Jeff Ross is a writer, actor and comedian known worldwide as The Roastmaster General. Currently, he is touring his one-man musical play “Take a Banana For the Ride,” which he calls “a cathartic, comedic experience” about love, loss, and human resilience. Jeff recently partnered with sports legend Tom Brady to produce “GROAT (The Greatest Roast of All Time)," which will stream live on Netflix May 5, 2024. He has also spearheaded the wildly popular celebrity roasts of Justin Bieber, Alec Baldwin, Bruce Willis, James Franco, Charlie Sheen, William Shatner, Flava Flav, Donald Trump, and many others. Jeff’s television projects include producing and starring in “Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle," which has become an international phenomenon. He produced and co-starred with Dave Attell in their Netflix series “Bumping Mics," directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Andrew Jarecki. Ross also produced and starred in “Historical Roasts” for Netflix, a series which skewers some of the most important figures in history including Abraham Lincoln, Anne Frank, Freddy Mercury, Muhammed Ali, Martin Luther King, and Cleopatra. Jeff’s acting credits include a pivotal role in Amazon’s “Ricky Stanicky," directed by Peter Farrelley and starring John Cena, Zac Efron and William H. Macy. Other recent acting credits include a series arc on Amazon’s “Sneaky Pete,” the dark drama “Kingdom” now on Netflix, and the feature film “The Wedding Ringer” alongside Josh Gad and Kevin Hart. Jeff’s voiceover work includes Disney’s “The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse” and the series regular role of 'Hook Foot' on Disney’s “Tangled” television series. Jeff has also voiced character roles in “Mr. Peabody and Sherman,” “Future Worm,” “Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero,” “The Simpsons,” and “Family Guy.” Jeff has used his stand-up comedy specials to shine a light on social issues he cares about - now streaming on Paramount Plus are “Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals” (filmed in a maximum security jail in Texas), “Jeff Ross Roasts Cops” (centering around Black Lives Matter and the Boston Police Department), and “Jeff Ross Roasts The Border” (filmed on both sides of the Mexican border fence in the Rio Grande Valley). Jeff constantly supports and fundraises for causes he cares about such as The U.S.O., Meals On Wheels America, Planned Parenthood, The Scleroderma Research Foundation, the EB Research Partnership, Stand Up For Heroes, American Friends Of The Hebrew University, Comedy Gives Back, and others.

Robby Hoffman is a small ex-Hasidic queer Jewish stand-up comedian, writer, and true original. Robby is a new cast member on HBO Max’s Hacks, premiering April 10. She also has a recurring role in the FX series Dying For Sex opposite Michelle Williams and currently can be seen as the breakout of Netflix’s Verified.  New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman compares her "bulldozing stand-up to Larry David because of her mountain-out-of-a-molehill kvetching, but her hilarious rage over people who complain about interruptions during a conversation makes her sound like a modern lesbian Andrew Dice Clay."   Also a favorite of The Times is her podcast, Too Far, which is described as an "addictive listen." She was named one of Vulture's Top “Comedians to Watch,” one of Comedy Central's “Up Next” comedians, and was on Conan O’Brien’s “Comics to Watch” list.  She has performed numerous times at the Montreal Just for Laughs festival and has twice headlined the New York Comedy Festival.  She recorded her first one-hour stand up special I’m Nervous in Toronto, available on CraveTV, and can also be seen in History of the World on Hulu. Robby is also a notable TV writer, having written on The Chris Gethard Show (TruTV), Workin' Moms (Netflix), and Baroness Von Sketch Show (IFC). In 2019, Robby won a Daytime Emmy Award for her writing work on Odd Squad (PBS). 

Ahamed Weinberg is a Los Angeles-based writer and comedian from Philadelphia, most recently serving at a Story Editor on Ramy Youssef’s upcoming animated series for A24/Amazon. Over the years, he has performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers and Late Show with Stephen Colbert, he was featured in prominent lists such as “TimeOut LA’s Comics to Watch” and “Vulture’s 20 Comics to Watch,” and he was awarded New Face at the 2016 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. Ahamed’s credits include writing, directing, and starring in two seasons of Ahamed’s Ramadan Diaries (Comedy Central Digital, Paramount +) and making notable appearances on the The Eric Andre Show (Adult Swim) and Insecure (HBO) as well as next year’s Late Bloomer (Crave) and The Joe Shmo Show (TBS). His film Lovebirds premiered on Amazon Prime as part of their inaugural FunnyFest short films festival, and his Facebook series Please Understand Me was executive produced by Sarah Silverman and released in June 2018, amassing millions of views. Ahamed has a significant presence on social media, with millions of views on his stand-up clips.

