Musical comedians
80 musical comedians, A to Z: each with the line from their SUCDb record or the published source that says so, and their next date where they have one.
- 80comedians on the list
- 19with a date on the Comedy Calendar
- 16with a special on record
- 6hosting a podcast
On stage soon
The next date for the 8 on this list with a show coming up, the soonest first (19 in all).
- 13NovKimberly DinaroThe Tiny Cupboard, Brooklyn, NY
- 13NovMaggie LalleyNew York Comedy Club – Upper West Side, New York, NY
- 14NovChris TurnerSoHo Playhouse, New York, NY
- 14NovJaime FrenchHollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA
- 14NovTommy DavidsonThe Well Comedy Club, Bakersfield, CA
- 16NovCraig RobinsonHollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA
- 16NovJosh Adam MeyersThe Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA
- 18NovAvery PearsonHollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA
Musical comedians, A to Z
Each is here because their record or a published source says so, beside their name. 19 of them have a date on the Comedy Calendar.
- Abandoman is the stage name of Rob Broderick, an Irish hip-hop musical comedian who turns his audience's likes, loathes and daydreams into improvised songs and stories. Official site (About) ↗
- Adam Kay is a comedian, author and TV writer who, as frontman of the musical comedy act Amateur Transplants and then on his own, sold out seven years of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe with darkly funny, bone-dry comedy songs, and… Musical Comedy Awards ↗
- American comedian, actor, writer and producer who wrote for and performed on Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995, known there for original songs such as 'The Thanksgiving Song' and 'The Chanukah Song'. slate.com ↗
- They were longlisted at the Musical Comedy Awards in 2023 and took part in the BBC New Comedy Award in 2019. British Comedy Guide ↗
- They won the BCG Pro Gag-a-Week award in 2022, were a nominee at the Musical Comedy Awards in 2025 and at Kingston Comedian of the Year in 2024, and wrote for the radio series DMs Are Open. British Comedy Guide ↗
- Avery Pearson is a comedian, actor and musician whose original comedy songs have been featured on SNL, on Broadway and on Netflix. improv.com ↗ Next: 18 November 2026 · Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA →
- Bennet Kavanagh is a musical comedian and writer who won the Bath Comedy Festival's New Act Competition for 2020–21, at a final in July 2021, and reached the final of Edinburgh Fringe Comedian of the Year in 2025. British Comedy Guide ↗
- Bret McKenzie is a New Zealand comedian, musician and songwriter, one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords with Jemaine Clement. Sub Pop — Flight of the Conchords ↗
- Bridget Everett began by co-writing and starring, with Michael Patrick King, in the Off-Broadway musical comedy At Least It's Pink in 2007, and describes herself as an alt-cabaret provocateur. Official bio ↗
- Carey Lee is a comedian on the Funny Business roster in Canada, performing impressions of famous people and musicians, song parodies and original tunes with a guitar. Funny Business ↗
- Catherine Cohen is a New York-based comedian, actor, singer and poet whose musical comedy show The Twist...? Official site ↗
- He wrote 18 Atlântida musical comedies for director Carlos Manga, among them A Baronesa Transviada (1957) and O Camelô da Rua Larga (1958), and made his own screen debut in 1959 in Entrei de Gaiato, alongside Zé Trindade, Dercy… Memória Globo ↗
- Chris Turner is a British comedian and freestyle rapper based in New York, where he is a regular headliner at the Comedy Cellar, and his live shows combine freestyle rap, musical comedy, stand-up and improvisation. Official site, about ↗ Next: 14 November 2026 · SoHo Playhouse, New York, NY →
- Cosmic Kat is a comedy performer whose show Big-Top Heavy blends stand-up, musical comedy and clowning in a story about the circus of their inner world. Nottingham Comedy Festival ↗
- Craig Robinson is a Chicago-born actor, comedian and musician who began doing stand-up and taking classes at The Second City while in college, and taught in Chicago schools before going into comedy full time. mrcraigrobinson.com ↗ Next: 16 November 2026 · Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA →
- He also records comedy songs, among them This Video Is Over Now and We Are Not the Same Person with fellow creator Drew Gooden, both from 2019, and sold out multiple live shows in 2025. Improv ↗ Next: 18 November 2026 · Comedy Zone Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL →
