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Dwight Simmons got his start in comedy while in college at Indiana University in 2009. His energetic enthusiasm has allowed him to perform on an array of different stages ranging from theaters to house basements. Dwight combines a likable personality with well written material for an enjoyable experience. For the last few years, he has been a favorite in club and indie rooms alike.

Dwight has been selected to comedy festivals such as Limestone, Memphis, Crom and many others. In 2015, his self produced debut album, Pacifist Aggressive reached #1 on the iTunes charts. In 2018, he was named in Thrillist as one of the 50 “Best Undiscovered Stand-Up Comedians” in the country. His second album “Sip and Pass” also reached #1 on iTunes and Google Play. An avid writer and beer drinker, he contributes regularly to craftbeer.com and produces a traveling web-series called BrewTube Comedy.

James Acaster reflects on the best year of his life and the worst year of his life and does stand up comedy about them while throwing a strop.

Join James with the London show ‘Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999‘.

James’ last three shows and Recap form his Netflix four-part series, Repertoire. He is the first UK comic to shoot more than one Netflix Original special. His debut book ‘Classic Scrapes’ made the Sunday Times bestseller list. As seen on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie to You, QI and Have I Got News for You.

A whimsical master, he has received acclaim from around the world, including a record breaking 5 consecutive nominations for ‘Best Comedy Show’ at the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festivals.

Geoff Tate is most likely watching "Cheers" right now. A Cincinnati-based comedian, he has appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and regularly tours with Doug Benson and Doug Stanhope. He made his television debut on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, and is a regular on Doug Loves Movies, as well as Getting Doug with High. He has performed at music and comedy festivals like Bonnaroo, South by Southwest, Limestone and he has two albums available at the Doug Stanhope store and he's the host of the popular geofftate's MSHD PODCASTO, in which he discusses topical Cheers-related issues, gets his dad to try things, talks to people he graduated with, forces Emma Arnold to host her own show and just has a good time.

John Roy began his career performing in independent rooms in Chicago. After honing his act in clubs around the Midwest, John was crowned the first champion of CBS’ “Star Search,” in 2003.He has appeared on numerous television shows, including “Conan,” “@midnight,” “The Tonight Show,” “The Late, Late Show” and “Last Comic Standing.”

John was a Co-Producer on Fusion’s “Trump Vs. Bernie: Debate for America” and “Shout the Vote” television specials.

John has written on projects for Comedy Central and MTV, and co-written numerous videos for Funny or Die, including the IFC web series “Maron in Space.” In addition, John has been a creative consultant on national ad campaigns for Apple, NBC Sports, and Mitsubishi, including spots that aired during the Super Bowl.

John’s CD “Dressed for Recess,” was released in 2008 on RBC Records. His second, “Alexander Hamilton,” was released on AST Records in 2013. Both are heard on Sirius XM radio.

John is a national touring headliner across North America. He performs in numerous clubs including Gotham in New York and the Improv in Hollywood. He is also a regular performer on acclaimed independent shows like “Whiplash,” “Hot Tub,” and “Meltdown.”

John’s Podcast, “Don’t Ever Change” is on the Feral Audio network, and has featured Dan Harmon, Kumail Nanjiani, and T.J. Miller.

John was a guest at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, the Just For Laughs Festival in Chicago, The Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, and Laugh Fest in Grand Rapids. John also appeared in the High Plains, Limestone, and Bridgetown Comedy Festivals.

Kurt Braunohler is a comedian, actor and podcaster who has committed his career to inserting absurdity into stranger’s lives to make the world a better place. He has an album, a half-hour Comedy Central Special, and his first televised hour of comedy,Trust Me, will come out on Comedy Central on March 3rd, 2017. And he will appear in the upcoming Judd Apatow produced film, The Big Sick alongside Holly Hunter and Ray Ramano (he was also the on-set writer).

On TV, Kurt can been seen (or heard) onBob's Burgers, The New Girl, @midnight, Another Period, The Kroll Show, Drunk History, Deadbeat, Comedy Central Presents, Adam Ruins Everything, Chelsea Lately, John OliverStand Up,Delocated, and as host of IFC’s comedy game show Bunk!. He has also performed stand up sets onCONAN, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Seth Meyers and The Late Late Show with James Corden. He can also be heard on the radio onThis

American Life telling a story which he is currently developing for film.

Kurt Braunohler was featured in Variety’s annual prestigious “10 Comics To Watch” list, named in Time Out New York's list of “50 Funniest New Yorkers” and Backstage Magazine’s “5 Comics To Watch,” "Comic to Watch" by Comedy Central, the New York Comedy Festival and Time Out NY, as well as “Best Male Stand-Up” by the ECNY and “Best Unscripted Host” by the New York Television Festival.

Kurt rode a jet ski from Chicago to New Orleans on a seven city water tour/mission to send 500 goats and 1,000 chickens to families in need in Africa. The adventure was filmed for a Comedy Central webseries called “Roustabout” and launched January 2015 on cc.com.

