Category: Stand-Up

Michael Palascak is a comedian who grew up in Indiana and now lives in LA. He performed on both The Late Late Show with James Corden and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in the same year. He has over 1 million views on YouTube. In addition, his resume includes A Little Late with Lilly Singh, The Tonight Show, Letterman, Craig Ferguson, Conan, has a Comedy Central Half Hour special, and was a Top 5 Finalist on Last Comic Standing where one judge claimed, “My first impression of Michael was a great likability. This is a guy that could star in a sitcom.” Michael’s likability allows him to relate to his audiences in a real way which sets up the huge laughs he gets from his sharp, personal material. Consistently writing and performing, this summer Michael released both a new album— The Internet Live through 800 Pound Gorilla and a new stand-up special on the Dry Bar app— 1984. Available for free streaming. Drew Hunt of The Chicago Reader wrote about Michael, “In a lot of ways, he represents the ideal antidote to the sort of unbridled cynicism that pervades much of contemporary stand-up.” Michael’s optimism continues in the new National Lampoon series — The Bright Side where he takes a positive stance on a negative topic streaming on YouTube.

Orlando Leyba is an American stand up comedian who connects with all audiences through his unique life experience, and perspective. Orlando has a knack for finding humor in just about anything that crosses his path. With his animated demeanor, Orlando entertains the audiences through his dynamic storytelling and undeniable likability allowing them to come along for the fun ride of his life experiences. He has been working hard… making his mark on the comedy scene. Most recently he’s been back on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for the 4th time. He has also been seen on AGT18, MAX, TruTV, NBC, and on his very own comedy special, Adorable, streaming on Max. Orlando was a finalist in NBC’s ‘Stand Up Showcase. He also played Wabo in the animated Kids film Luis and The Aliens. Orlando has become a regular at comedy festivals, and clubs.

Chris Franjola is a writer/comedian who can currently be heard hosting his highly successful podcast, Cover To Cover With Chris Franjola (over 1500 5 star iTunes reviews & Top 50 iTunes Comedy podcasts) also he’s a frequent contributor on Heather McDonald’s wildly successful podcast, Juicy Scoop. Chris can currently be seen as a regular panel guest on Lights Out with David Spade on Comedy Central & Fox’s hit gameshow, Punchline. Chris was also a writer and a regular performer on E!’s hit show “Chelsea Lately & for 8 years. Together with the talented writing staff, Chris wrote over 1500 episodes while performing on the show more than anyone else beside Chelsea Handler and Chuy. During his time on the show Chris created some of the shows most memorable characters like Gay Caveman, Bieber Man, Johnny Depp, Seventeen Magazine Players and many more. He also starred on the critically acclaimed scripted comedy series “After Lately,” which aired for three seasons on E!, he was the host of the Sons of Anarchy aftershow Anarchy Afterword, airing live on FX.  Last year Chris released his first comedy album & The Shallow End & which received rave reviews and stayed in iTunes Top 10 Comedy Albums for 5 weeks. Earlier this year Chris could be seen as a contributing panelist on The Josh Wolf Show on CMT and Funniest Fails on Fox. When he isn’t busy writing and acting, he’s performing stand-up on the road, headlining venues all over the country.  Before Chelsea Lately, Chris wrote for other shows, including Family Guy, the MTV Video Music Awards, and the original Chelsea Handler Show.

Emily Catalano is a Los Angeles-based comedian who made her late night stand-up debut on CONAN and has gained recognition through viral clips on social media. Known for her slow pace and dry humor, Emily’s talent for crafting jokes out of everyday situations has received attention from Time Out LA, who named her a “Comic to Watch.” Vulture praised Emily’s punchlines, saying, “They hit especially hard because they surprise you twice.”

Jake Cornell is a New York City comedian and actor who has built an audience of hundreds of thousands through his standup and characters. Jake’s show Man & Woman ran at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in 2022 followed by a US tour. His new show, Hey Big Guy, is kicking off a national tour this July starting off with a sold out show at Joe’s Pub. He has been featured in New York Magazine, Vogue and Nylon.

