Jackie Kashian has a half-hour special on Comedy Central and has appeared on CBS, NBC, and VH1. She has been a national touring comic for over 10 years and has performed at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival, the Bumbershoot Arts Festival in Seattle, Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and has toured Australia for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow. Find out more about Jackie at http://www.jackiekashian.com
Quick Press Quotes:
ABC Australia: "The gem of the night was Jackie Kashian. Her droll, perceptive description of her family was hilarious."
Minneapolis Star Tribune: "[her comedy] is that rare, wonderful combination: smart and funny."
Andrew Kennedy was born in Bogota, Colombia, has lived in Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Hong Kong, United States and is completely fluent in Spanish. He got into comedy in Norwalk Connecticut, and quickly became a headliner around the country. After being invited to perform as a "Master" at the Montreal Comedy Festival in 2002, he made a deal with CBS television to develop, produce and star in his own sitcom called “Related by Marriage” which was shot at the Sony Studios, Los Angeles and based on his comedy.
He is a storyteller who weaves the characters from his life throughout his entire performance. Each performance is electric, inspiring and unique, with his material growing and evolving as does his life. His half-hour special is currently airing on Comedy Central and with that chapter of his career behind him, he is concentrating on translating his entire act into Spanish. He has already begun performing completely in Spanish in the New York City area and the reaction has been amazing. A true Hispanic performer, Andrew's greatest accomplishments are yet to come.
At 27, Matt Kirshen's precision wit has already earned
him an impressive reputation on the UK comedy circuit.
His engagingly impish style is shot through with an intelligent
and skillful talent that belies his youthful appearance,
making him a firm favourite with audiences and fellow
comedians alike. With an impressive array of awards and
press accolades under his belt, Matt stormed the Edinburgh
Festival with his first solo show. Most recently his appearances
as a finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing
have earned him a whole new host of fans in America, Canada
and Australia. After a triumphant win at the 2003 Hackney
Empire New Act of the Year competition, Matt became an
instant success on the prestigious London and UK comedy
circuit. His many international appearances include The
Laughter Lounge, Dublin, and gigs for both English-speaking
and local audiences in Dubai, Oman, Singapore, Malta,
Holland, France, Austria and Germany, and, most recently,
The USA. "A rollercoaster of comedy genius… Hugely
impressive." The Scotsman.
Unabashedly smart and wickedly funny, Leighann's on-stage
charisma, topics and punch lines get you laughing and thinking
at the same time! She's appeared on numerous stand-up comedy
shows, including Lifetime's Girls' Night Out, VH-1's Stand
Up Spotlight, HBO's Def Comedy All-Star Jam, Comedy Central's
Premium Blend 2 and NBC's Comedy Showcase. She represented
the United States in Trinidad's International Laugh Festival
and in England , she appeared on the BBC's wildly popular
television show Blouse and Skirt. On the big screen, she
appeared in the George Lucas film Radioland Murders with
Robert Klein and Bobcat Goldthwaithe. Most recently, Leighann
was seen on the Metro Channel's New Joke City. A native
New Yorker, Leighann was born and raised in Queens. She's
a graduate of Baruch College where she majored in Journalism
and Creative Writing.
Who can turn the world on with her smile? Mary Tyler Moore.
But who can turn the world on with her hysterical stories,
original humor, and boisterous characters? Kerri Louise.
High-energy, commanding and versatile--but enough about
her sex life-- Kerri can entertain any audience with her
warmth and razor-edge wit. So it’s no wonder that NBC took
Kerri all the way to the finals in the show Last
Comic Standing with Jay Mohr. Kerri may not have
gotten in the house on the hit reality show, but she impressed
The Women’s Entertainment network for them
to make her the star of their new reality show call “TWO
FUNNY”. You will surely get a laugh while watching
Kerri along with her husband and her twin baby boys this
spring on the WE Network. Kerri’s broad
appeal has made her a natural on television appearances
like NBC’s Access Hollywood, The
Apprentice, ABC’s The View, Comedy
Central, VH1, 20/20,
and New Joke City. Part Generation-X, part
Girl-Next-Door, Kerri Louise is a pleasure to watch. Her
movie debut in The Next Karate Kid addicted
her to show-biz, hence her move from her hometown of Boston
to New York City, where she quickly established herself
as a player in the top comedy clubs. These credits plus
her appearance in the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival
and the Montreal Comedy Festival has made
Kerri and attraction.
