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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bill Hader
Bill Hader (born 1978, Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director, an SNL cast member 2005-2013 known for Stefon, voice of Fear in Inside Out, and Emmy-winning co-creator-star of HBO's Barry (2018-2023).
Brian Quinn (comedian)
Brian "Q" Quinn (born 1976) is an American comedian, actor, and producer, a member of The Tenderloins and star of truTV's Impractical Jokers, a former FDNY firefighter, and co-host of the Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! podcast.
Brody Stevens
Brody Stevens (Steven James Brody, 1970-2019) was an American stand-up comedian and actor from the San Fernando Valley, known for energetic confrontational sets, warm-up work, Hangover roles, and the series Enjoy It!.
Charleston White
Charleston White (born 1977, Fort Worth, Texas) is an American comedian, motivational speaker, and internet personality; juvenile murder conviction at 14, HYPE youth nonprofit founder, and figure of recurring arrests and viral controversies.
Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Handler, American comedian, TV host, and six-time New York Times best-selling author; host of E!'s Chelsea Lately (2007-2014), the only female late-night host on air then, later Netflix specials, Dear Chelsea podcast, and Critics' Choice host.
Chris Hardwick
Chris Hardwick (born 1971) is an American comedian and host of Singled Out, Talking Dead, @midnight, and NBC's The Wall, founder of Nerdist Industries, later returning with the podcast I Think You're Overthinking It and the 2026 stand-up special The Middle Ages.
Chris Kattan
Chris Kattan (born 1970) is an American comedian and actor, an SNL cast member 1996-2003 known for Mango, Mr. Peepers, and the Roxbury Guys, later in A Night at the Roxbury, The Middle, and his 2019 memoir Baby, Don't Hurt Me.
Christina Pazsitzky
Christina Pazsitzky (Christina P), Canadian-American stand-up comedian born 1976 in Windsor, Ontario; co-host of Your Mom's House podcast with Tom Segura; Netflix specials Mother Inferior and Mom Genes; divorced Segura in 2026.
Cristela Alonzo
Cristela Alonzo (born 1979, San Juan, Texas) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and producer, the first Latina to create, produce, write, and star in a network sitcom, Cristela (ABC, 2014-2015), and first Latina Pixar lead, Cruz Ramirez in Cars 3, with Netflix specials Lower, Middle, and Upper Classy.
Dane Cook
Dane Cook (Dane Jeffrey Cook), American stand-up comedian and actor born 1972 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; platinum albums Harmful If Swallowed and Retaliation, first comedian with two No. 4 Billboard 200 debuts, brother's $12M embezzlement, documentary Funny Money.
Daniel Tosh
Daniel Tosh (full name Daniel Dwight Tosh) is an American comedian, writer, and television host, best known as the creator and host of Comedy Central's Tosh.0, which ran from 2009 to 2020.
Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle (David Khari Webber Chappelle, born 1973, Washington, D.C.) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, star of Chappelle's Show (2003), who quit a $50 million deal in 2005, returned via Netflix specials, and holds six Best Comedy Album Grammys.
Demetri Martin
Demetri Martin, American standup comedian, writer, and visual artist; Perrier Award 2003 for If I...; Daily Show youth correspondent; creator of Important Things; Netflix special Demetri Deconstructed (2024).
Doug Benson
Doug Benson (born 1962, San Diego) is an American stand-up comedian and podcaster known for marijuana humor, Super High Me, Last Comic Standing season 5, Doug Loves Movies, and Getting Doug with High.
Duncan Trussell
Duncan Trussell (born 1974, Asheville, NC) is an American comedian, actor, and podcaster, host of The Duncan Trussell Family Hour and co-creator and voice of Clancy in Netflix's The Midnight Gospel with Pendleton Ward.
Frank Caliendo
Frank Caliendo (born 1974) is an American comedian and impressionist, born in Chicago and raised in Wisconsin. Known for John Madden, Bush, and Trump impressions; MADtv cast member 2001-2006, Fox NFL Sunday, TBS's Frank TV, ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown.
Gabriel Iglesias
Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias, American stand-up comedian and voice actor from Long Beach; clean storytelling with character voices, Hot and Fluffy (2007), Dodger Stadium 2022, The 1976 Tour.
Gary Gulman
Gary Gulman (born 1970, Peabody, Massachusetts) is an American stand-up comedian known for wordplay and specials about depression, including The Great Depresh (HBO, 2019), the memoir Misfit (2023), Born on 3rd Base (Max, 2023), and the solo show Grandiloquent.
Gary Owen (comedian)
Gary Owen (born 1974, Cincinnati) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, first white host of BET's ComicView, known for Think Like a Man, Ride Along, Daddy Day Care, and his No Hard Feelings theater tour.
Heather McDonald
Heather McDonald, born 1970, is an American comedian and writer known for Chelsea Lately and for hosting the pop culture podcast Juicy Scoop, launched 2015, with over 1,200 episodes and stand-up specials on Showtime, Netflix, and Amazon Prime.
Hodgetwins
The Hodgetwins, also known as the Conservative Twins, are Keith and Kevin Hodge, twin brothers from Virginia who work in stand-up comedy and conservative political commentary.
Ike Barinholtz
Ike Barinholtz (born 1977, Chicago) is an American actor, comedian, and writer known for MADtv, Morgan Tookers on The Mindy Project, co-writing Central Intelligence, directing The Oath, and Emmy-nominated Sal Saperstein in The Studio.