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is one who entertains through

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

, such as jokes and other forms of

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. Following is a list of comedians, comedy groups, and comedy writers.

Comedians

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Rose Abdoo Rose Marie Abdoo (born November 28, 1962) is an American actress and comedian, known for her roles as Stars Hollow's local mechanic, Gypsy, on ''Gilmore Girls'' and as Spanish teacher Señorita Rodriguez on ''That's So Raven''. Life and career ...

(born 1962) *

Raymond Ablack Raymond Ablack (born November 15, 1989) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He began his career in the early 2000s as a child actor on stage, performing as Young Simba in ''The Lion King'' at the Princess of Wales Theatre. He later gained recogni ...

(born 1989) * John Aboud (born 1973) *

James Acaster James William Acaster (; born 9 January 1985) is an English comedian, writer, presenter and musician. As well as appearances on panel shows, he is known for the stand-up specials ''Repertoire'', co-hosting the food podcast '' Off Menu'' and co- ...

(born 1985) *

Jayde Adams Jayde Pricilla Gail Adams (born 26 November 1984) is a British comedian, actress, writer and opera singer from Bristol. She is the winner of the 2014 Funny Women Award. Career Adams started performing stand-up comedy in 2011, following the pr ...

(born 1984) *

Kev Adams Kev Adams or Kev' Adams (born Kevin Smadja; 1 July 1991) is a French comedian, actor, humorist, screenwriter and film producer. Early life Adams was born in 1991 in the 16th district of Paris. His father is a real estate agent of Algerian Jewi ...

(born 1991) *

Pamela Adlon Pamela Fionna Adlon (; ; born July 9, 1966) is an American actress. She is known for voicing Bobby Hill in the animated comedy series ''King of the Hill'' (1997–2010), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award. She also voiced Baloo in ''Jungl ...

(born 1966) *

James Adomian James Adomian (born January 31, 1980) is an Armenian-American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist. He is best known for his work on ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'', ''Chapo Trap House'', ''Last Comic Standing'', ''The Late Late Show with Craig Fe ...

(born 1980) *

Scott Adsit Robert Scott Adsit (born November 26, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. Born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, Adsit joined the mainstage cast of Chicago's The Second City in 1994 after attending Columbia College Chicago. He app ...

(born 1965) *

Steve Agee Steven Douglas Agee (; born February 26, 1969) is an American comedian, actor, writer and musician, known for roles including Steve Myron on the Comedy Central series ''The Sarah Silverman Program'' and as John Economos in the 2021 superhero fil ...

(born 1969) * Alex Agnew (born 1973) *

Rubén Aguirre Rubén Aguirre Fuentes (; 15 June 1934 – 17 June 2016) was a Mexican actor and comedian. He was best known for his character in Televisa's 1970s television show ''El Chavo del Ocho''. Aguirre also participated in another well known television ...

(1934–2016) *

Dan Ahdoot Dan Kamyar Ahdoot ( fa, دن آهدوت ; he, דן אחדות) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is known for his TV appearances on Netflix's ''Cobra Kai'', Disney's '' Kickin' It'', Showtime's ''Shameless'', and the Seeso series ' ...

(born 1981) *

Ahmed Ahmed Ahmed Ahmed ( ar, أحمد أحمد), (; born June 27, 1970) is an Egyptian-American actor and comedian. Early life Ahmed Ahmed was born in Helwan, Egypt. His family moved to the United States when he was one month old and he grew up in Riversi ...

(born 1970) *

Sohail Ahmed Sohail Ahmed ( pa, ), (born 1 May 1963), also known as Azizi ( ur, ), is a Pakistani comedian, stage and TV actor. He appears in comedy stage and TV dramas based in Lahore.Franklyn Ajaye Franklyn Ajaye (born May 13, 1949) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. His nickname is "The Jazz Comedian" for his distinctive jazz-inflected style of delivery, timing, and astute use of silence. He released a series of comedy a ...

(born 1949) *

Anna Akana Anna Kay Napualani Akana (born August 18, 1989) is an American actress, filmmaker, musician, and YouTuber. She has appeared in TV series, films, and music videos that include ''Awkward'' (2011), ''Ant-Man'' (2015), ''Hello, My Name is Doris'' (2 ...

(born 1989) *

Malin Akerman Malin Maria Åkerman (born 12 May 1978) is a Swedish actress. In the early 2000s, she had several small television and film parts in both Canadian and American productions, including ''The Utopian Society'' (2003) and ''Harold & Kumar Go to Whi ...

(born 1978) *

Nawaal Akram Nawaal Akram ( ar, نوال أكرم) is a comedian, model, athlete and disability rights campaigner. She was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy at the age of six, and was forcefully removed from education against her wishes at the age of ...

(born 1990) *

Nasser Al Qasabi Nasser bin Qassim Al Qasabi ( ar, ناصر بن قاسم القصبي, born 28 November 1961 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is a Saudi Arabian actor. He started his acting career in 1984 and is known for his various roles in the series '' Tash Ma Tash ...

(born 1963) *

Joe Alaskey Joseph Francis Alaskey III (April 17, 1952 – February 3, 2016) was an American actor, voice actor, broadcaster, impressionist and stand-up comedian. Alaskey was one of Mel Blanc's successors at the Warner Bros. Animation studio until his deat ...

(1952–2016) *

Carlos Alazraqui Carlos Jaime Alazraqui (born July 20, 1962) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on ''Reno 911!'' and for his voice acting roles. His extensive ...

(born 1962) *

Rory Albanese Rory Scot Albanese (born May 29, 1977) is an American comedian, comedy writer and television producer. He was a showrunner, executive producer and writer for '' The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', which he joined in 1999 and was with until Octob ...

(born 1977) *

Alan Alda Alan Alda (; born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo; January 28, 1936) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he is best known for playing Captain Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce in the war co ...

(born 1936) *

Jason Alexander Jay Scott Greenspan (born September 23, 1959), known professionally as Jason Alexander, is an American actor, comedian, host and director. An Emmy and Tony winner, he is best known for his role as George Costanza in the television series '' Se ...

(born 1959) *

Ted Alexandro Ted Alexandro (born January 26, 1969) is a stand-up comedian from New York City. He has appeared on most late night talk shows and has had his own half-hour specials on Comedy Central. Biography Alexandro is a native of Bellerose, Queens, ...

(born 1969) *

Barbara Jo Allen Barbara Jo Allen (born Marian Barbara Henshall; September 2, 1906 – September 14, 1974) was an American actress. She was also known as Vera Vague, the spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s and 19 ...

(1906–1974) * Dave Allen (1936–2005) *

Gracie Allen Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen (July 26, 1895 – August 27, 1964) was an American vaudevillian, singer, actress, and comedian who became internationally famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband George Burns, her straight man, ap ...

(1895–1964) * Leo Allen (born 1972) *

Marty Allen Morton David Alpern (March 23, 1922 – February 12, 2018), better known as Marty Allen, was an American comedian, actor, and philanthropist. He worked as a comedy headliner in nightclubs, as a dramatic actor in television roles, and was once ca ...

(1922–2018) *

Steve Allen Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000) was an American television personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, and writer. In 1954, he achieved national fame as the co-cre ...

(1921–2000) *

Tim Allen Timothy Alan Dick (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the ABC sitcom ''Home Improvement'' (1991–1999) and Mike Baxter on the ABC/Fo ...

(born 1953) *

Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...

(born 1935) *

Kirstie Alley Kirstie Louise Alley (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was an American actress. Her breakout role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 ...

(born 1951) *

Kevin Allison Kevin Allison (born February 16, 1970) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and storyteller. He is perhaps best known as a writing and performing member of the comedy troupe The State, and appeared in their 1993-1995 MTV sketch comedy series '' ...

(born 1970) *

Stephanie Allynne Stephanie Allynne is an American actress, writer, and comedian. She is best known for her roles in '' In a World...'' (2013), ''Dream Corp, LLC'' (2016), '' One Mississippi'' (2016–17), and '' The L Word: Generation Q'' (2019–present). Biogr ...

(born 1986) *

Cristela Alonzo Cristela Alonzo (born ) is an American comedian, actress, writer and producer, who created and starred in the ABC sitcom ''Cristela.'' This made her the first Latina woman to create, produce, write, and star in her own US primetime comedy. Ear ...

(born 1979) *

Jeff Altman Jeff Altman (born August 13, 1951) is an American stand-up comedian and actor who has appeared as a guest on ''Late Night with David Letterman'' and ''Late Show with David Letterman'' a combined 45 times. Altman mesmerized contemporaries like Davi ...

(born 1951) *

Brian Jordan Alvarez Brian Jordan Alvarez (born July 10, 1987) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is best known for his recurring roles as Estéfan in ''Will and Grace'' (2018–2020) and Wesley in ''Jane the Virgin'' (2015–2016), as well as for his ...

(born 1987) * The Amazing Johnathan (1958–2022) *

Utkarsh Ambudkar Utkarsh Ambudkar ( ; born December 8, 1983), also known by his stage name UTK the INC, is an American actor, rapper, and singer. He is known for his film roles including '' Pitch Perfect'' (2012), ''Game Over, Man!'' (2018), ''Blindspotting'' (20 ...

(born 1983) * Mo Amer (born 1981) *

Megan Amram Megan Amram (born September 3, 1987) is an American comedy writer, producer, and performer. She is most known for her work as co-writer and producer for the NBC series ''The Good Place''. Amram created and starred in the comedy web series, ''An E ...

(born 1987) *

Simon Amstell Simon Marc Amstell (born 29 November 1979) is a British comedian, writer and director. He wrote and directed the films '' Carnage'' (2017) and ''Benjamin'' (2018). His work on television has included presenting '' Popworld'' and '' Never Mind th ...

(born 1979) *

Morey Amsterdam Moritz "Morey" Amsterdam (December 14, 1908 – October 28, 1996) was an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. He played Buddy Sorrell on CBS's ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' from 1961 to 1966. Early life Amsterdam was born in Chicago ...

(1908–1996) *

Andrea Anders Andrea Anders (born May 10, 1975) is an American actress. She is best known for her work on television, notably through her main roles on five anticipated but short-lived sitcoms, ''Joey'', '' The Class'', ''Better Off Ted'', '' Mr. Sunshine'' and ...

(born 1975) *

Siw Anita Andersen Siw Anita Andersen (born 27 April 1966) is a Norwegian actress and comedian, from Oslo. She is probably best known to Norwegian viewers through her role as "Målfrid" in the TV sitcom "''Mot i brøstet''". In addition to this she has also acted in ...

(born 1966) * Amy Anderson (born 1972) *

Anthony Anderson Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and game show host. He is best known for his leading roles in drama series such as Marlin Boulet on '' K-Ville'', and as NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard on the NBC crime drama ' ...

(born 1970) *

Blake Anderson Blake Raymond Anderson (born March 2, 1984) is an American actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and fashion designer. Beginning in 2006, Anderson helped create and join the sketch-comedy troupe Mail Order Comedy, which produced online videos ...

(born 1984) *

Harry Anderson Harry Laverne Anderson (October 14, 1952 – April 16, 2018) was an American actor, comedian and magician. He is best known for his role of Judge Harry Stone on the 1984–1992 television series '' Night Court''. He later starred in the ...

(1952–2018) *

James Anderson James Anderson may refer to: Arts *James Anderson (American actor) (1921–1969), American actor *James Anderson (author) (1936–2007), British mystery writer *James Anderson (English actor) (born 1980), British actor * James Anderson (filmmaker) ...

Louie Anderson Louis Perry Anderson (March 24, 1953 – January 21, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author and game show host. Anderson created the cartoon series ''Life with Louie'' and the television sitcom ''The Louie Show'', and wrote four ...

(1953–2022) *

Wil Anderson William James Anderson (born 31 January 1974) is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter, and podcaster. Early life William James Anderson was born on 31 January 1974 in Sale, Victoria, and grew up on a dairy farm near Heyfield, Victoria.< ...

(born 1974) *

Eric Andre The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

(born 1983) *

Alex Anfanger Alex Anfanger is an American television writer, actor, and producer known for his roles in ''Burning Love'', ''Cake'', and ''Big Time in Hollywood, FL ''Big Time in Hollywood, FL'' is an American comedy television series created and written by ...

(born 1985) *

Michael Angarano Michael Anthony Angarano (born December 3, 1987) is an American actor. He became known for his roles in the film '' Music of the Heart'' (1999) and the television series '' Cover Me'' (2000–2001), as well as for playing a recurring role as Ell ...

(born 1987) *

Lucia Aniello Lucia Aniello (born 1983) is an Italian-born American director, writer, and producer best known for her work on ''Hacks'', for which she won multiple Emmy Awards, and ''Broad City.'' She has directed and written episodes of both shows, as well as ...

(born 1983) *

Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress and film producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Since her career ...

(born 1969) *

Aziz Ansari Aziz Ismail Ansari (; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for his role as Tom Haverford on the NBC series ''Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015) and as creator and star of the Netflix series ''Master ...

(born 1983) *

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(born 1967) *

Dave Anthony David Sean Anthony (born August 26, 1967) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and podcaster. He is best known as the creator and co-host of the comedy podcast '' The Dollop'', in which he tells notable stories from American history to ...

(born 1967) *

Craig Anton Craig Ward Anton (born August 28, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Mr. Pettus in ''Lizzie McGuire'' and Lloyd Diffy in ''Phil of the Future''. Early life Anton was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, t ...

(born 1962) *

Judd Apatow Judd Apatow (; born December 6, 1967) is an American comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for his work in comedy and drama films. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he produced and directed the films '' ...