- Elms won the Musical Comedy Awards in 2014, the year of a first solo Edinburgh Fringe hour, Nurture Boy, a show of quiet, tender songs and chat, followed by Mister Boy (2015) and Goody Boy (2016). British Comedy Guide ↗
- He won the Audience Favourite Award at the Musical Comedy Awards in 2021, had a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2022 and another at Aberystwyth in 2024, and has been tour support for Alison Spittle, Mark Nelson… Edinburgh Festival Fringe ↗
- His first full-length show is Striptease van de Dood, a musical comedy directed by Raoul Heertje. Official site (Over David) ↗
- Debra Terry, who also writes her name Debra Terry-Stephens, is a stand-up comedian, actress, singer, writer and producer based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, known for clean, faith-friendly comedy built on movies… Winston-Salem Chronicle — Meeting of the (comedic) minds (Busta Brown, 9 November 2017) ↗
- Stand-up comedian, writer and visual artist whose work combines one-liners, drawings, music and conceptual comedy. demetrimartin.com ↗ Next: 28 November 2026 · The Magnolia, San Diego, CA →
- Dru Cripps is a clown and musical comedian whose show Juicy Bits, built live on a loop station from audience suggestions into improvised songs, musical sketches and chaotic bits, sold out in Edinburgh and was long-listed for… Edinburgh Festival Fringe ↗
- Edy Hurst is a musical comedian, theatre-maker and podcaster based in Manchester who combines loop pedals and lo-fi props in comedy clubs and festivals across the country. Own site ↗
- Emer Maguire is a musical comedian and writer from Strabane in County Tyrone, now based in Belfast, who began performing as a science communicator after winning FameLab UK in 2015 and moved into comedy from there. Chortle ↗
- Emily Wilson is a New York City-based stand-up comedian who also writes and sings comic songs. Official site ↗ Next: 5 December 2026 · Arden Gild Hall, Wilmington, DE →
- Eric Schwartz is a stand-up comedian and musician from the Los Angeles area whose act mixes stand-up, musical comedy and multimedia, drawing on his Jewish and Mexican family. ericschwartzlive.com ↗ Next: 20 January 2027 · San Jose Improv, San Jose, CA →
- Friedemann Weise is a comedian, satirist, author and songwriter from Cologne whose act mixes short jokes, absurd stories, three-chord comic songs and pictures thrown on a big screen. Agentur Knoch ↗
- Gabbi Bolt is a musical comedian, actor, writer and composer based in Melbourne who rose to prominence in the early 2020s with her online videos. Official site ↗
- His act combines crowd work with musical comedy, and he also works as a comedy actor in TV commercials for brands including Google, Xbox and Rice Krispie Squares. Classic Comedy NZ ↗
- Hoss Ridgeway is a stand-up comedian and preacher from Franklin, Indiana, whose act mixes storytelling, sound effects and musical comedy into an interactive show. The Reporter — Butter not miss this popcorn & comedy event! (25 May 2026) ↗
- Jack Caldwell is a New Zealand comedian whose act ranges from self-deprecating and ranting material to musical comedy. Classic Comedy NZ ↗
- Jaime French is a comedian, YouTuber and singer from St. Louis who began making videos at 12 and moved from beauty tutorials to comedy, with sketch parodies such as 'If Beauty YouTubers Existed in 1999' and her 'If Beauty Gurus… jaimefrench.com ↗ Next: 14 November 2026 · Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA →
- Jason Wood was a British musical comedian from Luton whose imposing voice powered uncannily accurate impersonations of performers from Cher to Morrissey. Chortle ↗
- Jay Foreman is a comedian and songwriter who won Best Newcomer at the Musical Comedy Awards in 2009 and placed third at the awards the following year. Musical Comedy Awards — About ↗
- Jazz Emu is the musical comedy character of the comedian and musician Archie Henderson, a self-styled electrofolktronica star whose songs and videos have drawn hundreds of millions of views and streams. Musical Comedy Awards — About ↗
- Jemaine Clement is a New Zealand comedian and musician, one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords with Bret McKenzie. Sub Pop — Flight of the Conchords ↗
- He recorded the comic songs Politics and It's Deductible, by Eli Bass, with Austin Mack for the Jel label. Library of Congress, Chronicling America — The Waterbury Democrat (Waterbury, Connecticut), 5 June 1942, page 18 ↗
