A correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” since 2011, Al Madrigal has been named Best Stand-Up Comedian by the HBO/U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and his material dubbed “dynamic” by The New York Times.

His unique, spontaneous and fast-paced lyrical storytelling style has made him a regular on television with numerous appearances on Comedy Central including his own half-hour Comedy Central Presents Special and appearances on John Oliver’s New York Stand-up Show and Pretend Time with Nick Swardson. Al has also appeared with Conan O’Brien (as one of the first 20 guests during his stint as host of “The Tonight Show,” and on “Conan” on TBS) as well as multiple appearances on “Lopez Tonight,” “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” read more

Al Lubel became a lawyer to please his mother and a comedian to please himself (which did not please his mother). After graduating from law school in Florida, Al moved to Los Angeles, passed the California Bar Exam on his first try and wouldn’t you know it, immediately began the practice of stand-up comedy. Lawyer by day and comedian by night, Al was doing justice to neither. At comedy clubs, the crowds would stare, in court, the juries would laugh. Al gradually began getting work on the road, soon becoming a full-time comic. “I realized I had to give up the practice of law when clients began calling me for legal advice at places like the St. Louis Funny Bone.” So, Al quit the law. This was a good decision, because within a year he won the $100,000 Grand Prize for comedy on Star Search. Doing the “The Tonight Show” was a childhood fantasy, so when Al heard that Johnny Carson was retiring, he auditioned and became one of the last comics to appear with Johnny. More recently, Al just made his fifth appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. Even though comedy is his first love, Al admits to missing the practice of law. “I’d like to have one more trial, something serious like a murder trial because as my client’s fate hangs in the balance I’d like to see his reaction when I whisper in his ear…I’m a comedian!” read more

Al Jackson is best known for starring in his own 30 minute stand up special “Comedy Central Presents: Al Jackson.”  Born and raised in Cleveland, OH Al began his comedy career while working as a middle school teacher in Miami, FL.  After two appearances on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and winning several comedy competitions he moved to New York to continue his stand up career.  Recently Al became the host of BBC’s “Officially Amazing” as well a writer and guest on TruTV’s “Upload with Shaquille O’Neal.” He has been seen on “Inspired or Insane” on the SYFY network and earned a showcase spot on Showtime’s “Louie Anderson Presents.”  He previously hosted FOX’s nationally syndicated travel show “Awesome Adventures” while serving as a coach on an Emmy winning season of MTV’s MADE.   Al has also appeared in two E! specials: 50 Most Insane Celebrity Oops and 50 Super Epic TV Moments.  Al has been selected to perform at many prestigious comedy festivals including the Montreal Comedy Festival, the HBO Comedy Festival in Las Vegas and the 2011 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Chicago where he was voted one of the best of the fest. Al can be heard on the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom Radio Show as well as the Opie and Anthony Show. All of this was in addition to that a resume which already included Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham and Friday Night Stand-Up, commercials for Burger King and Comedy Central, MTV’s MVP’s, F’N MTV, and Comics Unleashed.  Al can be seen touring the country performing at comedy clubs and colleges.  He currently resides in Los Angeles. read more

Al Del Bene started doing stand-up comedy in Boston at the age of 18. Upon arriving in NYC, he quickly became a staple of it’s underground comedy scene, as well as writing, directing & starring in his musical debut at The NYC Fringe Festival. Al’s theater experience goes all the way from Beyond Therapy to playing Puck & Demitrius in A Mid Summer Night’s Dream. After bleeding NY dry of every last joke about how miserable living there made him, Al moved to sunny L.A. He has since taken a huge apartment, bought a car and impregnated his wife in a very masculine way… Twice! read more

Willie Hunter has his own live talk show “The Willie Hunter Show” once a month at The World Famous  Comedy Store.

The fierce pride in India is real, although it’s worth noting Akaash’s middle school principal thought he was Mexican for all three years. Such was life growing up in suburban north Dallas. Home.

Akaash left home to help people. He wanted to be a doctor like his uncle and graduated pre-med from Austin College. Naturally, the next step was to move to Los Angeles and become a comedian.

There is no easy explanation for this leap of faith. It was an idea that always flickered in his mind. Even when he was young, Akaash saw comedy differently. He appreciated the nuances and broke it down to a science, fascinated by what worked and what didn’t. read more

THE BEGINNING
Aiko (“child of love” in Japanese) was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 13th. Her mother, Sue Tanaka, was a former swimsuit model while her father was a successful sales marketing manager for Britannica. With her mother’s influence, she began modeling at the age of 3 and appeared on numerous fashion catalogs and advertisements in Japan.

A STEP AWAY FROM MODELING
Although Aiko was very popular, her mother forced her to quit modeling. Sue felt that Aiko had not fully developed as a person yet and that she should have a chance to explore her other options. Aiko was enrolled in a wide range of classes, learning piano, cello, drum, Japanese flower arrangement, ballet, jazz dance, and painting, but she was more partial towards literature and poetry. It was after graduating high school when she decided that she wanted to be an actress, which prompted her to move to Boston all by herself. read more

Born and raised (for three years) in New York City, Wyatt Cenac has come full circle in his comedic career. Moving around quite a bit throughout his teens and early 20’s, Wyatt has called New York City, Dallas, Texas, North Carolina and Los Angeles his home at one point or another. With a real sense of what it means to be an American (regardless of zip code), Wyatt Cenac has been able to make his way onto the comedic stage and reach out to audiences with personal stories that somehow always manage to relate to their own personal experiences. read more

Ahmed Bharoocha is quickly becoming a household name amongst comics and comedy fans alike. Having only been in LA for two years, his sketch group Dead Kevin was featured on “Tosh.0,” Comedy Central and named by LAWeekly as one of the top comedy acts to watch, and he was selected as one of the “New Faces” of the Just For Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival.

Ahmed was handpicked by The Tonight Show’s Eddie Brill to perform in the Great American comedy festival, and in 2010 he won the Magner’s Comedy Festival. He has been a regular in several other notable fests including Glasgow, Boston Comedy Fest, Seattle Comedy Fest, RIOT LA, Bridgetown Comedy Fest and many others. read more

Xander Beltran entertains. He tells jokes, acts, writes, raps and sings. He will do whatever it takes to captivate you. You’re gonna like the way you laugh, he guarantees it.