(born 1967) * Ingo Appelt (born 1967) *

Christina Applegate Christina Applegate (born November 25, 1971) is an American actress. As a child actress, she gained recognition for starring as Kelly Bundy in the Fox sitcom '' Married... with Children'' (1987–1997). Applegate established a successful film an ...

(born 1971) *

John Aprea Jonathan "John" Aprea (born March 4, 1941) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his role as the young Sal Tessio in '' The Godfather: Part II'' (1974) and on television as Lucas Castigliano in '' Another World'' from 1989 to 1992 ...

(born 1941) *

Carly Aquilino Carly Aquilino (born November 18, 1990) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, television host and television personality. Aquilino was a regular cast member of the '' Girl Code'' comedy series on MTV and was a host of '' Girl Code Live''. ...

(born 1990) *

Nicole Arbour Nicole Arbour is a Canadian comedian, choreographer, singer, actress and YouTuber. Career Arbour is a former cheerleader for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. While studying at Humber College, she started her chee ...

(born 1985) *

Lisa Arch Lisa Arch ( Kushell; born November 23, 1971) is an American actress and comedian, known for her recurring role on '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'' as Cassie with wife of Larry's cousin, Andy, her roles in the 1997–98 season of the FOX Network comedy ...

(born 1971) *

Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle (; March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked w ...

(1887–1933) *

Geoffrey Arend Geoffrey Rashid Arend (born February 28, 1978) is an American film, television, voice and theater actor. He is best known for his role as Ethan Gross on the ABC drama series ''Body of Proof'', Matt Mahoney on the CBS political drama series '' M ...

(born 1978) *

Lesley Arfin Lesley Arfin (born 1979) is an American comedy writer and author. Life Arfin was born to a Jewish family in 1979 in Long Island, New York. She attended Syosset High School and Hampshire College. Career Lesley Arfin was a contributor to ''Vice' ...

(born 1979) *

Marcella Arguello Marcella Arguello is an American comedian based in Los Angeles, California. Early life Arguello grew up in Modesto, California, where she was active in school theater. By her own description she was a class clown, known especially for her Micha ...

(born 1985) *

Fred Armisen Fereydun Robert Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. With his comedy partner Carrie Brownstein, Armisen was the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch comedy series ''Portlandia''. He ...

(born 1966) *

Will Arnett William Emerson Arnett (; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian actor, comedian and producer. He is best known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix series ''Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and as the titular charact ...

(born 1970) * David A. Arnold (1968–2022) *

Tichina Arnold Tichina Rolanda Arnold (; born June 28, 1969) is an American actress and singer. She began her career as a child actor, appearing in supporting roles in '' Little Shop of Horrors'' (1986) and ''How I Got into College'' (1989) before being cast as ...

(born 1969) *

Tom Arnold Tom Arnold may refer to: * Tom Arnold (actor) (born 1959), American actor * Tom Arnold (economist) (born 1948), Irish CEO of Concern Worldwide * Tom Arnold (footballer) (1878–?), English footballer * Tom Arnold (literary scholar) (1823–1900), ...

(born 1959) *

David Arquette David Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his role as Dewey Riley in the slasher film franchise ''Scream'', for which he won a Teen Choice Award and two Blockbuster Enter ...

(born 1971) *

Bea Arthur Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel; May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress and comedian. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, Arthur began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving ...

(1922–2009) *

Aaron Aryanpur Aaron Aryanpur is an American stand-up comedian, artist, and voice actor from Dallas, Texas. He has released two comedy albums on Stand Up! Records: 2016's ''In Spite Of'', which reached No. 10 on the Billboard comedy chart, and 2018's ''Employ ...

(born 1978) *

Katie Aselton Kathryn Aselton (born October 1, 1978) is an American actress, film director and producer. She directed and co-starred in ''The Freebie (film), The Freebie'', which was shown in the non-competition "Next" category at the Sundance Film Festival i ...

(born 1978) *

Erica Ash Erica Chantal Ash (born September 19, 1977) is an American actress, comedian, singer and model. She was a cast member on the sketch comedy programs ''MADtv'' and ''The Big Gay Sketch Show'', and she later starred in the Starz sitcom '' Survivo ...

(born 1977) *

Lauren Ash Lauren Elizabeth Ash (born February 4, 1983) is a Canadian actress and comedian based in Los Angeles, but originally from Belleville, Ontario. Ash is best known among television audiences for her role as Dina Fox on the sitcom '' Superstore''. ...

(born 1983) *

Arthur Askey Arthur Bowden Askey, (6 June 1900 – 16 November 1982) was an English comedian and actor. Askey was known for his short stature (5' 2", 1.58 m) and distinctive horn-rimmed glasses, and his playful humour incorporating improvisation ...

(1900–1982) *

Sean Astin Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; February 25, 1971) is an American actor. His acting roles include Samwise Gamgee in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003), Mikey Walsh in ''The Goonies'' (1985), Daniel Ruettiger in ''Rudy'' (1993), Doug ...

(born 1971) *

Skylar Astin Skylar Astin Lipstein (born September 23, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He became known for portraying Jesse Swanson in the musical films ''Pitch Perfect'' (2012) and ''Pitch Perfect 2'' (2015). He originated the role of Georg in the Broa ...

(born 1987) *

Anthony Atamanuik Anthony Atamanuik (; born June 15, 1974) is an American writer, actor, and comedian. He impersonated former U.S. President Donald Trump during the campaign and his presidency, first on the '' Trump vs. Bernie'' debate tour and then on ''The Pres ...

(born 1974) * Aristotle Athari (born 1991) *

Rowan Atkinson Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He played the title roles on the sitcoms '' Blackadder'' (1983–1989) and ''Mr. Bean'' (1990–1995), and the film series ''Johnny English'' (2003–201 ...

(born 1955) *

Helen Atkinson-Wood Helen Atkinson-Wood (born 14 March 1955) is an English actress and comedian born in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. She studied fine art at the Ruskin School, Oxford University, where she performed with Rowan Atkinson (no relation). She also performe ...

(born 1955) *

Dave Attell David Attell (born January 18, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer best known as the host of Comedy Central's ''Insomniac with Dave Attell'', which earned him a cult following. His work has drawn admiration from many comedi ...

(born 1965) *

Michael "Atters" Attree Michael "Atters" Attree (born 22 April 1965 in Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the ...

(born 1965) *

Scott Aukerman Scott David Aukerman (born July 2, 1970) is an American writer, actor, comedian, television personality, director, producer, and podcast host. Starting as a writer and performer in the later seasons of the sketch series ''Mr. Show'', Aukerman is ...

(born 1970) *

Phil Austin Philip Baine Austin (April 6, 1941 – June 18, 2015) was an American comedian and writer, best known as a member of the Firesign Theatre. Early life and education Austin was born in Denver, Colorado and later grew up in Fresno, California, att ...

(1941–2015) *

Joe Avati Joe Avati (born 1974) is an Italian-Australian comedian who is popular among Italian and descendant of Italians from his native Australia, as well as in Canada, United Kingdom and the United States, where he has performed on several occasions. ...

(born 1974) *

Awkwafina Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian who rose to prominence in 2012 when her rap song "My Vag" became popular on YouTube. She then released her debut album, ''Yellow Ra ...

(born 1988) *

Ayelet the Kosher Komic Ayelet Newman, known by the stage name Ayelet the Kosher Komic, is an Orthodox Jewish female stand-up comedian. She discontinued her acting career and began performing "kosher comedy" to women-only audiences after becoming a '' baalas teshuva'' ...

Dan Aykroyd Daniel Edward Aykroyd ( ; born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian actor, comedian, producer, musician and writer. He was an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on ''Saturday Night Live'' (1975–1979). During his tenure on ''SNL'' ...

(born 1952) *

Peter Aykroyd Peter Jonathan Aykroyd (November 19, 1955 – November 6, 2021) was a Canadian actor, comedian, and writer. Biography Born to Lorraine (1918–2018) and Peter Hugh Aykroyd (1922–2020) in Ottawa, he was the younger brother of comedian Dan Aykr ...

(1955–2021) *

Damali Ayo damali ayo (born February 26, 1972) is an American conceptual artist, performance artist, and author. She created conceptual art from 1997 to 2017. She is of African-American, English, Italian, and Native American descent. She prefers her name in ...

(born 1972) *

Richard Ayoade Richard Ellef Ayoade ( ; born 23 May 1977) is a British actor, comedian, broadcaster and filmmaker. He is best known for his role as socially awkward IT technician Maurice Moss in Channel 4 sitcom ''The IT Crowd'' (2006–2013), for which he ...

(born 1977) *

Hank Azaria Henry Albert Azaria ( ; born April 25, 1964) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for voicing many characters in the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' (1989–present), most notably Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Sna ...

(born 1964) *

Valerie Azlynn Valerie Azlynn (born November 25, 1980) is an American actress. She has appeared in several television shows and movies, notably starring in the TV comedy ''Sullivan & Son''. Early life Azlynn was born Valerie Asselin and raised in New London, ...

(born 1980)

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Baba Ali Ali Ardekani ( fa, علی اردکانی; born October 11, 1974), best known by his stage name Baba Ali ( fa, بابا علی), is an Iranian-born American comedian, games developer, businessman, and actor. Early life Although born into a Per ...

(born 1975) *

Dirk Bach Dirk Bach (23 April 1961 – 1 October 2012) was a German actor, comedian and television presenter, best known as the co-host of ''Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!'', the German version of '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!''. C ...

(1961–2012) *

Diedrich Bader Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966) is an American actor and comedian who is best known for his comedy roles. He has appeared as a series regular in television sitcoms ''The Drew Carey Show'', ''American Housewife'', and '' Outsourced'' ...

(born 1966) *

Ross Bagley Ross Bagley is an American former actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Nicky Banks in ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' as well as Dylan Dubrow in ''Independence Day''. He also played Buckwheat in ''The Little Rascals''. Career ...

(born 1988) *

Tim Bagley Timothy Hugh Bagley (born August 17, 1957) is an American actor and comedian, who has appeared in numerous films and television programs. He had recurring roles on the TV series ''Will & Grace'', ''Hope & Gloria'', ''Strip Mall'', ''According to ...

(born 1957) *

Ben Bailey Benjamin Ray Bailey (born October 30, 1970) is an American comedian. He is best known for hosting the Emmy Award-winning game show ''Cash Cab'' in New York City. Early life Bailey was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and raised in Chatham Bor ...

(born 1970) * Bill Bailey (born 1964) *

Nick Bakay Nicholas Bakay (; born October 8, 1959) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and sports commentator. He is known as the voice of Salem Saberhagen on ABC/The WB's ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', '' Sabrina: The Animated Series'', and No ...

(born 1959) *

Bobbie Baker Bobbie Baker is amongst the long list of comedians who appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' is an American television program, television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted b ...

Leslie David Baker Leslie David Baker (born February 19, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for playing disgruntled paper salesman Stanley Hudson in ''The Office'' for nine seasons (2005–2013). Early life Baker was born on February 19, 1958 in Chicago, Il ...

(born 1958) *

Rosebud Baker Rosemary Baker, known professionally as Rosebud Baker, (born March 16, 1985) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. Based in New York City, she is known for her Black humor, dark humor based on personal, often Satire, satirical stories. I ...

(born 1985) * Sarah Baker *

Dan Bakkedahl Dan Bakkedahl (born November 18, 1969) is an American actor and improvisational comedian. He is best known for starring as Tim Hughes on the CBS sitcom ''Life in Pieces'', as Congressman Roger Furlong on the HBO series ''Veep'', and as Steve Nuge ...

(born 1969) *

Carlos Balá Carlos Salim Balaa (13 August 1925 – 22 September 2022), known as Carlitos Balá, was an Argentine actor who specialized in children's entertainment. His trademarks were his bowl-cut hairstyle and nonsense catchphrases that include "¿Qué gus ...

(1925–2022) *

Bob Balaban Robert Elmer Balaban (born August 16, 1945) is an American actor, author, comedian, director and producer. He was one of the producers nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for ''Gosford Park'' (2001), in which he also appeared. Balab ...

(born 1945) * Hugo Egon Balder (born 1950) *

Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. In his early career, Baldwin played both leading and supporting roles in a variety of films such as Tim Burton's ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), Mike Nichol ...

(born 1958) *

Lucille Ball Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedienne and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Golden ...

(1911–1989) *

Tom Ballard Thomas Colin Ballard (born 26 November 1989) is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter. Early life Ballard was born to parents Judy and Neil Ballard and grew up in Warrnambool, Victoria. He attended Brauer Secondary College ...

(born 1989) *

Colleen Ballinger Colleen Mae Ballinger (born November 21, 1986) is an American comedian, YouTuber, actress, singer and writer. She is best known for her Internet character Miranda Sings, posting videos of the character on YouTube, performing her one-woman come ...

(born 1986) *

Tim Baltz Tim Baltz is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He appeared as a "citizen journalist" on the Comedy Central series ''The Opposition with Jordan Klepper''. He currently stars on ''The Righteous Gemstones''. Early life Born in Joliet, Illin ...

Maria Bamford Maria Bamford (born September 3, 1970) is an American actress and stand-up comedian. Her work has drawn critical acclaim and controversy because her humor often uses self-deprecating and dark topics, including her dysfunctional family, depression ...

(born 1970) *

Eric Bana Eric Banadinović, (born 9 August 1968), known professionally as Eric Bana (), is an Australian actor and comedian. He began his career in the sketch comedy series '' Full Frontal'' before gaining notice in the comedy drama '' The Castle'' (19 ...