Brad Lowery has long been a favorite at Colleges and Universities
across the country. He averages over 200 College performances
per year and was nominated for Comedian of the Year 4 times
in a row. He's been seen on A & E 's Caroline's Comedy Hour,
Star Search and twice on NBC's Showtime at the Apollo. He's
opened for acts such as Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Tommy
Davidson. This past year he's been doing the audience warm
up for The Queen Latifah Show on Fox and can be seen on
the Fox Television special entitled Comedy Flava which first
aired in November. Brad currently resides in the New York
City area and has a black belt in karate.
Marcus is a unique talent who has quickly become one of the fastest rising young comedians around. His high energy, rock n’ roll style captured the attention of America and propelled him all the way to 2nd place on the 2008 season of NBC’s hit television series, LAST COMIC STANDING.
Marcus began his comedy career in radio, voicing hundreds of radio commercials and putting in thousands of hours of live radio doing celebrity impressions for radio stations all over the country before making the move to the stage. He quickly gained a following with his live shows that combined his talent for voices, his razor sharp wit and unique writing into a show that kept audiences asking for more.
Marcus is not your typical comedic personality, he is the perfect talent for your college show or fund raiser, or for hosting your public or private event; rock concerts, corporate functions, conventions, etc. Through his background in both radio and live TV, Marcus is used to spicing things up on the spot! With his quick wit and impromptu comedy style, you can guarantee your event will be hilarious and unpredictable when you throw Marcus into the mix!
http://www.myspace.com/marcuscomedy
Matarese grew up in Cherry Hill, NJ and at the age of nineteen moved his standup act from his parent¹s basement to the local Philadelphia clubs. Three years after breaking into the Philly comedy scene, he moved to New York City to pursue his life long dream. He soon became a regular at all the A-list comedy clubs and was paving his path in show business. Joe's completely autobiographical act pokes fun at his subtly dysfunctional Italian family, his own neuroses, life with a newborn baby boy, and his marriage to a psychologist (his perfect match). After years of failed relationships, his main objective is fixing Joe he has to if he wants this relationship to work. Joe’s talent for turning real life struggles into comedic gems quickly landed him appearances on the most sought after TV and radio shows including The Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents (his very own 1/2 hour special), The Howard Stern Show and Breuer Unleashed on Sirius Satellite Radio, Howard On Demand, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Comedy Central's Premium Blend, and NBC's Last Comic Standing. You may also recognize him from Bravo’s reality series Better Half where he teaches his wife to perform standup and she brings home the $20,000 prize. Joe has also hit the stage four times at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival, leading to two development deals with major television networks. He now tours regularly with Artie Lange from the Howard Stern Show at world famous venues such as Carnegie Hall. Check him out - within minutes you’ll feel like your life is perfect! Joematarese.com
Born and raised
on the rough streets of Brooklyn, New York. Realizing early
that he'd better work hard or wind up in the projects, which
were directly across the street, he decided to pursue comedy.
After paying many dues, Reggie soon became a top favorite
in The Big Apple. His big break surfaced when the producers
of HBO's Def Comedy Jam, booked him on their show. He was
an instant success. Upon moving to LA, Reggie landed a role
on the FOX network hit show Martin and soon after that he
became the newest member on the FOX hit sketch comedy show
In Living Color. Reggie has been seen on the following television
shows: The Chappelle Show, (pilot); Curb Your Enthusiasm,
"Officer Burt" (recur);In Living Color, Cast Member; Getting
Personal, "Eric" (recur); Gun,"Reese"; Moesha, Guest Star;
Coach, Guest Star; Martin, "Pretty Ricky"; Hanging with
Mr. Cooper, "Dwayne"; What Goes Around, Co-star; Scooter,
Co-star. He's been seen on the following shows performing
his stand up comedy: Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy
Central Presents-Reggie McFadden ˝ hour special, Late Night
w Conan O'Brien, Colin Quinn's Tough Crowd, Politically
Incorrect with Bill Maher and Russell Simmons' HBO Def Comedy
Jam All-Stars to name just a few.
