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Olivia Carter & Ali Drapos Do Half Hours As Part of NYCF 2025!

Olivia Carter is a stand up comedian, writer, and actress. Based in New York, she can be seen at The Stand, Greenwich Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, the Tiny Cupboard, and Sesh. She is passed at the Laugh Factory, Zanies, and a cast member of the Lincoln Lodge Theatre. Recent credits include opening for Yannis Pappas most recent special, “Mom Love”. Olivia recently taped a special for OnlyFans TV and is now available for streaming. Make sure to check out her recent appearance on Kill Tony! Olivia Carter was also a member of the Chicago Dramatic Guild and had her play, “The Party Clown” performed at the Garage Theatre in Orange County, California.

Ali Drapos Ali Drapos is a Chicago-based stand-up comedian, actor, and writer, known for her absurdist storytelling and genuine connection with audiences. A regular at Laugh Factory, The Comedy Bar, and Zanies, Ali began her comedy career after being kicked out of a Shakespeare rehearsal.

Mark Gregory & Ashton Womack Do Half Hours As Part of NYCF 2025

Ashton Womack is a standup comic from Houston, Tx, who currently lives in New York City as the newest staff writer for The Daily Show w/ Trevor Noah. In 2019 he was honored as a Just For Laughs New Face of Comedy and has been rising star on the national comedy scene ever since. He’s been featured in VICE, Comedy Central, VH1, written for the 2021 Grammys and can currently be seen in Paramount's “Clifford The Big Red Dog”. You can currently catch him tearing up stages all across New York City or simply by watching his Comedy Central Digital set currently streaming on YouTube.

Comedian Mark Gregory has quickly become one of the rising stars of comedy. His unique ability to perform for churches, corporate events and comedy clubs sets him apart, making him a highly sought after act. Though he is the nephew of comedic legend Dick Gregory, he has carved out his own path appearing on Aspire TV's We Got Next, FOX TV's One Mic Stand, The world famous Apollo theatre and TBS Just For Laughs comedy festival. In 2014, he taped his first hour special One Man Two Worlds at the historic Victoria Theatre in Dayton, Oh to a sold out audience. In 2015, he won the Search For The One Comedy Competition & recorded another television special. This time for television in conjunction with The Assignment Agency & Oak View Point Films. In 2016 he traveled the country as the host of the Rebirth of Comedy tour featuring Akintunde & David Mann aka Mr. Brown. In 2019 Mark took his talents overseas headlining a 7 day USO tour across Germany for United States service armed forces. Mark recently recorded a comedy special entitled “Run With It” that can be viewed on Amazon & Apple TV.

Max Spinelli & Mike Bramante Do Half Hours As Part of NYCF 2025

Mike Bramante is a New York City-based stand-up comedian and writer. He performs regularly at some of NYC’s top clubs, including New York Comedy Club, The Comic Strip, and The Tiny Cupboard. In 2021 Mike was selected for New York Comedy Festival’s Comics to Watch, the annual showcase featuring the best new comedians from around the country. He was also chosen as a Carolines on Broadway Breakout Artist in 2022. In 2023, Mike was selected for the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival to participate in the Stand Up & Pitch Competition. Mike has performed across the country as a feature and headliner act. Mike’s special and album, White Mike & The Fly, produced by Pinch Records, is available on YouTube and all audio platforms.

Maximilian Spinelli is a comedian, actor, writer and all-around peach of a human being. He’s a regular in the NYC club scene and was tapped to pitch his scripted TV pilot for the 2023 Just For Laughs Festival as part of the Standup & Pitch program. He’s appeared in projects on Amazon Prime & Tubi, was a comedian commentator on the BuzzFeed News show “Did You See This?”and was named a “Breakout Headliner” by Broadway Comedy Club. Max has performed as part of the New York Comedy Festival for the past several years as well as the Connecticut Comedy Festival, Rogue Island Comedy Festival, and StandUp NBC. He previously wrote and starred in “Marvel-less”, a pilot released in 2020 that won Best Web Series at the New York Film Awards and Best TV Pilot at Festigious Los Angeles. If that’s not enough, catch his neighbor comedians riffing podcast, 2 Kramers.

This show is part of New York Comedy Festival 2025!
Two hilarious unfiltered comics, one unforgettable night. Fatimah Taliah and Nitish Sakhuja team up for a night of real talk, reckless stories, and the kind of laughs that feel like kicking it with your funniest friends.

Whether they’re dragging their love lives, roasting the culture, or telling stories that start with “Damn I know I shouldn’t have…” these two bring the type of energy that gets you kicked out the function (but still invited to the afterparty).

Fatimah Taliah:
IG: @fatimahtaliah
TIKTOK: @fatimahtaliah

Nitish Sakhuja:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/nittysak/?hl=en

Pranav Behari & Sam Evans Do Half Hours As Part of NYCF 2025!

A standup comedian, actor, and writer, Pranav Behari is a former writer for MAD Magazine and co-host of the popular Mango Bae Podcast. A favorite of stand up comedy festivals and clubs around the country, he was most recently featured in the 10k Laughs Festival (Best of the Fest) and Rogue Island Comedy Festival. As an actor, Pranav also has landed roles in episodes of The Marvelous Ms. Maisel, HBO's The Other Two, Law & Order: SVU, and a recurring role on Daredevil: Born Again. He is also the co-creator of the upcoming BRIC TV Web Series, Problematic.

One of NY’s brightest and funniest young comedians, Sam Evans is a comic originally from Cincinnati Ohio. After winning the 2012 Funniest Person in Cincinnati competition, Sam relocated to New York City in order to pursue comedy further. He was rewarded in 2014 when he was selected as on of the New Faces at Just For laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He has been featured on Sirius XM and the Audible comedy podcast “Sounds Like America”

Jaye McBride Does a Half Hour with Staples From The Cupboard as Part of NYCF 2025!

See Jaye McBride's half hour and some of the best killers from The Tiny Cupboard opening.

Murahd Shawki & Jonis Josef Do Half Hours As Part of NYCF 2025

Murahd Shawki
Murahd Shawki is an Egyptian-American comedian from San Fransisco. His clips from his taping of “Dirty Little Immigrant Boy” garnered over 30 million views across major social media platforms and YouTube Shorts. He is a regular at The San Francisco Punch Line, Cobb’s Comedy Club, SF Sketchfest and The San Jose Improv and has opened for the likes of Vir Das, Kyle Kinane, Michael Longfellow, Daman Wayans Sr, Sugar Sammy and Brandon WardellMurahd Shawki is a stand-up comic whose brutally smart, culturally incisive comedy has earned him attention across the country.  He’s performed at SF Sketchfest and has been featured by Don’t Tell Comedy.

Jonis Josef
Jonis Josef is a Norwegian-Eritrean comedian who’s made waves with his blend of dry wit, cultural commentary, and oddball charm. A fixture in the Scandinavian comedy scene before relocating to New York, Jonis has opened for international acts and starred in Norwegian TV comedy specials. His stand-up walks the line between personal and surreal, and his NYCF half hour is a hilarious deep dive into identity, relationships, and whatever else pops into his brain.