(born 1968) *

Elizabeth Banks Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in ''The Hunger Games'' film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the ''Pitch Perfe ...

(born 1974) *

Morwenna Banks Tamsin Morwenna Banks (born 20 September 1961) is a British comedy actress, writer and producer. She appeared in the Channel 4 comedy sketch show '' Absolutely'', and wrote, produced, and appeared in the British ensemble film ''The Announcemen ...

(born 1961) *

Edward Barbanell Edward "Eddie" Barbanell (born December 6, 1977) is an American actor and comedian with Down syndrome, best known for playing the character of Billy in the 2005 film '' The Ringer''. He attended Coral Springs High School where he graduated in 19 ...

(born 1977) * Celeste Barber (born 1982) *

Nate Bargatze Nathanael Lee "Nate" Bargatze (born March 25, 1979) is an American comedian. Early life Nathanael Bargatze was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 25, 1979, the son of Carole and Stephen Bargatze. His father is of Italian descent and is a fo ...

(born 1979) *

Robert Baril Robert Baril is a stand-up comedian and radio talk-show host from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has released two albums on Stand Up! Records, ''Sex and Politics'' and ''TMI'', both produced by Grammy winner Dan Schlissel. He was the host of ''Laughin ...

(born 1986/1987) *

Ike Barinholtz Isaac Barinholtz (born February 18, 1977) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for his starring roles in the comedy series ''MADtv'' (2002–2007), '' Eastbound & Down'' (2012), ''The Mindy Project'' (20 ...

(born 1977) *

Jon Barinholtz Jon Barinholtz (born December 27, 1982) is an American actor, comedian, and producer based in Los Angeles. He has appeared in film and television, and is best known for the role of Marcus White on the NBC sitcom '' Superstore'' and Wesley Payne o ...

Arj Barker Arjan Singh Āulakh (born 12 August 1974), known by the stage name Arj Barker, is an American comedian and actor from San Anselmo, California. He has toured in North America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. He was born to an engineer father a ...

(born 1974) *

Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as '' Porridge'', ''The Two Ronnies'', and ''Open All Hours''. ...

(1929–2005) *

Angela Barnes Angela Barnes (born 9 November 1976) is an English stand-up comedian, mostly known for her appearances on ''Mock the Week''. Early life Barnes was born in Sidcup, London and brought up in Maidstone, Kent. She went to Invicta Grammar School t ...

(born 1976) *

Ty Barnett Tyrone (Ty) Barnett (born 1975) is an American actor and stand-up comedy, stand-up comic. Career Barnett made his first television appearance in 2003 on CBS's ''Star Search'' He cites Chris Rock and Richard Pryor as major influences. Ty Barn ...

(born 1975) *

Vince Barnett Vince Barnett (July 4, 1902 – August 10, 1977) was an American film actor. He appeared on stage originally before appearing in more than 230 films between 1930 and 1975. Early years Barnett was born July 4, 1902, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylva ...

(1902–1977) *

Sandy Baron Sandy Baron (born Sanford Irving Beresofsky; May 5, 1936 – January 21, 2001) was an American actor and comedian who performed on stage, in films, and on television. Early life Sanford Beresofsky was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in th ...

(1937–2001) *

Roseanne Barr Roseanne Cherrie Barr (born November 3, 1952) is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and former presidential candidate. Barr began her career in stand-up comedy before gaining acclaim in the television sitcom '' Roseanne'' (1988– ...

(born 1952) *

Julian Barratt Julian Barratt Pettifer (born 4 May 1968) is an English comedian, actor and musician. As a comedian and comic actor, he is known for his use of surreal humour and black comedy. During the 2000s he was part of The Mighty Boosh comedy troupe alongs ...

(born 1968) *

Kenya Barris Kenya Barris (born August 9, 1973) is an American film and television writer, producer, director, and actor. He is best known as the creator of the ABC sitcom ''black-ish'' (2014–2022). Early life Barris was born in Inglewood, California, th ...

(born 1974) *

Carl Barron Carl Barron (born 11 June 1964) is an Australian theatre and television comedian. His style is based on observational humour. Life and career He was born in Longreach, Queensland, the son of a sheep shearer, and formerly worked as an apprenti ...

(born 1968) *

Todd Barry Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporated ...

(born 1964) *

Drew Barrymore Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, director, producer, talk show host and author. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a ...

(born 1975) *

Mario Barth Mario Wolfgang Barth (born 1 November 1972) is a German comedian who mainly deals with the interactions between men and women. Early life Barth was one out of six children born to a family in Berlin-Mariendorf. Raised Catholic, he served as a ...

(born 1972) *

Justin Bartha Justin Lee Bartha (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor, known for his roles as Riley Poole in the ''National Treasure'' film series, Doug Billings in ''The Hangover'' trilogy, and David Sawyer in the NBC comedy series '' The New Normal''. ...

(born 1978) *

Jay Baruchel Jonathan Adam Saunders Baruchel (; born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. He is known for his voice role as Hiccup Haddock in the ''How to Train Your Dragon'' franchise, and for his roles in comedy movies ...

(born 1982) *

Frank-Markus Barwasser Frank-Markus Barwasser (born 16 February 1960 in Würzburg) is a German political satirist and journalist. On stage, he almost always acts as the character of Erwin Pelzig, wearing a corduroy hat. Barwasser grew up in Würzburg, Lower Franconia ...

(born 1960) *

Jason Bateman Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is an American actor, director and producer known for his roles of Michael Bluth in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox/Netflix sitcom ''Arrested Development (TV series), Arrested Development'' and of Mart ...

(born 1969) * Angelique Bates (born 1980) *

David Batra David Chandra Batra (born 29 November 1972) is a Swedish stand up comedian and TV actor. He was born in Lund to an Indian Punjabi Khatri father and Swedish mother. Batra started doing stand up comedy in 1994, and has written and played leading ...

(born 1972) *

Brian Baumgartner Brian Baumgartner (born November 29, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Kevin Malone, a character in the NBC sitcom ''The Office'' (2005–2013). Early life and career Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Baumgartner attended Holy In ...

(born 1972) *

Eric Bauza Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian-American voice actor and comedian. His most-known roles include Stimpy on '' Ren and Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"'', Foop on ''The Fairly OddParents'' and its reboot ''Fairly Odder'', Thunderbolt Ro ...

(born 1979) *

Stanley Baxter Stanley Livingstone Baxter (born 24 May 1926) is a Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a child actor on BBC Scotland and later became known for his British television comedy shows ''The Stanley Baxter ...

(born 1926) *

Vanessa Bayer Vanessa Bayer (born November 14, 1981) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for being a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2010 to 2017, which earned her an Emmy nomination. She co-created, co-executive produces, and h ...

(born 1981) * Matthew Baynton (born 1980) *

Carter Bays Carter Loard Bays (born August 12, 1975) is an American author, composer and television showrunner. Bays co-created the CBS sitcom '' How I Met Your Mother'' where he served as showrunner, writer and executive producer for all nine seasons. Th ...

(born 1975) *

Aisling Bea Aisling Clíodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984), known professionally as Aisling Bea ( ), is an Irish comedian, actor and writer. She created, wrote and starred in the comedy series '' This Way Up'' on Channel 4. As a stand-up comedian, she ...

(born 1984) *

Allyce Beasley Allyce Beasley ( Tannenberg) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as rhyming, love-struck receptionist Agnes DiPesto in the television series ''Moonlighting''. From 2001 to 2007, she was the announcer on Playhouse Disney, a mor ...

(born 1954) *

Anne Beatts Anne Beatts (February 25, 1947 – April 7, 2021) was an American comedy writer. Early life Beatts was born in Buffalo, New York, to Sheila Elizabeth Jean (Sherriff-Scott) and Patrick Murray Threipland Beatts. She has described her parents as "b ...

(1947–2021) *

David Beck David Beck (or Beek; May 25, 1621December 20, 1656), was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter. Biography Beck was born in Delft, and was named after his uncle, a well-known poet from Arnhem.Alison Becker Alison Helene Becker (born March 8, 1977) is an American actress. She is best known for appearing in NBC's ''Parks and Recreation''. Early life and education Becker grew up in Allamuchy Township, New Jersey. She attended Georgetown University i ...

(born 1977) * Jürgen Becker (born 1959) *

Rob Beckett Robert Anthony Beckett (born 2 January 1986) is an English comedian, narrator, and presenter. He was a co-host on the ITV2 spin-off show '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!'' from 2012 to 2014. Since 2016, Beckett has been a team capta ...

(born 1986) *

Samantha Bee Samantha Anne Bee (born October 25, 1969) is a Canadian-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actress, and television host. Bee rose to fame as a correspondent on ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', where she became the ...

(born 1969) *

Joy Behar Josephine Victoria "Joy" Behar (; née Occhiuto) is an American comedian, television host, actress, and writer. She co-hosts the ABC daytime talk show '' The View'', where she is the only original panelist still regularly appearing. She hosted ...

(born 1942) *

Greg Behrendt Gregory Behrendt (born July 21, 1963) is an American comedian and author. His work as a script consultant to the HBO sitcom ''Sex and the City'' paved the way for co-authoring of the ''New York Times'' bestseller '' He's Just Not That Into You' ...

(born 1963) *

Beth Behrs Elizabeth Ann Behrs (born December 26, 1985) is an American actress known for her starring role as Caroline Channing in the CBS comedy series ''2 Broke Girls''. The show ran for six seasons and earned Behrs praise and nominations for the Teen an ...

(born 1985) *

Jillian Bell Jillian Leigh Bell (born April 25, 1984) is an American actress, comedian and screenwriter. She stars in the 2019 film ''Brittany Runs a Marathon'' and 2022's ''I'm Totally Fine''. She starred as Jillian Belk on ''Workaholics'', voiced the role o ...

(born 1984) *

Lake Bell Lake Siegel Bell (born March 24, 1979) is an American actress, screenwriter and director. She has starred in various television series, including '' Boston Legal'' (2004–2006), ''Surface'' (2005–2006), ''How to Make It in America'' (2010–2 ...

(born 1979) *

Tone Bell Michael Anthony Bell II (born August 10, 1983), known professionally as Tone Bell, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Early life Bell was born in Decatur, Georgia. He taught first grade before working on the production of HBO's '' War ...

(born 1983) *

W. Kamau Bell Walter Kamau Bell (born January 26, 1973) is an American stand-up comic and television host. He has hosted the CNN series ''United Shades of America'' since 2016, and hosted FXX television series '' Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell'' from 2012 ...

(born 1973) *

Bill Bellamy William Bellamy (born April 7, 1965) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Bellamy first gained national notoriety on HBO's Russell Simmons' ''Def Comedy Jam'', where he is credited for creating or coining the phrase "booty call", descri ...

(born 1965) *

Jim Belushi James Adam Belushi (; born June 15, 1954) is an American actor. He is best known for the role of Jim on the sitcom ''According to Jim'' (2001–2009). His other television roles include ''Saturday Night Live'' (1983–1985), '' Total Security'' ...

(born 1954) *

John Belushi John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known for being one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). Throughout his ca ...

(1949–1982) *

Richard Belzer Richard Jay Belzer (born August 4, 1944) is a retired American actor, stand-up comedian, and author. He is best known for his role as BPD Detective, NYPD Detective/Sergeant, and DA Investigator John Munch, whom he has portrayed as a regular cast ...

(born 1944) *

Bea Benaderet Beatrice Benaderet ( ; April 4, 1906 – October 13, 1968) was an American actress and comedienne. Born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, she began performing in Bay Area theatre and radio before embarking on a Hollywood career that ...

(1906–1968) * H. Jon Benjamin (born 1966) *

Owen Benjamin Owen Benjamin Kares Troy-Smith (born May 24, 1980) is an American conspiracy theorist and internet personality. He was a stand-up comedian and actor who had minor roles in mainstream film and television between 2008 and 2015. In the late 2010s, ...

(born 1980) *

Beck Bennett Christopher Beck Bennett (born October 1, 1984) is an American actor, comedian, and writer, who was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' for eight seasons (2013–2021). Before then, he performed in AT&T "It's Not Complicated" commercials in ...

(born 1984) *

Ron Bennington Ronald Lee Bennington (born December 31, 1958) is an American radio personality and comedian who is currently the co-host of '' Bennington'' and host of '' Unmasked''. Additionally, he has been a co-host of a number of radio shows, including '' T ...

(born 1958) *

D.C. Benny D. C. Benny, born Ben Wartofsky is an American stand-up comedian. Wartofsky was born in Washington, D.C., and lives and works in New York. Career Wartofsky has performed on ''Comedy Central Presents''. He has performed at many different comedy c ...

Jack Benny Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success playing violin on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century with ...

(1894–1974) *

Doug Benson Douglas Steven Benson (born July 2, 1962) is an American comedian, marijuana rights advocate, television host and actor, best known for hosting the podcasts and TV series ''Doug Loves Movies'' (2006-present), ''The Benson Interruption'' (2010-20 ...

(born 1964) *

Alec Berg Alec Berg is an American television writer, director and executive producer. He wrote for the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' and is co-creator and executive producer of ''Barry Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including ...

Edgar Bergen Edgar John Bergen (born Edgar John Berggren; February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American ventriloquist, actor, comedian, vaudevillian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Ch ...

(1903–1978) *

Peter Paul Bergman Peter Paul Bergman (November 29, 1939 – March 9, 2012) was an American comedian and writer, best known as the founder of the Firesign Theatre. He played Lt. Bradshaw in the Nick Danger series. Biography Bergman was born in Cleveland, Ohio ...

