Billy Bonnell is a standup comic from Texas who started comedy in San Diego. Before that he spent a bunch of years in the Navy. He has been seen on Adam Devine’s House Party and Live from Gotham. He is very funny and very sorry.
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Michael Jones, better known by his stage name Wax, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He became a YouTube star after uploading several videos of himself rapping and singing. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Wax is widely known for his popular 2012 re-released single “Rosana”.
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Michael Jones , better known by his stage name Wax, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He became a YouTube star after uploading several videos of himself rapping and singing. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Wax is widely known for his popular 2012 re-released single “Rosana”.
Felicia Folkes
Felicia Folkes is a writer and comedian with a hilariously candid and unconventional point of view. She has been seen on Comedy Central and can be found performing all over her native city of Los Angeles; from The World Famous Comedy Store, to The Hollywood Improv, to the weekly show that she hosts at Westside Comedy Theater. She has also been a feature comedian for Maria Bamford and was interviewed by L.A. Weekly as a part of their, “Young LA Comics” series. This up-and-coming comic will change any preconceived notions you may have ever had about a young woman from Inglewood…
Karl Hess
Karl Hess is a person & stand-up comedian, writer, host and actor who lives in Los Angeles. He is the only person ever to do all of those things. He also enjoys tacos and leisure.
Karl has performed at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival,SXSW, San Francisco Sketchfest, The Bridgetown Comedy Festival, the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival in Atlanta at which he was a finalist, HellYes Fest in Austin & New Orleans, the High Plains Comedy Festival in Denver and numerous others whose inclusion might render this biographical blurb unwieldy and verbose, which, let’s be honest, nobody here has time for. He has been featured on TruTV’s “World’s Dumbest..”, FUSE, AXS TV, numerous national commercials, written for MTV, contributed toVICE, is a host of The Elite Daily Show on the go90 network, and he plays regularly at the top shows in LA, as well as all across this great nation.
Karl is also co-host of the comedy food podcast Yelling About Pâté along with Executive Chef Joel Miller. Rolling Stone called Yelling About Pâté “your new favorite show,” and The A.V. Club hailed it as “a great listen.”
Erik Rivera
Since bursting onto the NYC comedy scene, Erik Rivera’s name has become synonymous with comedy. His “boy next door” good looks and unique perspective make him one of today’s fastest rising young comedians. With quick wit, commanding stage presence, charisma and an infectious smile, Rivera has become a favorite act at comedy clubs, events and colleges throughout the country.
A regular at NYC and LA comedy clubs such as The Comedy Cellar, Comic Strip Live, Gotham Comedy Club, The Laugh Factory and The Comedy & Magic Club, Erik’s star is quickly rising! Last year he was honored to make his Late Night debut on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, a recognition that has been a springboard to many comedy greats. Since that prestigious opportunity, Rivera has proven to be on the top of everyone’s list. In the fall of 2013, Eva Longoria and her production company, UnbeliEVAble Productions, developed and sold a half hour comedy sitcom loosely base on and starring Rivera. This year he was chosen as one of the Top 100 comedians to be invited to perform in the re-launch of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. The National Council of La Raza and NBC reached out and tapped Erik as a presenter and official spokesperson for the ALMA Awards and NCLR. NUVO TV also hand selected Erik as their official spokesperson for Hispanic Heritage Month, presenting a daily Factiño commercial series. Rivera is steadily becoming a familiar face on cable networks nationwide as he’s also appeared numerous times on AXS TV, MTV, Comedy Central, TV Guide and NuVO TV.
With his diverse audience reach and unparalleled work ethic, Erik is one of the most requested comedians working today. In 2010, he had the privilege of being chosen by NBC to represent their network’s Stand-Up for Diversity College Tour. The tour took Rivera from coast to coast, bringing laughter to over fifty colleges and universities. The National Hispanic Media Coalition invited Erik to be their special guest performer at their annual Impact Awards Gala, which honors Latinos in Entertainment. He has also appeared at The Hollywood Latino Laugh Festival alongside Carlos Mencia, Gabriel Iglesias and Last Comic Standing winner Felipe Esparza to a packed house at The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, winning the Diamonds in the Rough Award. In 2008, 2009, 2012 & this year Erik was honored to be the only comedian to perform for The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute at the Warner Theater in Washington, DC – the only comedian to date to have been brought back a record number 4 times!
