Category: Comedy

Innovative Artists has developed one of the premiere Comedy departments in the entertainment industry. In keeping with the agency’s commitment to inclusive representation, Innovative Artists’ client roster ranges from established comedians to the freshest up-and-comers, making them among the most coveted in the stand-up, personal appearance, and comedy communities.

Comedy Stand-Up

Dan Lamorte

Dan LaMorte is a distinct voice in stand-up comedy—and not just because he’s on the spectrum. He began his comedy career at 19, after a college baseball injury ended his athletic ambitions. Dan made appearances on Fox’s Red Eye, AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live, Getting Doug with High, and, as he jokes, nearly every drive-thru in the Tri-state area. His two albums, Not Enough Pieces and Infect Me Once, remain popular on SiriusXM and have collectively earned over a million streams on Pandora.

By 23, Dan had built a promising comedy résumé—and a 354-pound body. But a diagnosis of fatty liver disease sparked a dramatic lifestyle change. Over the next three years, he lost more than 185 pounds, became an ultra runner (competing in races longer than marathons), and inspired countless fans to pursue their own wellness journeys. The transformation may have reshaped his life, but his sharp, self-aware humor remains unchanged.

In 2023, Dan was selected as a New Face at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He followed it up with a standout Don’t Tell Comedyset, released in 2024. Based in New York City, Dan is a regular at the Comedy Cellar, The Stand, and other top clubs—continuing to bring his unique perspective, resilience, and punchlines to audiences nationwide.

King Willonius

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Willonius “King Willonius” Hatcher is a comedian, author, futurist, creative technologist, and
cultural innovator who is reshaping the relationship between humor, music, and artificial
intelligence. Recognized by TIME as one of the 100 Most Influential People in AI, honored in the
Ebony Power 100 for 2025, and named to the Ad Age Power Tech List for 2025, he brings
intellectual depth to his work as a contributor to the Mensa Research Journal.
A self-taught coder and “curious doer,” Hatcher creates boldly and continuously, using curiosity
as fuel for new ideas. His viral AI hit “BBL DRIZZY” became one of the most culturally defining
works of the decade, inspiring millions of remixes and sparking global conversations about
Black creativity and the future of AI-driven art.
Hatcher also helped shape the rise of Clubhouse by creating one of its largest communities,
The Comedy Club, which attracted more than 250,000 members and featured appearances
from Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, Tyrese, Lakeith Stanfield, MC Hammer, and Scooter Braun.
Often described as what you would get if Dave Chappelle and Steve Jobs came together, King
Willonius blends comedic insight with visionary thinking. He has spoken at SXSW, TEDx, MIT,
Harvard, Bridge Summit, and The Next Web, and serves on the board of the American Society
for Artificial Intelligence.

College Comedy Hosting Stand-Up

Michael Yo

Michael Yo is a two-time Emmy-nominated stand-up comedian, actor, and host whose first love is the stage. Houston-raised with Black and Korean roots, he turns his multicultural background and family life into warm, punchy storytelling that connects across generations.

Michael has released three full stand-up specials Blasian (2018), I Never Thought (2022), and Snack Daddy (2025 on YouTube). As a proud father and husband, he builds a huge chunk of his material around the beautiful chaos of family, turning parenting fails marriage negotiations, and cultural clashes into big, high-energy laughs. His style is clean enough for TV, real enough for late-show crowds, and always grounded in jokes that actually mean something.

Mentored early in his stand-up journey by Chelsea Handler and Jo Koy, Michael developed a voice that’s honest, self-deprecating, and relentlessly fun. He tours nationally, headlining clubs and theaters across the country, and holds a twice-weekly residency at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club at THE LINQ in Las Vegas, while also appearing as a featured comedian in Mad Apple by Cirque du Soleil. TV audiences were introduced to his stand-up on Season 15 of America’s Got Talent, where he received four yeses from the judges and advanced to the Quarter-Finals.

On the hosting side, Michael currently fronts the fast-paced, family-friendly game show Scrambled Up, airing in national syndication where his quick wit and crowd work drive
the action. He also leads A&E’s travel-food adventure series 1,000 Ways to Dine, mixing his love of storytelling with delicious, offbeat culinary experiences.

