--- title: "Musical comedians: A List With Tour Dates | D.O.C." description: "80 musical comedians, A to Z: each with the line from their SUCDb record or a published source that says so, and their next tour date. Free on D.O.C." url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/musical-comedians.html updated: 2026-11-13 --- SUCDb · lists of stand-up comedians # 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. - **80** comedians on the list - **19** with a date on the Comedy Calendar - **16** with a special on record - **6** hosting 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). - [**13** Nov **Kimberly Dinaro** The Tiny Cupboard, Brooklyn, NY](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-kimberly-dinaro.html) - [**13** Nov **Maggie Lalley** New York Comedy Club – Upper West Side, New York, NY](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-maggie-lalley.html) - [**14** Nov **Chris Turner** SoHo Playhouse, New York, NY](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-chris-turner.html) - [**14** Nov **Jaime French** Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jaime-french.html) - [**14** Nov **Tommy Davidson** The Well Comedy Club, Bakersfield, CA](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-tommy-davidson.html) - [**16** Nov **Craig Robinson** Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-craig-robinson.html) - [**16** Nov **Josh Adam Meyers** The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-josh-adam-meyers.html) - [**18** Nov **Avery Pearson** Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-avery-pearson.html) ## 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](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-abandoman.html) 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) ↗](https://www.abandoman.com/about) - [Adam Kay](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-adam-kay.html) *Born in Brighton* 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 ↗](https://musicalcomedyawards.com/) - [Adam Sandler](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-adam-sandler.html) *Musical comedy* *Storytelling* *Netflix special* 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 ↗](https://slate.com/culture/2024/08/adam-sandler-love-you-netflix-special-comedy-movies.html) - [Alex Franklin](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=alex-franklin) They were longlisted at the Musical Comedy Awards in 2023 and took part in the BBC New Comedy Award in 2019. [British Comedy Guide ↗](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/alex_franklin/) - [Alex Prescot](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=alex-prescot) 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 ↗](https://comedy.co.uk/people/alex_prescot) - [Avery Pearson](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-avery-pearson.html) *Musical comedy* Avery Pearson is a comedian, actor and musician whose original comedy songs have been featured on SNL, on Broadway and on Netflix. [improv.com ↗](https://improv.com/hollywood/comic/Avery+Pearson/) [Next: 18 November 2026 · Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-avery-pearson.html) - [Bennet Kavanagh](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-bennet-kavanagh.html) 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 ↗](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/bennet_kavanagh/) - [Bret McKenzie](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-bret-mckenzie.html) *From Wellington, New Zealand* *HBO special* 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 ↗](https://www.subpop.com/artists/flight_of_the_conchords) - [Bridget Everett](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-bridget-everett.html) *Born in Manhattan* 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 ↗](https://www.bridgeteverett.net/bio) - [Carey Lee](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=carey-lee) *Characters and impressions* 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 ↗](https://www.funnybusiness.ca/comedians.php?standup=carey-lee) - [Catherine Cohen](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-catherine-cohen.html) *Born in New York City* *Netflix special* *Hosts a podcast* Catherine Cohen is a New York-based comedian, actor, singer and poet whose musical comedy show The Twist...? [Official site ↗](https://www.catherine-cohen.com/) - [Chico Anysio](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-chico-anysio.html) *Born in Maranguape* *Characters and impressions* 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 ↗](https://memoriaglobo.globo.com/perfil/chico-anysio/noticia/chico-anysio.ghtml) - [Chris Turner](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-chris-turner.html) *Observational* 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 ↗](https://www.christurnercomedy.com/about) [Next: 14 November 2026 · SoHo Playhouse, New York, NY →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-chris-turner.html) - [Cosmic Kat](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=cosmic-kat) 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 ↗](https://www.nottinghamcomedyfestival.co.uk/cosmic-kat--big-top-heavy) - [Craig Robinson](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-craig-robinson.html) *Musical comedy* 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 ↗](https://mrcraigrobinson.com/about/) [Next: 16 November 2026 · Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-craig-robinson.html) - [Danny