(1939–2012) *

Kate Berlant Kate Elizabeth Méndez Berlant (born 1987) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. Her stand-up comedy and improvisational work are often surrealist and absurdist. Early life Kate Elizabeth Méndez Berlant was born in Los Angeles in 1987 ...

(born 1987) *

Milton Berle Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger; ; July 12, 1908 – March 27, 2002) was an American actor and comedian. His career as an entertainer spanned over 80 years, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and tel ...

(1908–2002) * Shelley Berman (1925–2017) *

Sandra Bernhard Sandra Bernhard (born June 6, 1955) is an American actress, singer, comedian and author. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy, where she often critiqued celebrity culture and political figures. She is perhaps b ...

(born 1955) *

Matt Berry Matthew Charles Berry (born 2 May 1974) is an English actor, comedian, musician, and writer. He is best known for his roles in comedy series such as '' The IT Crowd'', ''Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'', ''The Mighty Boosh'', ''Snuff Box'', ''What ...

(born 1974) *

Joe Besser Joe Besser (August 12, 1907 – March 1, 1988) was an American actor, comedian and musician, known for his impish humor and wimpy characters. He is best known for his brief stint as a member of The Three Stooges in movie short subjects of 1957� ...

(1907–1988) *

Matt Besser Matthew Gregory Besser (born September 22, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, director, producer, and writer, best known as one of the four founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch comedy troupe, who had their own show on Comedy ...

(born 1967) *

Ilka Bessin Ilka Bessin (born 18 November 1971) is a German comedian and actress, best known for her role as Cindy aus Marzahn (German for "Cindy from Marzahn"). Early life Ilka Bessin was born in Luckenwalde, East Germany. After finishing school, she s ...

(born 1971) *

Danny Bhoy Danny Bhoy (born Danni Chaudhry) is a Scottish comedian who has performed in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Sweden, and the United States. Early life Bhoy was born in Moffat, Scotland, as one of four children. Danny att ...

(born 1976) *

Mayim Bialik Mayim Chaya Bialik ( ; born December 12, 1975) is an American actress, game show host, and author. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom ''Blossom (TV series), Blossom''. From 2010 to 2019, she played neuroscientist ...

(born 1975) *

Leslie Bibb Leslie Louise Bibb (born November 17, 1974) is an American actress and model. Bibb first appeared on television in 1996 with minor roles in a few series, and on film in 1997 with a small role in '' Private Parts''. Her first recurring TV role wa ...

(born 1974) *

Jason Biggs Jason Matthew Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Jim Levenstein in the '' American Pie'' comedy film series and Larry Bloom in the Netflix original series '' Orange Is the New Black''. He al ...

(born 1978) *

Mike Birbiglia Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and document ...

(born 1978) *

Simon Bird Simon Antony Bird (born 19 August 1984) is an English comedian, actor, director and producer. He is best known for playing Will McKenzie in the multi-award-winning E4 comedy series ''The Inbetweeners'' (2008–2010), as well as its two films ...

(born 1984) *

Mary Birdsong Mary Evans Birdsong (born April 18, 1968) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and singer. She has worked in the theater and voiceover work and is a regular cast member on '' Reno 911!'' Early life Birdsong was born in Florida and grew u ...

(born 1968) *

Des Bishop Desmond Bishop (born 12 November 1975) is an American-Irish comedian. He was brought up in New York and moved to Ireland at the age of 14. He primarily resides there. Approach to comedy Bishop's comedy has covered social issues, such as poverty ...

(born 1975) *

Joey Bishop Joseph Abraham Gottlieb (February 3, 1918 – October 17, 2007), known professionally as Joey Bishop, was an American entertainer who appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series playing a talk/ ...

(1918–2007) *

John Bishop John Marcus Bishop (born 30 November 1966) is an English comedian, presenter, actor and former footballer. Bishop formerly played football as a midfielder for Winsford United F.C., Crewe Alexandra F.C., Runcorn F.C., Rhyl F.C., Witton Al ...

(born 1966) *

Kevin Bishop Kevin Brian Bishop (born 18 June 1980) is a British actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his roles as Jim Hawkins in ''Muppet Treasure Island'', Stupid Brian in ''My Family'', and Nigel Norman Fletcher in the 2016 revival of ''Porr ...

(born 1980) * Ashley Nicole Black (born 1985) *

Jack Black Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his acting roles in the films '' High Fidelity'' (2000), ''Shallow Hal'' (2001), ''Orange County'' (2002), '' School of Rock'' (2003), ''E ...

(born 1969) * Jordan Black (born 1970) *

Lewis Black Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His comedy routines often escalate into angry rants about history, politics, religion, or any other cultural trends. He hosted the Comedy Central series ''Lewis ...

(born 1948) *

Michael Ian Black Michael Ian Black (born Michael Ian Schwartz; August 12, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director. He has starred in several TV comedy series, including ''The State'', ''Viva Variety'', '' Stella'', '' Wet Hot American Summer: Fi ...

(born 1971) * Michael Blackson (born 1972) *

Hamish Blake Hamish Donald Blake (born 11 December 1981) is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, actor and author. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on tel ...

(born 1981) *

Mel Blanc Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Blank ; May 30, 1908July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for comedy ra ...

(1908–1989) *

Maria Blasucci Maria Blasucci is an American actress and comedy writer. She is best known for roles in television shows including ''Family Tree'' on HBO and ''Ghost Ghirls'' on Yahoo Screen. Her basketball team is the subject of ''The Pistol Shrimps'', a docum ...

(born 1986) *

Rich Blomquist Rich Blomquist (born July 27, 1977) is an American writer, producer and occasional actor. He was a former staff writer for ''The Daily Show''. The show won six Emmy awards during his employment; in 2003–2006, 2009 and 2011. Career He has also ...

(born 1977) *

Rachel Bloom Rachel Leah Bloom (born April 3, 1987) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She is best known for co-creating and starring as Rebecca Bunch in The CW musical comedy-drama series ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' (2015– ...

(born 1987) *

Ben Blue Ben Blue (born Benjamin Bernstein; September 12, 1901 – March 7, 1975) was a Canadian-American actor and comedian who had a career that spanned nearly 50 years. Early life He was born Benjamin Bernstein in Montreal, Quebec on Septem ...

(1901–1975) *

Josh Blue Josh is a masculine given name, frequently a diminutive (hypocorism) of the given names Joshua or Joseph, though since the 1970s, it has increasingly become a full name on its own. It may refer to: People A–J * "Josh", an early pseudonym of S ...

(born 1978) *

Sarayu Blue Sarayu Rao (born March 7, 1975), also known as Sarayu R. Blue, is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role as Angela on the Fox sitcom '' Sons of Tucson'', as well as Dr. Sydney Napur on David E. Kelley's ''Monday Mo ...

(born 1975) *

Amir Blumenfeld Amir Shmuel Blumenfeld (; he, אמיר שמואל בלומנפלד; born January 18, 1983) is an Israeli-American comedian, actor, writer, Television presenter, television host, and member of the American comedy duo, Jake and Amir. Born in Isra ...

(born 1983) *

Raphael Bob-Waksberg Raphael Matthew Bob-Waksberg (born August 17, 1984) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, and voice actor. He is known as the creator and showrunner of the Netflix animated comedy series ''BoJack Horseman'' and the Amazon Prime Video ...

(born 1984) *

Alonzo Bodden Alonzo Bodden (; born June 13, 1962) is an American comedian and actor known for winning the grand prize in the third season of the reality-television series ''Last Comic Standing''. He had been the runner-up in the previous season. In 2007, h ...

(born 1967) *

Steve Bodow Steve Bodow is an American television writer and producer. Most recently he was Executive Producer and showrunner of Netflix's ''Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj''. From 2015 to early 2019 he was Executive Producer/co-showrunner of ''The Daily Show wi ...

Mirja Boes Mirja Boes (born 13 September 1971 in Viersen), also known under her stage name Möhre (German for "carrot"), is a German comedian, actress, and singer. Boes produces comedic party music, and also has released tracks of spoken comedy. She has rel ...

(born 1971) *

Catherine Bohart Catherine Bohart (; born Catherine Murphy 13 August 1988) is an Irish stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in the United Kingdom. Early life Bohart grew up in Clonsilla, Fingal, part of the greater Dublin area, the daughter ...

(born 1988) *

Peter Bonerz Peter R Bonerz (, born August 6, 1938) is an American actor and director. Early life Bonerzwas born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Elfrieda (née Kern) and Christopher Bonerz. He grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended Marquette Uni ...

(born 1938) *

Wigald Boning Wigald Boning (born 20 January 1967) is a German comedian, television presenter, actor, and author. Boning has appeared in different TV and film productions in Germany. He became famous as an actor in the television comedy programme '' RTL Sam ...

(born 1967) *

Elayne Boosler {{Orphan, date=July 2021 Elayne is a female given name of French origin, which means "light". The name can be a variant of Elaine or Elena. Elayne may refer to: People *Elayne Angel * Elayne Arrington *Elayne Boosler (born 1952), American comed ...

(born 1952) *

Joel Kim Booster Joel Alexander Kim Booster (born Kim Joonmin; February 29, 1988) is a South Korean-born American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. He co-produced and wrote for '' Big Mouth'' and ''The Other Two'' and as an actor has appeared on '' Shrill'', ...

(born 1988) *

Tato Bores Mauricio Borensztein (27 April 1927 – 11 January 1996), known by the stage name ''Tato Bores'', was an Argentine film, theatre and television comedian, who specialized in political humor. His ironic TV monologues, delivered at a fast pace, b ...

(1927–1996) *

Flula Borg Flula Borg (; born 28 March 1982) is a German actor, comedian, musician, DJ, and internet personality who is also known simply as Flula (sometimes stylized as f, u, a) or DJ Flula. He lives in Los Angeles. Borg's acting career includes roles in f ...

(born 1982) *

Victor Borge Børge Rosenbaum (3 January 1909 – 23 December 2000), known professionally as Victor Borge ( ), was a Danish-American comedian, conductor, and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the North America and Europe. His ...

(1909–2000) *

Kyle Bornheimer Kyle Edward Bornheimer (born September 10, 1975) is an American actor and comedian known for his roles on the sitcoms ''Worst Week'', ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', '' Casual'', and '' Playing House''. Life and career Bornheimer was born in Mishawaka, ...

(born 1975) *

Alex Borstein Alexandrea Borstein (born February 15, 1971) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer. Borstein voices Lois Griffin on the animated comedy television series '' Family Guy'' (1999–present), and won a Primetime Emmy Award for the rol ...

(born 1971) *

Loren Bouchard Loren Hal Bouchard (born October 10, 1969) is an American animator, writer, producer, director, and composer. He is the creator of several animated TV shows such as ''Bob's Burgers'', ''Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil'', and ''Central Park''. He i ...

(born 1969) *

Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. Known as a character actor, he played Frank Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' and the comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof ''Young Fra ...

(1935–2006) * Lilan Bowden (born 1985) *

Andrew Bowen Andrew Bowen is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on ''Mad TV'' and voices Johnny Cage in ''Mortal Kombat''. Life Bowen was born in Boston and raised in Vermont. After watching the film '' Grease'' at the age of six, he told ...

(born 1972) *

Julie Bowen Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer (born March 3, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Claire Dunphy in the ABC sitcom ''Modern Family'' (2009–2020), for which she received critical acclaim and six nominations for the Primetim ...

(born 1970) *

Byron Bowers Byron Bowers is an American comedian,Rao, Mallik''Huffington Post''. June 18, 2015 writer and actor. Byron has appeared on ''The Eric Andre Show'' on Adult Swim, Comedy Central's '' Adam DeVine's House Party'', and on the reboot of BET's ''Comi ...

John Ross Bowie John Ross Bowie (born May 30, 1971) is an American actor and comedian best known for playing Barry Kripke on ''The Big Bang Theory'' and Jimmy DiMeo on '' Speechless,'' in addition to over 100 film and TV credits. He is of no known relation to s ...

(born 1971) *

Max Boyce Maxwell Boyce, (born 27 September 1943) is a Welsh comedian, singer and entertainer. He rose to fame in the mid-1970s with an act that combined musical comedy with his passion for rugby union and his origins in a South Wales mining community. B ...

(born 1945) *

Frankie Boyle Francis Martin Patrick Boyle (born 16 August 1972) is a Scottish comedian and writer. He is known for his cynical, surreal, graphic and often controversial sense of humour. A stand-up comedian since 1995, Boyle first gained widespread recognit ...

(born 1972) *

Fern Brady Fern Marie Brady (born 26 May 1986) is a Scottish comedian, podcaster, and writer. Before becoming a stand-up comedian Brady worked as a journalist. She achieved fame as a stand-up comedian by entering stand-up competitions such as at the Edin ...

Wayne Brady Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American television personality, comedian, actor, and singer. He is a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' He was the host of ...

(born 1972) *

Harriet Braine Harriet Braine is a musical comedian and archivist. In 2017 she won the Funny Women Awards, for which she was mentored by Ellie Taylor, and she was Best Newcomer at the Musical Comedy Awards. The same year Braine was a finalist in the So You Thin ...

Joey Bragg Joey Franklin Bragg (born July 20, 1996) is an American actor and comedian. Career Bragg is known for his role as Freddie Raines in ''Call Your Mother'' and previous role as Joey Rooney in the Disney Channel sitcom ''Liv and Maddie'', which ai ...

(born 1996) *

Patrick Brammall Patrick Brammall (born 30 March 1976) is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as Sean Moody in the ABC comedy '' A Moody Christmas''; as Leo Taylor in Series 5 of Channel Ten's ''Offspring;'' and as Sergeant James Ha ...

