KP Comedy

05/22/2024

KP speaker and comedian Esteban Gast was featured in a Los Angeles Times article on comedians punching up against billionaires and the destruction of our climate. Laughing and holding the bad guys accountable at the same time? Sign us up!

Global warming is deadly serious stuff. Which is why we need humor to power us toward solutions.

05/17/2024

KP Comedy's very own Mandal is making a splash with
Adult Swim! Relive the horrors of middle school with your favorite ATL comic — click the link below for the YouTube video!

Mandal gets into a fight with another fat kid in school while trying to impress a girl. Created by Tevin "Mandal" Williams and Clay SkinnerWritten by Tevin "...

02/22/2024

Earlier this month, KP comic Victoria Vincent performed
at the University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign and gave an interview to Illinois Public Media about being a Black woman in comedy. Learn more about Victoria's perspective via the link below!

https://ipmnewsroom.org/victoria-vincent/

02/14/2024

KP comic Irene Tu was recently featured on After Midnight hosted by Taylor Tomlinson! In this episode of Hashtag Wars, our contestants turn breakfast into history and history into breakfast. Watch the clip to the very end to witness the wit of Irene!

02/09/2024

In "I didn't see that coming" news, KP comic Matthew Broussard performed a virtual set in Fortnite's comedy night produced by Trevor Noah himself! Next time you drop in on Fortnite, consider catching a set at The Cheese Cannery!

https://rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/trevor-noah-comedy-special-fortnite-1234964411/

12/29/2023

KP comics Benny Feldman and Mandal both featured on Vulture's Best Comedy Moments of 2023. Lovers of absurd humor ("lineup with the braids") and one-line zingers, apply within!

Chapeau & champagne, y'all! 🎩🍾

https://www.vulture.com/article/best-comedy-moments-2023.html

12/08/2023

Friends, we'd like to introduce you to the unbreakable Kenice Mobley! This KP comic was recently interviewed by the The Boston Globe about her new one-woman show, "Don't Kill Yourself Yet," highlighting her struggles and triumphs with her health over the past year. In a self-examination that's equally vulnerable and full of affirmations, Kenice will have you wondering why you've never spent much time contemplating l'appel du vide. Let's give it up for Kenice the undaunted!

Mobley, who began her stand-up career in Boston, deals with weighty subjects in “Don’t Kill Yourself Yet,” which she'll perform at the Rockwell in Somerville.

12/05/2023

In amazing news, KP comic D.J. Demers is getting his very own TV show! On CBC! WHAT?! Yeah, on CBC! It's a sitcom about a used sports store—in other words, a recipe for crushing victory! One More Time: let's go D.J.! 🏒🏓🍁

EXCLUSIVE: Stand-up comedian D.J. Demers’ One More Time is coming in January and we’ve got the first trailer for the Canadian sitcom here. The workplace comedy, in which Demers plays a …

07/24/2023

A very hearty "HECK YES!!!!" goes out to Audrey Stewart Comedy! KP comedian Audrey Stewart was just announced as one of
Just For Laughs New Faces of Comedy—an extremely well-deserved honor! Catch her rib-breaking, thigh-slapping sets up in Montreal this week, July 26-29.

04/18/2023

KP comic Victoria Vincent's show last night at University of Louisiana at Lafayette wasn't one to miss! Per the SAB advisor: "The comedy show was INCREDIBLE! Victoria did an awesome job and the students loved her! We all had a really good time. We are looking forward to working again in the future!"

04/06/2023

It's Matthew Broussard's week! Hot off the heels from starring on The CW's new comedy show, The Great American Joke-Off, comes this wonderful interview of Matthew from The Rice Thresher, the paper at Matthew's alma mater, Rice University. Come for the jokes, stay for the nepotism!

https://www.ricethresher.org/article/2023/04/disgraced-financial-analyst-matthew-broussard-talks-being-funny

A self-described “disgraced financial analyst,” Matthew Broussard (’10) was crowned Houston’s Funniest Person a mere two years after graduating from Rice with a degree in computational and applied mathematics. What started as doing open mics as a hobby before transitioning to full-time comed...

03/31/2023

Tonight, Matthew Broussard will feature on the series opener of The Great American Joke Off on The CW. (This new show comes from none other than the creators of Whose Line Is It Anyway. 👀) Congratulations, Matthew! Make us laugh, funny man!

02/21/2023

Peep new KP comedian Victoria Vincent and veteran NACA speaker Hayden Kristal at the NACA Live conference in Louisville, KY! Both of these wonderful humans tore it down onstage and are pictured here still tearing things, like this sign, down! Give it up for these two vandals!

02/06/2023

As the self-styled comedian with "good vibes and bad ears," D.J. Demers' clever yet relaxed approach makes sure his jokes always land, whether onstage or online. Appearing here in this piece by The San Diego Union-Tribune, DJ gives us a glimpse into his comedy origin story. Go DJ! 🦸

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/story/2023-02-03/d-j-demers-delivers-comedy-with-accessibility

Deaf Canadian comedian, who's performed on 'Conan' and 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' is back on the road with a stop in San Diego's Mic Drop Comedy

01/25/2023

We've all recently been grilling AI chatbots for answers to questions like "Why are you so cold?" and "Does he like me?" But in Capitalist America, AI grills YOU! Catch Jared Goldstein on Vulture using AI to (cheekily) interview the cast & crew of Bad Behavior!

https://t.co/ZxhFGORBgv

Like Frost/Nixon, but way dumber.