Kurt’s chart-topping debut album How Do I Land?, recorded live at packed rock clubs, was the first comedy release for venerable indie label Kill Rock Starsand was included in several Best Of 2013 lists The album’s title comes from Kurt’s “Cloud Project” in which he raised $6k on Kickstarter and hired a pilot to write the words “How Do I Land?” across the LA sky. The resulting skywriting images went viral.

Kurt co-created and has co-hosted the continuously sold-out variety show “Hot Tub” for 12 years with comedy writing partner Kristen Schaal. The duo moved the show to LA in Jan 2013 where it was hailed “the hottest new comedy show” by Los Angeles Magazine. The live album of the weekly show came out on Kill Rock Stars in 2016.

Kurt has a bunch of podcasts. His relationship podcast, Wedlock, which he hosts with his wife, Lauren Cook, will launch on Audible on February 14th. And his podcast about adult friendship, Emotional Hangs, which he hosts with Joe Derosa, will be coming out on Feral Audio. Kurt’s popular podcast “The K Ohle with Kurt Braunohler” is available on the Nerdist Network.

“A charismatic comedian with a flair for the absurd.” – New York Times

“Kurt Braunohler is the closest thing we have to a real-life Willy Wonka.” – Vice

“Not only a singular talent, but an inimitable spirit.” – LA Weekly

Naomi is a comedian/writer, her writing credits include HBO's MRS. FLETCHER, multiple seasons on BROAD CITY, NBC's GREAT NEWS, and CBS All Access series NO ACTIVITY. She also wrote a pilot for Jessica Williams at Comedy Central. As an actor, she has appeared on ABC’s SINGLE PARENTS as well as Freeform’s ALONE TOGETHER. Naomi has performed stand-up on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS as well as the 2 DOPE QUEENS special for HBO. She has also had a half hour special on Comedy Central. Additionally, Naomi co-hosts the popular live show and podcast COUPLES THERAPY.

Hari Kondabolu is a Brooklyn-based comic who the NY Times has called "one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today." He has performed on Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, CONAN, John Oliver's New York Standup Show, and has his own Comedy Central Presents special. A regular on the NPR circuit, he has appeared on Fresh Air with Terry Gross, All Things Considered, Studio 360, Morning Edition, The Moth...among many other programs.

Hari was a writer and regular on-camera contributor on FX's Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. In 2014, he released his debut standup album "Waiting for 2042" on indie-label Kill Rock Stars and recorded his sophomore album "Mainstream American Comic" in Portland, Oregon at Mississippi Studios that was released July 22nd, 2016.

The Sklar Brothers, are a post-modern take on a stand up comedy duo. Neil Strauss of the New York Times once wrote “Their comedy accepts the reality of being twins but does not use it as a crutch. Instead, they work their physical and mental similarities and correspondences, their status as imperfect carbon copies of each other. In their comedy the straight man is often an echo.” They have released 4 critically acclaimed comedy albums, have had two Comedy Central Half Hour Presents specials, and currently have a one hour stand up special on Netflix, titled “What Are We Talking About” Their next one hour special will appear on Seeso in 2017.

Randy and Jason are also writers, directors and actors appearing in a wide variety of shows from Entourage to It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to Maron, to Curb Your Enthusiasm. They are currently recurring characters on TruTV’s Those Who Can’t. However, they are perhaps most well known for their show Cheap Seats, a cult hit that appeared on ESPN Classic for 77 episodes.

Their popular sports/comedy podcast Sklarbro Country is available on the Earwolf Podcasting Network. Beginning January 17th, 2017 they will launch a new podcast “DumbPeopleTown” on the Feral Audio Podcast Network.

Most importantly, Randy and Jason are fathers and husbands living in Los Angeles. (not with each other — that would be weird.)

Maine native and Comedy Cellar regular, Emma is one of the top comedians in New York City. Emma made her late night debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2016 and has alsoperformed standup on Fuse’s Uproarious, Seeso’s Night Train with Wyatt Cenac,and The Guest List and AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live. In 2017, Emma had the opportunity to record a set for the CNN series The History of Comedy. Later this year you can catch Emma on the MTV International talking head series Vidiots and the web series Gay Girl Straight Girl. She has alsobeen active on the acting side, filming an episode of Judd Apatow’s Crashing and a recurring arcon the CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Emma will be filming her first standup special on Netflix this Spring!

In addition to television, Emma has her own comedy show The Check Spot on SiriusXM and is currently the host of the hit podcast Inside The Closet available on Itunes.

In 2015, Emma was selected as a New Face at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival inMontreal. She’s also appeared at The Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Houston’sWhatever Fest, San Francisco Sketchfest, the SiriusXM South Beach Comedy Festival, the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, the Mardi Gras Comedy Festival in Australia, and the New York Comedy Festival. Emma has also performed at colleges all clubs all over the country.

Emma beat out hundreds of comedians to be named one of the 10 Funniest comics as part ofCaroline’s New York’s Funniest competition in 2014. She’s also been named one of the 10 Funniest Woman in NYC by Time Out NY and one of the 100 Woman We Love by GOMagazine. In 2016, Emma was featured in Elle Magazine’s Women in Comedy issue.