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Brian got his start in DC before moving to New York City, performing on New Faces at Montreal Just For Laughs, and going on to win an Emmy for his writing on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He performs standup in NYC and on the road, hosts one of the hottest monthly comedy shows in Brooklyn, and has selected to perform at a number of other festivals including Laughing Skull, Laughing Devil, Skankfest, Asheville Comedy Festival, Cinderblock, and the Boston Comedy Festival.
Teresa is set to recur in the upcoming Universal/Peacock series FIGHT NIGHT opposite Kevin Hart and Taraji P. Henson. Teresa recently starred in the Bentley Evans ALL BLK digital streaming series MILLENNIALS. Teresa’s first professional acting gig was in a dramatic role on BET’s TALES. Since then, she has worked consistently, playing roles in BounceTV’s LAST CALL, MTV’s WILD N OUT and playing a supporting role in the Universal feature film, HOW HIGH 2, opposite Mike Epps. Teresa has also gained popularity with her comedic rants on Instagram (#Topnotchworldd) garnering over 1 million followers.
Justina Valentine, is an (Italian) American TV Star known as the quick witted fan favorite from Nick Cannon’s Wild N Out and most recently VH1’s FUHGEDDABOUT CHRiSTMAS, a feature film Justina wrote, executive produced, directed, and starred in (playing multiple roles). The movie was acquired by MTV Entertainment and premiered on VH1 in December 2022. A social media influencer with millions of followers, bright red locks, and an infectious personality, Justina Valentine is an entertainer who acts, hosts, writes, sings, raps and is widely known for her freestyling ability. Also passionate about helping animals, Valentine was nominated for a PETA Hero Award in honor of her campaign.
Justina began dropping mixtapes and joined the Vans Warped Tour in 2012 to kick off her professional career. She has since been featured on a series of McDonald’s commercials and did a powerful campaign in 2019 with Mountain Dew that received a Shorty Award nomination. Valentine has hosted / co-hosted many other popular MTV shows such as TRL, Singled Out, The Jersey Shore Reunion, The Challenge Reunion, Ex on the Beach Reunion, Ridiculousness, Double Shot At Love Reunion, “How Far is Tattoo Far?” and Basic to Bougie. Valentine was also a cast member on MTV’S number one show The Challenge. Justina stars in her own MTV shows, Justina Makes Over Your Man , Lip Locked, and The Justina Valentine Show. She recently wrapped filming her 13th season of MTV’S Wild N Out as the longest running female cast mate. She also made special guest appearances on MTV’s Revenge Prank with Jersey Shore stars DJ Pauly D & Vinny.
Justina’s original music has been featured on NBC, VH1, MTV, Oxygen, CW and national TV commercials for brands such as Maybelline. Justina made hip hop history on popular radio show Sway in the Morning becoming the first female to freestyle off the top on Sway’s famous “5 Fingers of Death”. Valentine’s latest musical release Fuhgeddabout Christmas is the original soundtrack to her movie released December 2022. The project has received millions of streams. Her previous albums Infrared and Favorite Vibe both debuted in the top 5 on Itunes charts. Valentine is an entertainer who offers 100+ million social media impressions which grows daily. She continues to bust down barriers as a powerful female presence with a strong pulse on multiple areas of the industry and an army of fans following her journey.
Jordan Doll is a standup comedian, actor and writer from Denver, Colorado where he is a regular at the world famous Comedy Works. If he looks familiar it might be because you saw him on Viceland’s Flophouse, or the Comedy Central snapchat channel, or dressed up like a potato skin in that one TGIFriday’s commercial. Or maybe you caught him performing at Just for Laughs Montreal, or the High plains comedy festival, or San Francisco Sketch Fest; opening for the likes of TJ Miller, Bryan Posehn and Rory Scovel. Jordan’s outlandish standup has been featured on Seeso, TruTV, and Comedy Central’s Comic’s to Watch, so if he looks familiar that’s probably why. Or maybe it’s something else. He does kind of have one of those faces.
