Joe Matarese grew up in Cherry Hill, NJ and now resides with his wife and 2 kids just minutes outside of NYC in the burbs. His completely autobiographical act pokes fun at his subtly dysfunctional Italian family, his own neuroses and use of the SSRI Celexa and the ADD med Adder-all improving him in so many ways, life with 2 young kids, and his marriage to a psychologist (his perfect match).   Joe’s talent for turning real life struggles into comedic gems has landed him appearances on the most sought after TV and radio shows including The Late Show with David Letterman, America’s Got Talent (where he received a standing ovation from all 4 celebrity judges and the 2000 person crowd), Chelsea Lately, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central Presents (his very own 1/2 hour special), The Howard Stern Show, and his brand new 1 hour special “Medicated”. You may also recognize him from Bravo’s reality series Better Half where he taught his wife to perform standup and she brought home the $20,000 prize.   Joe has hit the stage four times at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival, leading to two development deals with major television networks.  Joe has hit the stage four times at the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival, leading to two development deals with major television networks.  Joe does his podcast Fixed Joe, twice a week, available on Itunes and on his website every Tues and Thursday. In his Tuesdays episode, Joe talks about his life, news, food, sports, money, movies/tv in a very honest and journal like style. On the Tuesday episode, he also answers fans questions and topics that they leave on his Fixed Joe hotline number. His Thursday episode is a straight up interview show. The only slant on his interview episode is the guest Joe has on have to be people that Joe is interested in. Some of his past guests on the podcast have been Artie Lange, Bill Burr, Craig Ferguson, and Everybody Loves Raymond creator Phil Rosenthal. The original theme of the podcast was recently turned into a 13 episode web series called “Fixing Joe” funded by Official Comedy.  Check him out live - within minutes you will feel like your life is perfect!

Jaye McBride is funny, smart and proudly transgender. Jaye is the first openly transgender comedian to perform at Madison Square Garden is a regular at New York City’s “Comedy Cellar". In 2021 she was featured as one of the "New Faces" at the Just For Laugh's comedy festival and has also been featured at The Boston and Limestone Comedy Festivals. In addition to stand-up, Jaye speaks at high schools, colleges and groups all across the country about being transgender and how we can help trans kids from facing some of the obstacles and challenges she faced. Having transitioned in 2007, Jaye is uniquely qualified to talk about awkward first dates, strained family relationships and self-acceptance. Jaye is originally from Upstate NY but now lives in Brooklyn, NY.

East coast comedian, actor and writer.