Java Monster Presents: Lucas Zelnick
LUCAS ZELNICK is a stand-up comedian born, raised, and based in New York City, who challenges his cushy upbringing through punch-heavy material. Lucas’s stand-up clips have exploded online, where he has received over 100M views and 500K+ followers across Instagram and TikTok. In 2022, Lucas established a strong baseline for himself as a touring comedian, selling out 8 shows at Zanies Chicago. That same year, he appeared in SF Sketchfest and as a guest on Amazon Prime Video’s Sports Talk. 2023 was a breakout year for Lucas: he headlined the New York Comedy Festival, taped a secret set with Don't Tell Comedy, and taped his Comedy Central debut for Season 14 of Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring. For no particular reason, he also holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Tanael Joachim: The Colonizing America Tour
After touring Europe with his second hour of standup, NYC comedian TJ is taking the stage all over America! Bringing his signature wit and conversational delivery, he tackles his ongoing immigration journey in the United States, religion, languages, and why America might be near the end of its run as the world's most powerful empire. It's TJ's most insightful and funniest hour yet. It's not a show for the faint of heart, but if you love standup comedy, then you surely will love this show!
Thu Sep 26 2024, 7:00 PM
Buy TicketsLeah Rudick
Leah Rudick is an actor, writer & comedian whose viral comedy videos on TikTok and Instagram have amassed over a million followers and counting. Best known for her “Wealthy Woman” character, an oblivious but lovable billionaire who delights in middle class adventures, Leah has cultivated a loyal fanbase with her videos topping over 100 million views. Springboarding off this success, Leah has spent the past year on the road, headlining and selling out the best clubs in the nation, meeting devoted fans from all walks of life, captivating audiences with her unique brand of weird girl comedy. Recent comedy festivals include Moontower JFL, San Francisco Sketchfest & Laughing Skull Fest. TV appearances include HBO’s High Maintenance, IFC’s Commuters & Fast Company with James Corden. In 2024 she released her first one hour comedy special, Spiraling, available to stream on Amazon and Apple TV.
Spencer Bland
Spencer Bland is a comedian based out of right here in North Carolina.
His debut comedy album, Dinner at 4pm, debuted at #1 on Apple Music & Amazon for five straight days and his lil videos have received over 10 million views across Instagram & TikTok. He has opened for comics like Kyle Kinane, Trae Crowder, and Shane Torres and in 2023 was a part of the Rogue Island Comedy Festival. This fall he will be a featured act in the High Plains Comedy Festival in Denver but can be seen in other places eating food and existing.
Thu Oct 3 2024, 7:00 PM
Buy TicketsProhibition Comedy Tour
Get ready for another amazing show Thursday October 10th from 6:30 to 8 pm at Dead Crow Comedy Room! Prohibition Comedy has been producing premier standup comedy shows at premier venues since 2021, with lineups featuring national headlining acts you may have seen on Netflix, Comedy Central, HBO, The Late Show and more!
Started in the Prohibition era of standup comedy during the COVID-19 pandemic with its first show at an old photography studio, Prohibition Comedy now frequents historic NYC Comedy Clubs like Gotham Comedy Club, Caroline's and New York Comedy Club, as well as the best performance venues/Off-Broadway theaters like The Cutting Room, The Laurie Beechman Theater and Soho Playhouse.
Outside of NYC, Prohibition Comedy has taken the show on the road across the country in Chicago, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and more. With a combination of hilarious comedians and partnerships with quality event spaces, a Prohibition Comedy show attracts great crowds looking to have fun. Get your tickets to what will be another amazing experience in Wilmington, NC!
Thu Oct 10 2024, 6:30 PM
Buy TicketsMike Cannon
Mike Cannon is a New York City-based comedian, podcaster, writer, and actor. He has headlined at some of the world’s most iconic venues – including a sold-out performance at Gramercy Theatre in his hometown of NYC – and worked as a contributing producer, writer and panelist for ViceTV's Super Maximum Retro Show hosted by Chris Distefano in 2023. He also co-hosts of Chrissy Chaos podcast, also with Chris Distefano.
In 2022, Mike released two independently produced hour specials on Youtube – Mike Cannon's Huge Mistake, a crowd work special on edibles, and White Privilege Homeless – both of which received wide praise from fans, comedians, and critics alike. His debut comedy special, Life Begins, was released on YouTube in January 2020 and earned a spot on Laugh Button’s Top 35 Comedy Specials of 2020. The album version of Life Begins was released in February 2020 by 800 Pound Gorilla Records, and was recognized as one of Interrobang’s Top 11 Albums of 2020 as well as one of Sirius/XM Raw Dog Radio’s Top 10 Comedy Albums of 2020. Mike’s first comedy album, I Think It Just Kicked In, debuted at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts and has over 5 million streams.
