Comedians from New Jersey
51 stand-up comedians from New Jersey, A to Z, as their SUCDb records give it: born or raised there, who each one is, the source, and their next date where they have one.
- 51comedians on the list
- 27with a date on the Comedy Calendar
- 22with a special on record
- 17hosting a podcast
On stage soon
The next date for the 8 on this list with a show coming up, the soonest first (27 in all).
- 13NovBill BellamyTempe Improv, Tempe, AZ
- 13NovChris D'EliaPalm Beach Improv, Wellington, FL
- 13NovColin ArmstrongThe Stand, New York, NY
- 13NovJon RudnitskyThe Stand West, New York, NY
- 14NovCorinne FisherThe Grisly Pear – Greenwich Village, New York, NY
- 14NovDanish MaqboolThe Tiny Cupboard, Brooklyn, NY
- 14NovJudy GoldMargate City, NJ
- 14NovNimesh PatelHollywood Casino Joliet, Joliet, IL
Comedians from New Jersey, A to Z
From New Jersey as each record gives it: where they grew up or were born, not always where they live now. 27 of them have a date on the Comedy Calendar.
- Comedy writer and performer with a long late-night and television-comedy career. Writers Guild of America East — 2026 Awards ↗
- Aries Spears is a stand-up comedian, impressionist and actor who grew up in New York and New Jersey and began doing stand-up impressions at about 14 at a comedy club in Harlem. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 25 November 2026 · Ontario Improv, Ontario, CA →
- Artie Lange is a stand-up comedian, actor and radio personality from New Jersey, known for Mad TV and his years on The Howard Stern Show. Wikipedia ↗
- Stand-up comedian and multiple Daytime Emmy-winning host best known for more than 550 episodes of Cash Cab. Official site ↗ Next: 12 December 2026 · SoulJoel's, Pottstown, PA →
- American stand-up comedian and actor from Newark, New Jersey, who gained national notice on HBO's Def Comedy Jam, where he is credited with coining the phrase 'booty call'. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · Tempe Improv, Tempe, AZ →
- Brian McKim is a stand-up comedian and comedy writer from New Jersey, billed as the Pride of Pennsauken, who began performing in 1981 and moved to Los Angeles in 1988. SHECKYmagazine.com ↗
- Bruce Bruce is a stand-up comedian and actor from Atlanta, known for storytelling and for performing with very little profanity. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 29 January 2027 · The Stress Factory Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT →
- Stand-up comedian, author, host and producer with a long television and publishing career. Official site ↗ Next: 24 November 2026 · Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA →
- Chloe Troast is a comedian and actress based in Brooklyn, New York, who performs stand-up, sketch and improv. Wikipedia ↗
- Stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster whose stand-up specials include Grow or Die. Official site ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · Palm Beach Improv, Wellington, FL →
- Comedian, actor, author and podcaster known for The Chris Gethard Show, the HBO one-person special Career Suicide and the long-running podcast Beautiful/Anonymous. Aspen Institute ↗
- Colin Armstrong is a stand-up comedian born and raised in New Jersey, where he is a regular at the state's major clubs, and he headlines clubs across the country. Official site (About) ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · The Stand, New York, NY →
- Corinne Fisher is a stand-up comedian, writer, director and actor from Union, New Jersey, based in New York City. New York Comedy Club ↗ Next: 14 November 2026 · The Grisly Pear – Greenwich Village, New York, NY →
- Danish Maqbool is a stand-up comedian from New Jersey who started doing stand-up in 2014. The Tiny Cupboard ↗ Next: 14 November 2026 · The Tiny Cupboard, Brooklyn, NY →
- Dean Obeidallah is a stand-up comedian from New Jersey who practiced law before comedy. Official site (About) ↗
- New York City stand-up comedian and writer known for dry, dark observational comedy. Official site ↗ Next: 9 January 2027 · Sports Drink: Café & Comedy Club, New Orleans, LA →
- Doug Bass is a comedian, actor and podcaster originally from New Jersey who performs at the major comedy clubs in Los Angeles. Improv ↗
- Doug Uram is a stand-up comedian from Northern New Jersey. The Grisly Pear ↗ Next: 19 November 2026 · The Grisly Pear – Greenwich Village, New York, NY →
- American comedian and actor from Jersey City, New Jersey, who worked the Chitlin' Circuit and the Apollo Theater before Redd Foxx's praise on The Tonight Show led to national bookings in 1965. Wikipedia ↗
- Gabby Bryan is a New York-based stand-up comedian, actress and Emmy Award-winning producer, known for viral stand-up and crowd-work clips and her headlining tour Gabby Bryan Is My Best Friend. Funny Bone Comedy Club (Columbus) ↗ Next: 20 November 2026 · Greenville Comedy Zone, Greenville, SC →
- Glen Tickle is a stand-up comedian from New Jersey who has appeared on Dry Bar Comedy, Travel Channel and CoziTV and is heard on SiriusXM. Official site (Promotional Material) ↗
- Gordon Baker-Bone is a stand-up comedian born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. New Jersey Stage ↗
- American comedian and actress who began in stand-up in the mid-1980s and was a pioneer of the Los Angeles alternative comedy scene in the early 1990s, later co-creating the long-running Eating It show at New York's Luna Lounge (1995–2005). Wikipedia ↗ Next: 15 November 2026 · The Stand, New York, NY →
- Jay Mohr is a stand-up comedian and actor from Verona, New Jersey, who was a featured player on Saturday Night Live from 1993 to 1995. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 24 November 2026 · The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA →
- Stand-up comedian, producer and roast specialist known as the Roastmaster General. Official biography ↗
- Academy Award-nominated writer and comedian whose work spans stand-up, television, film, books and documentary comedy. Official site ↗
- Comedian, actor, writer, director, producer, singer and humanitarian who became one of the 20th century's major comedy figures. Television Academy ↗