01/09/2023

Check it out! KP comedian Stephen Agyei recently appeared on the hit series, Abbott Elementary on ABC. Peep his acting chops in the crucial role, "Mya's Dad"—that's in S2E11 for all you Stephen stans out there! Be one of the 3million+ to ogle Stephen's pearly whites on the small screen. 😁

11/15/2022

KP comic Paige Weldon and co-host Emily Faye have their Mall Talk podcast featured on Lifehacker's niche podcast listicle! Want to hear wizened mall rats wax lyrical about their favorite kiosks of yore and wane critical on consumer culture? Then listen now!

https://lifehacker.com/12-incredibly-niche-podcasts-1849759822/slides/9

Immerse yourself in the worlds of shipwrecks, bats, magicians, and...pens?

10/07/2022

This week, KP comic Chinedu Unaka brought the laughs to East Tennessee State University students. And while performing in their cave-style venue, you know he just had to break out some bear jokes! 🐻 Click the article to read more about Chinedu's dynamic & inclusive set!

https://easttennessean.com/2022/10/05/comedian-personally-connects-with-audience-members-at-performance/

Comedian Chinedu Unaka was welcomed onto the Culp Cave stage by ETSU’s Buctainment on Oct. 4. The evening was quite intimate as there were approximately 30 members in attendance, yet Unaka made it …

09/15/2022

Revenge is a dish best served BOLD. Watch this amazing, spicy roast of everybody's favorite unlikeable person, Simon Cowell, by KP comic Lace Larrabee. Lace made it to quarterfinals of
America's Got Talent 2022 but was rudely buzzed by Judge Simon. Take that, Your Honor!

https://youtu.be/IhxzUleckNI?t=290

09/08/2022

KP comedian Reem Edan has been selected by Rooster Teeth and Warner Bros. Discovery Access Programs as 1 of 8 finalists in the inaugural Rooster Teeth Digital Creators Program. Reem will be developing her content creation skills with the program for the next 3 months. Let's go Reem!

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/rooster-teeth-finalists-digital-creators-program-tv-news-roundup-1235356417/

08/25/2022

Comedian HaydenKristal and Critters made it to the top 5 of NBC's America's Got Talent last night but fell just short of qualifying for the finals. A huge round of applause for Hayden after an outstanding run! You had our votes and still have our hearts! ❤️✅😍

08/24/2022

If you missed HaydenKristal and Critters's sweet & sidesplitting comedy performance on NBC's America's Got Talent last night, worry not, as it's available at the link below! Votes for qualification to the next round will be tallied later tonight—best of luck, Hayden!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqgCzmpLOhQ

Funny comedian Hayden Kristal will make you laugh with her hilarious stories!» Get The America's Got Talent App: http://bit.ly/AGTAppDownload» Subscribe for ...

08/23/2022

Catch the talented & inspiring comedian HaydenKristal and Critters on tonight's edition of NBC's America's Got Talent airing at 8:00 PM ET! Cast your ballot for Hayden at http://agt.vote.nbc.com or on the AGT app. Send us a screenshot of your vote for a chance to win a special prize! Let's go Hayden!

07/26/2022

Happy never-ending heat wave, y'all—we've got some hot news! KP comics Jared Goldstein, Andrew Orolfo, & Dauood Mohammad Naimyar were selected as Just For Laughs' New Faces of Comedy. What a tremendous honor! Give it up for these 3 talented comics!

06/30/2022

And here's Samantha Ruddy's set from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon! For Sam's hilarious views on scary video games, scarier credit scores, and the scariest of haircuts, click on the video below to watch. Enjoy, and congrats, Sam!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sny47Lr8hog&ab_channel=TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon

Comedian Samantha Ruddy talks about flying on a tiny plane and accidentally getting a Karen haircut.The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Stream now on Pe...

06/21/2022

Happy Tuesday, y'all! As we shared last week, DJ Demers performed a comedy set for the whole world on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last Friday, and it was a barnburner! Watch the full set at the link below, and our congratulations to DJ!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DujMcfV7i10&ab_channel=TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon

06/17/2022

KP comic Jared Goldstein appears on this Distractify shortlist of "7 Hilarious Gay Comedians Who Slay Every Performance." Remember, you can't spell "slaughter" without "laughter"! Happy Pride Month, y'all!

https://t.co/5EdrxAffIO

06/17/2022

KP Comedy's DJ Demers will be performing THIS EVENING on The Tonight Show! Do yourself a big favor and don't miss this!

05/06/2022

Just in time for , Ester Steinberg features in Tablet Magazine's Unorthodox Podcast about her postpartum pandemic drive-in comedy special, Burning Bush (Ester's portion begins at 13:20). Happy Mother's Day, Ester, and congratulations!

https://t.co/stUMV1XUIE

Jewish Fertility Foundation; Ester Steinberg’s postpartum comedy special; a Fragile X diagnosis; a complicated college graduation

04/20/2022

Stars—They're Just Like Us!™ Check out Jared Goldstein talking about his love for his Nintendo Switch (we feel the same about our Switches here at KP Comedy!) and his comedic influences in this interview by Alternative Press. Jared, we're just like you and we just like you!

https://www.altpress.com/features/jared-goldstein-interview/

Comedian Jared Goldstein discusses discovering his comedic style. He also details the inspiration behind his 5 Seconds Of Summer sketch.