Outside of stand-up, Mike has made a name for himself in both acting and writing. He earned critical acclaim for his performance as lead character Mike in the feature film Timing, which is available on Amazon Prime, and he can be seen on the popular Barstool Sports series Friday Night Pints and Answer The Internet, Stupid Questions with Chris Distefano and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore on Comedy Central, as well as Blake Griffin’s Double Cross, Greatest Ever, and Top Funniest, all on TruTV. Additional appearances include Failosophy and Money From Strangers on MTV, Red Eye on Fox, and MSG’s The Bracket. He was a contributing writer and performer on MTV2’s Guy Code, co-host of Cosmopolitan Magazine’s series Sexy vs Skanky, and a featured performer on VH1’s Why Am I Still Single?
In addition to Chrissy Chaos, Mike hosts two digital series, Heads Up with Mike Cannon and Mike Takes Edibles. He co-hosted Here’s the Scenario podcast with fellow comedians Mike Feeney and Brendan Sagalow, as well as hosted Irish Goodbye Podcast and the popular weekly web series The Weed News with Mike Cannon. Mike is a regular guest on Sirius/XM Radio, including recurring features on The Jim Norton and Sam Roberts Show, KFC Radio, Barstool Radio, Barstool Breakfast, and The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Dan Soder and Bennington.
When he’s not on his nationwide tour, he plays all the major New York City clubs, including the Comedy Cellar and New York Comedy Club. It makes no difference to him whether he’s performing in a club, bar, casino, elevator (done that twice), parking lot, rooftop, on a fake beach in front of a freight train, or in technically-legal underground speakeasies; comedy is his life. Mike is dedicated to making the majority of you laugh and the rest of you confused, yet oddly satiated.
Adrienne Iapalucci
Adrienne is a comedian, writer, and performer based in New York. As a stand-up, Adrienne is a JFL New Faces alum. She won the first ever People's Choice award at the New York Comedy Festival and made her debut on NBC's Last Comic Standing. Her Degenerates Netflix special is on Netflix and one of her jokes was featured in Netflix's Best of 2020 Stand-Up special. She has appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, The Late Show with David Letterman, and Gotham Comedy Live on AXS TV. Adrienne wrote on What's Your F@3King Deal?! with Big Jay Oakerson. She released her debut album, Baby Skeletons in 2020. It was met with high praise from fellow comedians Neal Brennan, Patton Oswalt, Chris Rock, Anthony Jeselnik and others. Baby Skeletons was named Interrobang's Top Eleven Comedy Albums of 2020.
Basile
Explosive, Dynamic, and completely Original, are just some of the words to describe one of the most powerful Entertainers in the Comedy World today! The EMMY nominated Basile has entertained millions of comedy fans in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and Africa. Basile’s unique blend of material, improvisation, and characters has made him one of the most sought-after comedians in the entertainment industry today. The multifaceted, bilingual comedian is touring Worldwide to sold-out audiences with both of his unique shows of the “BasileLicious Taste This” World Tour (general audience in English) and his critically acclaimed series of Growing Up Greek in America,” The Greek Mystique World Tour” (Greek/English speaking audiences). Basile has over 100 television appearances throughout the world, Including: HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central, A & E, Dry Bar Comedy & the Tonight Show on NBC to name a few. Basile is also known for his voice work as Universal Studio’s Bullwinkle J. Moose, as well as for the Cartoon Network and many Japanese Anime series. Recently, Basile was recently nominated for an EMMY for his work on ESPN’s “30 for 30” series segment, “The Legend of Jimmy the Greek”, as the voice of Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder (Syionidis).
Ladies and Gentlemen… Basile
Cipha Sounds
As a staple of NYC’s comedy scene and a DJ with roots in the city’s rich hip-hop history, Cipha Sounds is a man of many talents. With a knack for observational comedy, a background in improv, and an arsenal of music industry anecdotes, Cipha’s sets are always unique – drawing on the energy of the room and the audience.
When he’s not traveling the world with comedians like Dave Chappelle, Michelle Wolf, Mo Amer, and Michael Che, you can find him performing at Manhattan’s legendary Comedy Cellar, and headlining major clubs around the country. Cipha is no stranger to the small screen. He just wrapped a series with L.L. Cool J for A&E titled Hip Hop Treasures, which is slated to debut top of 2023. Cipha starred on TV shows like Tru TV’s "Laff Mobb's Laff Tracks", Fuse’s "What’s Ur Thing?" and was featured on HBO Max’s "That Damn Michael Che". He also spent many years as a host on Hot 97’s morning show, the original DJ for Chappelle’s Show, and a touring DJ for artists such as Lil Kim, Mos Def, and Rihanna. Cipha is currently the co-host of the podcasts Juan Ep Is Life (with Hot 97 and ESPN’s Peter Rosenberg), and Talk Clearlyer (with fellow comedian Wil Sylvince), and he is working on his debut half-hour special