- His theater dates have included the Carlsbad Village Theater, the Old Town Theater in Alexandria, Virginia, the Skyline Theater in Oklahoma City and the Wonderama Musical Comedy Theater in Tulsa; he has performed on Inspiration… Official site (Rave Reviews) ↗
- JoJo Maberly is an award-winning stand-up and musical comedian, writer and actor. Official site ↗
- He made the BBC Radio 4 series Carbon Lifeforms with climate scientist Dr Tara Shine, and placed third and won Audience Favourite at the Musical Comedy Awards in 2016. British Comedy Guide ↗
- Jonnie W. is a nationally touring comedian based near Nashville whose act blends storytelling, offbeat stand-up and music, played at comedy clubs, churches, corporate events and leadership conferences in 48 states. jonniew.com ↗ Next: 2 December 2026 · Helium Comedy Club, Indianapolis, IN →
- Josh Adam Meyers is a stand-up comedian and musician who grew up in the Washington, D.C., area and headlines clubs and festivals with an act that brings jokes and music together. joshadammeyers.com ↗ Next: 16 November 2026 · The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA →
- Justin Hansen, known as GISH, is a New Zealand comedian who headlines across the country with original and popular song parodies. Classic Comedy NZ ↗
- Kate Lucas is a stand-up and musical comedian. Chortle ↗
- Katie Norris is a musical comedian who won the Musical Comedy Awards in 2023. Musical Comedy Awards ↗
- She co-hosts the musical comedy and variety show Left Breast Comedy at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn and has performed at the New York Comedy Festival, San Diego Comedy Festival and Burbank Comedy Festival. The Grisly Pear ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · The Tiny Cupboard, Brooklyn, NY →
- She made her Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2023 with the musical comedy hour Composition, which transferred to Soho Theatre, and in 2025 premiered the musical comedy Relay at the Pleasance, blending stand-up with original songs. Official site ↗
- Her act is a musical comedy set full of references and jokes, drawing on the humour and flavour of the Caribbean. Chilevision ↗
- Lizzie Kaniecki is a Chicago-based stand-up, improv and musical comedian. Out of Bounds Comedy Festival ↗
- Maggie Lalley is a stand-up comic, musical comedian and improviser living in New York City. Official site ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · New York Comedy Club – Upper West Side, New York, NY →
- Martin Mull broke into show business as a songwriter, writing Jane Morgan's 1970 country single A Girl Named Johnny Cash, and through the early 1970s was best known as a musical comedian, playing satirical songs on a stage… Television Academy ↗
- Canadian comedian, actor and writer known for his sketch work on SCTV and Saturday Night Live and for characters he created such as Ed Grimley and Jiminy Glick, the host of Comedy Central's Primetime Glick. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca ↗ Next: 10 April 2027 · The Dome by Rutter Mills, Virginia Beach, VA →
- Her sets combine relatable stories, linguistic wordplay and comedy songs. Official site ↗
- Rizwan has performed on Live at the Apollo in 2019 and 2020, appeared on the tenth series of Taskmaster, wrote for the second series of Netflix's Sex Education and headlined the final of the Musical Comedy Awards in 2021. WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards — Stars of tomorrow (4 April 2026) ↗
- He was a nominee for the Chortle Student Comedy Awards main prize in 2023 and 2024, was in the heats of the BBC New Comedy Award 2022 and Southampton Comedian of the Year 2023, and was longlisted for the Musical Comedy Awards 2023. British Comedy Guide ↗
- Nicola Dempsey is a British musical comedian who performs with her sister Rosie Dempsey as Flo & Joan, a piano and percussion duo whose comedy songs they write themselves. Avalon — Flo & Joan ↗
- Her musical comedy hour Adulting for Idiots, a mix of stand-up and original songs, won Best Musical at the United Solo Festival and went on to an extended Off Broadway run at Theater for the New City. GOLD Comedy ↗ Next: 20 November 2026 · The Grisly Pear – Greenwich Village, New York, NY →
- Paddy Raff is a Northern Irish stand-up and musical comedian who made his stand-up debut in 2018 and built a large following online with viral sketches and characters, followed by more than 400,000 people. Chortle ↗ Next: 22 January 2027 · Market Place Theatre, Armagh →
- Paul Sweeney is a musical comedian and actor who began performing as a comedy actor in 2000 and turned to stand-up in 2008. Chortle ↗
