Richie Redding is one of the funniest guys that you’ve probably never heard of. As a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, it was unlikely that his comedy career starts off in urban rooms and burlesque shows, but that’s how it happened.

He left the corporate world determined to get paid to have fun which is obvious every time he takes the stage. His set is edgy, high energy, and autobiographical, drawing on a lifetime of ridiculous true stories that can only happen to a recovering alcoholic Ivy Leaguer that lives in the ‘hood. read more

Raised in the urban city of Compton, California, Richard Villa always knew he wanted to make people laugh. After completing a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Richard felt there was something more out there in stored for him. While driving home one night, the neon lights of the Irvine Improv called his name. Hey Richard! Seizing the moment of amateur night, Richard grabbed the microphone, went on stage, and has not stopped since.

Using stories of his childhood, Richard Villa turned what he thought were basic experiences into autobiographical satirical humor that depict life for Latinos and other minorities in the United States. read more

Standup comedians are famous for their neuroses, but Richard Lewis takes anxiety to a new level. On-stage, he energetically frets and overanalyses the most personal aspects of his life and wallows in his low self-esteem until the audience convulses with sympathetic laughter. He was born in Brooklyn, but raised in New Jersey. While attending Ohio State University as a marketing major, Lewis also studied communications. Upon graduation, he worked as the lead copywriter for an advertising agency. Four years into his career, he abandoned it to become a standup comedian, making his club debut in Greenwich Village in 1972. His first break came when he won a regular gig at Budd Friedman’s the Improv comedy club and then debuted on The Tonight Show. Lewis became really well known in 1979 when he co-wrote and starred in Diary of a Young Comic, a show which gained him a cult following. Its success led him to become a television writer. In 1982, he made his first appearance on David Letterman’s late-night talk show and from there embarked upon a three-year cross-country tour. Lewis had great success with his first cable TV special, I’m in Pain, in 1986. His second special, The Richard Lewis I’m Exhausted Concert, earned him a nomination for a Cable ACE award in 1988. Two years later his third special, I’m Doomed, was similarly nominated. He and Jamie Lee Curtis starred in the popular ABC sitcom Anything but Love from 1989 to 1992. In the early ’90s, he took a break from standup. He launched his film career in 1988 with That’s Adequate and continued to occasionally appear in supporting or character roles, notably in the independent film Drunks (1995) in which he won kudos for his dramatic portrayal of an alcoholic junkie. Lewis starred in a short-lived sitcom, Daddy Dearest (1993), and did not again try a television series until he and comic Kevin Nealon co-starred in Hiller and Diller in 1997. His 1995 standup routine “Magical Misery Tour” won considerable kudos and was the basis for a well-received 1996 cable special, shot live from the Bottom Line club in New York. Since 1987, Lewis was actively involved with HBO’s annual Comic Relief benefits, large star-studded comedy shows in which all proceeds go toward helping the homeless. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi read more

Best known from NBC’s hit reality show “Last Comic Standing,” Rich Vos is one of the most exciting and broadest headlining comedians in the country.  Back Stage Magazine says of Vos, “He has an uncanny ‘Everyman’ ability to likeably bond with anyone in the audience…” The excitement of a Rich Vos show stems from his unique, no-holds-barred perspective on relationships, divorce and parenthood.  Vos pulls no punches when it comes to comedy. On many occasions, he will deliver some of the quickest crowd banter, leaving audiences not knowing what to expect next. read more

Rhys Darby first gained attention in the United States as Murray in HBO’s Flight of the Conchords. This was not a new role for him, having first appeared in the same role on the BBC Radio Show of the same name.

An ex-soldier in the New Zealand Army and a veteran of fifteen years as a standup comedian, Darby made his feature film debut in Yes Man. He went on to feature as one of the DJ’s in The Boat that Rocked. He has since completed two lead roles in romantic comedies, Coming and Going opposite Sasha Alexander (NCIS) andLovebirds opposite Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins. read more

Many claim that college is the turning point in one’s life, when one finds his or her future. This was the case for San Francisco Bay Area comedian Rex Navarrete, when Navarrete’s college professor told him he was wasting his talents.

“He told me, ‘Get out of my office-we shouldn’t be joking here, you should be taking those jokes to the stage,” recalls Navarrete of his Asian American Studies professor Dan Gonzales, the teacher who encouraged his dream to be a comedian in 1989.

That spring, 19 year-old Navarrete was baptised by fire, entertaining a crowd of 800 at the annual Asian Pacific Islander Student Union conference at UC Santa Cruz. read more

When New York Magazine tapped Reese Waters as one of the city’s Ten Comedians To Watch in March of 2009, few realized just how quickly his star would rise. First came his victories in the annual Caroline’s Comedy Competition and the Emerging Comics Contest at the New York Underground Comedy Festival. Soon after, appearances on MTV, Good Morning America, Sirius Satellite Radio and NPR were followed by Waters’ mastery of his Comedy Central “Live At Gotham” set and subsequent role on the critically acclaimed Comedy Central series “Michael and Michael Have Issues.” read more

Ray Devito Performs internationally, originally from Cleveland, Ohio. Hosts the show ‘Northern Discomfort’ every other Tuesdayat the Stand, and ‘Shoot the Shite!’ every third Saturday at the Creek and the Cave. He’s been featured on Entertainment Tonight, Comedy Central’s AtomTV, and The New York Times.

He’s a regular guest on the popular podcast Keith & the Girl. He was in one of the top grossing comedy Bollywood Films of 2012 ‘English Vinglish’ You can also see him in three episodes of The Jim Gaffigan Show on debuting on TV Land & Comedy Central summer of 2015. He currently has a web video series titled Ray’s Original No Pizza, on MTV2′s GuCodeBlog and Mtv.com.

Ray Devito : Upcoming Comedy Shows in NYC

Randy’s unique comic voice came from the rare ability to spot the ironies in life many people seem to miss.  His wry observations have landed him on Dozens of National TV and Radio broadcasts, which include Comedy Central, Showtime, The Nashville Network, and the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Radio Show, where he is a favorite.    He has performed over 5000 times in 40 of our states, across Canada and on cruise ships all over the globe.       He has performed at dozens of corporate events ranging from Tropicana Orange Juice to The Pittsburgh Steelers.   His material pokes fun at realtors, engineers, parenting, the airlines, and our legislators.  He is the perfect act for your event and he will make it seem as if he wrote the show just for you.  Among his writing, you will find screenplays, stage plays, seven original songs, and questions for the show “Street Smarts.” He also has a reality show in development. read more

Randy Humphrey would best be described offbeat and intriguing. Differing from traditional comedy style Randy has a soft stoner yet intellectual delivery accompanied with unpredictable punchlines. Randy’s jokes cover a wide span of topics, most likely because growing up Randy had a successful acting career, was a promising college student and married the love of his life by the age of 24. Currently Randy, a divorced college dropout, is living off of whatever royalties he has left as he pursues stand up comedy, which surprisingly is going really well. In the short time Randy has been performing stand up he’s been on several national tours, interviewed on morning radio shows and featured in newspapers. A now resident of NYC Randy is active with all major comedy clubs on the scene, such as The Stand, Comedy Cellar and Gotham. Although Randy is well known in the comedy scene he is best known for being the comic who got punched in the face by a legendary (not legally allowed to say) comic during a show. read more