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Kevin Farley has been bringing his signature brand of upbeat entertainment to fans around the world for over three decades. An internationally recognized talent, he got his start studying at the famous Second City in Chicago. Soon after he starred in films such as Black Sheep (with his brother Chris) and The Waterboy (with Adam...

Pauly Shore tasted super-stardom in 1990 when his MTV show Totally Pauly hit the airwaves to major fan approval. The show ran for six years, leading Pauly to a one-hour HBO comedy special, Pauly Does Dallas and starring roles in films like Jury Duty, In the Army Now, Bio-Dome, Encino Man, Son In Law, and...

Michael Winslow is a master of vocal gymnastics, can imitate over 1000 sound effects using his voice alone. Whether he is recreating the frenzy of Jimmy Hendrix playing the guitar, or the roar of a jet plane, his talent is truly remarkable and his versatility admirable and enjoyable for all ages!

As soon as Police Academy came out and it became an instant success so did Michael! His celebrity status was in place. He then went to play a part in Mel Brooks “Spaceballs”. This film helped in furthering his spotlight as a unique comedian. A man with a special talent that made “families” laugh. Michael was also heard, but not seen, when he gave the voice to Stripe, the evil little creature, in another Hit Movie “Gremlins.” He also did voice-overs for Disney and Universal Studios in such rides as “Back to the Future " and "Terminator”. Currently you can also hear him in the Television Hits “Robot Chicken" and "Family Guy” You can’t miss him on those great “Geico” commercials.

When you hear the name Kid N’ Play, you most likely think about the 1990 film, House Party. The cult classic starring Christopher “Kid” Reid and Christopher “Play” Martin, also starring Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell-Martin, A.J. Johnson, Full Force, and John Witherspoon that hit movie theaters a quarter of a century ago. However, Christopher Reid...

Steph Hytner was born on September 28, 1959. He made his screen debut in 1990, starring in the action comedy Ski Patrol. He quickly got his first regular television role, appearing in the Disney-produced series The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage a year later as inventor Logan “FX” Murphy. Most of his early acting...

Raucous, irreverent, and never politically correct, Willie Barcena is one of the sharpest minds in comedy. His universal material spans family, religion, race, sex, politics, and whatever else you aren’t supposed to talk about. His twelve tonight show appearances are among the most frequent for any comedian and by far the most for any Latino...

Vidale is perhaps best remembered for her prime time ABC sitcom "Thea" for which she was nominated for a People’s Choice Award as Favorite Female In A New Series. In the show, Thea portrayed Thea Turrell, a widowed mother of four who works in a Houston supermarket by day and runs a one-chair beauty salon on the corner of her porch in the evenings. The show’s appeal was centered in her heart-warming portrayal of a no-nonsense mother shepherding her children through their formative years. Bernie Kukoff and Andrew Susskind served as executive producers of the Castle Rock Entertainment production.

Vidale’s success can be attributed to a stand-up act that is anything but mild. Her substantial physical presence can only underscore her raw, confrontational depiction of American culture. Yet audiences from Houston to Europe, and from the Caribbean to Australia are drawn to Vidale because a warmth and honesty pervades her hard-edged material.

Rising from the streets of New York's ghettos to television superstardom, Jimmie Walker personifies the great American success story. His catch phrase "Dyn-o-mite!" is part of the modern vernacular, and he became such a major celebrity in the 1970's that Time Magazine named him "Comedian of the Decade.

Jimmie was signed by CBS to perform each week as the audience warm-up for the sitcom "Carlucci's Department." He then accepted a part in a new urban-styled comedy series, "Good Times." This role would launch him into television superstardom. "Dyn-o-mite!" was the phrase that made him famous nationwide.

He also landed choice roles in films like "Airplane!" and "Airport '79", and was a regular on television shows like "The Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island". In recent years he's made scene-stealing appearances on "The George Lopez Show", "Everybody Hates Chris" with Chris Rock, and "Scrubs".

Olivia Nikkanen is a multi-talented actress most known for her role as Gwen on Netflix’s hit show The Society. Olivia was a recurring guest star in The CW’s Super Girl. She has also had several other guest star roles including F.B.I. (CBS), Quantico (ABC), Elementary (CBS), Boardwalk Empire (HBO) and a recuring role on The...

A man with many hats—actor, animatronic expert, language supervisor, and more—Adam Meir brings a skillset and viewpoint to enhance every production he joins. Having held guest-starring roles on hit series such as CBS’s The Inspector, FX’s The Tyrant, and Nickelodeon’s Danger Force, along with a co-starring role on Ray Donovan and a supporting role in...

Rosie McDonald is a vibrant television, film, and stage actor with a special knack for comedy and Shakespeare. She was born and raised in a small mountain town in Southern California, daughter to actor Chris McDonald (Thelma & Louise, Happy Gilmore, Hacks) who shares in her unwavering enthusiasm for storytelling. She moved to New York...

Jordan is a stage and film actor from Ames, Iowa where he attended college at Iowa State University. He earned his MFA in Acting from Wayne State University’s classical repertory program in Detroit, performing at the Hilberry Theatre. After graduation, he appeared in numerous regional theaters across the country while also producing and directing his...

Jackie Flynn is an actor and comedian with prominent standup appearances, as well as extensive film credits to his name. Jackie has emerged as one of the funniest and most talked about comedians to come out of Boston, joining the ranks of Steven Wright, Denis Leary, Lenny Clarke and Jay Leno, and gracing the stages...

At 4’ 11”, Paris Bennett may be pint-sized, but she definitely has the undeniable ability to stand out like the brightest star in the sky. The national television audience got a taste of what she can deliver when Bennett became one of the top 5 finalist on the fifth season of the hugely popular #1...

Paul Bomba is a seasoned theater, film and television actor. He’s appeared on Law & Order: SVU, Gotham, The Deuce, Happy!, Younger and many others. He stars in The Pass, by Pepi Ginsberg. The short film premiered in competition at Cannes and will screen at Toronto International Film Festival.

Laura (Ann) Spaeth is an actor/writer known for her ability to blend dark comedy with deep pathos. In 2017, she combined her talents into her solo show, Barely Standing, an Eat Clean, Pray, Love Journey that chronicled her healing from various autoimmune issues. Since that time, she’s traveled and worked extensively in theatre playing a...

Julian McCullough is a nationally touring comedian host and actor. He has appeared on Inside Amy Schumer and co-starred with Whitney Cummings on the E! series Love You Mean It. Julian is a frequent panelist on Chelsea Lately and contributor to The Soup Investigates. He also has his own Comedy Central Presents stand-up special and...

Michael Stoyanov was born in Chicago, Illinois to Macedonian parents. He is probably best known for his role in the situation comedy Blossom as oldest brother Anthony Russo. He left the show after several years to write for Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Stoyanov left Late Night and went on to write for Mad TV...

Pranav Behari is a former writer for MAD Magazine and co-host of the popular Mango Bae Podcast. Pranav has been seen on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Grand Theft Auto IV (2008).

Salome Azizi is a British Iranian Actress. She speaks English and Farsi. She made career debut on an episode of Jane the Virgin (2014), which led to the film American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016). Additional popular and critically acclaimed television series include NCIS, Black-ish, Sneaky Pete, Ray Donovan and Transparent. What followed is the romantic...

Bobby Collins is always the funniest guy in the room. With more than 200 stand-up performances around the country each year, he is a show-business institution who has made millions laugh. The audience at a Bobby Collins show is half the fun. Many of Bobby’s enthusiastic fans have been following him for years and know...

Flavor Flav is acknowledged as the greatest hype man ever, inventing the role as a member of the ground-breaking rap group Public Enemy. Known for his unique persona, Flav has created styles, slangs and sayings that make him one of the most-sampled voices in music—and one of the most well-known celebrities in America. His multiple...

Lynne Koplitz is a graduate of Troy State University in Alabama and did community theatre in Nashville, Knoxville and Atlanta before moving to New York City where she tried stand-up comedy on a whim. She’s a regular at Stand-Up New York, Comic Strip Live and Gotham Comedy Club. Lynne co-starred on SONY’s syndicated talk show...

Nick Smeriglio AKA Nicky Smigs career has taken off since his TikTok impersonation of Sebastian Maniscalco blew up the internet in September 2020. Back then, he earned reviews from Maniscalco himself plus invaluable screen time when the fellow Arlington Heights native spotlighted Smeriglio’s video on the Jimmy Kimmel show. In October 2021, Smeriglio packed his...

Frankie Oatway was born in 1961 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Cowardice (2019), The Crack (2013) and Urban Hymn (2015). His latest films include My Name is Lenny (2017), Finding Your Feet (2017) and the Netflix series Top Boy (2019). In 2011 The Ref directed by Tom Green...