In the podcast and talk space, Michael is a regular on The Joe Rogan Experience, bringing his stand-up instincts and personal stories into long-form conversation. He also hosts “The Yo Show” podcast, blending stories from the road with insightful and funny conversations with fellow entertainers and creators.

As an actor, Michael recurs as Philip on the Apple TV+ series Amber Brown and has appeared in multiple scripted TV projects. Whether he’s on stage, on screen, or behind the mic, Michael Yo brings heart, energy, and a stand-up sensibility that always puts the comedy first.

College Comedy Hosting Stand-Up

Orlando Jones

Orlando Jones is what happens when a brilliant joke writer becomes a chaos-powered storyteller with receipts. He started out writing for icons, Martin Lawrence, Sinbad, Jay Leno, Colin Quinn, Ben Stiller and co-wrote the pilot for the legendary sitcom Martin. Before that, he wrote on the groundbreaking NBC series A Different World.

Then he starred in the ADDY Award–winning McJordan McDonald’s campaign with Michael Jordan, launched the FX Network into 18 million homes, and became famous as the “Make 7 Up Yours” guy–the only ad campaign in history to move soda and cause arguments at PTA meetings.

A founding writer and original cast member of MADtv, after two seasons, he joined Larry David’s first film, Sour Grapes, then Robert Rodriguez tapped him for Dusk Till Dawn. His film and TV hits include Abbott Elementary, Evolution, The Replacements, Drumline, Office Space, Time Machine, Double Take, Swagger, Sleepy Hollow, Winning Time, Family Business: New Orleans, and his now-legendary portrayal of Mr. Nancy in American Gods.

His Comedy Central special was filmed in South Africa and broadcast across the continent. MTV dubbed him the King of Fandom, and at Comic-Con he literally married dozens of fans legally because SyFy asked and apparently no one said, “Don’t let Orlando do that.”

Onstage, he blends storytelling, razor-sharp political and cultural commentary, and the kind of jokes you think about three days later and start laughing in public like a lunatic.

Orlando Jones: Come see the live show that made the internet say “Wait… he did THAT too?!”

Comedy Stand-Up

Trixx

Taboo shattering, searingly honest, and painfully funny, Frankie “TRIXX” Agyemang is one of North America’s rising comedic stars. Trixx is the 2021 winner of the Boston Comedy Festival, the 2018 Winner of the World Series of Comedy, also 2013 Winner of Just for Laughs’ JFL42 Big Break Competition. He’s been featured on Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, Sirius XM Radio and has opened for such stars as: Tracy Morgan, Damon Wayans, Cedric the Entertainer, Mike Epps, Ryan Hamilton and Sugar Sammy

Trixx has written and performed sold out theatre shows including his last show, a two-hour solo show, TRIXX: Unspoken Words, was sold out Toronto’s Jane Mallett Theatre. He has also performed internationally including: London, Boston Comedy Festival, Jamaica Comedy Festival and New York Comedy Festival.

Trixx also performed regularly at such top venues as the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, New York Comedy Festival, The Canadian International Comedy Fest and at Kenny Robinson’s Nubian Disciples of Pryor Comedy Show.

Trixx has developed a cult following with his no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoners brand of comedy. Mixing boisterous commentary on topics like pop culture, relationships, music, clubbing, and sex, with acute insights on being black in North America, Trixx’s streetwise, boundary-pushing humour is unafraid of taking on everyone and everything in his sights.

A talented entertainer, Trixx got his nickname through his reputation as a prankster while growing-up in Mississauga, Ontario. A former club DJ and MC, Trixx has been an on-air personality on Toronto’s FLOW 93.5 and was a regular on MuchMusic’s Video On Trial. In 2013, he was honoured for a second time with the Comedy Award from COCA. He was also a finalist in the 2009 Great Canadian Laugh Off.

Comedy Stand-Up

Ray Lau

Ray Lau is a Cantonese American standup comedian. His style has been praised by audiences for being unique, relatable, lighthearted, and playful. Ray’s most viral joke is about the “Chipotle Bean Scheme” and has been seen millions of times. You can often see him performing live across Southern California on the stages of Don’t Tell Comedy, The Hollywood Improv, Flappers, and many more. His debut on the digital platform Don’t Tell Comedy premieres this Summer.