(born 1976) *

Jo Brand Josephine Grace Brand (born 23 July 1957) is an English comedian, writer, presenter and actress. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on '' Saturd ...

(born 1957) *

Russell Brand Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian and actor known for his flamboyant, loquacious style and manner. Brand has received three British Comedy Awards: Best Newcomer (2006), Best Live Stand-Up (2008), and the award for ...

(born 1975) *

Betsy Brandt Betsy Brandt (born March 14, 1973) is an American actress. She portrayed Marie Schrader in ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013) and its spinoff show, ''Better Call Saul'' (2022) and played Heather Hughes in the CBS sitcom ''Life in Pieces'' (2015� ...

(born 1973) *

Guy Branum Guy Branum (born November 12, 1975) is an American comedian, writer, and actor best known as the head writer of, and a sketch performer on, ''X-Play'' on the G4 network and as a regular panelist on ''Chelsea Lately'' on the E! network. He used t ...

(born 1975) *

John Branyan John Branyan (born 1965) is an American comedian and writer. He is known for his clean stand-up comedy. Career Branyan has been a professional comedian since prior to 1997. Although best known for performing stand-up comedy, he also performs im ...

(born 1965) *

Matt Braunger Matthew Braunger (born August 1, 1974) is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. His most recent special ''Finally Live In Portland'' was launched by Comedy Dynamics in 2019. Outside of performing stand-up, Braunger is noted for bein ...

(born 1974) *

Kurt Braunohler Kurt Braunohler (born February 22, 1976) is an American comedian and co-host of the podcast ''Bananas'' on Exactly Right Podcast Network. He was previously the host of IFC's comedy game show '' Bunk'' and has appeared on Comedy Central, ''This ...

(born 1976) *

Daniel Breaker Daniel Breaker (born June 2, 1980) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Donkey in ''Shrek The Musical''. Career Beginning his career in 2002, immediately after graduating from Juilliard, Breaker has performed in Off-Br ...

(born 1980) *

El Brendel Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel (March 25, 1890 – April 9, 1964) was an American vaudeville comedian turned movie star, best remembered for his dialect routine as a Swedish immigrant. His biggest role was as "Single-0" in the sci-fi musical ' ...

(1890–1964) *

Josh Brener Joshua Max Brener is an American actor. He played the roles of Kyle on the IFC series ''Maron'' and Nelson "Big Head" Bighetti on the HBO series ''Silicon Valley''. In animation, he provides the voices of Donatello on ''Rise of the Teenage Mutan ...

(born 1984) * Kevin Brennan (born 1960) *

Neal Brennan Neal Brennan (born October 19, 1973) is an American comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster. He is best known for co-creating and co-writing the Comedy Central series ''Chappelle's Show'' (2003–2006) with Dave Chappelle and for his N ...

(born 1974) *

David Brenner David Norris Brenner (February 4, 1936 – March 15, 2014) was an American stand-up comedian, actor and author. The most frequent guest on '' The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' in the 1970s and 1980s, Brenner "was a pioneer of obser ...

(1936–2014) *

Jim Breuer James E. Breuer (born June 21, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and radio host. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 1998 and starred in the film ''Half Baked'' (1998). Early life Breuer was born i ...

(born 1967) *

Paget Brewster Paget Valerie Brewster (, ; born March 10, 1969) is an American actress and singer. She was first recognized for her recurring role as Kathy on the fourth season of the NBC sitcom ''Friends''. Her breakthrough role came as FBI Supervisory Specia ...

(born 1969) *

Alison Brie Alison Brie Schermerhorn (born December 29, 1982) is an American actress. Her breakthrough came with the role of Trudy Campbell in the drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015), which won her a Screen Actors Guild Award. She gained recognition fo ...

(born 1982) *

Joe Bob Briggs John Irving Bloom (born January 27, 1953), known by the stage name Joe Bob Briggs, is an American syndicated film critic, writer, actor, and comic performer. He is known for having hosted ''Joe Bob's Drive-in Theater'' on The Movie Channel fro ...

(born 1953) *

Patrick Bristow Patrick Bristow (born September 26, 1962) is an American actor, comedian and director. He is best known for playing Peter Barnes on ''Ellen'' (1994-1998), and Patrick on ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'' (2005-2008), and for the film ''Pain ...

(born 1962) * Janine Brito *

Paul Brittain Paul Brittain (born February 16, 1977) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2010 to 2012. Early life and education Brittain was born and raised in Naperville, Illinois.Moynihan, Rob. "''SNLs Fab ...

(born 1977) * Doug Brochu (born 1990) *

Matthew Broderick Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor. His roles include the Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of the title character in ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), the voice of adult Simba in Disney's ''The Lion King'' (1994), ...

(born 1962) *

Adam Brody Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American actor, writer, musician, and producer. He is known for his breakthrough role as Seth Cohen on the Fox television series ''The O.C.'', which premiered in 2003. Subsequently, Brody appeared ...

(born 1979) *

Jimmy Brogan Jimmy Brogan (born September 18, 1948), sometimes credited as Jim Brogan, is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor. He has made numerous standup appearances on the talk show circuit including ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' a ...

(born 1948) *

Albert Brooks Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein ; July 22, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987's '' Broadcast News'' and was widely praised for his performance as a ...

(born 1947) *

Foster Brooks Foster Brooks (May 11, 1912 – December 20, 2001) was an American actor and comedian best known for his portrayal of a lovable drunk in nightclub performances and television programs. Early life Brooks was born in Louisville, Kentucky on ...

(1912–2001) *

James L. Brooks James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films. His television and film work includes ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''Taxi'', ''The Simpsons'', '' Broadcast News'', ''As G ...

(born 1940) *

Max Brooks Maximillian Michael Brooks (born May 22, 1972) is an American actor and author. He is the son of comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks and actress Anne Bancroft. Much of Brooks's writing focuses on zombie stories. He is a senior fellow at the Modern War I ...

(born 1972) *

Mel Brooks Mel Brooks (born Melvin James Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. He began h ...

(born 1926) * Brother Theodore (1906–2001) *

Alan Brough Alan Brough (; born 1967) is a New Zealand actor, television and radio host and comedian based in Australia. Career Early life Brough worked as an actor in Wellington and Auckland, mainly in live theatre. He also appeared in a series of butter c ...

(born 1967) *

A. Whitney Brown Alan Whitney Brown (born July 8, 1952) is an American writer and comedian best known for work on ''Saturday Night Live'' in the 1980s. In addition to writing for the program, he appeared opposite Dennis Miller in a biting satirical Weekend Update ...

(born 1952) *

Clancy Brown Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles. Brown's film roles include Viking Lofgren in ''Bad Boys'' ...

(born 1959) *

Joe E. Brown Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his friendly screen persona, comic timing, and enormous elastic-mouth smile. He was one of the most popular American comedians in the 19 ...

(1891–1973) *

Kevin Brown Kevin Brown may refer to: Entertainment * Kevin Brown (blues musician) (born 1950), English blues guitarist * Kevin Brown (author) (born 1960), American journalist and translator * Kevin Brown (poet) (born 1970), American poet and teacher * Kevin ...

(born 1972) *

Wally Brown Wallace Edgar Brown (October 8, 1904 – November 13, 1961) was an American actor and comedian. In the 1940s, he performed as the comic partner of Alan Carney. Early years Wallace Edgar Brown was born in Malden, Massachusetts, the son of Her ...

(1904–1961) *

Cocoa Brown Farah "Cocoa" Brown (born October 9, 1972) is an American actress, writer and comedian. Life and career Brown was born as Farah Brown in Newport News, Virginia. She attended and graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University. She also has a M ...

(born 1972) *

Yvette Nicole Brown Yvette Nicole Brown (born August 12, 1971) is an American actress, comedian, writer and host. She starred as Shirley Bennett on the NBC sitcom ''Community'', as Dani in the 2015 version of ''The Odd Couple'' on CBS and as Dina Rose on the ABC sit ...

(born 1971) *

Carrie Brownstein Carrie Rachel Brownstein (born September 27, 1974) is an American musician, actress, writer, director, and comedian. She first came to prominence as a member of the band Excuse 17 before forming the rock trio Sleater-Kinney. During a long hiatus ...

(born 1974) *

Lenny Bruce Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), known professionally as Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist. He was renowned for his open, free-wheeling, and critical style of comedy which ...

(1925–1966) *

Hazel Brugger Allison Hazel Brugger (born 9 December 1993) is a Swiss-American slam poet, comedian, cabaret artist and television presenter. Life and career Hazel Brugger's father is the Swiss neuropsychologist Peter Brugger; her mother is an English teache ...

(born 1993) *

Quinta Brunson Quinta Brunson (born December 21, 1989) is an American writer, producer, actress, and comedian best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing, and starring in the ABC comedy series ''Abbott Elementary'' (2021–present). Brunson gained ...

(born 1989) *

Aidy Bryant Aidan Mackenzy Bryant (born May 7, 1987) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the late-night variety series ''Saturday Night Live'' (2012–2022), beginning in season 38, and leaving at the end of season 47. For her wo ...

(born 1987) *

Rob Brydon Robert Brydon Jones (; born 3 May 1965) is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. He played Dr Paul Hamilton in the Australian/British comedy series ''Supernova'', Bryn West in the BBC sitcom ''Gavin & Stacey'' a ...

(born 1965) *

Andy Buckley Andrew P. Buckley Jr. (born February 13, 1965) is an American actor and financial analyst best known for his role as David Wallace on the NBC comedy series ''The Office'' from 2006 to 2013. Early life Buckley was born in Salem, Massachusetts, ...

(born 1965) * James Buckley (born 1987) * Jim J. Bullock (born 1955) *

Vicco von Bülow Bernhard-Viktor Christoph-Carl von Bülow (12 November 1923 – 22 August 2011), known as Vicco von Bülow or Loriot (), was a German comedian, humorist, cartoonist, film director, actor and writer. He was best known for his cartoons, the sk ...

(1923–2011) *

Rodger Bumpass Rodger Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his long-running role as Squidward Tentacles on the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. He voices several other characters on the show as ...

(born 1951) *

Michael Bunin Michael Louis Bunin (born January 14, 1970) is an American actor, known for playing the role of "Kenny" on the TBS (U.S. TV channel), TBS sitcom ''My Boys''. He is a prolific commercial actor having starred in at least 50 national commercials. H ...

(born 1970) *

John Bunny John Bunny (September 21, 1863 – April 26, 1915) was an American actor. Bunny began his career as a stage actor, but transitioned to a film career after joining Vitagraph Studios around 1910. At Vitagraph, Bunny made over 150 short films – ma ...

(1863–1915) * Hannibal Buress (born 1983) *

Tituss Burgess Tituss Burgess (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in numerous Broadway musicals and is known for his high tenor voice. He is best known for starring as Titus Andromedon on the Netflix comedy series '' Unb ...

(born 1979) *

Carol Burnett Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer. Her groundbreaking comedy variety show ''The Carol Burnett Show'', which originally aired on CBS was one of the first of its kind to be hosted ...

(born 1933) *

Bo Burnham Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham (born 1990) is an American comedian, musician, songwriter, actor, and filmmaker. His comedy work often combines musical, sketch, and stand-up elements with filmmaking. Following his success as one of the earliest ...

(born 1990) *

Burnie Burns Michael Justin "Burnie" Burns (born January 18, 1973) is an American writer, actor, producer, comedian, host, and director previously based in Austin, Texas. He is a co-founder, former chief executive officer, and former chief creative offic ...

(born 1973) *

George Burns George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum; January 20, 1896March 9, 1996) was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer, and one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television. His arched eyebr ...

(1896–1996) *

Jack Burns John Francis Burns (November 15, 1933 – January 27, 2020) was an American comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, and producer. During the 1960s, he was part of two comedy partnerships, first with George Carlin and later with Avery Schreiber. ...

(1933–2020) *

Sarah Burns Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pio ...

(born 1981) *

Bill Burr William Frederick Burr (born June 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, filmmaker, and podcaster. He has released multiple stand-up comedy specials, most notably ''Why Do I Do This?'' (2008), ''Let It Go'' (2010), '' You People Are ...

(born 1968) *

Maryedith Burrell Maryedith Ann Burrell (née Smith; born May 20, 1952) is an American actress, comedian, film and television producer, writer and documentarian best known for starring roles on the television series '' Fridays'', ''Throb'', Ron Howard's '' Parenth ...

(born 1952) *

Ty Burrell Tyler Gerald Burrell (born August 22, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. Burrell is best known for his role as Phil Dunphy on the ABC sitcom ''Modern Family'', for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in ...

(born 1967) *

Abe Burrows Abe Burrows (born Abram Solman Borowitz; December 18, 1910 – May 17, 1985) was an American humorist, author, and director for radio and the stage. He won a Tony Award and was selected for two Pulitzer Prizes, only one of which was awarded. Ear ...

(1910–1985) *

James Burrows James Edward Burrows (born December 30, 1940), sometimes known as Jim "Jimmy" Burrows, is an American television director who has been working in television since the 1970s.Stated in interview on ''Inside the Actors Studio'' Burrows has direct ...

(born 1940) *

Steve Buscemi Steven Vincent Buscemi ( ,As stated in interviews by Buscemi himself, some may insist that his pronunciation of his own name is "wrong" because it does not match the original Italian pronunciation as well. It is not uncommon for people to pronou ...

(born 1957) * Adam Busch (born 1978) *

River Butcher River Buddy Butcher (born Rhea Harriett Butcher; August 12, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and podcast host. Butcher is best known for personal, observational comedy focused on his vegetarianism, feminism, love o ...