Alexandra McHale was thrilled to make her
network debut on NBC’s The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno. She’s also been seen on CBS’s
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Comedy Central’s
Premium Blend and New Joke City with Robert Klein on the
Metro Channel. After her appearance at
the prestigious Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival,
The Hollywood Reporter cited Alexandra
as one to watch “who scored points with quick barbs.” Alexandra
grew up in Connecticut before relocating to New York City,
where she became a lifetime member of the prestigious Actors’
Studio and studied with acting greats such as Paul Newman,
Sally Field and Ellen Burstyn. She is a frequent commentator
on VH1’s I Love The 80’s, Supersecret TV
Formulas and The 100 Most Cheesetastic Video Countdown.
In addition to appearances on network television, Alexandra
has headlined at over 300 colleges and was voted 2002 and
2003 Female Entertainer of the Year by the readers of Campus
Activities Magazine, been nominated for 2005 Female
Entertainer of the Year and was nominated Performer of the
Year by the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities.
No comedian has a more celebrated career than Jim Mendrinos.
This comedy powerhouse has brought his observations, opinions
and inspired lunacy to hundreds of campuses to overwhelming
praise. His one-man concert is a spiraling stream of consciousness
that goes beyond your average stand-up. It is as if Jim
carries on an hour-long conversation with the audience.
But don’t let his effortless style fool you; his material
is the type that you will quote for months after the show.
Jim has been seen on HBO’s Comic Relief,
on Comedy Central, NBC
and the BBC. He was featured on AOL
Comedy. He has written for Saturday Night Live,
Letterman, and is also the author of The Complete Idiot’s
Guide to Comedy Writing. “Awesome, just awesome!” University
of Delaware, “One of the best shows here, ever!” University
of West Virginia and “Standing O! Funny! Funny! Funny!”
University of Colorado at Boulder.
Hasan Minhaj is a stand up comedian based in Los Angeles, California. He has performed at the Laugh Factory, Cobbs, Punchline, Improv, Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and countless other venues across the nation. In the fall of 2006 he was a founding member of Gridiron Gang, his university’s first standup comedy/sketch trio. He has been featured as an Effinfunny.com ‘Comic to Watch in 2008’, and was a two time finalist in NBC’s Standup for Diversity in 2007 and 2008. As a writer, producer, and director Hasan won top honors at AT&T’s Campus Moviefest, the world’s largest student film festival, for his film “Jon Archer: Red, White, and Blood”. In the summer of 2008 he won Sierra Mist’s ‘Best Comic Standing’ competition and opened for national headliners such as Pablo Francisco, Bobby Lee, Gabriel Iglesias, and Katt Williams at the Wild 94.9 Comedy Jam—one of the nation’s largest comedy concerts. In 2009 he signed on to join NBC’s prestigious National College Touring Company.
Megan learned crowd-pleasing skills early. On the day her
fourth grade teacher was collecting spelling workbooks to
be graded for the semester, Megan threw up on a whole pile
of them - giving everyone automatic As. Megan learned to
deal with disappointment at an early age. In high school,
she led the campaign to have Davy Jones sing at her Senior
Prom. Davy never showed up. And more tragically, only a
few days later Megan's brothers were throwing a football
in the backyard when it accidentally hit her in the face,
breaking her nose, and making her realize that now she'll
never be a teen model. Since her modeling days were over,
Megan drowned herself in a four year drinking binge called
college. After graduating cum laude from John Carroll University,
Megan moved to Austin, Texas and began her rise in comedy
at the local comedy club.
Megan’s relaxed and approachable comedy style gains her
instant approval with audiences. The Indianapolis Star describes
her as a “sarcastic, smart-ass extraordinaire with a myriad
of truly original topics.” Megan has performed in the prestigious
HBO US Comedy Arts Festival a well as the
Just For Laughs International Comedy Festival
in Montreal. She has been seen on Comedy Central’s
Premium Blend , the E Network and can be heard
on XM Satellite Radio. In March of 2006,
Megan stared in her very own comedy special entitled Comedy
Central Presents, Megan Mooney. Megan now resides
in Los Angeles with her husband.
