Comedian
Who Is Sam Kochman? The NYC Comic With 135K TikTok Followers
Sam Kochman is a New York City stand-up comic from West Palm Beach, Florida, whose crowd work and street commentary videos have…
Comedian
Who Is Matt Keck? The ‘I’m a Snake’ Guy Who Roasted for Wendy’s
Matt Keck made the 2010 viral video 'I'm a Snake,' spent a decade writing Wendy's Twitter roasts, and now hosts KC Streetcar…
Comedian
Who Is Lawrence Killebrew? The Philly Comic From Hart of the City
Lawrence Killebrew is a Philadelphia-born stand-up who made his TV debut on Kevin Hart's Hart of the City in 2016. Here's his…
Comedian
Who Is Orlando Leyba? The Miami Comic Who Got Four Yeses on AGT
Orlando Leyba is the Miami-raised, Dominican American comic behind HBO Latino's Adorable. Here is how an improv class from his wife led…
Comedian
Who Is Pat O’Neill? The Golden Ticket Winner Kill Tony Made a Regular
Pat O'Neill won a Kill Tony Golden Ticket in early 2026, then Tony Hinchcliffe made him a full-time regular on the spot.…
Comedian
Who Is Jamell Sirleaf? The NYC Comic Behind the 2M-Play Rescue Dog Bit
Jamell Sirleaf is a Liberian-American stand-up based in New York City whose bit about a rescue pit bull scared of loud noises…
Comedian
Who Is Olivia Carter? The Kansas Comic Who Quit Her Job for Fallon
Olivia Carter is a New York stand-up from Stilwell, Kansas, who quit her sales job for a 2025 Tonight Show debut and…
Comedian
Who Is bigdrodcomedy? Meet David Rodriguez, the Comic Behind TikTok’s Gang Skits
The comedian behind @bigdrodcomedy is David Rodriguez, a California stand-up whose deadpan TikTok skits about joining a gang and dating "a girl…
Comedian
Who Is Mark Normand? The New Orleans Comic Behind Netflix’s None Too Pleased
Mark Normand is the New Orleans-born, New York-based stand-up behind Netflix's Soup to Nuts and None Too Pleased and the free YouTube…
Music
FinesseGod Gene: The Detroit Rapper Behind ‘Lessons & Blessings’
Detroit rapper FinesseGod Gene released “Lessons & Blessings” on July 24, 2026 — one of eight singles a reviewer graded 7.75 out…
Film
‘Always Enough’: Regina Oliver’s 1960s Descent Into Self-Worth Heads to a Private LA Screening on October 1
“Always Enough,” Regina Oliver’s dialogue-free psychological short, screens October 1 at Formosa Studios with a wellness panel — and heads to Russia’s…
Music
‘Felice County Fair’ Adds Benny G, Michael Marcagi and Willie Watson — and the 26-Track Map Comes Into Focus
Felice County Fair, the 26-track Felice Brothers tribute due Oct. 16, just added covers from Benny G, Michael Marcagi and Willie Watson.…
Music
V Torres Took the Producer’s Chair for “Woman” — and the South Bay Gets It First
Hermosa Beach’s V Torres produced “Woman” herself — seven songs on grief, desire and starting over, out September 1, 2026. She plays…
Photographer
“It Only Takes One Yes”: Casea Warn on Building a Concert Photography Career Out of 50 Cold Emails a Month
Phoenix photographer Casea Warn has shot Incubus, Charli xcx and Miguel. Her method for getting in the room: send 50 emails a…
Musician
“Your Body Won’t Lie”: Composer Yuxuan Liu’s Case for Writing Music From Experience, Not Formula
LA composer Yuxuan Liu scores film, games and concert halls by a rule he calls Experiential Composition: if the music doesn’t move…