Monroe Martin
Who Monroe Martin is
Monroe Martin is a stand-up comedian from Philadelphia, now based in New York City, known for an honest, open and charismatic style of storytelling. He reached the finals of NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2014, where he bonded with Wanda Sykes, and the next summer made his late-night stand-up debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He has appeared on Comedy Central and was cast in season five of MTV2's Guy Code, has headlined Comedy Works in Denver, and headlined the Saturday night of the 2024 Vail Comedy Festival over Memorial Day weekend.
At a glance
- Based in
- New York, NY
- On screen
- Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Guy Code and 3 more
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
On screen
- Last Comic Standing finalist, NBC, 2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon NBC, 2015
- Guy Code season 5, MTV2
- Comedy Central
- Adam Devine's House Party Comedy Central, 2014
- Gotham Comedy Live AXS TV
Comedians like Monroe Martin
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Cy Amundson also in Adam DeVine's House Party
- Sarah Tollemache also in Adam DeVine's House Party
- Hampton Yount also in Adam DeVine's House Party
- Julian McCullough also in Guy Code
- Rob Haze also in Adam DeVine's House Party
- Sean Donnelly also in Adam DeVine's House Party
- Chloe Radcliffe also in Comedy Central
- Cyrus McQueen also in Gotham Comedy Live
Their stand-up
Martin did stand-up on the second season of Comedy Central's Adam Devine's House Party, filmed in New Orleans, in an episode that aired on 25 September 2014, and he has also been featured on AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live.
Career timeline
- 2014Last Comic Standing (finalist, NBC, 2014) On screen
- 2014Adam Devine's House Party (Comedy Central, 2014) On screen
- 2015The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 2015) On screen
Questions and answers
Where is Monroe Martin performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Last Comic Standing, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Guy Code, Comedy Central, Adam Devine's House Party and Gotham Comedy Live.
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Cy Amundson (also in Adam DeVine's House Party), Sarah Tollemache (also in Adam DeVine's House Party), Hampton Yount (also in Adam DeVine's House Party), Julian McCullough (also in Guy Code) and Rob Haze (also in Adam DeVine's House Party).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- The Comic's Comic — Monroe Martin on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ↗ 17 August 2015: a finalist last summer on NBC's Last Comic Standing, he performed his first late-night stand-up set proper on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring…
- Vail Daily — 'Comedy Central' and 'Last Comic Standing' comedian coming to Vail Comedy Festival ↗ 16 May 2024: Monroe Martin, who has appeared on Comedy Central and Last Comic Standing, is from Philadelphia and lives in New York City; headlining the Vail…
- Improv · improv.com ↗ Club page: born and raised in Philadelphia; an honest and open approach to joke and storytelling; a creative and charismatic voice on the New York comedy…
- PhillyVoice — Comic Monroe Martin to join cast of Guy Code on MTV2 ↗ Standup comedian Monroe Martin will appear on season 5 of Guy Code on MTV2; he also starred on Last Comic Standing (as of 8 October 2026)
- Wikipedia — Adam Devine's House Party ↗ Monroe Martin among the comedians in the season 2 episode Poboy, aired 25 September 2014; season 2 filmed at a bar in New Orleans (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026