Lineup
Michael Kosta Headliner
Michael Kosta, an American stand-up comedian and former tennis player, is a Correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. His first one-hour special Michael Kosta: DETROIT. NY. LA debuted on Comedy Central this past December and can currently be streamed on CC.com. The stand-up veteran has appeared on The Tonight Show, Conan, Late Night with Seth Meyers and @midnight. Prior to The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Michael co-created, produced and starred in The Comment Section, guest-hosted Attack of the Show and co-hosted Crowd Goes Wild with Regis Philbin. Michael starred in his own stand-up special, Comedy Central Presents: Michael Kosta, and released his comedy album, “Comedy for Attractive People,” in 2015. He was also seen on Comedy Central’s This Week at the Comedy Cellar and This Is Not Happening.
Khalid Rahmaan Host
Khalid Rahmaan is a terrible driver, a delusional Knicks fan and a Brooklyn-based stand-up comic. He made his late night debut on CONAN and Thrillist named him one of the 50 Best Undiscovered Comedians in America. When he’s not on stage, you can usually find Khalid writing funny things for other folks to say. He’s written for HQ Trivia, the NAACP Image Awards, Impractical Jokers and the live music trivia app Out of Tune.
Shane Torres
Shane Torres is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor whose unique mix of dry deadpan and emotional punchlines has earned praise from The New York Times, AV Club, and GQ UK. He’s appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan (twice), Comedy Central’s Half Hour, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Bang Bang, and After Midnight. In 2023, he released his first hour-long special, The Blue Eyed Mexican, produced by Bert and LeeAnn Kreischer and named one of Vulture’s top 10 specials of the year. Shane is also the creator of the Comedy Central series Shane Torres Conquers Fearand co-host of the hit podcast No Accounting for Taste.
Marie Faustin
Marie Faustin is a NYC-based comedian, actress, and certified scene-stealer. You’ve seen her on Broad City, Girl Code, Comedy Central Stand-Up, The BET Awards, TruTV, and as co-host of VICE LIVE and Oxygen’s Very Real Talk. Named a “Comedian You Should Know” by Vulture and a Just For Laughs New Face, she’s lit up festivals like Comedy Central’s Clusterfest and TBS’ New York Comedy Festival.
Zarna Garg
Zarna Garg is an Indian-American stand-up comedian, actress, screenwriter, social media celebrity with over 12.6 million views on TikTok, Instagram star (320K followers), digital content creator, and internet personality. She is known for her works in Rearranged, Sundays with Seema (2021), and To the Letter (2021). She has won numerous accolades and awards and appears regularly at The Comedy Cellar.
Kate Willett
Kate Willett is a comedian, actress, and writer whose raunchy feminist storytelling is both smart and relatable. Her 15 minute special premiered on Netflix in 2018. She was a correspondent for the JIM JEFFERIES SHOW at Politicon 2017. She been featured on Viceland FLOPHOUSE and her appearance on Comedy Central THIS IS NOT HAPPENING was on Splitsider list of 2016 Best Late Night Standup Sets. In the past, she’s appeared at The Kennedy Center, toured with Margaret Cho nationally and internationally and has featured with comedians like Kyle Kinane, Jen Kirkman, Ali Wong, Dana Gould, and Greg Behrendt.
