Category: Comedy

Ron Taylor is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who hails from Detroit and currently lives in Los Angeles. He was just cast as a series regular on Freeform’s comedy series, NONE OF THE ABOVE. In 2018 he was selected as a New Face at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and in 2017 he performed at the festival as part of Kevin Hart’s talent showcase LOL LIVE. Ron has been featured on B.E.T’s “Apollo Live,” Fox TV’s “Laughs,” and on numerous viral videos on the All Def-Digital network. He was handpicked by Bill Burr to perform on Comedy Central’s stand up series, The Ringers.

Ron performs in festivals and clubs all over the world, including hosting Blake Griffin’s Charity Comedy Show in Los Angeles and Russell Westbrook’s Charity Comedy show in Oklahoma City. He is a paid regular at the world famous Comedy Store in Hollywood. Most recently he appeared in the FX series “Oh Jerome, No” directed by Alex Karpovsky, and will appear in Yassir Lester’s upcoming film THE GUTTER.

After winning the 2012 national Miller Lite Stand Up comedy competition judged by Kevin Hart, comedian/writer LaVar Walker joined The Shaquille O’Neal All Star Comedy Jam, touring 42 markets and taping a Showtime special as well. In addition to this, he was a finalist for the NBC Diversity Showcase and advanced to the semifinals in NBC’s Last Comic Standing. His other credits include BET’s Comicview, The Mo’Nique Show, and Kevin Hart’s comedy special on the Laugh Out Loud network.

On the scripted front, he produced/ played the lead in the comedy project, The Pharmacist, and can recently be seen as ‘Marty the Manager’ in the Summit Entertainment Feature Film, Uncle Drew.

Sarah Hester Ross is an up and coming Musical Comedian and Social Media Star. Sarah has been named “Best Comedian” by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Best “One Woman Show” by Las Vegas Weekly and was featured on “America’s Got Talent” and has over 15 million streams worldwide of her music.

Sarah is so unique there isn’t a box created to put her in. Yet, with her soulful singer-songwriter chops, she is putting out music that makes you think Sara Bareilles meets Janis Joplin. Then she turns to her hilarious and unique comedy music that have garnered her more 2.4 million followers on TikTok, over 260k on Instagram and that has her being compared to comedians like Bo Burnham and Rachel Bloom. Then put her on stage she merges the two boxes to make her own unique entertainment experience.

Now you can see Sarah in her newly released comedy special “Don’t Mess With a Redhead” on Apple TV and Amazon. You’ve also seen her at Jimmy Kimmels, LA Comedy Club and The ‪Laugh Factory‬ at the Tropicana Hotel. She performs weekly at The Bar at Time Square at the NYNY Hotel and Casino, piano bar.

Energetic and accessible, acclaimed standup John Heffron shares an array of relatable experiences from childhood through life as a married father. He’s learned a thing or two about relationships with family, friends, and even himself along his journeys, gaining an astute, uniquely honest perspective widely praised among his comedy peers. Audiences of all ages relate to his enthusiastic, hard-won wisdom, recognizing how often the path to maturity is marked by universal triumphs and failures. Rather than mock differences, the Detroit native aims to engage, connect, and enlighten.

Long before emerging victorious in the second season of NBC’s hit reality competition Last Comic Standing, Heffron first took the stage at the University of Michigan campus’s Main Street Comedy Showcase. He soon found himself skipping night classes to pursue his passion and branching into FM radio, serving as Danny Bonaduce’s wingman on Detroit’s Number One morning show, Danny Bonaduce and the Q Crew.

Along with appearances on The Tonight Show , Chelsea Lately, The Late Late Show, HBO, FX, VH1, A&E, and CMT, Heffron remains one of a small handful of veteran performers to tape two separate Comedy Central specials and has An Hour Special “Middle Class Funny” on Netflix.

In the podcasting realm, Heffron has guested on WTF with Marc Maron, The Joe Rogan Experience, and Ari Shaffir’s Skeptic Tank. He launched his own The State I’m In on the All Things Comedy network in August 2014. Much like his self-effacing live material, Heffron’s podcast invites guests and listeners alike to explore the ever-fluctuating position they find themselves in both physically and mentally.

In addition to headlining clubs and appearing at festivals around the world, Heffron remains in high demand as a performer at events for numerous Fortune 50 companies including Mercedes, Frito Lay, Sonic,  Johnson & Johnson, Ernst and Young, And The FBI  Just to name a few.

His four albums, Middle Class Funny DVD, and best-selling advice book I Come to You From the Future: Everything You’ll Need to Know Before You Know It are available on iTunes and Amazon.

Kevin James Thornton has built a loyal following with his hilarious, heartfelt and occasionally cringey moments of self reflection (with a splash of autotune) about growing up gay in a religious community. He has over 2 million followers on Instagram and TikTok with combined views nearing a billion. From 2009-2012 he toured 3 successful one-man-shows nationwide to theatre festivals and comedy clubs where Showbiz Chicago said the performance was “Intimate brilliance” and NUVO Indianapolis said it was “memorable and moving.” He has been featured in The Huffington Post, The Advocate, The New Yorker and Cosmopolitan, and was featured in a piece on NPR’s All Things Considered. Currently his “It Was The 90s Tour” is drawing sold out crowds across the US, UK and Europe.

Kevin is also an accomplished composer, filmmaker and photographer.

Kabir “Kabeezy” Singh

Kabir “Kabeezy” Singh is fresh off his standing ovation and four “yeses” on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” in June of 2021 and then advanced past the third Round and is a current Semi Finalist on “AGT” . Kabir he has been a touring headliner for almost a decade now. Kabir has been featured on “Amazon Prime”, “The Family Guy”, “Laughs on Fox”, and Gabriel Iglesias’ “Stand Up Revolution” on Comedy Central. His Dry Bar Comedy special, “Stay Single”, has been one of the best reviewed specials on their YouTube channel. He was the winner of the San Francisco International Comedy Competition, Big Sky Comedy Festival, and a finalist in the nationwide NBC “Stand Up for Diversity” showcase.

Kabir has also headlined a night at every major Comedy Club in California and has headlined comedy clubs all of The U.S, U.K, and Canada. It’s safe to say Kabir is not an act to miss and according to many members of the Industry will be a household name in due time.

Carlos Santos is an Actor/Comedian based out of Los Angeles. Best known for playing Chris Morales on the NETFLIX original series, GENTEFIED, Carlos was nominated for “Best Actor” at the 2020 Imagen Awards for his work on the series. Recently, he’s been featured on the 20th Century/HULU comedy VACATION FRIENDS opposite Jon Cena, Lil Rey Howery, and Yvonne Orji, “THE VALET” (HULU) , “CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN” (Disney+), and “UNDONE” (Prime Video). Carlos is currently filming the first season of “PRIMO”, a new Shea Serrano/Mike Schur comedy for Amazon.

He also tours the country doing stand-up comedy and has recently been featured at the New York & Netflix Is A Joke Comedy Festivals.

Maija first blasted on to the comedy scene, receiving a standing ovations on both Def Comedy Jam and two NBC’s Showtime at the Apollos.  She was part of the legendary Hot 97 Morning Show with Ed Lover and she has three BET Comic Views.  She has performed at the Essence Festival and has 2 specials on Amazon Prime including her Dry Bar Special “Maija Pinion”  which has reached over 6 million views and Maija! Maija! Maija!