Upcoming Headliners

Derek Humphrey is an urban hick with an uncanny wit. Born in a single wide trailer in Detroit, Derek has been a high school dropout, laborer, hotelier and veteran of the US Navy. War and hospitality were not painful enough so he entered show business. Derek is now a New York City based comic and actor.  As a comic, Derek recently released his first special and album "Late Bloomer" which reached #1 in the world on iTunes. Derek has been featured on "Nateland Presents", in the New York Comedy Festival, The Boston Comedy Festival, Skankfest and was named one of "New York's Funniest" by TBS. His acting work has been featured in the award winning play "Race: The Play: The Movie" with campaigns for Gillette and appearances on Fox, MTV and ABC. You can follow Derek on Venmo at @humpderek

 

Ed Bassmaster & Tony D Comedy Tour 

Get ready to laugh until your sides hurt with Ed Bassmaster and Tony Dabas, two comedic powerhouses bringing their unique talents to the stage!

Ed Bassmaster is a YouTube sensation with over 2.8 million subscribers who can’t get enough of his laugh-out-loud sketches and unforgettable characters. Whether he’s playing the awkward “Mumbles” or the hilariously clueless “Teste,” Ed’s knack for creating hilarity out of everyday situations has made him a viral sensation and a household name in comedy.

Tony Dabas, hailing from Staten Island, is a rising star in the New York City standup scene. Known for his quick wit and relatable humor, Tony has also made a name for himself in the world of social media, collaborating with influencers on TikTok and Instagram to create hilarious characters and viral sketches. His ability to connect with audiences both online and on stage makes him one to watch in the comedy world.

Together, Ed and Tony are a dynamic duo guaranteed to deliver an unforgettable night of comedy, combining Ed’s legendary characters with Tony’s sharp standup and creative sketches. Don’t miss it!

Mike Cannon is a New York City-based comedian, podcaster, writer, and actor. He has headlined at some of the world's most iconic venues - including a sold-out performance at Gramercy Theatre in his hometown of NYC - and worked as a contributing producer, writer and panelist for Vice TV's Super Maximum Retro Show hosted by Chris Distefano in 2023. Mike released his latest, much anticipated special, Chris Distefano Presents Mike Cannon: Traumatized Animal, in September of 2024. In 2022, Mike released two independently-produced hour specials on Youtube - Mike Cannon's Huge Mistake, a crowd work special on edibles, and White Privilege Homeless - both of which received wide praise from fans, comedians, and cntics alike.

His debut comedy special, Life Begins, was released on YouTube in January 2020 and earned a spot on Laugh Button's Top 35 Comedy Specials of 2020. The album version of Life Begins was released in February 2020 by 800 Pound Gorilla Records and was recognized as one of Interrobang's Top 11 Albums of 2020 as well as one of Sirius/XM Raw Dog Radio's Top 10 Comedy Albums of 2020. Mike's first comedy album, / Think it Just Kicked In, debuted at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts and has over 5 million streams. Outside of stand-up, Mike has made a name for himself in both acting and writing.

He eared critical acclaim for his performance as lead character Mike in the feature film Timing, available on Amazon Prime, and he can be seen on the popular series Friday Night Pints and Answer The Internet (Barstool Sports), Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (Comedy Central), and Double Cross with Blake Griffin, Greatest Ever, and Top Funniest (TruTV). Additional appearances include Failosophy and Money From Strangers (MTV), Red Eye (Fox), and MSG's The Bracket. He was a contributing writer and performer on MTV2's Guy Code, co-host of Cosmopolitan magazine's Sexy vs Skanky, and a featured performer on VH1's Why Am / Still Single?

Mike currently hosts three digital series, Heads Up with Mike Cannon, Mike Takes Edibles, and, most recently, Existential Dad. He co-hosted Here's the Scenano podcast with Mike Feeney and Brendan Sagalow and hosted Irish Goodbye Podcast and the popular weekly web series The Weed News with Mike Cannon. Mike is a regular guest on Sirius/M Radio, including recurring features on The Jim Norton and Sam Roberts Show, KFC Radio, Barstool Radio, Barstool Breakfast, and The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder and Bennington.

When he's not on his nationwide tour, he plays all the major New York City clubs, including the Comedy Cellar and New York Comedy Club. It makes no difference to him whether he's performing in a club, bar, casino, elevator (done that twice), parking lot, rooftop, on a fake beach in front of a freight train, or in technically-legal underground speakeasies; comedy is his life. Mike is dedicated to making the majority of you laugh and the rest of you confused, yet oddly satiated.

Zoltan Kaszas is a Hungarian-born, award-winning stand-up comedian known for his sharp,

observational humor. Kaszas, who The Atlantic called a “breakout star,” has been featured on

several SiriusXM comedy channels, Laughs on Fox, Netflix Is a Joke, Scotland’s Fringe Festival and

headlines comedy clubs and theaters across the country. It was his riff on why cats are better than dogs

that brought viral fame, racking up over 68 million views with The Guardian’s (UK) calling it one of the

“ten funniest things I’ve seen on the Internet.” Kaszas has two Dry Bar standup specials and three

independent standup specials on YouTube: Modern Male, White Lies and his most recent, Honorary

Jones. His ability to take relatable experiences and turn them into hilarious stories has earned him both

critical acclaim and a loyal following.

This show will be hosted by Kylie Troop and will feature Bob Hansen!

Kate Berlant is an Emmy nominated comedian, actress and writer. She recently concluded
her fourth sold-out run of KATE, her one-woman o:-Broadway play directed by Bo
Burnham, to a rapturous response. Her comedy special Cinnamon in the Wind (directed by
Bo Burnham) is now streaming on Hulu. In addition, her A24/Peacock sketch comedy
special Would It Kill You to Laugh?, created with her collaborator John Early, was nominated
for both a Critic’s Choice and Primetime Emmy award. Kate’s film credits include Kristo:er
Borgli’s Dream Scenario, Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling, Quentin Tarantino’s Once
Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You. She can be seen on the
Amazon series A League of Their Own, starring alongside Abbi Jacobsen and Nick
O:erman; her additional television credits include Search Party, The Other
Two, Transparent, Fantasmas, and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, as well as
her celebrated episode of Netflix’s The Characters. She was named a Just for Laughs "New
Face of Comedy" and a Variety "Ten to Watch.”

River Butcher is a Los Angeles-based standup comic, actor, and writer. His first hour special “Someone’s Boyfriend” debuted on Youtube December 2023, and he is featured in the 2024 Netflix documentary, “Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution.” His first half-hour special “A Different Kind of Dude” debuted on Comedy Central’s Youtube channel and was called “a masterclass in culture war commentary” by Esquire.com. The special also garnered the title of “Some of the Best Jokes of 2022 So Far.”
 
River recently wrote on the FX pilot “Belated,” previously wrote for “A League of Their Own,” and created/starred in/wrote the critically acclaimed and GLAAD award-nominated tv show “Take My Wife.” 
 
You may have also seen him as non-binary standup comic Lindsay Brady on “Good Trouble” and Adam Conover’s sibling on “Adam Ruins Everything” or queer dinner guest Denim in the hit movie “Friendsgiving.” He has done standup all over the country, the globe, and the screen, including Ellen, Conan, Comedy Central, and HBO. River was named one of Vanity Fair’s “Ten Comics to Watch” at comedy’s prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal in 2017, just 6 years after doing his first stand up open mic.

Pete Lee was the first standup comedian to get a standing ovation on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. This happened after Jimmy personally attended one of Pete’s live shows in NYC and immediately invited him on the show. Pete’s joyful humor comes from his Midwestern roots. Raised in Janesville, WI by divorced parents and a 19-inch television, he was destined to pursue a career in entertainment. In 2005, Pete flew to New York to make his television debut on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, and the taping went so well that he decided to move to NYC. Soon after moving to NYC, he was selected to perform at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, where he was voted a standout performer. In 2008 Pete made his network television debut performing on NBC’s Last Comic Standing finishing as a semi-finalist. That same year, he made his television acting debut on the CBS Soap Opera As The World Turns. At the end of 2008, he shot his own Comedy Central Half Hour Special, which earned him a cult following at comedy clubs, and the opportunity to perform over the next ten years at 500 colleges across the country. 
 
In 2010 Pete began producing and editing his own shows for the Internet which led to getting his own web show on MSN.com called New York Minute:30. His web shows attracted the attention of television talent scouts and in 2012 he was hired to be a writer and cast member on FUSE TV’s Video on Trial and the NFL Network’s Top 10’s. In 2013, Pete was hired as a cast member on VH1’s Best Week Ever, where he was a writer and cast member for three seasons. That same year, he made his late night television debut on CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman. 
 
Currently, Pete is a cast member of TruTV’s Greatest Ever and he hosts his own segment on Nickelodeon’s Nick Toons, in co-ordination with the NFL, called NFL Rush. He’s also a regular on TruTV’s Comedy Knockout and Comedy Central’s Roast Battle. And he starred in a documentary titled I Need You to Kill that is now available on iTunes and Amazon.
 
If you haven’t heard of Pete Lee yet, prepare to tell other people.

Steph Tolev caught fire on the “BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL” Netflix Special, that was taped as a part of the Netflix is a Joke Festival. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her one of Toronto’s funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central’s THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph will appear in the upcoming feature DRUGSTORE JUNE, as well as OLD DADS starring Bill Burr, Bobby Cannavale, and Bokeem Woodbine. She has appeared in Comedy Central’s CORPORATE, and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well-received at festivals all over the world, she can be seen performing all around LA, including The Comedy Store where she is a paid regular, and headlines clubs across the country.

After beginning his career in his home country of Ireland, Colum Tyrrell moved to New
York City and quickly became one of the fastest rising comics in the scene. He is a
regular at The Comedy Cellar, The Stand Comedy Club and Stand Up New York. A
staple in the New York Comedy Podcast scene he can be heard on The Legion of
Skanks, You Know What Dude, Are You Garbage? and Matt and Shane's Secret
Podcast. He launched The Colum Tyrrell Podcast in 2022 which is growing to be one of
the more popular shows in New York and he recently made his television debut on The
Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Catch him now before he blows up and becomes a
household name.