Gonzalez](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-danny-gonzalez.html) 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 ↗](https://improv.com/comic/danny+gonzalez/) [Next: 18 November 2026 · Comedy Zone Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-danny-gonzalez.html) - [David Elms](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-david-elms.html) 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 ↗](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/david_elms/) - [David Hoare](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=david-hoare) *One-liners and wordplay* 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 ↗](https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/david-hoare-how-to-live-to-100) - [David Linszen](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=david-linszen) *Born in Amsterdam* His first full-length show is Striptease van de Dood, a musical comedy directed by Raoul Heertje. [Official site (Over David) ↗](https://davidlinszen.nl/over-david/) - [Debra Terry](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-debra-terry.html) *Characters and impressions* *Dry Bar Comedy special* 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) ↗](https://wschronicle.com/?p=40889) - [Demetri Martin](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-demetri-martin.html) *Musical comedy* *Characters and impressions* Stand-up comedian, writer and visual artist whose work combines one-liners, drawings, music and conceptual comedy. [demetrimartin.com ↗](https://demetrimartin.com/) [Next: 28 November 2026 · The Magnolia, San Diego, CA →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-demetri-martin.html) - [Dru Cripps](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=dru-cripps) 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 ↗](https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/dru-cripps-juicy-bits) - [Edy Hurst](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=edy-hurst) 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 ↗](https://www.edyhurst.co.uk/) - [Emer Maguire](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-emer-maguire.html) *From Strabane* *Hosts a podcast* 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 ↗](https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/e/34717/emer_maguire) - [Emily Wilson](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-emily-wilson.html) *YouTube special* Emily Wilson is a New York City-based stand-up comedian who also writes and sings comic songs. [Official site ↗](https://emilywilsoncomedy.com/) [Next: 5 December 2026 · Arden Gild Hall, Wilmington, DE →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-emily-wilson.html) - [Eric Schwartz](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-eric-schwartz.html) *Musical comedy* *High-energy and physical* *Hulu special* 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 ↗](https://www.ericschwartzlive.com/) [Next: 20 January 2027 · San Jose Improv, San Jose, CA →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-eric-schwartz.html) - [Friedemann Weise](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-friedemann-weise.html) *Political and satire* 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 ↗](https://www.agenturknoch.de/kuenstlerinnen/friedemann-weise) - [Gabbi Bolt](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-gabbi-bolt.html) 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 ↗](https://www.gabbibolt.com/) - [George Rigden](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=george-rigden) *Crowd work* 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 ↗](https://www.comedy.co.nz/comedians/profiles/george-rigden/) - [Hoss Ridgeway](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-hoss-ridgeway.html) *From Franklin, Indiana* *Storytelling* *Dry Bar Comedy special* 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) ↗](https://readthereporter.com/butter-not-miss-this-popcorn-comedy-event-2/) - [Jack Caldwell](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=jack-caldwell) *Personal and confessional* Jack Caldwell is a New Zealand comedian whose act ranges from self-deprecating and ranting material to musical comedy. [Classic Comedy NZ ↗](https://www.comedy.co.nz/comedians/profiles/jack-caldwell/) - [Jaime French](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jaime-french.html) *Musical comedy* *Characters and impressions* 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 ↗](https://www.jaimefrench.com/bio) [Next: 14 November 2026 · Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jaime-french.html) - [Jason Wood](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jason-wood.html) Jason Wood was a British musical comedian from Luton whose imposing voice powered uncannily accurate impersonations of performers from Cher to Morrissey. [Chortle ↗](https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2010/02/20/10551/jason_wood_dies_at_38) - [Jay Foreman](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jay-foreman.html) *Born in Stanmore* 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 ↗](https://musicalcomedyawards.com/about/) - [Jazz Emu](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jazz-emu.html) 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 ↗](https://musicalcomedyawards.com/about/) - [Jemaine Clement](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jemaine-clement.html) *Born