Ron Funches is a triple threat. He is an excellent stand up comedian, actor and writer.  Ron has built an impressive acting resume. Whether it's lending his voice to projects like Trolls, Bob's Burgers, and Adventure Time. Or his memorable acting roles on The Goldbergs, Black•ish, New Girl, Transparent, Powerless, and Undateable. He even made being a gang member likable in the film Get Hard.  His personal appearances include Conan, The Tonight Show, @midnight, Chopped, Cupcake Wars and many more.  Ron is a great writer too. His writing credits include The Eric Andre Show, Kroll Show and several television pilots. He currently has a one hour comedy special on Comedy Central. Ron is also a pretty solid dad and friend. He lives in Southern California with his son. 

Thomas Lennon is an actor, producer and New York Times Best Selling author from Oak Park, Illinois. He attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he was a member of the influential sketch comedy group The State. The State’s hit television series ran on MTV for three seasons and received an Ace Award nomination for Best Comedy Series.   After his work on The State, he created two more popular series: Viva Variety, which ran for three seasons and was also an Ace nominee for Best Comedy Series, and Reno 911!, on which he also played Lieutenant Jim Dangle. Reno 911! aired for six seasons on Comedy Central before being revived for a seventh and eighth season, which were nominated for Emmy Awards in 2020 and 2021. Season 8 of Reno 911! is currently airing on Roku and last Christmas, Comedy Central aired Reno 911!: It’s A Wonderful Heist. Lennon also wrote and starred in the Emmy-nominated special, RENO 911!: THE HUNT FOR QANON. Lennon most recently starred in ZOEY 102 for Paramount+.   Lennon has also written numerous feature films, including Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Reno 911!: Miami, The Pacifier, Balls of Fury and Hell Baby. In addition to writing films, Lennon co-authored, Writing Movies for Fun and Profit, a book about the studio system that Anna Kendrick called, “The Best Book about Hollywood… Hilarious and insanely accurate,” in the New York Times.   In 2019, Lennon debuted on the New York’s Bestseller List with his children’s book Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles. The narrative follows fourteen-year old Ronan Boyle, the youngest and lowliest recruit to the secret Garda – an Irish police force that handles the misdeeds of numerous magical creatures. Ronan sets on a mission to prove his parents’ innocence as he is convinced they were framed by the wee people. In March of 2020, Lennon released the sequel with Ronan Boyle and the Swamp of Certain Death followed by the third installment of the series, Ronan Boyle: Into the Strangeplace in 2022. A DreamWorks Animation feature film of the Ronan Boyle series is currently in development.   As an actor, Lennon has appeared in the films Transformers: Age of Extinction, The Dark Knight Rises, Le Divorce, Heights, Conversations with Other Women, Memento, 17 Again, I Love You, Man, Cedar Rapids, Knight of Cups, Bad Teacher, Harold and Kumar 3D and What to Expect When You’re Expecting. His other credits include Netflix’s A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Half Magic opposite Heather Graham and Clint Eastwood’s The 15:57 to Paris. He can be seen in the Russo Brother’s film CHERRY, with Tom Holland.   In television he has been seen in How I Met Your Mother, Sean Saves the World, The Odd Couple, Drunk History, The Santa Clarita Diet, Supergirl, Lethal Weapon, and The Twilight Zone. Lennon also recently produced a musical stage adaptation of the beloved 1980’s film TRADING PLACES.   Lennon lives in Los Angeles and Wisconsin with his wife, the actress Jenny Robertson, and their son, Oliver.

Along with having been the main star in the role of inventive scientist, Donald Davenport in Disney XD’s “Lab Rats,” actor and comedian Hal Sparks also directed several episodes of the critically-acclaimed comedy show and is now an active member of the Directors Guild of America.  Since the show's premiere in 2012, "Lab Rats" has been the network's most watched program.  The show was added to the Disney Channel's regular line-up garnering more fans and ratings than ever projected.  Hal also delighted fans when he appeared in Season 2 of Netflix’ “Fuller House” as Nelson, an old high school boyfriend of DJ’s.   Hal began his professional career as a teenager in Chicago. As a member of the famed Second City Troupe, his quick wit and affable personality quickly gained him recognition and acclaim and he was named the “Funniest Teenager In Chicago” by the Chicago Sun Times. Sparks went on to host the Emmy Award- winning “Talk Soup” on E! Entertainment Television, winning rave reviews from fans and critics alike. He starred for five seasons on Showtime’s hit series “Queer As Folk” and appeared in the many films like “Extract,” “Spiderman 2” and “Dude, Where’s My Car?” Sparks also starred in his own one hour Showtime comedy special, “Charmageddon,” which has continued to be one of their best-selling DVDs.  Being a versatile talent, Hal is also an accomplished musician performing with his popular band, Zero 1.   Hal is very involved in many Humane Society events based on his love of animals and is also quite prominent in all matters affecting the LGBT community where he continues to be one of the biggest supporters.  Since his show, Queer as Folk, was one of the most groundbreaking series and was way before it’s time, there is continued interest in the show and Entertainment Weekly recently did a huge story with a reunion of the cast members featuring Hal.   Hal resides in Los Angeles and has a young son, Camden, who is the light of his life.