John Mulaney was discovered sitting at a soda fountain on Sunset Blvd in the 1940s and now has some big-shot contract with RKO. He is also a comedian who appears every week on VH1's BEST WEEK EVER and has performed on LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN and Comedy Central's LIVE AT GOTHAM. In 2006 he co-created I LOVE THE 30s and All-Access Middle Ages for Comedy Central's MOTHERLOAD channel. Mulaney has spent the last year touring with Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn and more on the 2007 COMEDIAN'S OF COMEDY tour as well as with Mike Birbiglia on his SECRET PUBLIC JOURNAL LIVE TOUR. Now living in New York City, Mulaney appears in clubs, theaters and colleges around the country. He is nice, kind of tall, whatever.
Morgan started making a name for herself on the LA comedy scene while
still a student at Loyola Marymount University. Shortly after she
graduated, she appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, Jimmy Kimmel
Live and Last Call w/ Carson Daly. While still in college, she wrote on
the sketch pilot The Offensive Show, created by BJ Porter and Scott
Aukerman, and after graduating was a staff writer on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Morgan was named one of Variety's Top Ten Comics to Watch and appeared
in the Fresh Faces Showcase at The Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in
Montreal. Morgan is currently writing for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Kumail spent the first 18 years of his life in Karachi, Pakistan, then made the natural transition to Iowa. He was so excited to leave Iowa four years later that he started performing comedy immediately. If you think that you know everything a Pakistani-Iowan might have to say, think again. Kumail's comedy covers a broad range of topics, from giant squids to units of measurement, from men on the moon to his love of chocolate. He leaves audiences gasping for air and has been featured on Fox News and was a finalist for the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival and Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festivals.Beyond being a hugely funny “alt” comedian, Kumail has also been commissioned by the Lakeshore Theater in Chicago to create a one-man show – Unpronounceable- directed by renown comedy helmer Paul Provenza (of The Aristocrats). Kumail has also played clubs throughout the US, and has featured in theaters for talent including Zack Galifianakis and Arj Barker. He is also a writer and performer with stand-up/short film comedy collective Blerds and has been featured prominently on websites including Super Deluxe, YouTube, My Space Comedy, and many others.
Dan Naturman began performing stand-up comedy while a student at Fordham University School of Law. After graduating, he decided to let $80,000 worth of education go to waste and devote himself to comedy full time. Dan’s charming self-deprecating style has since made him a hit with comedy club audiences from coast to coast. He was the favorite of celebrity judges Drew Carey and Brett Butler on NBC’s Last Comic Standing 2 and has made several appearances on Late Show with David Letterman and Late Nite with Conan O’Brien. He can also be seen on his own Comedy Central Presents half-hour special.
NBC's Stand-Up for Diversity College Tour
In its fourth consecutive year, NBC is proud to present another groundbreaking year of Stand-Up for
Diversity. Through this initiative comedians of diverse backgrounds have been launched to new career
milestones. Each year NBC selects 3-5 cities across the country and holds both auditions and live
showcases of the top diverse talent from that area. At the end of the search a handful of comedians are
brought back to Los Angeles to showcase for key industry players at NBC and industry-wide. Many of the
comics from last year's Best of Stand-Up for Diversity showcase signed with top Hollywood agents and met
with the entertainment industry's leading casting directors and executives. Three of the performers were
among the 20 comics selected to participate in the prestigious Aspen U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.
Additionally, two of the three comics were sent by NBC to the NACA (National Association of Campus
Activities) National Convention where they booked a record number of nearly 60 college appearances
between them for the coming year and one lucky comic was signed to a talent holding deal with NBC
Universal. Due to the success and broad appeal of this initiative, NBC Universal is currently launching
a Stand-Up for Diversity nationwide college tour for 2008.
