chris enjoys spending time with his lovely wife. read more

Ricky Velez is one of the most captivating young comedians in New York City. Ricky is 24 years old but has been doing comedy over 5 years, giving him a strong voice and perspective which is uncommon in his age group. Velez has performed for the troops at Fort Bragg, opened for the stand up for diversity tour and has been headlining colleges in the northeast for the last 3 years.

Ricky Velez has also appeared on Totally Biased on FX. Ricky is a regular at Caroline’s, the Stand and New York Comedy Club (to name a few.) After being denied by the military, he started performing standup comedy and has never looked back. Ricky is originally from Queens and now resides in downtown Manhattan. read more

Rocco Deserto is a Stand Up Comedian from Brooklyn New York. His unique style and humbleness generates a high degree of likeability with hilarious insights about his life and shortcomings that make his performances very entertaining and fun. Though Rocco never imagined doing stand-up comedy, he was always a huge fan of Comedy, watching Eddie Murphy, Louis C.K., George Carlin, and Robert Schimmel. Rocco started in Stand-Up Comedy in the summer of 2010 after completing the Caroline’s School of Comedy with Linda Smith. Since then he’s performed mainly at Caroline’s on Broadway, and appearing as well at Gotham Comedy Club, Stand-Up NY, and New York Comedy Club. He has also appeared in Caroline’s Final Four Competition, and Best of New Talent Night. In December 2011 he appeared in an episode of Rollin’ with Zach on the Oprah Winfrey Network. read more

Michelle Wolf is originally from Hershey, PA and moved to New York after getting a job on Wall Street. She quickly realized that was a terrible choice and, knowing there was no where to go but up, started taking improv. She performed at both the PIT and UCB, and, eventually started writing stuff down. Since then, Michelle has become one of the fastest rising comedic talents in the city. She is a writer and producer on MTV’s Girl Code and was head writer for the 2013 Style Awards on CNN. Michelle was recently named to Complex Magazine’s 50 Funniest Comedians on Twitter with the likes of Steve Martin, Ricky Gervais, and Chris Rock. read more

Kris Tinkle is a comedian/ writer that began his career in the famed San Francisco comedy scene and is now currently living  in New York City. He has made multiple television appearances on  The Artie Lange Show and is also a frequent guest on popular radio shows Jim Breuer’s  “Friday’s with Breuer” and  Doug Benson’s “Doug Loves Movies”.  He has performed at many of top comedy festivals including the New York Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest and the Download Alternative Music Festival.  Tinkle performs standup in clubs and theaters across the country, and is a veteran of multiple USO tours in Japan, Germany, Kuwait, and Iraq. His unique energy and honest, engaging style of underdog comedy continue to win over audiences nationwide. read more

Kara has written for MTV’s Girl Code and contributed writing to Comedy Central’s Broad City and TVLand’s Younger. She also produces/hosts a long-running stand up show, If You Build It, every Sunday at the UCB East in NYC.

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Armed with a megawatt smile and a pocket full of dreams, Erin Jackson is poised to conquer the world of stand-up. In fact, she’d probably be a superstar by now if her friends and family hadn’t spent so many years hating on her dreams and stealing her joy.

Since first making a name for herself at colleges and east coast comedy clubs, Erin’s warm, conversational style and relatable humor have helped to propel her onto the national stage. Erin currently co-hosts Exhale, a provocative, hip and candid new talk show airing on Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s ASPiRE television network. read more