Will Burkart is a Los Angeles based standup comedian and actor. After growing up in the SF Bay Area, he moved out to LA and quickly established himself as one of the hardest working young comics on the scene. Given the massive popularity of his stand-up clips on social media, Will's fan base has skyrocketed, amassing over 1 million followers and more than 300 million views. In 2023, Will embarked on a 45-city nationwide tour selling out venues across the country. As the tour continues, Will headlined at the Netflix is a Joke festival, and recently shot his debut comedy special to air in summer 2025.

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.

Ian Bagg is a world-touring comedian whose comedy was recently described as "dangerously flawless" on the JRE. But he is not just a comedian he is also the cohost of the weekly hockey podcast, "Enjoying Orange Slices with Jeff and Ian." Early in his life, he discovered a love for hockey. Whether he was involved in minor, junior, pro, or friends getting together to play shinny, he loved hockey! He went to some camps and was cut, realizing he had no chance of making the pros. He knew it was time to use his natural talent to make people laugh. Life has been fantastic for this energetic and wildly funny boundary-pushing entertainer. Touring nonstop across North America, he has started taking over the world with Australia, China, and the Middle East. With Europe being one of his latest stops. His fast-paced, off-the-cuff, quick-witted, animated style has him winning over television audiences. He placed in the finals of NBC's "Last Comic Standing." He made appearances on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "The Tonight Show," A popular guest on WTF, YMH,a half-hour comedy featured on Comedy Central and HBO, not to mention one-hour specials on Showtime "Getting to know you" and Amazon Prime "Conversations"! It also has earned him roles in award-winning movies like MVP 2! (humble brag) His fast-paced multi-direction show has made patrons want to see multiple shows on a weekend. The audience becomes characters in his performance as they answer questions. Most comedians have a monologue; Ian has a dialogue. Attend a show immediately and see why his high school history teacher asked Ian's parents if there was something he should know about Ian.  

Ali Macofsky is a stand up comedian, actress, and writer who began her comedy career at the age of 7 when she would join Ryan Seacrest on KIIS FM every weekday morning and prank call listeners as her character “Lil Ally” and has continued to pursue comedy ever since. Shortly after high school, Ali quickly established herself in the Los Angeles comedy scene where she became the first regular to perform on over 100 episodes of the Comedy Store’s weekly Kill Tony podcast. This provided further opportunities leading Ali to headline venues across the country, as well as open for huge names in the comedy world like Russell Peters and Joe Rogan. Most recently, Ali was named a New Face of Comedy at the Just for Laughs Comedy festival in Montreal. She also just completed a tour opening for rock musician, St. Vincent. Ali’s stand up has been featured on Just For Laughs digital receiving over 3 million views and her stand up has been seen on TikTok over 10 million times. She has a popular series on her Instagram (@notalimac) where she talks to strangers online and she hosts a weekly podcast called Resting Bitch. Ali’s voice on and off stage has captured a wide range of fans who gravitate toward her honest, relatable sense of humor and unique perspective on life.

Jay Larson is best known for his "Wrong Number" joke which has gone viral dozens of times and amassed almost a half a billion times across social media. He has three-hour specials, "Me Being Me", "Sounds Like Bruce" and "Here we go again" all available on YouTube. Jay made all the late-night rounds, has been featured on Showtime, Comedy Central, "This is Not Happening" and acted in TV and Movies including Twin Peaks and Amy Poehler's "Wine Country". He has also been featured on all your favorite podcasts, writes and directs some of the best sport sketches on the internet and continues to grow his stand-up library with a recent "Don't Tell" special and continual clips on Social. Follow Jay @Jaylarsoncomedy  

Canadian comedian Debra DiGiovanni is one of a kind. She’s been called the “Best Comedian to see after a Messy Break Up” and for the years 2008/2009-she was named Toronto’s (her home town) favorite comedian. In 2008, she taped her second “Comedy Now!” special for CTV/Comedy network and in 2009 she taped her second gala at Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival. She also taped her first special on Comedy Central with her Live at Gotham recorded in New York City. Her special, “Single Awkward Female” premiered on Showtime in January 2012. Debra’s comedy has a sharp edge while maintaining a playful, happy air and her persona is one of the best developed of any comic working today. Couple that with a hilarious act that is so personal everyone can relate and you see why Debra is so popular; her humour and charm lies in her unflinching honesty and openness.

As seen on late-night CBS, ABC, VH1 and Comedy Central, Andre Kelley is the ONLY Black performer in all of LA who’s never been on BET or a Kardashian. Featured in Showtime's All Jokes Aside comedy club documentary Phunny Business as well as Outlaugh and Laughing Matters: The Men, he's also seen on Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed and Comedy TV.    And while happily single and of considerable physical size (6,' 2", 260 pounds of cornfed, batter-dipped, deep-fried chocolatey-gooeyness) he’s always taking applications for hot, tatted, talented unpaid interns.