College Comedy Stand-Up

Ahren Belisle

Ahren Belisle has skyrocketed onto some of the biggest stages in comedy—despite only performing stand-up for a few short years. He won over millions as a Top 10 Finalist on America’s Got Talent and made an unforgettable debut on the wildly popular podcast Kill Tony, where he’s become a regular fixture. A former software engineer and mental health advocate, Ahren was born in Northern Ontario with cerebral palsy and is nonverbal, delivering his punchlines through his phone. His innate charm and quick wit have earned him a unique place in comedy—where the comedian who doesn’t speak is allowed to say anything. Ahren has built a devoted following of over a million fans across social media, using his platform to blend bold comedy with messages of positivity, inclusion, and resilience.

Comedy Stand-Up

Charlene Kaye

Charlene Kaye is a musician, comedian and actor based in New York. Under her rock persona KAYE, she has toured the world and opened for Arctic Monkeys, alt-J, St. Vincent, and Metallica.

As a comedian, she is currently touring her solo show “Tiger Daughter: Or, How I Brought My Immigrant Mother Ultimate Shame,” presented by comedy icon Margaret Cho. Tiger Daughter played to sold-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and it will soon be filmed as her first comedy special.

On the internet, Kaye might be most known for creating the wildly viral “Every Taylor Swift Song,” which has over 100M views and which made fans out of Questlove, Anderson .Paak and Fred Armisen. Rolling Stone recently profiled her with the headline “Why Everybody Loves Breakout Comedy Star Charlene Kaye,” and she was just interviewed by CBS mornings on how she “turned pop parody into viral gold.”

Kaye shreds guitar in two cover bands she started, Guns N’ Hoses (all-girl GNR) and Labiahead (all girl Radiohead). She has an empire of queer female cover bands in the works, including Sister of a Down, Twink 182 and an all-Asian Nine Inch Nails band called Nine Inch Nail Salon.

Kaye also has a video series which consists of her trolling dudes in Guitar Center by playing famous riffs wrong on purpose, which someone on Twitter called “pick-me behavior of the highest order.”

She is touring Tiger Daughter this fall and continues to perplex her mother by doing stand-up comedy.

Comedy Stand-Up

Ryan Sickler

Comedian Ryan Sickler has left an indelible mark in podcasting boasting three thriving shows – The HoneyDew, The Honeydew with Y’all, and The CrabFeast. In January 2024, Ryan’s highly anticipated new podcast, The Wayback, made its debut and immediately claimed the #1 spot on the charts among comedy interview podcasts in the US, the UK, and Canada.

As the acclaimed host of The HoneyDew Podcast, Ryan skillfully guides stand-ups and storytellers through humorous explorations of life’s Lowlights.

In 2018, Ryan achieved a significant milestone, securing a #1 spot on the Billboard and iTunes comedy charts with his album Get a Hold of Yourself.

Showcasing his creative independence and diverse talents, Ryan directed and self-produced his 2023 stand-up special Lefty’s Sonand went on to self-produce his 2025 release, Live & Alive

Comedy Stand-Up

Danny Jolles

Danny Jolles is an LA-based multi-hyphenate comedian best known for playing the role of ‘George’ in the CW’s CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND from Rachel Bloom. Additional credits in the acting space include spots on RAMY (Hulu), CORPORATE (Comedy Central), AUNTY DONNA’S BIG OL’ HOUSE OF FUN (Netflix), and TED (Peacock).

In the performing space, in 2021 Danny released his debut stand-up special titled DANNY JOLLES: SIX PARTS which was recognized one of the Best Comedy Specials of 2021 by the New York Times, Paste Magazine’s Top 10 of 2021, and Interrobang’s Top 11 of 2021.

Danny then followed up this special in 2022 with his interactive stand-up special titled YOU CHOOSE: AN INTERACTIVE COMEDY SPECIAL to rave reviews from Forbes, Vulture, and the New York Times.