Linda's quiet demeanor is a perfect set-up for her smart punchlines.

A Laugh Factory Chicago regular, Jayson has opened for Tim Meadows, Chris Redd, & Jeff Ross among many others. Acevedo has performed in two languages, five countries & beyond; he most recently was voted Best of Fest at The 2023 Burbank Comedy Fest.

Road-testing his set all over the West Coast, Kyle Adams is becoming a household name in the Pacific Northwest comedy scene. With a unique blend of relatable goofiness and intelligent wit, Kyle effortlessly connects with audiences.

Julia Austin has been performing since 2012. Her standup is personal and story telling-centric, with a focus on relationships and emotional growth.

Carly is a Chicago-based touring standup and writer. She focuses on turning difficult subjects into silly stories.

Since his start in 2017, Chris Bazemore has been a FINALIST in several comedy festivals all over the country, most notably 2024 Rise Comedy Festival in Denver, CO and Burbank Comedy Festival. He also was chosen to perform at the World Famous Apollo Theater to a sold out crowd. Chris looks to continue spreading laughter throughout the country and eventually the world.

Radu has written for Nikki Glaser and tours with Dave Attell. Catch him on the Adam Friedland show or the Executive Buffet.

Nico Cattaneo is a New York City based stand up comedian known mainly for his appearance on Ukrainian tv as Uni the Unicorn. He’s done lots of other cool stuff too but that’s the only one he wants to brag about.

Stacy Cay is a Trans comedian from the south who doesn’t like republicans.

Matthew is a disabled comedian and writer originally from the Bay Area. He likes to joke about his half-a-heart and his 3 open-heart-surgeries. He studied neuroscience in college thinking he would be a doctor until a friend pointed out he had to look away during countless scenes of “Grey’s Anatomy” and that “could be a problem."

Dvontre is a black comedian based in Los Angeles, CA. Growing up Dvontre found that the best way to make new friends was to make others laugh, now he's trying to make friends around the country.

Natasha Collier started standup at the age of 19 years old in Santa Cruz, California. Since then she has performed at comedy clubs all over the country and was most recently featured on Netflix is a Joke Fest and Radio.

Originally from Florida, Matt is a stand up comic who has performed at festivals and clubs across the country including Blue Whale Comedy Festival, Westside Showdown, and The World Series of Comedy.

Maxx Eddy is a stand-up comedian/real man originally from San Francisco, CA. He’ll f*** you up.

Thomas Endashaw is a stand-up comedian and actor based in LA. Currently attending the University of Southern California, he is the youngest performing comedian at the Comedy Store, securing the Door Guy position at just 21 years old.

In the past few years, Ryan has been a finalist in the Comedy Works New Faces Competition (2024) as well as a featured performer on independent shows and festivals across the country. Rather than tell you jokes that you've heard a million different times, he prefers to take you on a brand new ride filled with twists and turns.

Christian Escoto, a Washington, D.C. native, began his comedy career shortly after high school. Passionate about connecting with audiences, he says, “I enjoy writing my own jokes and telling them to a crowd full of people; there's no better feeling than that.”

Meet your new best friend, Maggie Faris. Maggie is noted for her ceaselessly cheerful personality and seemingly endless series of quirky, intelligent jokes dissecting our fears and social barriers. She recently won The Advocate Magazine’s national search for the Next Funniest Queer Comedian. She was also voted “Best Comedian” by her Minnesota peers.

Shea is a comic from Los Angeles, offering a clever take on his unique upbringing as an “ugly baby” born with Crouton syndrome.He has performed all over the country and in parts of Europe, and was a quarterfinalist in the 2024 World Series of Comedy.

Ajay G started storytelling because it is a required step towards his ultimate aspirations: To become a con artist and a politician. He is known for his abstract and clean comedy.

Julian Gray is a storytelling-based comedian who likes to sprinkle in observational humor throughout his sets creating a groovy journey for the crowd. Julian has performed throughout the US while also featuring at the Limestone Comedy Festival, the Houston Riot Comedy Festival, the Upper Left Festival, the NW Black Comedy Festival, and at Helium Comedy Club. In addition, Julian can also be found occasionally color commentating on pro-am basketball.