- Stand-up comedian, producer and performer known for high-energy character work and crowd interaction. Official bio ↗ Next: 17 November 2026 · New York Comedy Club – Midtown, New York, NY →
- Stand-up comedian, broadcaster and podcaster with a long New York club career. Official site ↗ Next: 17 November 2026 · The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA →
- Joe Rogan is a stand-up comedian and UFC commentator from Newark, New Jersey, based in Austin, Texas, who hosts the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. Wikipedia ↗
- Jon Rudnitsky is a stand-up comedian and actor from Harrington Park, New Jersey, who was a featured player on Saturday Night Live in its 41st season, 2015–2016. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · The Stand West, New York, NY →
- Jon Stewart is a stand-up comedian and television host from New York City, known for hosting The Daily Show from 1999 to 2015 and part-time since 2024. Wikipedia ↗
- Judy Gold is a stand-up comedian from New Jersey who has been a regular at New York's Comedy Cellar since the 1980s. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 14 November 2026 →
- Comedian, actor and writer who works closely with his twin brother Kenny Lucas as The Lucas Bros. The Lucas Bros official about page ↗
- Stand-up comedian, writer and actor known for absurdist projects as well as traditional stand-up. Official about page ↗ Next: 31 December 2026 · Comedy on State, Madison, WI →
- Stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer. Official site ↗ Next: 24 February 2027 · Spokane Comedy Club, Spokane, WA →
- Liz Miele is a New York City stand-up comedian from Pennington, New Jersey, known for silly, intricate storytelling. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 20 November 2026 · The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA →
- Stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster who began performing in 1987, became a frequent late-night guest, and from 2009 to 2025 hosted WTF with Marc Maron, the interview podcast recorded in his Los Angeles garage whose guests… Wikipedia ↗
- Maureen Nolan is a topical and anecdotal stand-up comedian, producer and event host based in Chicago, originally from New Jersey. Helena Comedy Festival ↗
- Myq Kaplan is a stand-up comedian from Livingston, New Jersey, who studied at Brandeis University and earned a master's degree in linguistics at Boston University, where he won a funniest-student contest in 2005. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 15 November 2026 · The Comedy Lounge, Boise, ID →
- Stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television host and podcaster known for Nailed It!, Loosely Exactly Nicole and a large podcast catalog. Official bio ↗ Next: 18 February 2027 · The DC Improv, Washington, DC →
- Stand-up comedian and Emmy-nominated writer who moved from comedy clubs into major theaters while maintaining a prolific independent-special catalog. Netflix — Buy The Dip ↗ Next: 14 November 2026 · Hollywood Casino Joliet, Joliet, IL →
- Patrick Warburton is an actor who has moved into stand-up comedy, headlining clubs and theatres with his hour Patrick Warburton Is Still Catholic. The DC Improv ↗ Next: 27 November 2026 · Stand Up Live, Phoenix, AZ →
- Stand-up comedian, actor and writer whose dark, self-deprecating style built a five-decade comedy career. Television Academy ↗
- Riley Flanagan is a New York-based stand-up comedian originally from New Jersey who performs up and down the East Coast with a relaxed, goofy and story-driven style. New York Comedy Club ↗ Next: 14 November 2026 · The Stand, New York, NY →
- Stand-up comedian, comedy writer, author and historian whose career grew during the 1980s comedy-club boom. Official site ↗
- Robert Wuhl is an actor, writer and comedian who began his career in stand-up comedy and was featured as a comedian on An Evening at the Improv, in an episode hosted by Leslie Nielsen. Tubi — An Evening at the Improv ↗
- Rodney Laney is a stand-up comedian who has appeared on HBO's P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy, Comedy Central's Premium Blend, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Fox News Channel's Red Eye and the BBC's The World Stands Up… New York Comedy Club ↗
- Sommore is a stand-up comedian and actress from Trenton, New Jersey, now living in Miami, billed as the Diva of Contemporary Comedy for frank material about money, sex and relationships. Wikipedia ↗
- Steve Byrne is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer and director, born in Freehold, New Jersey, and raised in Pittsburgh, who first went on stage at Stand Up New York in 1997. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 20 November 2026 · Comedy Mothership, Austin, TX →
- Stand-up comedian, author and podcast/radio host with more than two decades onstage. Official site ↗
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- British stand-up comedians 302
- Canadian stand-up comedians 108
- Irish stand-up comedians 58
- Australian stand-up comedians 100
- New Zealand stand-up comedians 103
- Clean stand-up comedians 100
- New York City stand-up comedians 521
- Los Angeles stand-up comedians 390
- Austin stand-up comedians 39
- Nashville stand-up comedians 22
- Stand-up comedians with Netflix specials 178
- Stand-up comedians with HBO specials 91
- Stand-up comedians with Comedy Central specials 210
- Female stand-up comedians 939
- Comedians from California 88
- Comedians from Florida 21
- Comedians from Georgia 25
- Comedians from Illinois 61
- Comedians from Maryland 15
- Comedians from Massachusetts 43
- Comedians from Michigan 26
- Comedians from Minnesota 17
- Comedians from Missouri 22
- Comedians from New York 170
- Comedians from Ohio 29
- Comedians from Pennsylvania 43
- Comedians from Texas 32
- Comedians from Washington 17
- Storytelling comedians 381
- Observational comedians 199
- Crowd work comedians 109
- One-liner comedians 82
- Political comedians 70
- Character comedians and impressionists 145
- Musical comedians 80
- Dark comedians 33
- Absurdist comedians 50
- Deadpan comedians 106
- High-energy comedians 154
- Confessional comedians 98
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