(born 1982) *

Michelle Buteau Michelle Buteau (born July 24, 1977) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, television host, and podcast host. Early life Buteau was born in New Jersey to a Haitian father of partial Lebanese descent and a Jamaican mother of half-French desc ...

(born 1977) * Brett Butler (born 1958) *

Red Buttons Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt; February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006) was an American actor and comedian. He won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role in the 1957 film ''Sayonara''. He was nominated for awards for his acting work i ...

(1919–2006) *

Adam Buxton Adam Offord Buxton (born 7 June 1969) is an English actor, comedian, podcaster and writer. With the filmmaker Joe Cornish, he is part of the comedy duo Adam and Joe. They presented the Channel 4 television series ''The Adam and Joe Show'' (1996 ...

(born 1969) *

Ruth Buzzi Ruth Ann Buzzi ( ; born July 24, 1936) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She has appeared on stage, in films, and on television. She is best known for her performances on the comedy-variety show ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' from 1968 ...

(born 1936) *

Nicole Byer Nicole Byer (born August 29, 1986) is an American comedian, actress, and television host. She is known as the host of the Netflix comedic reality bake-off series ''Nailed It!'' (2018–present), for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award no ...

(born 1986) *

John Byner John Byner (born John Biener; June 28, 1938) is an American actor, comedian and impressionist who has had a lengthy television and film career. His voice work includes the cartoon series ''The Ant and the Aardvark'', in which the title characte ...

(born 1938) *

Amanda Bynes Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3, 1986) is an American actress, known for her work in television and film throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Bynes began her career as a child actress, working on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series ''All That'' ...

(born 1986) * Ed Byrne (born 1972) * Jason Byrne (born 1972) *

Rose Byrne Mary Rose Byrne (born 24 July 1979) is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut in the film ''Dallas Doll'' (1994), and continued to act in Australian film and television throughout the 1990s. She obtained her first leading film role i ...

(born 1979) * Steve Byrne (born 1974)

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Louis C.K. Louis Alfred Székely (; born September 12, 1967), known professionally as Louis C.K. (), is an American stand-up comedian, screenwriter, actor, and filmmaker. C.K. won three Peabody Awards, three Grammy Awards, six Primetime Emmy Awards, and a ...

(born 1967) * Vladimir Caamaño (born 1979) *

Angelique Cabral Angelique Cabral is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Colleen Brandon-Ortega on CBS' sitcom '' Life in Pieces'' (2015–2019) and Staff Sergeant Jillian Perez on Fox's comedy television series ''Enlisted'' (2014). She has a ...

(born 1979) *

Liz Cackowski Elizabeth Cackowski is an American comedy writer and actress. Career Cackowski began her comedy career at The Second City in Chicago where she was discovered and hired by ''Saturday Night Live'', where she worked as a writer from 2003 to 2006. ...

Sid Caesar Isaac Sidney Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comic actor, comedian and writer. With a career spanning 60 years, he was best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: ''Your Show of Shows'' (1950� ...

(1922–2014) *

Frank Caeti Frank Caeti (born August 11, 1973) is an American actor and comedian, known for his time as a cast member on the FOX sketch-series ''MADtv'' from 2005 to 2007. Caeti is also an alumnus of The Second City and Comedysportz in Chicago. Early life ...

(born 1973) *

Frank Caliendo Frank Caliendo Jr. (born January 19, 1974) is an American comedian, actor and impressionist, best known for his impersonations on the Fox Network television series ''MADtv'', and as the in-house prognosticator for '' Fox NFL Sunday''. In 2007 ...

(born 1975) *

Charlie Callas Charlie Callas (born Charles Callias; December 20, 1924 – January 27, 2011) was an American actor and comedian. He was most commonly known for his work with Mel Brooks, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin, and his many stand-up appearances on te ...

(1924–2011) *

Bryan Callen Bryan Callen (born January 26, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcaster. He studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Callen initiated his career as one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy seri ...

(born 1967) *

Frances Callier Eleanor Frances Callier (born May 17, 1969), better known as Frances Callier, is an American producer, writer, comedian and retired actress. Her television credits include '' According to Jim'', ''My Name Is Earl'', ''Frasier'', and ''Curb You ...

(born 1969) *

Rhona Cameron Rhona Cameron (born 27 September 1965) is a Scottish comedian, writer and TV presenter. She rose to prominence via the stand-up comedy circuit, and was a regular on British television in the 1990s. Television career In 1992, she won ''So You T ...

(born 1965) * Adam Campbell (born 1980) * Archie Campbell (1914–1987) *

Bruce Campbell Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor and director. He is known for portraying Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's ''Evil Dead'' franchise, beginning with the 1978 short film ''Within the Woods''. He has starred in many low ...

(born 1958) * Craig Campbell (born 1969) *

Heather Anne Campbell Heather Anne Campbell is an American writer, comedian, podcast host, and actress. Life and career Born in Chicago, Illinois, Campbell began studying improvisational comedy at iO Theater at the age of fifteen, under the tutelage of Del Close. F ...

Larry Joe Campbell Lawrence Joseph Campbell (born November 29, 1970) is an American actor and comedian best known for his role as Andy on the ABC sitcom ''According to Jim''. Early life Born in Cadillac, Michigan, Campbell graduated from high school at Pine Ri ...

(born 1970) * Neil Campbell *

Tisha Campbell Tisha Michelle Campbell (born October 13, 1968) is an American actress and singer. She made her screen debut appearing in the 1986 rock musical comedy film '' Little Shop of Horrors'', and later starred on the short-lived NBC musical comedy dra ...

(born 1968) *

John Candy John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian known mainly for his work in Hollywood films. Candy rose to fame in the 1970s as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City and its '' SCTV'' ser ...

(1950–1994) *

Bobby Cannavale Roberto Michael Cannavale (; born May 3, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for various television roles, including leading roles in ''Third Watch'', ''Vinyl'', and ''Mr. Robot'', as well as recurring roles in ''Will & Grace'', which wo ...

(born 1970) *

Kay Cannon Kay Cannon (born August 22, 1974) is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and actress. She is best known for writing and producing the ''Pitch Perfect'' film series (2012–2017). She made her directorial debut with the comedy film '' ...

(born 1974) *

Nick Cannon Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American television host, actor, rapper, and comedian. In television, Cannon began as a teenager on ''All That'' before going on to host ''The Nick Cannon Show'', ''Wild 'n Out'', ''America's G ...

(born 1980) *

Mario Cantone Mario Cantone (born December 9, 1959) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and singer with numerous appearances on Comedy Central including ''Chappelle's Show''. He also played Anthony Marentino in ''Sex and the City'' and Terri in ''Men In T ...

(born 1959) *

John Caparulo John Caparulo (born September 22, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian. Early life Caparulo grew up in East Liverpool, Ohio and graduated from Kent State in 1998. Caparulo started his stand-up career in night clubs in Cleveland, Ohio and Pittsb ...

(born 1975) *

Blaine Capatch Blaine Harold Capatch (born September 19, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian and writer. He is best known for hosting Season 2 of the Comedy Central game show ''Beat the Geeks''. Capatch was born in York, Pennsylvania, to Jean and Harold C ...

(born 1965) *

Lizzy Caplan Elizabeth Anne Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. Her first acting role was on the television series ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000). She received wider recognition with roles in the films ''Mean Girls'' (2004) and ''Cloverfi ...

(born 1982) *

Scott Capurro Scott Allen Capurro (born December 10, 1962) is an American comedian, writer and actor based in San Francisco. His comedy material is deliberately provocative, referring often to gay life and culture, politics, race and racism, and popular cultu ...

(born 1962) *

Matty Cardarople Matthew Richard Cardarople (born February 9, 1983) is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in the ABC television series ''Selfie (TV series), Selfie'', the 2015 film ''Jurassic World'', the 2016 TV series ''Stranger Things'', and as th ...

(born 1983) *

Linda Cardellini Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American actress. In television, she is known for her leading roles in the teen drama ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), the medical drama '' ER'' (2003–09), the drama thriller ''Bloodline'' (2 ...

(born 1975) *

D'Arcy Carden D'Arcy Beth Carden (born Darcy Beth Erokan, January 4, 1980) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her starring roles as Janet in the NBC sitcom ''The Good Place'' (2016–2020) and Greta Gill in the Prime series ''A League ...

(born 1980) *

Nancy Carell Nancy Ellen Walls Carell (born July 19, 1966) is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for her work on ''Saturday Night Live'', ''The Daily Show'' and ''The Office''. In 2016, she co-created the TBS comedy series ''Angie Tribeca'' ...

(born 1966) *

Steve Carell Steven John Carell (; born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott (The Office), Michael Scott in ''The Office (American TV series), The Office'' (2005–2011; 2013), NBC’s adaptation of the The Office (B ...

(born 1962) *

Drew Carey Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actor and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, he gained stardom in his own sitcom, ''The Drew Carey Show'', an ...

(born 1958) *

Maggie Carey Maggie Carey (born ) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actress. She has directed comedy shorts for television, and she wrote and directed the 2013 film ''The To Do List''. Early life and education Carey was raised in Bois ...

(born 1975) *

George Carlin George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American comedian, actor, author, and social critic. Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of countercul ...

(1937–2008) *

Jordan Carlos Jordan Carlos (born February 2, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian who played a recurring character on ''The Colbert Report'' and is a co-host on the Nickelodeon kids' show '' Me TV''. He also appeared as a panelist and reporter on ''The Night ...

(born 1978) *

Urzila Carlson Urzila Carlson (born 15 February 1976) is a South African born New Zealand comedian and actress, known for her stand-up performances as well as her appearances on television programs in both New Zealand and Australia. Carlson is a regular panelli ...

(born 1976) * Jerrod Carmichael (born 1987) *

Alan Carney Alan Carney (December 22, 1909 – May 2, 1973) was an American actor and comedian. Biography Alan Carney was born David Boughal in Brooklyn, New York, on December 22, 1909. His parents, Edward and Nellie (Kearney) Boughal, were Irish immigrant ...

(1909–1973) *

Art Carney Arthur William Matthew Carney (November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an American actor and comedian. A recipient of an Academy Awards, Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and six Primetime Emmy Awards, he was best known for his role as Ed ...

(1918–2003) *

Adam Carolla Adam Carolla (born May 27, 1964) is an American radio personality, comedian, actor and podcaster. He hosts '' The Adam Carolla Show'', a talk show distributed as a podcast which set the record as the "most downloaded podcast" as judged by ''Guin ...

(born 1964) *

Alan Carr Alan Graham Carr (born 14 June 1976) is an English comedian, broadcaster and writer. His breakthrough was in 2001, winning the '' City Life'' Best Newcomer of the Year and the BBC New Comedy Awards. In the ensuing years, Carr's career burgeon ...

(born 1976) *

Jimmy Carr James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British-Irish comedian, presenter, writer, and actor. He is known for his deadpan delivery of controversial one-liners and distinctive laugh, for which he has been both praised and criti ...

(born 1972) *

Jim Carrey James Eugene Carrey (; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian and artist. Known for his energetic slapstick performances, Carrey first gained recognition in 1990, after landing a role in the American sketch comedy te ...

(born 1962) *

Rodney Carrington Rodney Scott Carrington (born October 19, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, country music artist and songwriter. He has released six major-label studio albums and a greatest hits package, on Mercury Records and Capitol Records. His co ...

(born 1968) * Carrot Top (Scott Thompson) (born 1967) *

Jasper Carrott Robert Norman Davis (born 14 March 1945), best known by his stage name, Jasper Carrott, is an English comedian, actor and television presenter. Early life Born in Shaftmoor Lane, Acocks Green, in Birmingham, Carrott was educated at Acocks G ...

(born 1945) *

Johnny Carson John William Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. He is best known as the host of ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'' (1962–1992). Carson received six Pr ...

(1925–2005) *

Nancy Cartwright Nancy Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American actress. She is the long-time voice of Bart Simpson on the animated television series ''The Simpsons'', for which she has received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Perform ...

(born 1957) *

Dana Carvey Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his seven seasons as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1986 to 1993, which earned him fiv ...

(born 1955) *

Neil Casey Neil Casey (born July 28, 1981) is an American actor, writer, and comedian. He served as a writer on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2012 to 2013 and '' Inside Amy Schumer'' in 2014, receiving Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writi ...

(born 1981) *

Aya Cash Aya Rachel Cash is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Gretchen Cutler in the FX/FXX dark comedy series ''You're the Worst'' (2014–2019), as Stormfront in the Amazon Prime Video superhero drama series '' The Boys'' (2020–2 ...

(born 1982) * Cliff Cash (born 1981) * Michael Cassidy (born 1983) *

Dan Castellaneta Daniel Louis Castellaneta (; born October 29, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for voicing Homer Simpson on the animated series ''The Simpsons'' (as well as other characters on the show such as Abraham "Grampa" ...

(born 1957) *

Mike Castle Michael Newbold Castle (born July 2, 1939) is an American lawyer and politician who was governor of Delaware (1985–92) and the U.S. representative for (1993–2011). He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes the entire ...

(born 1989) *

Roy Castle Roy Castle (31 August 1932 – 2 September 1994) was an English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician. In addition to being an accomplished jazz trumpet player, he could play many other instruments. Following a vers ...

(1932–1994) * Arturo Castro (born 1985) *

Jade Catta-Preta ''The Soup'' is an American television series that aired weekly on E! from July 1, 2004, until December 18, 2015 as a revamped version of ''Talk Soup'' that focused on recaps of various popular culture and television moments of the week. The ...