Babs Gray is a comedian, podcaster, and writer, best known for her iconic podcast Britney's Gram, which sparked the #FreeBritney movement. Babs is also a co-host of the popular Lady to Lady podcast and has appeared on HBO Max, Comedy Central, and Hulu.

As far as mid-life crises go, Phil Griffiths’ wife stacks his career in stand-up comedy as better than a drug addiction but worse than him having a mistress. Phil has featured for Todd Glass, Kyle Kinane, Ms. Pat, Beth Stelling, Laurie Kilmartin, Chad Daniels, Jackie Kashian, and more.

Monica Gross is an up-and-coming comedian performing across Canada and The United States. Monica won the Laughing Buddha New Talent Comedy Competition in New York City has been featured in the Washingon Post for her viral social media sketches, marking her as a comedian to watch.

Hailing from Pennsylvania, Ella Grossman is currently a sophomore studying film production at USC where she is the head writer of the sketch comedy troupe, The Suspenders. Besides having a keen knack for creating title cards, she loves writing and making short films with her friends.

Jan Gudaitis, aka Deadpan Jan, ironically brings life to a comedy show with her twisted wit and Steven Wright delivery. Only 5’ 2”, she delivers knock out punches that makes audiences crave for more.

Ralph Guerra is a second-generation Latino comedian from Los Angeles. He has written for Comedy Central’s TripTank (Seasons 1 & 2) and performed specials for Don’t Tell Comedy and Tiny Pony Comedy.

Logan Guntzelman is an L.A.-based comedian/writer who has appeared on HBO, Comedy Central, Hulu, and SyFy. She tours both nationally and internationally, performing in enough clubs and rooms across the country to justify spending $78 on TSA Pre-Check, which you only have to re-do every 5 years so it's actually a pretty good deal.

Karen Haber is ADHD, unmedicated, and somebody said she was in the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. Her name is on the wall of the Comedy Store, no one knows who put it there.

Liam Harvey, a Brooklyn transplant that got his start in Georgia, is known for his dry delivery and dark humor, bringing a unique twist to the Atlanta comedy scene with his sharp wit and offbeat perspective. His blend of Northern edge with Southern charm has made him a standout performer.

Nora is a queer comedian based in Brooklyn, just like the rest of your friends. She hosts the monthly standup showcase Regular Thing at well-loved Brooklyn venue The Gutter. She can be found all over the country touring and performing in comedy festivals. You will probably run into her in a bar basement sometime soon.

Ellis Jones is an stand-up comedian, improviser, and writer who performs across Los Angeles and co-hosts The Off The Couch Show, a monthly stand up show in Culver City. He is also currently training with the Groundlings School.

Vicki Juditz has performed at the National Storytelling Festival and the Aspen LAFF Festival and is a frequent Moth StorySLAM and GrandSLAM winner. She has had comic roles on Coach, Everybody Loves Raymond, and in countless TV commercials.

Katie is an Arkansas transplant living in LA. You might have seen her Dry Bar Comedy special called "Surviving Not Thriving", or bouncing around in a pool of Jello on AGT, or ranting about life on her comedy album "I Am The Trash".

Alfred Konuwa is a stand-up comedian who has performed for live audiences and college campuses across the country. He has appeared on NPR and taped his first Dry Bar Comedy special in 2025.

Lisa graduated from NYU in Dramatic Writing and performed solo shows from NY to SF to the UK. Her show Temporary Girl was made into a feature film (writer/co-director/lead) and her memoir My Confection: Odyssey of a Sugar Addict was published by Beacon Press. She lives in LA and is writing 2 books of autofiction and working on a new solo show.

You can see Will Lampe on Newcommers streaming on Veeps, he was recently named one of Portland's Funniest 5 Comics and was Runner up in Portland's Funniest Person by Helium Comedy Club.

Drew Landry is a comic and writer from Baltimore, currently based in LA. His award-winning comedy special "All My Friends Are Dead" was called "life-affirming" by Paste Magazine and reached #1 on the iTunes comedy charts. He has toured with Iliza Shlesinger, Carlos Mencia and Dana Gould.

