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Adam Ferrara
Adam Ferrara (born 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and host: Chief Needles Nelson on Rescue Me, Frank Verelli on Nurse Jackie, Tommy Manetti on The Job, co-host of Top Gear USA 2010-2016, two-time American Comedy Awards nominee.
Al Madrigal
Al Madrigal (Alessandro Liborio Madrigal, born 1971, San Francisco) is an American comedian and actor, The Daily Show's first Senior Latino Correspondent (2011) and co-founder with Bill Burr of the All Things Comedy podcast network.
Alan King
Alan King, born Irwin Alan Kniberg (1927-2004), American stand-up comedian and actor famous for angry cigar-wielding monologues on suburbia, Ed Sullivan Show guest, 1972 Oscars host, Casino and Rush Hour 2 actor.
Alex Edelman
Alex Edelman, American stand-up comedian and writer from Brookline, Massachusetts; creator of Just for Us about attending a white nationalist meeting in Queens; won a 2014 Edinburgh Best Newcomer award, a 2024 special Tony, and an Emmy.
Alex Moffat
Alex Moffat (born 1982, Chicago) is an American actor and comedian, an SNL cast member 2016–2022 known for Joe Biden and Eric Trump impressions and the Weekend Update character Guy Who Just Bought a Boat, later on Broadway in The Cottage. Not the Sydney keynote speaker of the same name.
Ali Siddiq
Ali Siddiq is a Houston-based stand-up comedian and storyteller who served six years in Texas prison for drug trafficking and turned that life into the four-part YouTube series The Domino Effect, an independent path that led to a 2026 NAACP Image Award.
Amanda Seales
Amanda Seales (born 1981), also known as Amanda Diva, is an American comedian and actress who played Tiffany DuBois on HBO's Insecure, had the 2019 HBO special I Be Knowin', hosts Smart Funny & Black, and holds a Columbia master's in African American studies.
Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer (born 1981, Manhattan) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and producer, creator of Inside Amy Schumer and star-writer of Trainwreck (2015). Emmy and Peabody winner; memoirist; Life & Beth creator; divorced Chris Fischer in 2025.
Andrew Dice Clay
Andrew Dice Clay, born Andrew Clay Silverstein (1957), is an American stand-up comedian and actor whose offensive "Diceman" persona, MTV lifetime ban, SNL boycotts, and 1990 arena sellouts made him a defining shock comic.
Andrew Schulz
Andrew Cameron Schulz (born 1983) is a New York comedian and podcaster, host of Flagrant and The Brilliant Idiots, known for crowd-work comedy and self-releasing specials like INFAMOUS on YouTube, distinct from the pitcher Andrew Schultz and the composer Andrew Schultz.
Andy Dick
Andy Dick (Andrew Roane Dick), American actor and comedian born 1965 in Charleston, South Carolina, known for The Ben Stiller Show, NewsRadio, and MTV's The Andy Dick Show; later marked by addiction, a 2022 sex-offense conviction, and a near-fatal 2025 overdose.
Andy Huggins
Andy Huggins (born 1950) is a Houston-based American stand-up comedian, a Texas Outlaw Comics member with Bill Hicks and Sam Kinison, known for one-liners, America's Got Talent 2018, and the 2023 special Early Bird Special.
Anjelah Johnson
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, also known as Anjelah Johnson, is an American stand-up comedian and actress from San Jose, California, famous for the viral Nail Salon bit and the MADtv character Bon Qui Qui, with seven specials including Ugly Baby.
Anthony Jeselnik
Anthony Jeselnik (born 1978, Pittsburgh) is an American stand-up comedian of dark, deadpan one-liner comedy, known for word economy and misdirection, three Netflix specials including Bones and All, and The Jeselnik Offensive.
Aparna Nancherla
Aparna Nancherla (born 1982, Washington, D.C.) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer of Indian descent, known for Corporate, BoJack Horseman, The Great North, The Standups, and the memoir Unreliable Narrator.