In high demand, Rivera continues to tour comedy clubs and colleges nationwide. When not touring, Erik calls both New York City and Los Angeles home.
Deb DiGiovanni
Debra DiGiovanni is a Canadian stand-up comedian from Tillsonburg, Ontario.
Her comedy career began with the help of Humber College’s inaugural year of their Comedy Writing and Performance course, in 2000 and has since been nominated for the coveted Tim Sims Comedy Encouragement Award in 2002. In the same year she won the Canadian Comedy Award for the Best Stand-up Newcomer in Stand Up. In 2003, NOW magazine named her headline show as the 3rd Best of the Year. She taped her Comedy Now Special for CTV in the summer of 2004 and in 2005 was nominated for Best Female Stand up. 2005 was her first appearance Just For Laughs Festival where she was invited on a cross Canada tour opening for Russell Peters.
Presently, she is a sought after headliner and accomplished voice performer. Debra can also be heard on CBC radio on The Debaters as well as being a favourite judge on the popular MuchMusic show Video on Trial and its spinoff Stars on Trial.
She appeared in the fifth season of Last Comic Standing. By winning an audition in Montreal, she was selected to participate in a semifinal qualifying round in Hollywood, making it to the top 10 finalist. She participated in the show until she was eliminated and placed 8th.
She hosted the 2007 Canadian New Media Awards and the 2007 Canadian Comedy Awards in 2007, she also won the Best Female Comedian at the Canadian Comedy Awards. In July 2008 she appeared on eTalk, interviewing contestants on the sixth season of Canadian Idol. She also hosted the Genie Awards alongside Sandra Oh and also hosted one night of the Gemini Awards in 2008. She recently completed two seasons of the Slice network’s Plastic Makes Perfect. She is currently making regular appearances on The Comedy Network 2012 version Match Game.
Langston Kerman
LANGSTON KERMAN is a comedian, writer, actor and failed NBA ball-boy. He has appeared on ADAM DEVINE’S HOUSE PARTY on Comedy Central, and was also a part of Chris Rock’s writing staff for the 2016 ACADEMY AWARDS, as well as the new Comedy Central show PROBLEMATIC WITH MOSHE KASHER. Most recently, Langston was seen recurring on the HBO series INSECURE from Issa Rae. None of this matters. He just wants another shot at being a ball-boy.
Trevor Hill
Trevor Hill is a stand-up comedian who sleeps in San Francisco and is awake in a variety of locations. He is creator and host of the critically acclaimed, topic-based comedy show Hand to Mouth. He also produces two of San Francisco’s most popular stand-up showcases: Misery Index and The Mission Position. He has performed at SF Sketchfest, SF LitQuake, Culture Collide SF, the 10,000 Laughs Festival, Great American Comedy Fest, Sacramento Comedy Fest, Shits & Giggles Comedy Fest, Cape Fear Comedy Fest, as well as clubs and theaters throughout the US and the UK. He has worked with such name-droppable comedians as Nick Kroll, Norm Macdonald, Christopher Titus, Ted Alexandro and Doug Stanhope. Trevor’s comedy has appeared on KOFY TV and has been featured in the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, SF Weekly, SF Bay Guardian and City Pages Minneapolis. His material ranges from political and religious commentary to absurd vignettes about Bolivian Phil Collins fans and bayou-dwelling pornographers. He has been described as inventive, candid, engrossing and infertile.
Olive Lynch
Olive Lynch is a comedian, actor, and foster parent to half a dog. She’s appeared on Vice’s FLOPHOUSE and in the CROM Comedy Festival, which are chill and tight (respectively). Olive loves drama, is exactly like other girls, and tries not to cry more than once a fiscal quarter. You can see Olive hosting the 1AM Secret Show in Atlanta or in Oakland Cemetery cursing the wicked.