Bill Larkin is a comedian and pianist from Chicago, IL. He's been featured on Comedy Central and the Dr. Demento Show.

In 2023, Barbie Lazaro stepped into the comedy arena with her unorthodox and bawdy style. She has since performed in Edinburgh, Hong Kong, Lisboa, Los Angeles, Madrid, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and Vancouver. Barbie utilizes the performance arts to motivate her audiences to make the world a better place by protecting women's rights.

Keira McGill is a standup comedian, writer and actor. When she/they (whatever makes you comfy, like a perfectly swaddled baby) isn’t performing all over NYC and LA, you’ll find Keira working on projects to promote queer representation on screen or creating commissioned Pepto Bismal based art.

Carolina Montesquieu is a bold and dynamic comedian known for her sharp writing, fearless delivery, and contagious energy. Hailing from Boston, she has quickly made a name for herself with her unapologetic humor and commanding stage presence, performing at top clubs and festivals.

Originally from E. St. Louis, IL, Tahir Moore had been doing comedy for over 15 years. He’s toured the world twice doing stand up and been on a number of tv shows.

Farzin Moradi is an Iranian comedian based out of New York City. His laid back demeanor with smart writing and a unique cultural point of view led him to perform at clubs and festival all over the country including SF Sketchfest, Asheville Comedy Festival, and many more.

Daisy Noh is an Korean-American writer/comedian based in Los Angeles and current student at the University of Southern California studying Screenwriting with a double minor in Comedy and Public Relations. She loves writing stories that make people laugh until they cry and cry until they laugh.

Will Pepper is a Vietnamese American comedian praised for his originality and story telling abilities. He’s toured the country opening for Jason Cheny, Jimmy O Yang, and is featured this year in the Melbourne Comedy Festival.

Alyssa Poteet is a sassy-smart comic & filmmaker from Chicago; you may know her from her reign as the Comedy Store’s Roast Battle Champion or Edinburgh Fringe Fest’s LGBTQIA+ show, Alphabet Soup. She’s the creator of the new hidden-camera politics show, Feet On The Street with Alyssa Poteet.

Kim is an LA-based writer, public speaker and activist. New to comedy, this is her debut festival performance.

Bill Rockas is a recent graduate of USC's School of Cinematic Arts and is a comedy screenwriter.

Jamal Russell a D.C. based comedian who has been doing comedy for 7 years. He's preformed at the Ice House in LA, Caroline's on Broadway, The Milwaukee Comedy Festival, Motorcity Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Fest.

BK Sharad is an Up and Coming Comic from the mean streets of Boulder, CO. His positive outlook shines through his jokes about the world and his experiences as a former emo, hockey playing, first generation, Indian millennial.

Joel Stetler is a proud public educator, writer, and comic whose work explores the absurdity of life with cancer. He co-produces OMG Storyectomy* at The Crow and has performed comedy in LA, drums with The Killers, and parent teacher conferences in Fresno.

Nick is originally from Michigan, and got his start in screenwriting, working on projects for Showtime, National Lampoon, and TBS Digital. On a parallel track, he's been doing standup, performing at SF Sketchfest, featuring on the road, and performing regularly at The Hollywood Improv.

He has performed at comedy clubs all over the world, and opened for comics like Kyle Kinane, Baron Vaughn, Gabe Rutledge & Shane Torres. His first comedy special “Bad At Math” is now available on YouTube via Four by Three Productions.

Frank Traynor is originally from Argentina. He is a four-time Moth Champion and the creator of the comedic storytelling show, It's Funny Now.

Maxi Witrak is a tomboy learning to be a tomwoman. Once a world-ranked teenage equestrian, she now faces adulthood with unbridled disappointment.

Katie (She/her) is a comedian and improviser based in Calgary Alberta.

Kate Zasowski is an LA-based writer and comedian who's written for Big Shot on Disney+ and worked on I Love That For You, Atypical, and Busy Tonight. Kate has performed at Netflix is a Joke Fest, SF Sketchfest, and the Portland Queer Comedy Festival.