in Masterton* *HBO special* 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 ↗](https://www.subpop.com/artists/flight_of_the_conchords) - [Joe E. Lewis](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=joe-e-lewis) 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 ↗](https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014085/1942-06-05/ed-1/?sp=18&st=text) - [John Branyan](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-john-branyan.html) *Dry Bar Comedy special* 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) ↗](https://johnbranyan.com/rave-reviews/) - [JoJo Maberly](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jojo-maberly.html) JoJo Maberly is an award-winning stand-up and musical comedian, writer and actor. [Official site ↗](https://www.jojomaberly.com/) - [Jon Long](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jon-long.html) 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 ↗](https://comedy.co.uk/people/jon_long) - [Jonnie W.](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jonnie-w.html) *Musical comedy* *Storytelling* 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 ↗](https://www.jonniew.com/) [Next: 2 December 2026 · Helium Comedy Club, Indianapolis, IN →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-jonnie-w.html) - [Josh Adam Meyers](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-josh-adam-meyers.html) *Musical comedy* *High-energy and physical* *Comedy Central special* *Hosts a podcast* 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 ↗](https://www.joshadammeyers.com/about) [Next: 16 November 2026 · The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-josh-adam-meyers.html) - [Justin 'Gish' Hansen](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-justin-gish-hansen.html) Justin Hansen, known as GISH, is a New Zealand comedian who headlines across the country with original and popular song parodies. [Classic Comedy NZ ↗](https://www.comedy.co.nz/comedians/profiles/justin-gish-hansen/) - [Kate Lucas](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=kate-lucas) Kate Lucas is a stand-up and musical comedian. [Chortle ↗](https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2016/k/25158/_kate_lucas%3A_whatever_happened_to_kate_lucas%3F) - [Katie Norris](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-katie-norris.html) *Hosts a podcast* Katie Norris is a musical comedian who won the Musical Comedy Awards in 2023. [Musical Comedy Awards ↗](https://musicalcomedyawards.com/) - [Kimberly Dinaro](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-kimberly-dinaro.html) 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 ↗](https://www.grislypearstandup.com/comedians/kimberly-dinaro) [Next: 13 November 2026 · The Tiny Cupboard, Brooklyn, NY →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-kimberly-dinaro.html) - [Leila Navabi](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-leila-navabi.html) 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 ↗](https://www.leilanavabi.com/) - [Lis la Cubana](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=lis-la-cubana) Her act is a musical comedy set full of references and jokes, drawing on the humour and flavour of the Caribbean. [Chilevision ↗](https://www.chilevision.cl/festival-de-comedia/lis-la-cubana-rutina-completa-festival-de-comedia-2026/) - [Lizzie Kaniecki](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=lizzie-kaniecki) Lizzie Kaniecki is a Chicago-based stand-up, improv and musical comedian. [Out of Bounds Comedy Festival ↗](https://oobfest.com/participating-acts/) - [Maggie Lalley](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-maggie-lalley.html) Maggie Lalley is a stand-up comic, musical comedian and improviser living in New York City. [Official site ↗](https://maggielalleycomedy.com/) [Next: 13 November 2026 · New York Comedy Club – Upper West Side, New York, NY →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-maggie-lalley.html) - [Martin Mull](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-martin-mull.html) *Born in Chicago* 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 ↗](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/martin-mull) - [Martin Short](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-martin-short.html) *Musical comedy* *Characters and impressions* *Netflix, HBO specials* 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 ↗](https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/martin-short) [Next: 10 April 2027 · The Dome by Rutter Mills, Virginia Beach, VA →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-martin-short.html) - [Mary Cross](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=mary-cross) *One-liners and wordplay* Her sets combine relatable stories, linguistic wordplay and comedy songs. [Official site ↗](https://www.mary-cross.com/) - [Mawaan Rizwan](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-mawaan-rizwan.html) *Born in Lahore* 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) ↗](https://musicalcomedyawards.com/) - [Michael McKenzie](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=michael-mckenzie) 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 ↗](https://comedy.co.uk/people/michael_mckenzie) - [Nicola Dempsey](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-nicola-dempsey.html) *Born in England* *Prime Video special* 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 ↗](https://avalonuk.com/clients/flo-joan/) - [Nikki