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

Mixing an incisive wit with scathing sarcasm Greg Fitzsimmons has achieved success as a stand-up Emmy Award winning writer and host on both radio and TV.  Greg is host of The Greg Fitzsimmons Show on SiriusXM’s "Howard 101” and twice a week puts out the hugely popular FitzDog Radio podcast.  A regular on @Midnight Conan O’Brien Jimmy Kimmel and The Tonight Show Greg has made more than 50 visits to The Howard Stern Show.   Greg has a new one-hour standup special on Comedy Central stars in season 2 of “How to be a Grown Up” (TRU TV) and appeared on Louie (FX) this past season. He is a frequent guest on The Adam Carolla Show and The Joe Rogan Experience and will appear later this year in both Comedy Bang Bang (IFC) and Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Adult Swim)   A frequent panelist for five years on Chelsea Lately Greg also spent five years on VH1’s Best Week Ever hosted Pumped (The Speed Channel) last year and he starred in two half-hour stand-up specials on Comedy Central.  Greg’s 2011 book Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons climbed the best-seller charts and garnered outstanding reviews from NPR and Vanity Fair.    Writing credits include HBO’s Lucky Louie Cedric the Entertainer Presents Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher The Man Show and many others.  On his mantle beside the four Daytime Emmys he won as a writer and producer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show sit “The Jury Award for Best Comedian” from The HBO Comedy Arts Festival and a Cable Ace Award for the MTV game show he hosted called Idiot Savants.   For more go to: www.fitzdog.com twitter.com/gregfitzshow

Gary Cannon’s mom knew her son had comedic talent when, at the young age of five, Gary had a very bad cold. At the time, his mom was out of kleenex and offered her son toilet paper instead. Gary quickly replied, “I need to blow my nose not wipe my ass.” After getting the @#$% beaten out of him, and a timeout, his comedy career began. Gary began making people laugh in San Francisco but soon moved to LA. After a short time in LA things started happening. He was soon working at all the Southern California Improv clubs, was a regular host at the Hollywood Improv, consistently emceeing shows with some of the biggest names in comedy. His amazing crowd skills, high energy and ability to jump-start an audience enabled Gary to transition his skills to a television warm-up comic. Anyone visiting LA and seeing a show tape in front of an audience has probably met Gary. He sets the tone before and during the show creating a fun atmosphere and making audiences enjoy their time especially when many shows can often take hours to tape.

OWEN SMITH has performed Stand-up on Conan and Colbert.  He’s a regular at the Comedy Store Hollywood and Comedy Cellar in New York.  According to Joe Rogan he is amongst the top comics in the world and “should be more famous than he is.”  Owen returns to Just For Laughs for the first time since he debuted as a New Face in 2002. OWEN created an underground buzz in the comedy world when he shot his hour special “Good Luck Everybody” entirely on ten iPhones then retuned them the next day and got all his money back. A storyteller at heart his personal brand of comedy is comprised of unique angles on fatherhood, marriage, race and his obsession with NPR programming. Owen is also a sought after writer. His writing credits include: ABC’s Black•ish, Survivor’s Remorse (Starz), The Arsenio Hall Show, The ESPY’s (on ESPN with Drake and ABC with Joel McHale), The Guy’s Choice Awards, Whitney(NBC), Deon Cole’s Black Box (TBS), Are We There Yet (TBS), and Everybody Hates Chris.

Jesus Trejo is one of the fastest rising names in the stand-up comedy scene. Trejo will be taping his first hour stand-up special for SHOWTIME this fall, set to air top of 2020. He can seen recurring on the Netflix series MR. IGLESIAS, and in roles on ALONE TOGETHER (Freeform) and TEACHERS (TV Land). Jesus was selected to be a NEW FACE comedian in 2016 for the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, and was named a Variety Top 10 Comic to watch at JFL in 2017. Born and raised in Long Beach, CA, Trejo is a paid regular at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles.