Roy Wood, Jr.

Date of Birth: 12/11/1978
Official Website: http://www.roywoodjr.com/

Richard Jeni

Real Name: Richard John Colangelo
Date of Birth: 4/14/1957
Official Website: http://www.richardjeni.com/

Shane Mauss

Official Website: http://www.shnemauss.com/

Rich Hall

Real Name: Richard Hall
Date of Birth: 6/10/1954
Official Website: http://www.offthekerb.co.uk/rich-hall/

Buddy Hackett

Real Name: Leonard Hacker
Date of Birth: 8/31/1924
Official Website: http://www.mybuddyhackett.com/

Kumail Nanjiani

Neal Brennan

Official Website: http://nealbrennan.com/

Joan Rivers

Real Name: Joan Alexandra Molinsky
Date of Birth: 6/8/1933
Official Website: http://www.joan.co/

KT Tatara

Official Website: http://www.kttatara.com/

Gerry Bednob

Official Website: http://www.gerrybednob.net/

Carlos Mencia

Real Name: Ned Arnel Mencia
Date of Birth: 10/22/1967
Official Website: http://www.carlosmencia.com/










The Maestro

There have been a lot of aspirants in this world to make a career out of Stand-up comedy. It is an art one needs to learn with a lot of hard work and endurance. Stand-up comedy can be described as a creative endeavor which will offer you a great number of rewards with complete freedom to travel around. But it is not an easy skill because you are trying to extend the life span of your fellow beings. Making people laugh is much more difficult than making people cry. A man called Carlos Mencia has been laughing people through this wonderful art form, Stand-up comedy with tremendous amount of success. His extra ordinary ability to connect with people made it really easy for him.

Carlos Mencia was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras in the year 1967 and he was the 17th child of his parents out of the total 18. When he was a young baby of three months old he was sent to United States for a better upbringing. At Los Angeles he was under the custody of his uncle and aunt. It is because of this humble back ground his popular image is always that of a tough and street smart kind of a guy. Though his younger days were filled with hardships he was a very good student and showed flashes of brilliance in the class rooms. When someone asked about his earlier days his response was that of an intelligent man. He recollects the experience as humbling and humiliating. During his younger days he learned the greatest lesson of his life, happiness should come from within.






Carlos Mencia is pretty geared up for the upcoming new comedy central special on 6 December 2011 and he has been trying hard to present himself with a much younger look by undergoing a rigorous diet plan. What does he really want to achieve with this program named 'New Territory'? In order to understand that one will have to peep through his achievements till date. He began his career as a Stand-up comedian at the comedy club Laugh Factory and the tremendous talent displayed by him made him a regular performer at the club. It was the beginning of the greater achievements to happen and he became really famous in the Los Angeles comedy circuit. Later he was honored with the title 'International Comedy Grand Champion' from Buscando Estrellas and it made him the center of attraction in shows like 'In Living Color', 'The Arsenio Hall Show', 'Moesha' and 'An Evening at the Improv'. His extra ordinary sense of connecting with the audience and the aggressive nature made him the darling of the crowds. The increasing popularity helped him to host a show 'Loco Slam' in HBO and another show 'Funny is Funny' on Galavision. Carlos Mencia brand of humor became hugely popular and he achieved a celebrity status within a short time.

The first comedy album of Carlos Mencia came out in the year 2000, titled 'Take a joke, America'. He continued his successful journey with 'Three Amigos' in 2002 and even acted in films like 'Outta Time' and '29 Palms'. Different types of awards and recognition were bestowed upon him and he became an integral part of the Comedy Central with great hits like 'Carlos Mencia: No Strings Attached' and 'Mind of Mencia. During this time this great master of Stand-up comedy had released a solo DVD titled 'Carlos Mencia : Not For The Easily Offended' and it was a huge hit as well. His nationwide comedy tour ' Carlos Mencia Live Presented by Bud Light' was an instant hit and his humanitarian concern took him to the Persian Gulf to entertain the troops over there. Later he went on to entertain the American soldiers with a program titled ' Operation MySpace' in the Middle East. His recent hits include ' At Close Range' and ' The Administration of Laughter'. Some of the films in which he was an integral part did fairly well in the theaters as well.

A man with a humble beginning made it really big in the world of Stand-up comedy and still he marches on with great amount of enthusiasm. Now the question becomes very relevant. What does he really want to achieve with this program named 'New Territory'? The greatest lesson he learned 'the happiness should come from within' is making a greater impact on him. These experiences made him better and the harshness in him has mellowed as years went by. Now he is more a refined person with a better outlook. Carlos Menica gets better! That is why people are waiting with baited breath to receive the new Comedy Central Special on December 6th 2012.

Kevin Brennan

Official Website: http://www.comediankevinbrennan.com/

Jeff Ross

Real Name: Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz
Date of Birth: 9/13/1965
Official Website: http://www.roastmastergeneral.com/










Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz, also known as “The Roast Master General” on stage, is a stand-up comedian well-known for his insult comic style of cracking jokes. He is also an actor, director, and author of the book entitled I only Roast The Ones I Love: Busting Balls Without Burning Bridges which was released on the September 15, 2009.
Jeffrey Ross, as he is more commonly called, was born on September 13, 1965 to a Jewish Family in New Jersey. This was made known during a stand-up special of Comedy Central’s show Jeffrey Ross: No Offense. During an interview in 2008 by Full Circle, a TV program of BUTV10, he mentioned that he graduated from the College of Communication of Boston University and served as the Director of WTBU, the University’s radio station. He also mentioned that he worked at a local Boston National Public Radio affiliate. At the age of 14, Jeffrey Ross lost his mother to leukemia and his father 5 years later when he was 19.
In 1995, Jeffrey Ross made his first movie appearance as an extra, playing a movie theatre goer in the film Jeffrey. He also played as a car theft victim in the 1996 film Celtic Pride. Other movies which he have appeared in include Brokers, Isn’t She Great, The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, Heartbreak Hospital, National Security, Stuck on You, Along Cme Polly, American Dreamz, One Two Many, and the yet to be released A Novel Romance. He also voiced a character in Farce of the Penguins.
Jeffrey Ross currently serves as the Roastmaster General for the New York Friars’ Club having been a roaster for eleven consecutive Comedy Central Roasts. In addition, he has also worked as a writer for celebrity roasts and in other cases, produced or performed in them. Some of these celebrities include Hugh Hefner, Jerry Stiller, Rob Reiner, Drew Carey, Carson Daly, Emmitt Smith, Mike Greenberg, Gene Simmons, Mike Golic, David Hasselhoff, Donald Trump and Charlie Sheen. Furthermore, he is also featured in Shorties Watchin’ Shorties, the animated series produced by Comedy Central.





In the book entitled I Only Roast the Ones I Love: How to Bust Balls Without Burning Bridges , he recalls how he achieved fame and includes tips on how to create roast jokes and how to act out a roast.
Ross is perhaps most well known in TV after appearing on CSI. He has also played roles in Six Feet Under by HBO, The Sarah Silverman Program by Comedy Central, and Weeds by Showtime. Aside from these appearances, he is also part of the regular cast of Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘n Out which is shown on MTV.
Ross directorial debut came at 2005 with Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie which won as the Best Feature Film at the Montreal Comedy Festival. It is a documentary with Ross’s experience entertaining American troops in Iraq. The documentary also featured his friends and fellow comedians Blake Clark, Kathy Kinney, and Drew Carey.
Ross appeared in Celebrity Poker’s third tournament but did not win the first match. He also competed on Dancing with the Star’s seventh season. He was accidentally poked in the eye by his partner, Edyta Śliwińska, but competed despite his doctor advising against continuing. They were the first to be eliminated that season.
Currently Jeff has a show called "The Burn" in Comedy Central.

Matt Braunger

Real Name: Matthew Braunger
Date of Birth: 8/1/1974
Official Website: http://mattbraunger.com/

Patrice O'neal

Real Name: Patrice Lumumba Malcolm O'neal
Date of Birth: 12/7/1969
Official Website: http://www.patriceoneal.com/







Comedy is without doubt one of the best ways through which you can relax. Even if you do not find someone’s jokes funny, you will find it funny that people are not laughing. It is one thing that can never disappoint. One of the most famous and funniest comedians is Patrice O’Neal whose full name is Patrice Lumumba Malcolm O’Neal. He was born on the seventh day of December in the year 1969. Apart from being an American stand-up comedian, he is also a radio personality and actor. His routine is usually blue. This is because he is known for his cutting, often confrontational crowd work during which he often plays couples against each other. He lives in Jersey City. Patrice began his career in Boston where he lived since he was one year old. He first appeared on TV on the Apollo Comedy Hour. Here, he performed his Malcolm XXL bit. Later he moved on to appearances on Showtime at the Apollo and FNight Videos. He also worked briefly as a writer for the world wrestling entertainment.

He also had a string of guest star appearances. These appearances were on Apt 2F, Assy McGee, Ed, Z Rock, Arrested Development, Yes Dear, The Office and Chappelle Show. He was also a regular on The Jury which belongs to Fox. Furthermore, Patrice co-starred in the Comedy Central animated program Shorties Watching Shorties with Nick DiPaolo. He was the voice of Harold Jenkins on O’Grady High. More to that, Patrice was featured as Jesus in Searchlight. In 2007, Patrice made his Def Comedy Jam debut. In order to promote his VH1 series, Web Junk 20, he appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman and the Ellen DeGeneres Show. He is a comedian who loves travelling and he has travelled across the United States performing stand-up comedy which he says is his passion. Showtime, HBO and Comedy Central Presents, have ever handed him half-hour specials. Patrice has also recorded a CD and DVD called Patrice O’Neal – Elephant in the Room.





In the late 1990s, he moved to LA in order to try to break into film and television. During this time, it remained just like that; a try as his endeavors were unsuccessful. Frustration filled his mind and there was a point that he thought if he had a gun, he would shoot himself. Considering that he traveled all the way from Boston to LA, wouldn’t you have the same sentiments?

This was not to last as in 2005; O’Neal filmed a half-hour One Night Stand special for HBO. Thereafter, he became the first host of VH1’s Web Junk 20. At VH1, he was not impressed by the audience as he thought that the show’s target audience was not his audience. In 2006 and 2007, he moved on and joined Opie and Anthony’s Traveling Virus Comedy Tour which played large outdoor concert arenas across USA. Since he lives in the New York area, he performs at local comedy clubs. He headlines appearances at Comix comedy club and Caroline’s. Comedy Central aired his first full hour special, Elephant in the Room, in February 2011. Thereafter, a CD and DVD were released.

On October 26th 2011, his career took a dramatic twist as it was announced that he suffered a stroke on October 19th. It is assumed that it is due to diabetes. On November 29th, 2011 he died. Looking at his career, you can clearly see that this man had a heart of steel.

Darren Carter

Official Website: http://www.youtubecomedian.com

Bret Ernst

Official Website: http://www.youtubecomedian.com

Christian Finnegan

Date of Birth: 4/1/1973
Official Website: http://www.christianfinnegan.com/

John Caparulo

Date of Birth: 9/22/1975
Official Website: http://johncaparulo.com/

Sommore

Real Name: Lori Ann Rambough
Date of Birth: 5/16/1966
Official Website: http://sommore.com/