MacCallum](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-nikki-maccallum.html) 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 ↗](https://goldcomedy.com/resources/nikki-maccallum-isnt-afraid-to-be-bad/) [Next: 20 November 2026 · The Grisly Pear – Greenwich Village, New York, NY →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-nikki-maccallum.html) - [Paddy Raff](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-paddy-raff.html) 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 ↗](https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/p/34502/paddy_raff) [Next: 22 January 2027 · Market Place Theatre, Armagh →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-paddy-raff.html) - [Paul Sweeney](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=paul-sweeney) 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 ↗](https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/p/33888/paul_sweeney) - [Rachel Parris](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-rachel-parris.html) *Born in Leicester* 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 ↗](https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/r/33690/rachel_parris) - [Richard Gadd](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-richard-gadd.html) *Born in Wormit* 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 ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Gadd) - [Rob Carter](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-rob-carter.html) 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 ↗](https://musicalcomedyawards.com/about/) - [Rosie Dempsey](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=rosie-dempsey) *Born in England* *Prime Video special* 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 ↗](https://avalonuk.com/clients/flo-joan/) - [Sam Hickman](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=sam-hickman) *Storytelling* 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 ↗](https://sam-hickman.com/) - [Sami Schwaeber](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/sucdb.html?p=sami-schwaeber) 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 ↗](https://www.samischwaeber.com/about) - [Seán Cullen](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-sean-cullen.html) *Comedy Central special* 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 ↗](https://seancullen.com/) - [Shilpa Das](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-shilpa-das.html) *Storytelling* 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 ↗](https://www.desicomedyfest.com/shilpa-das.html) - [Sooz Kempner](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-sooz-kempner.html) *Characters and impressions* 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 ↗](https://www.soozkempner.co.uk/) - [Spring Day](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-spring-day.html) *Hosts a podcast* 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 ↗](https://springdaycomedy.com/) - [Stephen Frizzle](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-stephen-frizzle.html) 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 ↗](https://comedy.co.uk/people/stephen_frizzle) - [Stephen Lynch](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-stephen-lynch.html) *Born in Abington Township* *Comedy Central special* Stephen Lynch is an American songwriter, comedian and Tony-nominated actor known for musical comedy songs performed with an acoustic guitar. [The Orange Peel ↗](https://theorangepeel.net/event/stephen-lynch-the-me-tour/the-orange-peel/asheville-north-carolina/) - [Steve Gribbin](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-steve-gribbin.html) Steve Gribbin is a stand-up and musical comedian who performs with a guitar. [Chortle ↗](https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/s/112/steve_gribbin) - [Steve Martin](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-steve-martin.html) *Musical comedy* *Storytelling* *Netflix special* 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 ↗](https://www.netflix.com/title/80186850) [Next: 10 April 2027 · The Dome by Rutter Mills, Virginia Beach, VA →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-steve-martin.html) - [Terry Clement](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-terry-clement.html) Terry Clement is a Canadian comedian who combines stand-up, sketch, horror and musical comedy. [Funny Business ↗](https://www.funnybusiness.ca/comedians.php?standup=terry-clement) - [Tiffany Haddish](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-tiffany-haddish.html) *Musical comedy* Stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer whose breakthrough screen role in Girls Trip expanded a career already rooted in stand-up. [netflix.com ↗](https://www.netflix.com/title/80221271) [Next: 19 November 2026 · Raleigh Improv, Cary, NC →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-tiffany-haddish.html) - [Tim Ferguson](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-tim-ferguson.html) 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) ↗](https://www.cheekymonkeycomedy.com/?p=216) - [Tim Hawkins](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-tim-hawkins.html) *From St. Charles, Missouri* *Hosts a podcast* 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 ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Hawkins) - [Tim Minchin](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-tim-minchin.html) *Born in Northampton* Tim