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Mike Trapp (comedian)
Mike Trapp, American writer, actor and comedian, CollegeHumor cast member and head writer 2011–2020, creator of Um, Actually, WTF 101, Breaking News and Ultramechatron Team Go!, later writing for Rock Paper Scissors and Big City Greens.
Phoebe Robinson
Phoebe Robinson is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actress best known as co-creator and co-star of 2 Dope Queens with Jessica Williams, a podcast turned HBO series.
Rekha Shankar
Rekha Shankar (Rekha Lakshmi Shankar, born 1990) is an American comedian, writer, and actress from Philadelphia, host of Dropout's Smartypants, executive story editor on Grand Crew and Digman!, and maker of the indie film Vidhya's Guide to the Afterlife. Distinct from singers named Rekha on music platforms.
Ricky Velez
Ricky Velez, American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor from Queens, New York; known for the HBO special Here's Everything (2021), Oscar in The King of Staten Island, and The Nightly Show. Not the baseball pitcher Ricardo Velez.
Rory Scovel
Rory Scovel, American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer from Greenville, South Carolina. Known for improvised stand-up, specials on Netflix, Max, and Comedy Central, and roles in Physical, Babylon, and Ground Floor.
Sam Tallent
Sam Tallent is an American stand-up comedian, novelist, and host of the Chubby Behemoth podcast, from Elizabeth, Colorado. Known for Running the Light, Brut, and the specials Waiting for Death to Claim Us and The Toad's Morale.
Sarah Sherman
Sarah Sherman (born 1993), stage name Sarah Squirm, is an American body-horror comedian from Great Neck, Long Island, an SNL featured player hired in 2021, later repertory, known for Helltrap Nightmare and the HBO special Live + In The Flesh.
Tacarra Williams
Tacarra Williams, "The Beautiful Beast" (born 1984), is a Bronx-born stand-up comedian, host, and actress. She hosts CW's Totally Funny Kids (2024), was runner-up on NBC's Bring the Funny, appeared in Kevin Hart's The Next Level, and toured with Katt Williams' Dark Matter Tour.
Taylor Tomlinson
Taylor Tomlinson, American stand-up comedian, host of CBS's After Midnight, four Netflix specials (Quarter-Life Crisis, Look At You, Have It All, Prodigal Daughter), first book Actually, Nevermind (2026).
Theo Von
Theo Von (Theodor Capitani von Kurnatowski III, born 1980) is an American comedian from Covington, Louisiana, host of the podcast This Past Weekend since 2016, a former MTV Road Rules contestant, and interviewer of Donald Trump in 2024.
Tim Robinson (comedian)
Tim Robinson, Detroit-born comedian and Second City alumnus, SNL performer and writer 2012-2016, creator of Detroiters, I Think You Should Leave, and HBO's The Chair Company; three-time Emmy winner.
What.
what. is Bo Burnham's 2013 stand-up and musical comedy special, performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, featuring a staged water-bottle opening gag and themes of performance anxiety and artifice.
Zach Zucker
Zach Zucker is an American clown comedian, creator of Stamptown, performer of alter ego Jack Tucker, and half of Zach & Viggo; a Gaulier graduate whose chaotic late-night variety show became a Netflix special.