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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 Gethard
Chris Gethard, American comedian, actor, author, and podcaster from New Jersey; host of The Chris Gethard Show (2009-2018), the HBO special Career Suicide, and the podcast Beautiful/Anonymous; co-founder of Laughing Together.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Colin Jost
Colin Jost (born 1982, Staten Island) is an American comedian and writer, SNL co-head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor since 2014 with Michael Che, the segment's longest-running host, memoirist of A Very Punchable Face, and Pop Culture Jeopardy! host.
Colin Quinn
Colin Quinn (born 1959) is a Brooklyn-born stand-up comedian and actor, former SNL Weekend Update anchor (1998–2000), host of Tough Crowd (2002–2004), and creator of themed one-man shows like Long Story Short and Small Talk.
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.
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.
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.
Dan Levy (American comedian)
Dan Levy (born 1981, Stamford, Connecticut) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and producer, distinct from the Canadian Schitt's Creek actor of the same name. Known for Comedy Central Presents, the special Lion, the album Congrats on Your Success, Chelsea Lately, and The Goldbergs.
Dan Mintz
Dan Mintz (Daniel Alexander Mintz, born 1981, Anchorage, Alaska) is an American deadpan stand-up comedian, writer, and voice actor, the voice of Tina Belcher on Bob's Burgers, writer for Veep and Nathan for You, and creator of the 2026 animated special Well Rounded Entertainer.
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.
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.
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.
Darrell Hammond
Darrell Hammond (born 1955) is an American comedian and impressionist, an SNL cast member 1995–2009 with over 100 celebrity impressions, its announcer since 2014, and author of a 2011 abuse-and-addiction memoir.
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.
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.
Dave Coulier
Dave Coulier (born 1959) is an American comedian and actor, Joey Gladstone on Full House and Fuller House, voice of Animal and Peter Venkman, host of Out of Control; treated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma and HPV-related tongue cancer, in remission since 2026.
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.
David Brenner
David Brenner (1936-2014), American stand-up comedian and former documentary filmmaker, pioneer of observational comedy and record-setting Tonight Show guest who influenced Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno.
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.
David Steinberg
David Steinberg (born 1942, Winnipeg) is a Canadian comedian, director, and Order of Canada member known for Smothers Brothers sermons, Tonight Show guest hosting, and directing Seinfeld, Friends, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.