Minchin is an Australian musical comedian, composer, actor and writer, born in Perth in 1975. [Official site (About) ↗](https://www.timminchin.com/about/) - [Tommy Davidson](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-tommy-davidson.html) *Musical comedy* *Characters and impressions* Stand-up comedian, actor and impressionist best known as an original cast member of In Living Color. [thetommydavidson.com ↗](https://www.thetommydavidson.com/bio) [Next: 14 November 2026 · The Well Comedy Club, Bakersfield, CA →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-tommy-davidson.html) - [Tony Scar](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-tony-scar.html) *Crowd work* 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 ↗](https://scarcomedy.com/) [Next: 20 December 2026 · Mic Drop Comedy Plano, Plano, TX →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-tony-scar.html) ## More lists of stand-up comedians - [British stand-up comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/british-stand-up-comedians.html) 302 - [Canadian stand-up comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/canadian-stand-up-comedians.html) 108 - [Irish stand-up comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/irish-stand-up-comedians.html) 58 - [Australian stand-up comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/australian-stand-up-comedians.html) 100 - [New Zealand stand-up comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/new-zealand-stand-up-comedians.html) 103 - [Clean stand-up comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/clean-stand-up-comedians.html) 100 - [New York City stand-up comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/new-york-stand-up-comedians.html) 521 - [Los Angeles stand-up comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/los-angeles-stand-up-comedians.html) 390 - [Austin stand-up comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/austin-stand-up-comedians.html) 39 - [Nashville stand-up comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/nashville-stand-up-comedians.html) 22 - [Stand-up comedians with Netflix specials](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-with-netflix-specials.html) 178 - [Stand-up comedians with HBO specials](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-with-hbo-specials.html) 91 - [Stand-up comedians with Comedy Central specials](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-with-comedy-central-specials.html) 210 - [Female stand-up comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/female-stand-up-comedians.html) 939 - [Comedians from California](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-california.html) 88 - [Comedians from Florida](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-florida.html) 21 - [Comedians from Georgia](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-georgia.html) 25 - [Comedians from Illinois](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-illinois.html) 61 - [Comedians from Maryland](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-maryland.html) 15 - [Comedians from Massachusetts](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-massachusetts.html) 43 - [Comedians from Michigan](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-michigan.html) 26 - [Comedians from Minnesota](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-minnesota.html) 17 - [Comedians from Missouri](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-missouri.html) 22 - [Comedians from New Jersey](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-new-jersey.html) 51 - [Comedians from New York](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-new-york.html) 170 - [Comedians from Ohio](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-ohio.html) 29 - [Comedians from Pennsylvania](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-pennsylvania.html) 43 - [Comedians from Texas](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-texas.html) 32 - [Comedians from Washington](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedians-from-washington.html) 17 - [Storytelling comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/storytelling-comedians.html) 381 - [Observational comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/observational-comedians.html) 199 - [Crowd work comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/crowd-work-comedians.html) 109 - [One-liner comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/one-liner-comedians.html) 82 - [Political comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/political-comedians.html) 70 - [Character comedians and impressionists](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/character-comedians.html) 145 - [Dark comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/dark-comedians.html) 33 - [Absurdist comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/absurdist-comedians.html) 50 - [Deadpan comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/deadpan-comedians.html) 106 - [High-energy comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/high-energy-comedians.html) 154 - [Confessional comedians](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/confessional-comedians.html) 98 [The list of stand-up comedians, A to Z →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedians.html) · [Every night on the Comedy Calendar →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-calendar.html) Updated 13 November 2026