- She came up through the competitions with her comedy songs, reaching the finals of Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year and Hackney Empire New Act of the Year in 2011 and placing second in the Funny Women Awards in 2010 and… Chortle ↗
- Richard Gadd began performing stand-up and musical comedy as a student at the University of Glasgow in 2008, took his first show to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2010, and was a Chortle Student Comedy Awards finalist in 2011. Wikipedia ↗
- Carter won the Musical Comedy Awards in 2012, after reaching the final in 2010, and was a finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards in 2013. Musical Comedy Awards — About ↗
- Rosie Dempsey is a British musical comedian who performs with her sister Nicola Dempsey as Flo & Joan, a piano and percussion duo whose comedy songs they write themselves. Avalon — Flo & Joan ↗
- Sam Hickman is a Welsh musical comedian based in Cardiff, a singing harpist who writes her own comic songs and sings them with operatic power. Official site ↗
- She created The Donor, a live comedy game show inspired by her and her wife's search for a sperm donor, and is known for musical comedy about mental illness, sexuality and family. About ↗
- Seán Cullen is a Canadian comedian, actor and writer, born in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1965, who spent thirteen years from the late 1980s in the musical comedy trio Corky and the Juice Pigs, touring with Barenaked Ladies and… Official site ↗
- Shilpa Das is a Los Angeles based comedian, writer, actor and producer who works in stand-up, improv, sketch and musical comedy. Desi Comedy Fest ↗
- She won Best Newcomer at the Musical Comedy Awards and the Variety Award at the Funny Women Awards, and her Edinburgh Fringe shows run from Defying Gravity (2014) and Character Activist (2015) to Super Sonic 90s Kid (2018), Mega… Official site ↗
- She has performed on the BBC's Live at the Apollo and UKTV's Rosie Jones's Disability Extravaganza, written for and appeared in the BBC Three sitcom Jerk, and written for Horrible Histories, Horrible Science and Audible's… Official site ↗
- Stephen Frizzle, who performs as Friz Frizzle, is a British musical comedian who works at the piano, alternating stand-up with song parodies in which each song is built around a pun that lands in the chorus. British Comedy Guide ↗
- Stephen Lynch is an American songwriter, comedian and Tony-nominated actor known for musical comedy songs performed with an acoustic guitar. The Orange Peel ↗
- Steve Gribbin is a stand-up and musical comedian who performs with a guitar. Chortle ↗
- Steve Martin is a comedian, actor, writer and musician from Waco, Texas, who became one of the most popular stand-up comedians of the 1970s with an absurdist act that filled stadiums, then stopped stand-up in 1981 to concentrate on films. netflix.com ↗ Next: 10 April 2027 · The Dome by Rutter Mills, Virginia Beach, VA →
- Terry Clement is a Canadian comedian who combines stand-up, sketch, horror and musical comedy. Funny Business ↗
- Stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer whose breakthrough screen role in Girls Trip expanded a career already rooted in stand-up. netflix.com ↗ Next: 19 November 2026 · Raleigh Improv, Cary, NC →
- He has performed stand-up and musical comedy internationally, including the award-winning solo shows Carry a Big Stick and Fast Life on Wheels. Official site (About) ↗
- Tim Hawkins is a stand-up comedian and musician from Missouri, known for his song parodies and his routines about marriage, parenting and homeschooling. Wikipedia ↗
- Tim Minchin is an Australian musical comedian, composer, actor and writer, born in Perth in 1975. Official site (About) ↗
- Stand-up comedian, actor and impressionist best known as an original cast member of In Living Color. thetommydavidson.com ↗ Next: 14 November 2026 · The Well Comedy Club, Bakersfield, CA →
- Tony Scar is a musical comedian and songwriter whose act blends dark and silly songs with crowd work, often bringing audience members up on stage so that each show is a one-night-only experience. Official site ↗ Next: 20 December 2026 · Mic Drop Comedy Plano, Plano, TX →
More lists of stand-up comedians
- 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 Jersey 51
- 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
- Dark comedians 33
- Absurdist comedians 50
- Deadpan comedians 106
- High-energy comedians 154
- Confessional comedians 98
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