Chinedu Unaka is a Los Angeles-based actor, comedian, host and writer whose wit, effortless style, and grounded storytelling have made him a rising star in comedy. He recently filmed a stand-up special with Kevin Hart’s HARTBEAT Productions, which premiered on Hulu in July 2025.
Chinedu’s comedic talent has been featured on Coming to the Stage (HULU), Are You Still Listening? (Netflix), Don’t Tell Comedy, CC Stand Up (Comedy Central), Hot Mic (LOL Network, Sirius XM), and he appeared as a special guest on The Arsenio Hall Late Night Show (Netflix Is a Joke Festiva). His widely popular Don’t Tell Comedy set has amassed millions of views, showcasing his distinct mix of observational humor, cultural insight, and laid-back delivery.
On screen, Chinedu starred as Sly in the House Party reboot from Warner Bros., produced by LeBron James and directed by Calmatic. He also guest-starred as Tristan in Quinta Brunson’s Emmy-winning Abbott Elementary on ABC, Omari in Issa Rae’s Insecure on HBO and MLK in Mindy Kaling’s The Mindy Project (FOX). He was a series regular on We Need to Talk About America (Fuse TV), and his debut comedy album Mostly Kidding debuted at #1 on iTunes, recorded live at the world famous Caroline’s on Broadway and executive produced in partnership with Comedy Dynamics.
Behind the camera, Chinedu served as Executive Producer for Yvonne Orji’s HBO comedy special A Whole Me, and was Executive Consultant on her NAACP-nominated debut Mama, I Made It!. Chinedu was also the Co-Host & Co-EP of Spotify’s Original Podcast Nosy Neighbors (Best Comedy Podcast nominee, The Ambies). Chinedu was also named a Comic to Watch by Time Out LA, a finalist in NBC’s Stand Up for Diversity showcase, a regular on-camera contributor for All Def Digital and Netflix’s Pop The Balloon. and a featured act in multiple comedy festivals including: Just For Laughs (LOL Network TV Taping), Moontower, Netflix is a Joke, The New York Comedy Festival, etc.
Chinedu’s hosting credits include Netflix is a Joke Radio’s red carpet emcee for the Roast of Tom Brady, the Shot Awards, COLA Awards, Overheard LA’s Happy Hour Series. He also hosts a monthly comedy show at SOHO House DTLA, spotlighting diverse rising voices in stand-up. Chinedu’s commercial work includes national campaigns for brands such as Toyota, Hertz, Ford, etc. and most recently, as the character Dr. Fresh for Febreze. As a touring stand-up, Chinedu headlines comedy clubs and colleges worldwide as a part of his Time Well Spent Tour and has toured with comedy stars including Marlon Wayans (Sextuplets), Yvonne Orji (Insecure), and Damon Wayans Jr. (New Girl).
Born and raised in South Los Angeles by Nigerian immigrant parents, Chinedu began performing while studying at UC Santa Barbara. After earning a BA in Sociology, he completed a Master’s in Education from Loyola Marymount University. He spent six years teaching and mentoring students with special needs in inner-city schools—and credits his time teaching to his growth as a performer.
Adam Mamawala is a stand-up comedian based out of New York City. He has appeared on Comedy Central, MTV, BET, Amazon Prime and SiriusXM, and both of his albums, Statistically More Relatable (2022) and One of the Good Ones (2017) debuted at #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts. Most recently, Adam has toured as Dane Cook’s feature act, performing at iconic venues including The Fillmore in Detroit, The Met in Philadelphia and NYC’s Beacon Theatre.
Winner of the 2013 Bay Area Black Comedy Competition, two time Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA) Comedian of the Year, American Comic Awards – College Entertainer of the Year, USO and MWR Comedian of the Year in 2008, 2009 and 2011… just a few of the well deserved accolades for the talented Rip Micheals. And with writing for Anthony Anderson, Cedric The Entertainer, Brandon T. Jackson, Nick Cannon and Johnny Depp, and stand-up performances alongside some of the biggest names in the industry including Kevin Hart, Martin Lawrence, and Bernie Mac, it’s easy to see why Rip Micheals is a rising star, quickly becoming known as a comedy triple threat (stand-up/writing/acting).
