Alvin Irby is a former kindergarten teacher turned award-winning social entrepreneur, national speaker, comedian, and author.

He is Founder and Chief Reading Inspirer at Barbershop Books, a literacy program that creates child-friendly reading spaces in barbershops and provides early literacy training to barbers.

His work connecting reading to male-centered spaces and involving men in boys’ early reading experiences earned him the National Book Foundation’s 2017 Innovations in Reading Prize. Irby’s popular TED Talk “How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader,” has been viewed over 1 million times. read more

Two days after Michelle Slonim gave birth to a baby girl, Michelle received an email saying she was cast in a sketch for Late Night With Seth Meyers.

Michelle had gone on tons of auditions: once in a chicken costume, another time in a bikini while eight months pregnant, and she never got the part.

Now a week after her baby was welcomed into the world, Michelle’s in hair, makeup, and wardrobe, on set for a major network television show. She plans to have a second child so she can make an appearance on Conan. read more

Atheer Yacoub is a New York-based comedian, writer, and podcaster. Her comedy is inspired by her Palestinian-Muslim upbringing in Alabama.

She came to the city with big hopes of making it in a respectable career but found herself in comedy instead.

Atheer has appeared on Gotham Comedy Live, which aired on AXSTV and recently taped a half-hour for Comedy Central Arabia which comes out in 2019.

Atheer is also a writer for The Breakdown with Mehdi Barakchian and Passport Control with Mehdi Barakchian, which have aired on BRIC TV. read more

Ellen Karis is the “Greek Goddess of Comedy,” and has had a successful career performing in North America alongside such notable comics as Drew Carey, Jimmy “JJ” Walker, and Sebastian Maniscalco. The entertainment industry has hailed her as the “little dynamo,” given her petite stature, strong improv skills, and her ability to build a quick rapport with any audience. Born and raised in NYC in a traditional strict Greek home, her brand of sarcastic, observational humor has been described along the same lines as comedy legends Joan Rivers and Richard Lewis. read more

Originally from Rochester, New York, Abby is a Fulbright scholar and documentarian-turned comedian, writer, producer. She co-wrote and currently stars in the bilingual mockumentary series ‘Gringolandia’ on Netflix.

Abby won a 2016 Telly Award as a correspondent on the comedy news show ‘Redacted Tonight’ on RT and recently returned to NYC after performing stand up on TV in Argentina and Chile. Abby just released the first episode of her new series ‘Ovulady’ and can be found performing comedy around NYC. read more

Bryan Yang is a stand-up comedian, writer, and “actor” based in New York City. He’s originally from Sacramento but moved to New York because he was sick and tired of being able to afford rent.

In 2013, BuzzFeed named Bryan one of their “Top 14 Comedians You Should Be Paying Attention To.” He was number 12 on the list, so he barely made it. In 2014, nothing happened.

Things turned around for Yang in 2015, when he was invited to perform in the Bridgetown Comedy Festival and Limestone Comedy Festival. read more

Ralph Calderon

I’ve done a small agency thing. I’ve done the big agency thing. I’ve won awards, I’ve won new business, and when I was 11-years-old I won a spelling bee. They gave me a dictionary for winning, even though I thought I had demonstrated that I didn’t need one.

My experience touches pretty much every category. I’ve worked with clients that include Verizon, Nikon, Subaru, SAP, NASDAQ, Philips, Anheuser-Busch, Time Warner Cable, Staples, Etonic, and plenty more.

I also do standup comedy, because I figured why not spend more of my time having my creativity judged by a roomful of people? read more

Molly Kornfeld is an up and coming NYC based comedian! The daughter of two comics, she is following in their footsteps to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry.

Molly’s comedy revolves around her dating life (ugh men, am I right?), her family (her dad is gay! How unique!), and her everyday experiences as a woman (the struggle is VERY real).

Although she has only been doing comedy for 3 years, Molly has been featured in the following comedy festivals:

• Boston Comedy Festival
• Women in Comedy Festival
• Devil’s Cup Comedy Festival (finalist)
• She-Devil Comedy Festival (semi-finalist)
• Hoboken Comedy Festival
• Cinderblock Comedy Festival
• Ladies of Laughter

IN SUMMARY, Molly is just a girl out here following her dreams, so please book here, she needs stage time. read more