J. Chris Newberg’s refreshingly smart and edgy humor, delivered with a streetwise sense of philosophic cool, has propelled the guitarist/songwriter-cum-comedian to the forefront of the Michigan comedy scene. Just five months after Newberg’s debut, a Detroit Free Press story on metro Detroit comedy cited him as one of five local comics most likely to break out into the national spotlight. A guitarist and songwriter for veteran Detroit rock band, the Vudu Hippies, Newberg’s standup comedy cleverly combines his hilarious and off-beat observations on life with original, acoustic guitar melodies. His improvisational, acoustic interludes led him to enroll at the nationally renowned Second City Comedy Troupe, where he studied improv humor for two years. As a comic, he has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) Comedy Central's Premium Blend (Comedy Central) The World Stands Up (BBC) Last Comic Standing 4 (NBC) and The Sports List (Fox Sports). One of the most original talents to burst upon the Midwest comedy scene in years, J. Chris Newberg is a talent destined for national exposure. Currently, he’s in production on his own reality show.
New
York Underground Comedy Festival College Tour
For the past 5 years the biggest and most influential
comedy festival in America has been the NYC Underground
Comedy Festival. Each fall over 300 emerging and established
comedy performers descend on NYC for a ten-day celebration
of comedy as an art form. Core to the festival is its
reputation of finding the next generation of comedy stars
years before anybody else. The NYC Underground Comedy
Festival College Tour brings the festival to your campus.
The roster of talent is comprised of a dozen of the best
of the festival’s performers, and each show features 3
of these rising stars on your stage for 90 minutes of
the newest cutting edge comedy! So if you happen to be
in NYC you’re more than welcome to come to the festival,
but why not have the NYC Underground Comedy Festival come
to you? More information and performers bios are available
at www.nycundergroundcomedyfestival.com.
Tom Papa is one of the rising comedians on the scene today,
bringing a refreshing style of comedy that looks at our
everyday life in this fast changing world. He has appeared
on NBC's Friday Night Videos, Comedy Central 's Premium
Blend and CBS's Late Show w/ David Letterman. He's opened
for Kenny Loggins and Jerry Seinfeld. On the corporate scene
he's worked for MCI/Worldcom, JP Morgan and Dewar's Scotch.
He performs at comedy clubs across the country, from Nick's
in Boston to the Comedy Stop in Las Vegas. Currently, he
can be seen on his own ˝ hour comedy special, Comedy Central
Present's.Tom Papa. Tom's a graduate of Rider College in
New Jersey and makes his home in New York City where he
is a regular at Caroline's Comedy Club.
Chelsea Peretti is a comedian who has performed at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival, The Las Vegas Comedy Festival, and on Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham." She is a regular on Tru TV's "The Smoking Gun Presents." Her writing has appeared in Details, Playgirl, and the Village Voice and she has contributed to television projects for MTV, VH1, Adult Swim, and Comedy Central, including most recently The Sarah Silverman Program. Her voice can be heard in Grand Theft Auto IV. Comedic web projects include the satirical website BlackPeopleLoveUs.com, the New York City Rejection Line, and original web videos for Super Deluxe, Variety Shac, and others. These projects have been featured on Good Morning America, the New York Times, and CNN. Peretti's "All My Exes" series was in the top 10 of New York Magazine's "Top 20 Funniest Web Videos of 2007." As a founding member of Variety Shac, she performs in their signature live shows and short films, often featuring special guests from the comedy world. These shorts led to a development deal with Adult Swim and can be viewed online.
Brooklyn native, Dwayne Perkins is a young vet in the comedy
game. With appearances on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien,
CBS's The Late Late Show w/ Craig Kilborn, and Comedy Central's
Premium Blend Dwayne has earned a spot in today's class
of elite stand-up comics. Dwayne is a regular crowd pleaser
in New York, Boston and Los Angeles. The recent culmination
of Dwayne's talent and work has resulted in his very own
Comedy Central Presents half hour special which was ranked
in the top 25 of all time by viewers. The very well received
special showcases Dwayne's unique way of looking at life
and unparalleled ability to convey it in a hilarious manner.
Look for Dwayne in the HBO movie The Gristle, on The Learning
Channel teaching a Seattle fireman a thing or two about
comedy on the show Faking It or in the soon to be released
independent film Target Audience 9.1. In a movie rich with
talent, where Breakfast Club meets Night of the Last Comet,
Dwayne's offers much comic relief as the funny likeable
geek. Lastly, don't Tivo out those commercials as you never
know when Dwayne will pop up in an ad pushing products for
The Man.