Jasmin “Watch Jazzy” Brown rapidly became an online sensation garnering 1.4 million followers on Instagram. Known for her “in-car” rants and original characters such as “Toya Turnup” who also has a strong presence on Instagram with 708k followers.
Jasmin is currently writing, executive producing and starring in her own BET+ series titled CAUGHT UP created by Tyler Perry. She can be seen as DEJA in Tyler Perry’s latest hit show ZATIMA and recurs on SISTAS where Jasmin first got discovered by the mogul himself. She can also be seen streaming in the ALL BLK series DOUBLE CROSS.
On the feature front, she plays SHAWNA on the SpringHill & New Line Cinema’s remake of HOUSE PARTY, seen on VH1’s Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding and has acted opposite Yvette Nicole Brown in the independent feature film, ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID. Jasmin has also hosted the official backstage interviews at the 2023 BET Awards, the red carpet for the 2021 BET Awards Pre-Show and Kevin Hart’s “Laugh Out Loud” comedy clip show on BounceTV.
A fan favorite on the hit NPR podcast Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, Helen Hong also hosts the celebrity trivia game show podcast Go Fact Yourself. Helen’s acting credits include roles on Never Have I Ever, Silicon Valley, the Jennifer Garner Christmas movie Family Switch, and 5 seasons of The Thundermans on Nickelodeon.
A long-time touring standup comedian, Helen’s comedy special Well Hong was co-produced by Comedy Dynamics and Tribeca Film Festival, and is streaming now on Amazon Prime & Apple TV+. Audiences love Helen’s lightning quick crowd work which can be seen on her Instagram and TikTok @funnyhelenhong.
A breast-cancer survivor, Helen makes light of her cancer experience (and her “fresh new boobies”) onstage. She also brings light to Asian-American issues with her family’s YouTube channel “Old Korean Dad Stories.”
If you bring Helen a Topo Chico and a mini Snickers bar, she will love you FOREVER.
A versatile actor, writer, host, and standup comic, Godfrey has made a name for himself for the range and depth in his work. With an ongoing successful career in standup comedy, he tours internationally. His hilarious one-hour stand-up special, REGULAR BLACK, is currently streaming on Showtime, along with his half hour Netflix Special under Tiffany Haddish’s THEY READY series.
On the acting front, Godfrey played the hilarious recurring role of ‘Plaid Jeff’ in Adult Swim’s NEON JOE, WEREWOLF HUNTER. He has also held great recurring roles in LOUIE for FX, BENDERS for IFC and played the lead in the FX pilot, BRONX WARRANTS. His Feature credits include ZOOLANDER, SOUL PLANE, and the Indie, LEAVING LAS VEGAS, in which he performed alongside Nicolas Cage. Godfrey has also used his creative depth in the development of an animated pilot for FOX, that was based on his comedy act. He can next be seen on the upcoming Tracy Oliver project.
And in the unscripted space, Godfrey has also recently appeared on the hysterical gameshow produced by Dr. Phil’s Company, TRIVIA CRACK, based on the best-selling gaming app of the same name. He brought his characteristic humor and levity as the co-host of Fox’s highly-received gameshow, BULLSEYE, opposite Kellen Lutz. Godfrey also regularly appears as a guest on a variety of talkshows including THE NIGHTLY SHOW WITH LARRY WILMORE, Howard Stern’s THE WRAP UP SHOW, and Marc Maron’s hit podcast, WTF.
His one man show called “The Godfrey Complex” was a major hit at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, from which GQ Magazine said that Godfrey “is set to be one of the biggest performers in the US in 12 months,” following his run at the festival. Godfrey’s one-hour special for Comedy Central, “Godfrey: Black By Accident” is a great example of his witty, intellectual capabilities as a standup.