Walter Catlett Walter Leland Catlett (February 4, 1889 – November 14, 1960) was an American actor and comedian. He made a career of playing excitable, meddlesome, temperamental, and officious blowhards. Career Catlett was born on February 4, 1889, in S ...

(1889–1960) *

John Catucci John Catucci ( , ; born July 11, 1973) is a Canadian sketch comedian, singer,John Catucci
at Diamon ...

(born 1973) *

Jo Caulfield Josephine Caulfield (born 26 September 1965) is a British actress, writer and comedian. Biography Born in Wales to Irish parents, she was brought up in Derbyshire and Leicestershire, England. At 17, Caulfield moved to London. For two years sh ...

(born 1965) * Tony Cavalero (born 1983) *

Adam Cayton-Holland Adam Cayton-Holland (born June 2, 1980) is an American stand-up comedian from Denver, Colorado best known for his work with the comedy trio The Grawlix and their sitcom television series ''Those Who Can't.'' Cayton-Holland is also a writer who h ...

(born 1980) *

Kyle Cease Kyle Cease (born September 19, 1977, in Bothell, Washington) is an American actor, comedian, and motivational speaker. Biography Kyle Cease began performing comedy at the age of 12 years. He was a regular in comedy clubs at 15 and a headliner a ...

(born 1977) *

Cedric The Entertainer Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He hosted BET's ''ComicView'' during the 1993–1994 season and ''Def Comedy Jam'' in 1995. He is bes ...

(born 1964) *

Wyatt Cenac Wyatt John Foster Cenac Jr. (; born April 19, 1976) is an American comedian, actor, producer, and writer. He was a correspondent and writer for ''The Daily Show'' from 2008 to 2012. He starred in the TBS series '' People of Earth'' and in Barry ...

(born 1976) *

Michael Cera Michael Austin Cera (; ; born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian actor and musician. He started his career as a child actor, voicing the character of Brother Bear on the children's television show ''The Berenstain Bears (2003 TV series), The Berenstain ...

(born 1988) *

Bülent Ceylan Bülent Ceylan (born 4 January 1976) is a German comedian and Kabarett artist. He plays several comic roles with frequent themes being the quirks of Germans from Turkish family backgrounds and people from Mannheim, told in the dialect of Mannhei ...

(born 1976) *

Jessica Chaffin Jessica Chaffin is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known as part of the comedy duo Ronna and Beverly with Jamie Denbo. She is also known for her recurring roles as Coco Wexler on Nickelodeon's ''Zoey 101'', Marie Faldonado in the C ...

(born 1982) *

Rachel Chagall Rachel Chagall (born Rachel Levin) is an American actress, best known for roles as Gaby in the film '' Gaby: A True Story'' (1987), for which she was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama and as Val Toriello o ...

(born 1952) *

Sarah Chalke Sarah Louise Christine Chalke (; born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian actress and model. She is known for portraying Elliot Reid on the NBC/ABC comedy series '' Scrubs'', the second Becky Conner on the ABC sitcom ''Roseanne'', Stella Zinman on ...

(born 1976) *

Emma Chambers Emma Gwynedd Mary Chambers (11 March 1964 – 21 February 2018) was an English actress who performed in television, film, and the theatre. Beginning her career in 1987 on the British stage, Chambers first drew critical attention for her portr ...

(1964–2018) *

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...

(born 1954) *

Melanie Chandra Melanie Chandra (née Kannokada; born February 28, 1986) is an American actress, model, and co-founder of Hospital for Hope. She is best known for her roles as Malaya Pineda on the ''CBS'' medical drama ''Code Black (TV series), Code Black'' and ...

(born 1984) *

Jay Chandrasekhar Jayanth Jambulingam Chandrasekhar (born April 9, 1968) is an American comedian, film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for his work with the sketch comedy group Broken Lizard and for directing and starring in the Broken Lizard ...

(born 1968) *

Carol Channing Carol Elaine Channing (January 31, 1921 – January 15, 2019) was an American actress, singer, dancer and comedian who starred in Broadway and film musicals. Her characters usually had a fervent expressiveness and an easily identifiable voice, ...

(1921–2019) * Jay Chanoine (born 1986/1987) *

Zoë Chao Zoë Carroll Chao (born September 19, 1985) is an American television and stage actress and screenwriter, principally known for her role as Isobel in '' Strangers'', and Zoe in '' The Afterparty''. Early life Chao was born in Providence, Rhode ...

(born 1985) *

Omar Chaparro Omar Chaparro Alvarez (born November 26, 1974) is a Mexican actor, comedian, television host and singer. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaparro, Omar 1974 births Living people 20th-century Mexican male act ...

(born 1974) *

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is consider ...

(1889–1977) *

Graham Chapman Graham Chapman (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was one of the six members of the surreal comedy group Monty Python. He portrayed authority figures such as The Colonel and the lead role in two P ...

(1941–1989) *

Doug Chappel Doug Chappel is an Australian comedian who grew up in the working class suburbs of Footscray and Sunshine in Melbourne's Western Suburbs. Chappel is also known for his work in the community with homeless youth and troubled teenagers. Once ho ...

(born 1975) *

Dave Chappelle David Khari Webber Chappelle ( ; born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for his satirical comedy sketch series ''Chappelle's Show'' (2003–2006), which he starred in until quitting in the middle of p ...

(born 1973) *

Charlamagne tha God Lenard Larry McKelvey (born June 29, 1978), known professionally as Charlamagne tha God or simply Charlamagne, is an American radio host and television personality. He is a co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show ''The Breakfast Club' ...

(born 1978) *

Craig Charles Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964) is an English actor, comedian, television and radio presenter. He is best known for his roles as Dave Lister in the science fiction sitcom ''Red Dwarf'' and Lloyd Mullaney in the soap opera ''Coronation ...

(born 1964) *

Josh Charles Joshua Aaron Charles (born September 15, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for the roles of Dan Rydell on '' Sports Night; '' Will Gardner on ''The Good Wife'', which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations; and his early wo ...

(born 1971) *

Charo María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, professionally known by her stage name Charo, is a Spanish-American actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist. Charo began playing guitar at the age of nine and trained under the famed A ...

Melanie Chartoff Melanie Barbara Chartoff (born December 15, 1948) is an American actress and comedian. She first became famous for her comedy work on the ABC series '' Fridays'' (1980–82), and in the 1990s Fox sitcom ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose''. She voiced bot ...

(born 1948) *

Charley Chase Charles Joseph Parrott (October 20, 1893 – June 20, 1940), known professionally as Charley Chase, was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director. He worked for many pioneering comedy studios but is chiefly associated with pro ...

(1893–1940) *

Chevy Chase Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (; born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He became a key cast member in the first season of ''Saturday Night Live'', where his recurring ''Weekend Update'' segment became a staple of the ...

(born 1943) *

Michael Che Michael Che Campbell (; born May 19, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his work on ''Saturday Night Live'', where he has served as co-anchor on ''Weekend Update'' alongside Colin Jost, and the two wer ...

(born 1983) *

Karen Chee Karen Chee is an American comedian and writer. She has been a staff writer for ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'' since January 2019. Early life and career Chee's parents emigrated to the United States from South Korea. Chee originally wanted to ...

(born 1995) *

Parvesh Cheena Parvesh Singh Cheena (born July 22, 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Gupta in the TV series ''Outsourced'' and as Sunil Odhav on ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''. He also voices Bodhi in '' T.O.T.S.'' Early life Cheena was ...

(born 1979) *

Richard Cheese Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine (or simply Richard Cheese) is a cover band and comedy music, comedy act, performing popular songs in a lounge music, lounge/swing style. Lounge singer Richard Cheese is a character created and portraye ...

(born 1965) *

Kristin Chenoweth Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (; born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth; July 24, 1968)Kristin Cheno ...

(born 1968) *

Zach Cherry Zach Cherry is an American actor and improv comedian. He is known for his role as Dylan George on the Apple TV+ series ''Severance''. Life and career Zach Cherry was born in 1987. He attended Princeton Day School and Amherst College. He began ...

(born 1987) * Cherry Chevapravatdumrong (born 1977) *

Ronny Chieng Ronny Xin Yi Chieng (; born 21 November 1985) is a Malaysian comedian and actor. He is currently a senior correspondent on Comedy Central's ''The Daily Show'' and the creator and star of the ABC Australia sitcom '' Ronny Chieng: International St ...

(born 1985) * Autumn Chiklis (born 1993) *

Michael Chiklis Michael Charles Chiklis ( born August 30, 1963) is an American actor, television director, television producer and musician. He is best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama ''The S ...

(born 1963) *

Nasir Chinyoti Nasir Chinyoti (ناصر چنیوٹی) is a Pakistani actor and comedian from Chiniot. He started his acting career from Multan stage. Nasir has starred in many stage dramas/telefilms in various languages including Urdu and Punjabi. He is the mo ...

(born 1970) *

Ted Chippington Ted Chippington (real name Francis Smyth; born February 1962 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) is a British stand-up comedian. Noted for his diffident on-stage persona, Chippington avoids observational comedy in favour of anti-humour ...

(born 1960) *

Whitney Chitwood Whitney Chitwood is a stand-up comedian from Chicago. Her debut album, 2019's ''The Bakery Case'', was produced by Grammy winner Dan Schlissel for Stand Up! Records. It reached No. 9 on the Billboard Comedy Albums chart, and No. 1 on the iTunes a ...

Henry Cho Henry Cho (born December 30, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian. His work can be heard nationwide several times weekly on SiriusXM Radio's Channel 98, Laugh USA, Sirius Radio's Jeff and Larry's Comedy Roundup Channel 97, and Pandora Radio's ...

(born 1962) *

John Cho John Cho (born Cho Yo-Han; June 16, 1972) is an American actor known for his roles as Harold Lee in the ''Harold & Kumar'' films, and Hikaru Sulu in the ''Star Trek'' rebooted film series. Early in his career, Cho also starred in the Asian Ame ...

(born 1972) *

Margaret Cho Margaret Moran Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American comedian, actress, LGBT social activist, and musician. She is known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially regarding race and se ...

(born 1968) *

Jessica Chobot Jessica Chobot (born Jessica Lynn Horn; July 7, 1977) is an American on-camera host and writer. She has hosted the IGN shows ''IGN Strategize'' and ''Weekly Wood'', which also runs on Xbox Live; she previously worked as presenter of the ''IGN D ...

(born 1977) *

Tommy Chong Thomas B. Kin Chong (born May 24, 1938) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, musician, activist. He is known for his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies with Cheech Marin, as well as playing the character Leo on Fox's ' ...

(born 1938) *

Bill Chott Bill Chott (born July 23, 1969) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Mr. Laritate on the Disney Channel series ''Wizards of Waverly Place''. Early life During his school years, Chott appeared in numerous plays and ...

(born 1969) *

Paul Chowdhry Tajpaul Singh Chowdhry ( Punjabi: ਤਜਪੌਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਚੋਦਰੀ, born 21 August 1974), better known as Paul Chowdhry, is an English comedian and actor. He is of Indian Punjabi Sikh descent. He began his stand up career in 1998 an ...

(born 1974) * Bridget Christie (born 1971) *

Papa CJ Chirag Jain, better known by his stage name Papa CJ is a stand-up comedian from India. In November 2014 he won the 'Asia's Best Stand-up Comedian' award by ''Top 10'' Magazine in Kuala Lumpur. He has toured sell-out shows across five continents ...

(born 1977) * Anthony Clark (born 1964) * Bobby Clark (1888–1960) * Laurence Clark (born 1974) *

Mystro Clark Mystro Clark (born December 29, 1966, in Dayton, Ohio) is an American entertainer who was the second permanent American host of the syndicated version of the series '' Soul Train'' from 1997 until 1999. He went on to become a film and televisio ...

(born 1966) *

Lenny Clarke Lenny or Lennie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Lenny (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Lennie (surname), a list of people * Lenny (singer) (born 1993), Czech songwriter Arts and entertainment Music * ''L ...

(born 1953) *

Julian Clary Julian Peter McDonald Clary (born 25 May 1959) is an English actor, comedian, novelist and presenter. He began appearing on television in the mid-1980s. Since then he has also acted in films, television and stage productions, numerous pantomim ...

(born 1959) * Andrew "Dice" Clay (born 1958) *

John Cleese John Marwood Cleese ( ; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Emerging from the Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and ...

(born 1939) *

Ellen Cleghorne Ellen Leslye Cleghorne is an American actress and comedian, best known as a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1991 to 1995. Cleghorne was the sketch comedy show's second African-American female repertory cast member, succeeding Danitra ...

(born 1965) *

Jemaine Clement Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand actor, comedian, musician and filmmaker. He has released several albums with Bret McKenzie as the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, and created a comedy series of the ...

(born 1974) * Sean Clements (born 1981) *

Jerry Clower Howard Gerald "Jerry" Clower (September 28, 1926 – August 24, 1998) was an American stand-up comedian. Born and raised in the state of Mississippi, Clower was best known for his stories of the rural South and was given the nickname "The Mouth o ...

(1926–1998) *

Andy Clyde Andrew Allan Clyde (March 25, 1892 – May 18, 1967) was a Scottish-born American film and television actor whose career spanned more than four decades. In 1921 he broke into silent films as a Mack Sennett comic, debuting in ''On a Summer ...

(1892–1967) *

Michaela Coel Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson (born 1 October 1987), known professionally as Michaela Coel, is a British screenwriter and actress. She is best known for creating and starring in the E4 sitcom ''Chewing Gum'' (2015–2017), for which she won ...

