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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.
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.
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.
Bill Burr
Bill Burr is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster from Canton, Massachusetts, host of the Monday Morning Podcast, star of F Is For Family and Old Dads, with eight hour-long specials including Drop Dead Years.
Bill Hicks
Bill Hicks (William Melvin Hicks, 1961-1994), American stand-up comedian and social critic from Houston, Texas; albums Dangerous, Relentless, Arizona Bay, Revelations; cult figure in Britain, died of pancreatic cancer at 32.
Bobcat Goldthwait
Bobcat Goldthwait (Robert Francis Goldthwait, born 1962, Syracuse, New York) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and film director known for his screeching 1980s persona, Zed in Police Academy, and directing Shakes the Clown and World's Greatest Dad.
Brad Garrett
Brad Garrett (Bradley Henry Gerstenfeld, born 1960) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, three-time Emmy winner as Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond, voice actor, and owner of Brad Garrett's Comedy Club at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.
Brian Posehn
Brian Posehn (born 1966, Sacramento, California) is an American comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer known for Mr. Show, Just Shoot Me's Kevin Liotta, The Sarah Silverman Program's Brian Spukowski, Bert on The Big Bang Theory and its 2026 spinoff, Comedians of Comedy, Grandpa Metal, and co-writing 45 Deadpool issues.
Bryan Callen
Bryan Callen, American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster; MADtv original cast member, Hangover and Goldbergs actor, co-host of The Fighter and the Kid; subject of 2020 sexual misconduct allegations he denies.
Carlos Mencia
Carlos Mencia, born Ned Arnel Holness (1967, Honduras), is an American stand-up comedian who hosted Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia (2005–2008), faced joke-theft accusations after Joe Rogan's 2007 confrontation, and was charged with tax evasion in 2026.
Cedric the Entertainer
Cedric the Entertainer (Cedric Antonio Kyles, born 1964, Jefferson City, Missouri), American comedian and actor; Kings of Comedy, Barbershop, The Steve Harvey Show, The Neighborhood, six NAACP Image Awards, Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Cheri Oteri
Cheri Oteri (Cheryl A. Oteri, born 1962), American comic actress, Saturday Night Live cast member 1995-2000 known for cheerleader characters with Will Ferrell; Groundlings alumna, films Liar Liar and Scary Movie, Emmy-nominated for Just Shoot Me, voice of Gwendolyn Zapp in Big City Greens the Movie.
Chris Farley
Chris Farley (Christopher Crosby Farley, 1964-1997), American physical comedian and actor; Second City and Saturday Night Live (1990-1995) star known for Matt Foley and the Chippendales sketch; lead films Tommy Boy, Black Sheep, Beverly Hills Ninja; died of a drug overdose at 33.
Chris Rock
Chris Rock (Christopher Julius Rock III, born 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker known for Bring the Pain, Everybody Hates Chris, hosting the 2005 and 2016 Oscars, and the 2022 Will Smith slap incident.
Christopher Titus
Christopher Todd Titus (born 1964) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, star and co-creator of the Fox sitcom Titus (2000-2002), creator of the one-man show Norman Rockwell is Bleeding, ten-plus 90-minute comedy specials, and the Armageddon Update/Titus Podcast.
D. L. Hughley
D.L. Hughley (Darryl Lynn Hughley, born 1963) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and radio host, original host of BET's ComicView, star of The Hughleys, one of The Original Kings of Comedy, and a Peabody-winning political commentator.
Damon Wayans
Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (born 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and Wayans family member, known for In Living Color, My Wife and Kids, Lethal Weapon, and Poppa's House.
Dana Gould
Dana Gould (born 1964, Hopedale, Massachusetts) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, voice of Gex, Simpsons writer and two-time Emmy winner, and host of The Dana Gould Hour podcast.
Dave Attell
Dave Attell, New York stand-up comedian and "comedian's comedian"; creator of Comedy Central's Insomniac; SNL writer, Daily Show Ugly American commentator, Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross, 2024 Netflix special Hot Cross Buns.
David Cross
David Cross is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer born in 1969 in New Jersey, known for co-creating Mr. Show and playing Tobias Fünke on Arrested Development.
David Pasquesi
David Pasquesi (born 1960, Chicago) is an American actor and improviser, half of the duo TJ and Dave, a Second City alumnus trained by Del Close, with roles in Groundhog Day, Veep, The Book of Boba Fett, She-Hulk, and Lodge 49.
David Spade
David Spade (born 1964), American comedian and actor, SNL cast member 1990-1996, star of Tommy Boy, Joe Dirt, and Grown Ups, co-host of the Fly on the Wall podcast with Dana Carvey.
Donnell Rawlings
Donnell Rawlings, American comedian, actor, and podcaster born in Washington, D.C.; Ashy Larry on Chappelle's Show, Day-Day on The Wire, Netflix special A New Day, weekly podcast.
Doug Stanhope
Doug Stanhope (born 1967) is an American stand-up comedian from Worcester, Massachusetts, based in Bisbee, Arizona, known for confrontational libertarian, autobiographical comedy, festival wins, The Man Show, and over a dozen specials.
Eddie Griffin
Eddie Griffin (born 1968, Kansas City, Missouri) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, star of Malcolm & Eddie and Undercover Brother, a Def Comedy Jam alum with a Las Vegas residency.
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy (Edward Regan Murphy, born 1961, Brooklyn) is an American comedian and actor who joined SNL at 19, starred in 48 Hrs., Beverly Hills Cop, and Shrek, recorded Delirious and Raw, and won an Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, and the AFI Life Achievement Award.
Fred Stoller
Fred Stoller (Frederick Stoller) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer from Chicago, best known as Gerard, Ray's cousin, on Everybody Loves Raymond, with over sixty sitcom guest appearances.
George Lopez
George Lopez, born 1961 in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, is a Mexican-American stand-up comedian and actor whose ABC sitcom George Lopez (2002-2007) and TBS show Lopez Tonight made him a leading Latino figure in US television.
Godfrey (comedian)
Godfrey (Godfrey C. Danchimah Jr., born 1969) is a Nigerian American stand-up comedian and actor from Chicago, known for Zoolander, Soul Plane, his specials Black By Accident, Regular Black, and Rebel With a Cause, and the podcasts In Godfrey We Trust and One 54.
Greg Giraldo
Greg Giraldo (1965-2010) was an American stand-up comedian, Columbia and Harvard Law graduate, and former Skadden Arps lawyer, known for Comedy Central celebrity roasts, Last Comic Standing judging, and albums Good Day to Cross a River and Midlife Vices.