Oakland born, LA-based stand-up comedian, actor, and producer that gained massive popularity from his viral character, “Sonniebo”, which has generated tens of millions of views online. He starred on Season 7 of MTV’s “Are You The One?”

Host at the Hollywood Improv every Monday. Headlining clubs across the country afternoon Releasing his 2nd Comedy special   “Raised By OG’s not IG “ on YouTube, Lewis also shot his 1st special “Rookie of the Year” at the “Boogie’s Comedy Slam” in Oakland at the Paramount Theatre. Boogie’s Comedy Slam (which was ranked the #1 on stand-up comedies on Amazon in 2020).

Recently he was a  guest host on “So Dumb it’s Criminal” hosted by Snoop Dogg on Peacock. In addition to that he was featured in the new House Party Movie (2023) executive produced by Lebron James Springhill Company and New Line Cinema. Currently on Hulu! 

By the age of six, George Wallace knew he wanted to be a comedian. He always enjoyed making people laugh, but he also knew the importance of an education. He attended the University of Akron, Ohio and upon graduating with degrees in Transportation, Marketing/Advertising, plus advanced studies in Radio and Television from Columbia School of Broadcasting. Literally, a rags-to-riches story, Wallace went from selling rags to VP of Advertising. Still, his dream of being
a comedian had a strong hold on him. Within a week of leaving the advertising field, he began to perform stand-up comedy and was offered a job writing for “The Redd Foxx Show.”

Wallace is currently pursuing dual coursework at University of Phoenix and DeVry. Amazon Freevee has picked up to series the Laverne Cox- George Wallace comedy Clean Slate, the final project from legendary producer Norman Lear and Sony Pictures Television. The half-hour project greenlight was made on Lear’s 100th birthday. Clean Slate follows Henry Slate (Wallace), an old-school and outspoken car wash owner, who is thrilled his estranged child is finally returning home to Alabama after 17 years. However, Henry has a lot of soul searching to do when the child he thought was a son returns as the determined, proud, transwoman, Desiree Slate (Cox).

Jon Rudnitsky can be seen in the upcoming film I LOVE YOU FOREVER with Cazzie David, which premiered at this year’s SXSW to great reviews, and this coming Christmas in both Netflix’s OUR LITTLE SECRET with Lindsay Lohan and Amazon’s THE RED ONE with Dwayne Johnson and JK Simmons.

Past credits include the Nancy Meyers produced feature HOME AGAIN opposite Reese Witherspoon, Ed Burns’ SUMMER DAYS AND SUMMER NIGHTS, Netfilx’s SET IT UP with Glen Powell and Zoey Deutsch, Tyler Perry’s NOBODY’S FOOL and THE YOUNG WIFE with Kiersey Clemons and Judith Light.

On the small screen, Jon was the only cast member hired for the 41st season of SNL where his DIRTY DANCING Weekend Update was a season highlight. He was the lead of FOX’s THE BIG LEAP, appeared as Young Larry on CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, starred opposite George Clooney in the Hulu Series CATCH-22, and was featured on NBC’s CHAMPIONS, Amazon’s RED OAKS, and TRU TV’s TACOMA FD.

As a voice actor he can be heard in major roles in Disney’s WISH, Paramount’s UNDER THE BOARDWALK, Netflix’s JURASSIC WORLD, and Disney’s BIG HERO 6: THE SERIES.

As a stand up, Rudnitsky has appeared on CONAN and Comedy Central’s THE COMEDY JAM, where he performed “Footloose” with Kenny Loggins. He tours all over the country and was selected as one of the “New Faces” at the prestigious JUST FOR LAUGHS Comedy Festival in Montreal.

He studied and graduated from USC’s BFA Acting Conservatory program where he was given the John Ritter Memorial Award For Outstanding Comedic Performance. Rudnitsky currently lives in New York City where he performs regularly at THE COMEDY CELLAR.