Nick Callas
Who Nick Callas is
Nick Callas is a New York-based stand-up comedian, sketch performer, writer, filmmaker and rapper, a regular at the Comedy Cellar whose physical, character-driven comedy draws on his heroes Jim Carrey and Eddie Murphy. He has opened for Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost, Dana Carvey and Tracy Morgan, starred in Music Choice's Questionable Choices, was featured on NY's Funniest for NBC's SeeSo and hosted MTV's One Shining Moment.
He has made digital shorts for Comedy Central and Cracked, acted in Fresh Kills, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and led the shorts JAMS and At Midnight at the San Francisco International Film Festival, and he co-founded the sketch group American High Shorts. His first stand-up hour, Wolf Pup, came out with 800 Pound Gorilla in June 2024, and in March 2026 he was among the 100 most-played acts on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel.
At a glance
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Stand-up specials
- Wolf Pup
- Albums
- Romantic and Wolf Pup
- On screen
- Questionable Choices, NY's Funniest, One Shining Moment and 1 more
- Official site
- nickcallas.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: nickcallas.com ↗.
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
Stand-up specials
- Wolf Pup 800 Pound Gorilla, YouTube, 2024
Albums
- Romantic EP, 2021
- Wolf Pup 800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2024
On screen
- Questionable Choices Music Choice
- NY's Funniest NBC's SeeSo
- One Shining Moment host, MTV
- Fresh Kills feature film
Their stand-up
Nick Callas's impressions, original characters and physical comedy have earned him several Saturday Night Live screen tests for Lorne Michaels in Studio 8H, and he acted in Jennifer Esposito's feature film Fresh Kills.
Career timeline
- 2021Romantic (EP, 2021) Album
- 2024Wolf Pup (800 Pound Gorilla, YouTube, 2024) Special
- 2024Wolf Pup (800 Pound Gorilla Records, 2024) Album
Questions and answers
Where is Nick Callas performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: nickcallas.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Wolf Pup.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Questionable Choices, NY's Funniest, One Shining Moment and Fresh Kills.
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
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
- Official site (About) ↗ An NYC based stand up comic and a regular at the Comedy Cellar; opened for SNL's Colin Jost, Dana Carvey and Tracy Morgan; starred in Music Choice's…
- 800 Pound Gorilla — Nick Callas releases new sketch series and special Wolf Pup ↗ 20 June 2024: a multi-hyphenate comedian based in the Big Apple (stand-up, sketch, writing, filmmaking, rap and comic book art); his style reminiscent of his…
- Apple Music · music.apple.com ↗ Romantic - EP (1 June 2021); Wolf Pup (27 June 2024, ℗ 800 Pound Gorilla Records) (as of 8 October 2026)
- Stand Up for Standup — SiriusXM: who's in rotation, before and after ↗ The 100 most-played acts of March 2026 on SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel (data from XMPlaylist): Nick Callas, 98th, 26 spins (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026