Ari Shaffir
Ari Shaffir (born 1974) is an American stand-up comedian and podcaster from New York, known for The Comedy Store years, This Is Not Happening, the specials Paid Regular, Double Negative, Jew, and America's Sweetheart, and the podcasts Skeptic Tank and You Be Trippin'.
Aries Spears
Aries Spears (born 1975, Chicago) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist, a MADtv cast member 1997–2005 across 198 episodes, known for Jay-Z, Denzel Washington, and Shaq impressions, albums I Ain't Scared! and Comedy Blueprint, and the Spears & Steinberg podcast.
Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall is an American comedian and talk show host best known for the late-night program The Arsenio Hall Show, which syndicated from 1989 to May 1994.
Artie Lange
Artie Lange (Arthur Steven Lange Jr., born 1967) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, an original MADtv cast member, Norm MacDonald collaborator, and Howard Stern Show regular from 2001, author of the #1 bestseller Too Fat to Fish.
Asif Ali (comedian)
Asif Ali is an American stand-up comedian and actor from Phoenix, Arizona, a Goatface founder, star of Wrecked and WandaVision, and co-lead and executive producer of Hulu's Deli Boys; not the Malayalam film actor of the same name.
Atsuko Okatsuka
Atsuko Okatsuka (岡塚敦子), born 1988, is a Taiwan-born, Japan-raised American stand-up comedian in Los Angeles. Known for the HBO special The Intruder (2022), the Hulu special Father (2025), and the viral Drop Challenge with her grandmother.
Avital Ash
Avital Ash, American actor, writer, director, and stand-up comedian from Miami Beach based in Los Angeles; creator of 7p/10e (two CBS pilots), Antisocial Distance, segment director of Give Me An A, voice in Oxenfree, and 2023 Edinburgh Fringe show Avital Ash Workshops Her Suicide Note.
Baron Vaughn
Baron Vaughn (born 1980, Portales, New Mexico) is an American comedian and actor, Bud on Grace and Frankie, Tom Servo in MST3K's 2017 revival, and co-creator of The New Negroes.
Beck Bennett
Beck Bennett (born 1984) is an American comedian and actor, an SNL cast member 2013-2021, star of AT&T's 'It's Not Complicated' ads, Good Neighbor co-founder, and Steve Lombard in Superman (2025).
Ben Bailey
Ben Bailey (Benjamin Ray Bailey, born 1970, Bowling Green, Kentucky) is an American stand-up comedian who hosted over 550 episodes of Discovery Channel's Cash Cab, winning multiple Daytime Emmy Awards.
Bernie Mac
Bernie Mac (Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, 1957–2008), Chicago stand-up comedian and actor; Kings of Comedy tour, The Bernie Mac Show (2001–2006), Ocean's Eleven films; died of pneumonia.
Bert Kreischer
Bert Kreischer (born 1972) is an American shirtless stand-up comedian, podcaster (Bertcast, 2 Bears 1 Cave), and actor famous for "The Machine" Russian train-robbery story, six Netflix specials, the 2023 film The Machine, and the 2026 Netflix series Free Bert.
Bert Williams
Bert Williams (Egbert Austin Williams, 1874–1922) was a Bahamian-born American comedian who led the team Williams and Walker and joined the Ziegfeld Follies in 1910.
Betsy Sodaro
Betsy Sodaro (born 1984, Leadville, Colorado) is an American actress and UCB improv comedian known for Animal Practice, Nancy on CBS's Ghosts, voice roles in Bob's Burgers and Duncanville, and the film Golden Arm.
Big Jay Oakerson
Big Jay Oakerson (Jason Michael Oakerson, born 1977, Philadelphia) is an American stand-up comedian known for crowd work, specials Live at Webster Hall, Dog Belly, and Them/They, The Bonfire on SiriusXM, and Legion of Skanks.