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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.
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman (born 1970, Bedford, New Hampshire) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer known for taboo-pushing comedy, The Sarah Silverman Program, two Primetime Emmys, and the 2025 special PostMortem.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Sebastian Maniscalco (born 1973, Arlington Heights, Illinois) is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for physical, observational Italian-American family comedy, seven specials, films like The Irishman and About My Father, and record-breaking arena tours.
Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers (born 1973) is an American comedian and host of NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers since 2014, after 13 seasons on Saturday Night Live as head writer and Weekend Update anchor.
Shane Gillis
Shane Gillis, American stand-up comedian born 1987 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, fired from SNL in 2019, later hosted SNL three times, Netflix's Tires and Beautiful Dogs.
Shecky Greene
Shecky Greene (Fred Sheldon Greenfield, 1926–2023), American comedian and actor, Las Vegas lounge headliner from the 1950s to 1970s, opening act for Elvis Presley in 1956 and Sinatra, earned up to $150,000 a week, known for fully improvised acts, played Pvt. Braddock on Combat!.
Shelby Chong
Shelby Chong, born Shelby Fiddis, is an American comedian, actress and producer, wife and stage partner of Tommy Chong; Cheech & Chong film actress and associate producer, opener on their reunion tours.
Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman (1925–2017), Chicago-born comedian and actor of the Compass Players/Second City lineage, pioneered seated telephone-monologue stand-up; his Inside Shelley Berman was the first gold-record comedy album and first non-musical Grammy winner, and he played Nat David on Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Sinbad (comedian)
Sinbad, stage name of David Adkins (born 1956, Benton Harbor, Michigan), is an American clean stand-up comedian and actor known for A Different World, HBO specials like Brain Damaged, films Houseguest and Jingle All the Way, and his 2026 comeback after a 2020 stroke.
Sklar Brothers
The Sklar Brothers, Randy and Jason Sklar, are identical twin comedians from St. Louis known for ESPN Classic's Cheap Seats, Netflix's What Are We Talking About, and sports-comedy podcasts.
Sommore
Sommore (Lori Ann Rambough, born 1966, Trenton, NJ), American stand-up comedian called the "Queen of Comedy"; first woman to host BET's Comic View, Queens of Comedy headliner, star of Friday After Next and Netflix's Chandelier Fly.
Stavros Halkias
Stavros Halkias, Baltimore-born Greek-American stand-up comedian and podcaster, co-founded Cum Town, hosts Stavvy's World, released Netflix's Fat Rascal (2023), and acts in Tires, Bugonia, and Tony.
Steve Byrne
Steve Byrne (born 1974, Freehold, New Jersey) is an American stand-up comedian of Korean and Irish descent, creator and star of TBS's Sullivan & Son and writer-director of The Opening Act.
Steve Martin
Steve Martin (Stephen Glenn Martin), American comedian, actor, writer, and bluegrass banjoist born 1945 in Waco, Texas; Disneyland performer turned stand-up's biggest 1978 concert draw, star of The Jerk and Roxanne, and co-creator of Only Murders in the Building.
Steven Wright
Steven Alexander Wright (born 1955) is an American deadpan one-liner comedian from the Boston scene, Grammy-nominated for I Have a Pony and I Still Have a Pony and winner of the 1989 Oscar for The Appointments of Dennis Jennings.
Susie Essman
Susie Essman (born 1955) is an American stand-up comedian and actress, Susie Greene in all 12 seasons of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), cast after a Jerry Stiller roast; also Bolt's Mittens, Broad City, Hacks, and a 2009 memoir.
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).
The Kid Mero
The Kid Mero (Joel Martinez) is a Bronx-raised Dominican-American comedian, podcaster, and Hot 97 morning host, formerly half of the Desus & Mero duo on Viceland and Showtime.
The Tenderloins
The Tenderloins is an American comedy troupe formed in 1999 by Staten Island friends Joe Gatto, James Murray, Brian Quinn, and Sal Vulcano, creators of Impractical Jokers.
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.
Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Haddish, American stand-up comedian and actress; breakout as Dina in Girls Trip (2017), first black female stand-up comedian to host SNL, 2018 Emmy, 2021 Grammy for Black Mitzvah, author of The Last Black Unicorn.
Tig Notaro
Tig Notaro (Mathilde O'Callaghan Notaro), American deadpan stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. Known for her 2012 Largo "Hello. I have cancer" set, the album Live, One Mississippi, Jett Reno in Star Trek: Discovery, and the animated special Drawn.
Tim Dillon (comedian)
Tim Dillon (born 1985, Island Park, New York) is an American stand-up comedian and host of The Tim Dillon Show podcast, known for contrarian satire, Netflix specials, and his 2025 firing from the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
Tim Heidecker
Tim Heidecker (born 1976, Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American comedian and musician, half of Tim & Eric, creator of On Cinema at the Cinema, Decker, and Mister America, and The Onion's Infowars creative director.
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.
Todd Barry
Todd Barry (born 1964) is an American deadpan stand-up comedian and actor from New York and South Florida, creator of the 2014 all-improvised Crowd Work Tour special, known for The Wrestler, Louie, and Flight of the Conchords.
Todd Glass
Todd Glass (born 1964) is an American stand-up comedian from Philadelphia, also known for The Todd Glass Show podcast, his 2012 coming out on WTF, and the Netflix special Act Happy.
Tom Papa
Tom Papa (Thomas Papa Jr.) is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for clean, observational comedy about family life and for touring as Jerry Seinfeld's opening act.
Tom Segura
Tom Segura: American stand-up comedian and podcaster; six Netflix specials including Teacher and Sledgehammer; co-founder of YMH Studios with Your Mom's House and 2 Bears, 1 Cave; 2025 Emmy-nominated for Bad Thoughts.