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Leslie Jones (comedian)
Leslie Jones (Annette Leslie Jones), American stand-up comedian and actress born 1967 in Memphis; SNL writer and cast member 2014-2019, three Emmy nominations, Ghostbusters 2016, Daily Show guest host, Paris 2024 Olympics Sports Emmy.
Leslie Liao
Leslie Liao is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer from Orange County, based in Los Angeles, who left a Netflix HR job in 2024 after appearing on Verified Stand-Up, Just For Laughs, and The Tonight Show.
Lewis Black
Lewis Black is an American stand-up comedian and actor born in 1948, known for angry rants on The Daily Show and for voicing Anger in Pixar's Inside Out.
Lil Duval
Lil Duval (Roland Powell, born 1977) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and rapper from Jacksonville, Florida. Known for MTV2's Guy Code, Ain't That America, and the 2018 number-one R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay hit "Smile (Living My Best Life)" with Snoop Dogg and Ball Greezy.
Lisa Lampanelli
Lisa Lampanelli, born Lisa Marie Lampugnale in Trumbull, Connecticut, is a retired American stand-up comedian known for insult comedy and celebrity roasts who retired in 2018.
Liz Cackowski
Liz Cackowski (born 1977) is an American comedy writer, producer, and actress, an SNL writer 2003–2006, Community and The Last Man on Earth writer, co-writer of Wine Country, and wife of Akiva Schaffer.
Liz Miele
Liz Miele, New Jersey-born stand-up comedian who started at 16 in NYC, known for viral jokes like Feminist Sex Positions, YouTube specials including Space Camp, the book Why Cats Are Assholes, and 2026 SiriusXM Raw Comedy advocacy.
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.
Loni Love
Loni Love, born 1971 in Detroit, is an American comedian, actress, and TV host who co-hosted the daytime talk show The Real, winning a 2018 Daytime Emmy, after a decade working as an electrical engineer.
Lotus Weinstock
Lotus Weinstock (1943–1997), born Marlene Weinstock, American stand-up comedian, author of The Lotus Position, Belly Room mainstay at the Comedy Store, engaged to Lenny Bruce, mother of violinist Lili Haydn.
Louie Anderson
Louie Anderson, born Louis Perry Anderson, was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author who hosted Family Feud from 1999 to 2002 and won a 2016 Emmy for playing Christine Baskets on FX's Baskets.
Louis C.K.
Louis C.K. (born 1967, Washington, D.C.-raised partly in Mexico City) is an American stand-up comedian and creator of FX's Louie. He admitted 2017 sexual misconduct, rebuilt via self-released specials and a 2022 Grammy, and returned to Netflix in 2026 with Ridiculous.
Marc Evan Jackson
Marc Evan Jackson (born 1970, Buffalo, New York) is an American comedic actor and improviser known as Kevin on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Shawn on The Good Place, and Trevor Nelsson on Parks and Recreation, and co-founder of the Detroit Creativity Project.
Marc Maron
Marc Maron (born 1963, Jersey City, NJ) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and host of the WTF interview podcast, started 2009; guest Obama 2015, Robin Williams episode in the National Recording Registry, ended fall 2025.
Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho (born 1968) is a Korean-American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer from San Francisco, known for politically outspoken comedy and starring in All-American Girl.
Maria Bamford
Maria Bamford, American stand-up comedian, actor, and voice performer born 1970, known for multi-voice character comedy about mental illness, the Netflix series Lady Dynamite, the memoir Sure, I'll Join Your Cult, and the 2026 documentary Paralyzed by Hope.
Mario Cantone
Mario Cantone (born 1959, Boston) is an American comedian, impressionist, and Broadway actor, known as Anthony Marentino on Sex and the City and And Just Like That..., and for his Tony-nominated one-man show Laugh Whore.
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 Besser
Matt Besser (born 1967, Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American comedian, Upright Citizens Brigade co-founder, improv4humans podcast host, Crossballs creator, and co-author of the UCB Comedy Improvisation Manual.
Matt Gourley
Matt Gourley (Matthew James Gourley, born 1973, Whittier, California), American actor, comedian, podcaster. Co-creator of Superego (2006) and producer/co-host of Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend; also James Bonding, With Gourley and Rust, Drunk History, Volkswagen spokesman 2012-2016.
Matt Mathews
Matt Mathews, American comedian, singer-songwriter, and former boudoir photographer from Birmingham, Alabama; viral TikTok "farm chores" videos, Boujee On A Budget and Not What I Ordered tours, 2025 YouTube special When That Thang Get Ta' Thang'n.
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.
Matt Walsh (comedian)
Matt Walsh (born 1964, Chicago) is the American actor and comedian, not the Daily Wire commentator, who co-founded Upright Citizens Brigade and played Mike McLintock on HBO's Veep, earning two Emmy nominations.
Maz Jobrani (مازیار جبرانی)
Maz Jobrani, also known as Maziyar Jobrani, is an Iranian-American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his solo specials and challenging stereotypes about Middle Eastern culture.
Michael Blackson
Michael Blackson (Jafari Ferguson, born 1972) is a Ghanaian-born American stand-up comedian and actor, the self-styled African King of Comedy, known for Next Friday, Wild 'N Out, his 2023 BET+ sitcom, and his tuition-free academy in Ghana.
Michael Che
Michael Che, American stand-up comedian and SNL Weekend Update co-anchor with Colin Jost since 2014, SNL co-head writer, former Daily Show correspondent, star of That Damn Michael Che, and Netflix specials including Shot in Minnesota (2026).
Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black (born 1971), American actor, comedian, and writer; co-founder of MTV's The State, member of Stella, star of Ed and Wet Hot American Summer, author of 11 books and several podcasts.
Michael McDonald (comedian)
Michael McDonald (Michael James McDonald, born 1964, Fullerton, California) is an American comedian, actor, and TV director, longest-running MADtv cast member (seasons 4-13), creator of Stuart Larkin, later director of Scrubs, Cougar Town, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and showrunner of Nobodies; distinct from the singer Michael McDonald.
Michelle Buteau
Michelle Buteau, American stand-up comedian, actress, and host from New Jersey; Netflix specials Welcome to Buteaupia and A Buteau-ful Mind, host of The Circle, creator and star of Survival of the Thickest.
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.