Sam Kochman is a New York City stand-up comic from West Palm Beach, Florida, whose crowd work and street commentary videos have earned 18.7 million TikTok likes. Here is how she got…
Matt Keck made the 2010 viral video 'I'm a Snake,' spent a decade writing Wendy's Twitter roasts, and now hosts KC Streetcar…
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…
Orlando Leyba is the Miami-raised, Dominican American comic behind HBO Latino's Adorable. Here is how an improv class from his wife led…
Pat O'Neill won a Kill Tony Golden Ticket in early 2026, then Tony Hinchcliffe made him a full-time regular on the spot.…
Jamell Sirleaf is a Liberian-American stand-up based in New York City whose bit about a rescue pit bull scared of loud noises…
Olivia Carter is a New York stand-up from Stilwell, Kansas, who quit her sales job for a 2025 Tonight Show debut and…
The comedian behind @bigdrodcomedy is David Rodriguez, a California stand-up whose deadpan TikTok skits about joining a gang and dating "a girl…
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…
She was the first woman to win Last Comic Standing, has seven stand-up specials and has performed for troops from Afghanistan to…
Akaash Singh left Flagrant in May 2026 after nine years to go all in on stand-up. Here's what Andrew Schulz said, the…
Kat Bird is a born-and-raised Los Angeles stand-up comedian and host of the Kat Bird Pod. Here is her story: a late…
Brittany Ross is a Los Angeles stand-up comedian, actress and host of the Full Out podcast. Here is her story: an Alaska-born…
The LA Note rounds up 10 up-and-coming stand-up comedians to see live this fall, from Netflix's Funny AF finalist Winston Hodges to…
Mojo Brookzz, born Dyon Brooks, went from posting sketches in Chicago's Humboldt Park to arena tours, Tyler Perry's Netflix series and his…
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