Wayne Federman is a veteran comedian actor comedy writer and author. He has been seen on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon The Tonight Show and has his own 1/2 hour stand-up special on Comedy Central. He currently portrays “Dean Weinstock” on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and has also appeared on dozens of TV programs including The League The Larry Sanders Show and The X-Files. Moviegoers may recognize Wayne from Step Brothers 50 First Dates 40-Year-Old Virgin Knocked Up Funny People and Legally Blonde.  Wayne was the head monologue writer for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon over its first season has also written for Garry Shandling Sarah Silverman The Muppets Kevin Nealon Bill Maher and Seth Rogen. He co-authored the bestselling sports biography MARAVICH that ESPN called "The definitive biography of Pistol Pete Maravich." Wayne also hosts the Annual Wayne Federman International Film Festival every January. More Feder-Info: www.WayneFederman.com

Kira Soltanovich is best known as the voice of the photo booth on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. A one time bit turned into almost 9 years as a correspondent on the show. She was a regular on both seasons of Punchline on FOX and look for Kira as the surly sidekick to host Donald Faison on the Netflix game show, Winsanity! Kira has a half hour special on Showtime called Here Comes Trouble and an hour special on Amazon called You Did This To Me.   You’ve seen her on Comedy Central’s Lights Out with David Spade and on TruTV’s How To Be A Grownup.   Currently, Kira is back working with her old boss, Jay Leno, on the reboot of the old game show You Bet Your Life on FOX. And don’t forget to check out her talk show in a sauna (where she beats fellow comedians with Russian branches) called Let’s Get Sweat! on her website www.kiracomedy.com

TBS called Ben Gleib “one of the funniest comedians working today”. He’s Host and Head Writer of the Emmy nominated comedy game show “Idiotest”, which you might have seen trending on NETFLIX, Game Show Network, or currently on Game Show Central on Pluto TV.  For 7 years he was one of the stars of “Chelsea Lately” with Chelsea Handler.  You may have seen his Showtime hour special “Neurotic Gangster” now on Amazon Prime, or his critically acclaimed new hour special “The Mad King”, which has drawn comparisons to the GOAT George Carlin, even from Carlin’s own daughter. He’s currently one of the lead anchors on “The Young Turks” (TYT), the biggest online news network in the world.  Gleib has been featured in the last two “NETFLIX is a Joke” Festivals, and selected for “Best of the Fest” at the legendary Montreal “Just for Laughs” Festival. He was called by the Interrobang the number 3 “innovator who changed comedy in 2020” and was named by Esquire one of six comedians who could be “comedy’s next big thing.”  Ben Gleib was also a regular on the “TODAY Show” with Kathie Lee & Hoda on NBC, “The Late Late Show” on CBS and “@Midnight” on Comedy Central, and his podcast “Last Week on Earth with Ben Gleib” on Kevin Smith’s Smodcast Network debuted at #9 on iTunes Comedy. As an actor he’s appeared in 13 movies, including the “Jay & Silent Bob Reboot” and voices “Marshall the Sloth” in “Ice Age” and Dali in “The Book of Life”.  Gleib has done an astounding over 400 episodes of television, and his online views are now over half a billion!  He’s also known as one of the best improvisers in comedy, and does a monthly, all improvised, worldwide virtual show with “Nowhere Studios” called “Gleib Off The Top”, as well as an improvised show with Greg Proops of “Whose Line” fame, and an occasional show with one of the great comedy icons of all time John Cleese of Monty Python, called “Cleese Gleib Me Alone”.  He’s a fearless standup comedian who speaks his truth with an unyielding confidence, and a bold, yet silly and self-effacing humor. His fans, known as the "Mad Ones", some following him around North America, and consider him their "Grateful Dead", can speak to the impact of his comedy.  You can follow him on social media @bengleib or at BenGleib.com

Jim is a fervent improviser and an alumnus of the Groundling Theater. If you’re in your 30s, you may recognize him as the irascible Coach Tugnut from Disney Channel’s EVEN STEVENS. If you’re older, you might remember him as Kenny the Psycho on NBC’s JUST SHOOT ME who threatened to fold David Spade “like a lawn chair.” You may also have heard him supply the vocals for SpongeBob SquarePants on “Goofy Goober Rock” in THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE. As a Writer/Producer, Jim’s credits include MADTV, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, BEST TIME EVER WITH NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, and CARPOOL KARAOKE. Jim also enjoys the distinction of being one of two writers who wrote for both THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO and THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON. Jim is delighted to be here tonight supporting this worthy cause.