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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Brad Williams (comedian)
Brad Williams is an American stand-up comedian and actor with achondroplasia, 4'4" tall, known for Fun Size, The Degenerates, Starfish, Live on Short Street, and headlining Cirque du Soleil's Mad Apple.
Brooks Wheelan
Brooks Wheelan (born 1986) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster from Cedar Rapids, Iowa; an SNL season 39 featured player fired after one season, known for Alive in Alaska and the Entry Level podcast.
Chloe Radcliffe
Chloe Radcliffe, Minnesota-born NYC standup comedian, actor, and screenwriter; Tonight Show staff writer, Command Z star and WGA nominee, creator of the Edinburgh solo show Cheat and the In Tandem bicycle interview series.
Chris Redd
Chris Redd (born 1985, St. Louis) is an American comedian, actor, and rapper; SNL cast member 2017-2022, Emmy winner for "Come Back Barack", star of Bust Down and Resurrected Rides.
Conner O'Malley
Conner O'Malley, American comedian and YouTuber born 1986 in Des Plaines, Illinois, known for Vine-era character videos, the Stand Up Solutions special, Joe Pera Talks with You, and I Think You Should Leave roles.
Dan Soder
Dan Soder (Daniel Edward-Richard Soder, born 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster known as Mafee on Billions, co-host of SiriusXM's The Bonfire (2015–2023), and creator of the specials Not Special, Son of a Gary, and On The Road.
Dave Smith (comedian)
Dave Smith is an American stand-up comedian and libertarian political commentator known for hosting the podcast Part of the Problem and co-hosting Legion of Skanks.
Dustin Nickerson
Dustin Nickerson, American stand-up comedian and author of How to Be Married (To Melissa); Seattle native in Southern California; specials Overwhelmed (2020) and Runs in the Family (2023); hosts Don't Make Me Come Back There podcast. Not the Dustin comic strip.
Esther Povitsky
Esther Povitsky (Esther Lauren Povitsky, born 1988), also known as Little Esther, is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and podcast host from Skokie, Illinois, known for co-creating Freeform's Alone Together, starring in Hulu's Dollface, and her 2020 Comedy Central special Hot for My Name.
Harris Wittels
Harris Lee Wittels (April 20, 1984 – February 19, 2015), American comedy writer, producer, and stand-up; Parks and Recreation writer and executive producer, animal-control character Harris; coined "humblebrag"; Comedy Bang! Bang! Foam Corner and Analyze Phish podcasts.
Ify Nwadiwe
Ify Nwadiwe (Ifechukwude Nwadiwe), born 1988 in Los Angeles, is an American comedian, actor, and writer, host of Dropout's Um, Actually, writer on Twisted Metal, Grand Crew, and Apex Legends.
Iliza Shlesinger
Iliza Shlesinger (born 1983), also Iliza Vie Shlesinger, is an American comedian, actress, and host who won Last Comic Standing season 6 in 2008, released six Netflix specials plus A Different Animal (2025), and wrote Good On Paper.
Jaboukie Young-White
Jaboukie Young-White (born 1994), also known mononymously as Jaboukie, is an American comedian, actor, and writer from Harvey, Illinois; Daily Show correspondent 2018-2021, writer on Big Mouth, and Interscope debut album All who can't hear must feel (2023).
James Tom
James Tom (formerly Jes Tom, born 1990/1991) is an American comedian, actor, and writer in New York City, known for the Off-Broadway show Less Lonely, Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda on Netflix, and Our Flag Means Death.
Jay Pharoah
Jay Pharoah (Jared Antonio Farrow, born 1987) is an American comedian and impressionist from Chesapeake, Virginia, an SNL cast member 2010–2016 known for Obama, Jay-Z, and Denzel impressions, later White Famous and the 2024 special JARED.
Jessie Woo
Jessie Woo, born Jessica Juste in 1990 in Montreal to Haitian parents, is a comedian, BET host, and R&B singer who broke out with the 2017 viral video "Dear Haitian Crush" and her alter ego Cadouskha Jean-Francois.
Joe Pera
Joe Pera (born 1988, Buffalo, NY) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, creator and star of Adult Swim's gentle, 11-minute-episode series Joe Pera Talks With You (2018-2021), the sleep-inducing specials Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep and Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree, and the 2023 YouTube special Slow & Steady.
Jonah Ray
Jonah Ray (Jonah Ray Rodrigues), American comedian and actor born 1982 in Honolulu; Nerdist Podcast co-host, Comedy Central's The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, and host of the Netflix Mystery Science Theater 3000 revival as Jonah Heston.
Kam Patterson
Kam Patterson (Kameron Patterson), born 1999 in Orlando, Florida, is an American stand-up comedian and actor, a Kill Tony podcast regular and Comedy Mothership performer who joined Saturday Night Live as a featured player in season 51 (2025).
Liza Treyger
Liza Treyger is a Ukrainian-born American stand-up comedian and actress. She debuted on NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2014 and released her Netflix special in 2025.
Mark Normand
Mark Normand (born 1983) is a New Orleans-born, New York-based stand-up comedian known for rapid-fire joke writing, the Netflix specials Soup to Nuts and None Too Pleased, the self-released Out to Lunch, and the podcasts Tuesdays with Stories and We Might Be Drunk.
Matt Rife
Matt Rife, born 1995 in Columbus, Ohio, is an American stand-up comedian famous for TikTok crowd work clips, the Netflix specials Natural Selection (2023) and Lucid (2024), and record-selling tours.
Michelle Wolf
Michelle Wolf (born 1985, Hershey, Pennsylvania) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and host of The Break and the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner, with four specials on HBO and Netflix.