Purple Park Comedy celebrates four years with a special anniversary show at the Brooklyn Improv. What began during the pandemic as a small gathering in Purple Park in Astoria, Queens bringing neighbors together through laughter has grown into a standout NYC showcase. Now featured in Time Out, the New York Comedy Festival, and the Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest, Purple Park is known for high energy, inclusive lineups highlighting queer, LGBTQIA+, and BIPOC comedians. Produced by Meka Mo and Jilberto Soto, this show celebrates community, diversity, and some of the best comedy NYC has to offer.

Meka Mo is a Queens, N.Y.–born comedian and podcast host named a Comic to Watch by the New York Comedy Festival and winner of Best of Fest at the Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest and the Sandy Gunar Award at the Jersey City Comedy Festival. A newer comic quickly building national and international momentum, she has opened for Michael Che, appeared on HBO’s Game Theory with Bomani Jones, and had a successful, award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe. Her 2025 Don’t Tell Comedy debut—her first recorded set—has amassed viral clips, with one surpassing 4.1 million views and her material reaching over 8 million across platforms; her follow-up Cracked Comedy release (Oct 2025) has already topped 110,00 views and climbing. Meka is a regular at New York comedy clubs and performs internationally at Top Secret Comedy Club in London, Tokyo Comedy Bar, and the Barcelona Fringe Festival. Her emotional-wellness podcast, We’re Done Here, was spotlighted by the BBC and named a finalist for Yass! and NBC’s Laughter Lab.

Jilberto is a first-generation Mexican American comedian who moved to NYC during the pandemic and quickly made his mark on the scene. He produces and runs two stand-out comedy shows: Purple Park Comedy, which spotlights rising POC and female comics, and Mariposas Comedy, an all-queer showcase. Jilberto is also the host of "I Hope This Ages Well," a podcast where he interviews fascinating seniors in NYC, and co-hosts "Together We’re Straight" with Liz Glazer. He has opened for Ralph Barbosa and been featured in the New York Comedy Festival (2022-2024), Netflix Is a Joke Fest, and Limestone Comedy Festival in 2024. He was also a finalist in the NYC Queer Comedy Festival.

Mia Jackson is a bonafide Georgia peach (that's Georgian for “native”). Now living in New York and performing nightly at The Comedy Cellar, Mia has spent the last few years on tour across the country with Amy Schumer. Her second half hour special premiered on Comedy Central Nov. 1, 2019 and she is a writer/actor on Hulu's Life & Beth. Mia's is undeniably smart, funny, relatable and versatile. Her quirky, endearing comedy and bright attitude entertains all types of crowds.

Marley Gotterer is a NYC based actress & comedian known for her absurdist stand-up comedy and years creating viral social moments for the world's biggest pop stars. She's toured all around the country doing comedy that centers and literally “uplifts" people. She has recently been at Sundance and on HBO.

Brooks is a New York-based actor, stand up comedian and producer. Born and raised in Belgium, he grew up speaking French, Dutch, Turkish and English. Though he loved French cinema and theater, he always had a penchant for American entertainment. Once he graduated college in Brussels and finally convinced his wonderfully outspoken family that he was relocating to the U.S., he spent a year in Portland, Oregon, before moving to New York City, where he attended the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting. Since then, he has appeared on stage all over the city (Comedy Cellar, Gotham, Broadway Comedy), on TV (The Blacklist, NBC), in web series and commercials. When he isn't acting or doing stand up, Brooks is a Sr Project Manager at A+E Global Media®.