20 Best Young Comedians
by the_rob_oreilly | created - 08 Feb 2013 | updated - 08 Feb 2013 | PublicThe 20 Best Up-and-Coming Stand-Up Comics
1. Pete Holmes
Actor | CollegeHumor Originals
Pete Holmes was born on March 30, 1979 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for CollegeHumor Originals (2006), Crashing (2017) and Don't Think Twice (2016). He has been married to Valerie Chaney since 2017.
2. John Mulaney
Actor | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
John Mulaney is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he started his career working as a writer for Saturday Night Live (1975) in 2008, where he co-created the recurring character of Stefon with Bill Hader and occasionally appeared on the show's Weekend ...
3. Kumail Nanjiani
Actor | The Big Sick
Kumail Nanjiani was born on May 2, 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He is an actor and writer, known for The Big Sick (2017), Life as We Know It (2010) and Stuber (2019). He has been married to Emily V. Gordon since July 14, 2007.
4. Kyle Kinane
Actor | Funny People
Kyle Kinane was born on December 23, 1976 in Addison, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Funny People (2009), The House (2017) and Epic (2013).
5. Barry Rothbart
Actor | The Lovebirds
A comic actor and writer from Forest Hills, NY. Voted Top Ten Comics to watch by Variety Magazine in 2013. Best known most recently for his roles in Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Conan (TV Series) and MTV's Punk'd (2011). He began his career performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade in NYC in the ...
6. Hannibal Buress
Actor | Tag
Hannibal Buress was born on February 4, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Tag (2018), Neighbors (2014) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).
7. Donald Glover
Actor | Solo: A Star Wars Story
The multi-talented Donald Glover is a writer, actor, musician, comedian, producer and director, who performs under the stage names Childish Gambino and mcDJ. He was born Donald McKinley Glover at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. His mother, Beverly (...
8. Nick Kroll
Actor | Sausage Party
Nick Kroll is a stand-up comedian, actor, director, writer, producer, voice artist, and comedian. He is known for "Big Mouth (2017)," "The Oh, Hello Show (2008)," portraying Rodney Ruxin in "The League (2009)," and for creating and starring in "Kroll Show (2013)." As a film actor, Kroll has had ...
9. Rob O'Reilly
Producer | Ridiculousness
With appearances on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, NBC's Last Comic Standing and on the Tonight Show as Jay Leno's correspondent, Rob O'Reilly is quickly gaining a reputation as an up-and-coming comedian to watch. In fact, he was named one of LA Weekly's Top 10 Comedy Acts to Watch and one of ...
10. Eric André
Actor | The Eric Andre Show
Eric Samuel André is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, television host and writer. He is best known as the creator, host, and co-writer of the Adult Swim comedy series The Eric Andre Show (2012-present). He also played Mike on the FXX series Man Seeking Woman (2015-2017) and voiced ...
11. Fahim Anwar
Actor | Neighbors
Fahim Anwar is known for Neighbors (2014), Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) and United States of Al (2021).
12. Tommy Johnagin
Producer | Man with a Plan
Tommy Johnagin is known for Man with a Plan (2016), That '90s Show (2023) and The Holiday Shift (2023).
13. Anthony Jeselnik
Writer | Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers
Anthony Jeselnik was born on December 22, 1978 in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers (2015), Anthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward (2019) and Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education (...
14. D.C. Pierson
Actor | Captain America: The Winter Soldier
D.C. Pierson is known for Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Mystery Team (2009) and Community (2009).
15. Rory Scovel
Actor | Babylon
Rory J. Scovel is an American comedian, writer and actor from Greenville, South Carolina. He released his first stand-up album, Dilation, in 2011. He has since released two hour-long stand-up specials, Rory Scovel: The Charleston Special in 2015 and Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time in ...
16. Jared Logan
Actor | Stuber
Jared Logan is known for Stuber (2019), Destroy All Neighbors (2024) and The 60th Annual Grammy Awards (2018).
17. Jerrod Carmichael
Producer | On the Count of Three
Jerrod Carmichael was born on April 6, 1987 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for On the Count of Three (2021), 8 (2017) and The Carmichael Show (2015).
18. Renee Gauthier
Self | Chelsea Lately
Four time Emmy Nominee Renee Gauthier is a comedic triple threat - stand-up, writer and producer. Hailing from Chicago where she was a well-known member of Chicago's Second City, since then she has traveled the country performing Stand-up comedy.
Renee's extraordinary writing and producing skills ...
19. Ahmed Bharoocha
Actor | Dream Corp LLC
Ahmed Bharoocha is known for Dream Corp LLC (2016), Conan (2010) and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015).
20. Nick Vatterott
Writer | RVC: The Lone Shopping Network
Nick Vatterott is known for RVC: The Lone Shopping Network (2012), The Comedy Show Show (2016) and The Gorburger Show (2017).
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