(born 1987) *

Andy Cohen Andrew Joseph Cohen (born June 2, 1968) is an American radio and television talk show host, producer, and writer. Cohen is the host and executive producer of Bravo's late night talk show, '' Watch What Happens Live!'' He also has a pop culture ...

(born 1968) * Catherine Cohen (born 1991) *

Sacha Baron Cohen Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971) is an English actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral ...

(born 1971) *

Mindy Cohn Mindy Cohn (born May 20, 1966) is an American actress, who appeared on VH1's List of "100 Greatest Kid Stars". She starred as Natalie Green in the sitcom '' The Facts of Life'' from 1979 to 1988, and is known for voicing Velma Dinkley in the ''Sc ...

(born 1966) *

Diablo Cody Brook Maurio (''née'' Busey; born June 14, 1978), known professionally by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American writer and producer. She gained recognition for her candid blog and subsequent memoir, '' Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unl ...

(born 1978) *

Enrico Colantoni Enrico Colantoni (born February 14, 1963) is a Canadian actor and director, best known for portraying Elliot DiMauro in the sitcom ''Just Shoot Me!'', Keith Mars on the television series ''Veronica Mars'', Louis Lutz on the short-lived sitcom ''H ...

(born 1963) *

Stephen Colbert Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( ; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program ''The Colbert Report'' from 2005 to ...

(born 1964) *

Sherry Cola Sherry Cola is an American comedian and actress. She played Alice Kwan in Freeform's '' Good Trouble''. Early life Cola was born in Shanghai, China and later moved to Temple City, California. Her parents ran a restaurant in San Gabriel, Califo ...

(born 1989) * Deon Cole (born 1972) *

Kim Coles Kim LaShaunda Coles (born January 11, 1962) is an American actress, comedian and game show host. Coles is known for her roles as a cast member on ''In Living Color'' for the first season (1990-1991) and as Synclaire James-Jones on television sitco ...

(born 1962) *

Gary Coleman Gary Wayne Coleman (February 8, 1968 – May 28, 2010) was an American actor and comedian. Coleman was the highest-paid child actor on television throughout the late 1970s and 1980s. He was rated first on a list of VH1's "100 Greatest Kid S ...

(1968–2010) * Jonathan Coleman (1956–2021) *

Kelen Coleman Kelen Sadie Coleman (born April 19, 1984) is an American actress. Early life Coleman grew up in Potomac, Maryland and graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her father is bluegrass musician T. Michael Coleman. Her mothe ...

(born 1984) *

Ryan Coleman Ryan Coleman (born January 14, 1991 in Lodi, California) is an American actor, producer, singer, songwriter, producer, and comedian from the Nickelodeon series All That. He was originally the runner up in R U All That?: Nickelodeon's Search for t ...

(born 1991) *

(born 1966) * Bobby Collins (born 1951) *

Michelle Collins Michelle Danielle Collins (born 28 May 1962) is an English actress and TV presenter, best known for her roles in the British soap operas ''EastEnders'' and ''Coronation Street''. Collins played Cindy Beale in the BBC soap ''EastEnders'' from ...

(born 1981) *

Misha Collins Dmitri "Misha" Collins "My mom went to Russia when she was in college, and ��she had a boyfriend whose name was Mitya, which she thought was the same as Misha, which it's not. And his real name was Dmitri, so my real name, actually—my birth c ...

(born 1974) *

Mo Collins Maureen Ann Collins (born July 7, 1965) is an American actress and comedian who was a member of the ensemble on FOX's sketch comedy series '' Mad TV''. Collins became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show. She was ...

(born 1965) * Sarah Colonna (born 1974) *

Michael Colton Michael Colton (born 1975) is an American screenwriter and former journalist. With writing partner John Aboud, he was a regular commentator on ''Best Week Ever'' and other VH1 shows, including '' I Love the '80s''. Personal life Colton attende ...

(born 1975) *

Robbie Coltrane Anthony Robert McMillan (30 March 195014 October 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor and comedian. He gained worldwide recognition in the 2000s for playing Rubeus Hagrid in the ''Harry Potter'' film series. He ...

(1950–2022) *

Ray Combs Raymond Neil Combs Jr. (April 3, 1956 – June 2, 1996) was an American actor, comedian and game show host. Combs began his professional career in the late 1970s. His popularity on the stand-up circuit led to him being signed as the second host o ...

(1956–1996) *

Pat Condell Patrick Condell (born 23 November 1949) is a British writer, polemicist, and former stand-up comedian. In his early career, he wrote and performed in alternative comedy shows during the 1980s and 1990s in London, winning the Time Out Comedy Awa ...

(born 1949) *

Frank Conniff Frank Conniff Jr. ( ;) is an American writer, actor, comedian and producer, who is best known for his portrayal of TV's Frank on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K''). He is the son of journalist and editor Frank Conniff. Early work Al ...

(born 1956) *

Billy Connolly Sir William Connolly (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish actor, retired comedian, artist, writer, musician, and presenter. He is sometimes known, especially in his homeland, by the Scots nickname the Big Yin ("the Big One"). Known for his ...

(born 1942) * Kevin Connolly (born 1974) *

Adam Conover Adam Conover (born March 2) is an American comedian, writer, voice actor, and television host. He created and hosted the half-hour truTV show ''Adam Ruins Everything'', based on the CollegeHumor series of the same name. He was also the host of t ...

(born 1983) *

Nina Conti Nina Margarita Conti (born 25 August 1973) is a British actress, comedian, and ventriloquist. Early life Conti was born and raised in Hampstead, London, the daughter of actors Tom Conti and Kara Wilson. She attended King Alfred School, Londo ...

(born 1974) *

Tim Conway Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway (December 15, 1933 – May 14, 2019) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. From 1966 to 2012 he appeared in more than 100 TV shows, TV series and films. Among his more notable roles, he portrayed the ...

(1933–2019) *

Steve Coogan Stephen John Coogan (; born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is most known for creating original characters such as Alan Partridge, a socially inept and politically incorrect media personality, which ...

(born 1965) *

Dane Cook Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released six comedy albums: ''Harmful If Swallowed''; ''Retaliation''; '' Vicious Circle''; '' Rough Around the Edges: Live from Madison Square Garde ...

(born 1972) *

David L. Cook David L. Cook (born November 11, 1968) is an American Christian country music singer, songwriter and comedian. Born to Donnell and June (née Mercer) Cook, David is the oldest of six children. He has written more than 2,500 songs and has won ...

(born 1968) * Matt Cook (born 1984) *

Josh Cooke Joshua Gregory Cooke is an American actor, songwriter, comedian and musician. Personal life Cooke was born in Philadelphia and attended Harriton High School, a small public high school in suburban Rosemont. He was a member of Harriton Theater ...

(born 1979) *

Peter Cook Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 – 9 January 1995) was an English actor, comedian, satirist, playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the anti-establishme ...

(1937–1995) *

Jennifer Coolidge Jennifer Audrey Coolidge (born August 28, 1961) is an American actress known for her roles in comedic film and television particularly in American Pie (series), ''American Pie'' film series (1999–2012), Legally Blonde (franchise), ''Legally Bl ...

(born 1961) *

Bradley Cooper Bradley Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for nine Academy Awards, si ...

(born 1975) *

Pat Cooper Pat Cooper (born Pasquale Caputo; July 31, 1929) is an American actor and comedian. Life and career His father Michael Caputo was a bricklayer from Mola di Bari, Italy and his mother, Louise Gargiulo was born in Brooklyn, New York, where Cooper ...

(born 1929) *

Sarah Cooper Sarah Anne Cooper (born December 19, 1977) is an Americans, American author and comedian based in New York City. She worked in design for Yahoo! and in user experience for Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides while also performing stand-up comedy. ...

(born 1977) *

Tommy Cooper Thomas Frederick Cooper (19 March 1921 – 15 April 1984) was a Welsh prop comedian and magician. As an entertainer, his appearance was large and lumbering at , and he habitually wore a red fez when performing. He served in the British Army f ...

(1921–1984) *

Alicia Coppola Alicia Coppola is an American actress. She became known for playing Lorna Devon in the soap opera '' Another World'' from 1991 to 1994. Afterwards, she made regular and guest star appearances in various television series, notably ''Jericho'' an ...

(born 1968) *

Bill Corbett William Daniel Corbett (born March 30, 1960) is an American writer and performer for television, film and theatre. He was a writer and performer on the cult television show ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K''), for which he voiced the r ...

(born 1960) *

Ronnie Corbett Ronald Balfour Corbett (4 December 1930 – 31 March 2016) was a Scottish actor, broadcaster, comedian and writer. He had a long association with Ronnie Barker in the BBC television comedy sketch show ''The Two Ronnies''. He achieved promine ...

(1930–2016) *

Nate Corddry Nathan Harris Corddry (born September 8, 1977) is an American actor and comedian best known for his roles as Adam Branch on ''Harry's Law'' and for his role as Gabriel in the first two seasons of '' Mom''. He has also guest starred on series suc ...

(born 1977) *

Rob Corddry Robert William Corddry (born February 4, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a correspondent on ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' (2002–2006) and for his starring role in the film ''Hot Tub Time Machine''. He ...

(born 1971) *

James Corden James Kimberley Corden (born 22 August 1978) is an English television host, actor, comedian, and singer. In the United Kingdom, he is best known for co-writing and starring in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom ''Gavin & Stacey''. In the Un ...

(born 1978) *

Eugene Cordero Eugene Cordero is an American actor, writer, and comedian. Frequently appearing in comedic roles, he has been featured as a series regular on the comedies ''Other Space'' (2015), ''Bajillion Dollar Propertie$'' (2017–2019), ''Tacoma FD'' (2019 ...

* Professor Irwin Corey (1914–2017) *

Joe Cornish Joseph Murray Cornish (born 20 December 1968) is an English comedian and filmmaker. With his long-time comedy partner, Adam Buxton, he forms the comedy duo Adam and Joe. In 2011, Cornish released his directorial debut ''Attack the Block''. He ...

(born 1968) *

Rebecca Corry Rebecca Corry (born March 23, 1971) is an American comedian, writer and actress. Biography Corry was born in Kent, Washington, and moved to Chicago, Illinois, at age 19. In 2006, she was a finalist on the fourth season of NBC's '' Last Comic ...

(born 1971) *

Bill Cosby William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and media personality. He made significant contributions to American and African-American culture, and is well known in the United States for his eccentric ...

(born 1937) *

Lou Costello Louis Francis Cristillo (March 6, 1906 – March 3, 1959), professionally known as Lou Costello, was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known for his double act with straight man Bud Abbott and their routine "Who's on First?" ...

(1906–1959) *

Sue Costello Sue Costello (born April 2, 1968) is an actress, comedian, writer and producer from the Savin Hill area in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Costello starred in the self-titled television series '' Costello'' on Fox, where ...

(born 1968) *

Camille Cottin Camille Cottin (; born 1 December 1978) is a French actress and comedian. Following her debut as a stage actress, she became known in 2013 for playing a capricious Parisian woman in the Canal+ hidden camera-sketches series ''Connasse'' (2013–20 ...

(born 1978) *

Dave Coulier David Alan Coulier ( ; born September 21, 1959) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, and television host. He played Joey Gladstone on the ABC sitcom ''Full House'', voiced Peter Venkman on ''The Real Ghostbusters'', and voiced ...

(born 1959) *

Jonathan Coulton Jonathan William Coulton (born December 1, 1970), often called "JoCo" by fans, is an American folk/comedy singer-songwriter, known for his songs about geek culture and his use of the Internet to draw fans. Among his most popular songs are " Co ...

(born 1970) *

Eliza Coupe Eliza Kate Coupe (born April 6, 1981) is an American actress, comedian and model, known for playing Jane Kerkovich-Williams in the ABC comedy series '' Happy Endings'', Denise "Jo" Mahoney in the final two seasons of the medical comedy-drama '' ...

(born 1981) * Stephanie Courtney (born 1970) *

Allen Covert Allen Stephen Covert (born October 12, 1964) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his starring role in the 2006 comedy film '' Grandma's Boy'', and his supporting actor role in the movie '' Strange Wilderne ...

(born 1964) *

Courteney Cox Courteney Bass Cox (previously Courteney Cox Arquette; born June 15, 1964) is an American actress and filmmaker. She gained international recognition for her starring role as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom '' Friends'', which aired from 1994 ...

(born 1964) *

Wally Cox Wallace Maynard Cox (December 6, 1924 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor. He began his career as a standup comedian and then became the title character of the popular early U.S. television series ''Mister Peepers'' from 1952 to 19 ...

(1924–1973) *

Carly Craig Carly Craig (born June 12, 1980) is an American actress. Background Born and raised in San Diego, California, Craig comes from a large Italian-Irish family that includes two professional baseball players: her father, Rocky Craig, a scout for the ...

(born 1980) *

Lavell Crawford Lavell Crawford (born November 11, 1968) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Huell Babineaux in ''Breaking Bad'' (2011–2013) and its spin-off ''Better Call Saul'' (2017–2022). He also played the role of ...

(born 1968) *

Zach Cregger Zachary Michael Cregger (born March 1, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, and Twitch (service), Twitch streamer. He first came to prominence as one of the three founding members, alongside Trevor Moore (comedian), ...

(born 1980) *

Amanda Crew Amanda Catherine Crew (born June 5, 1986) is a Canadian actress. Following her film debut in ''Final Destination 3'' (2006), she had lead roles as Felicia Alpine in ''Sex Drive (film), Sex Drive'' (2008) and Tess Carroll in ''Charlie St. Cloud (f ...

(born 1986) *

Terry Crews Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, television host, and former American footballer. He played Julius Rock in the UPN/ CW sitcom ''Everybody Hates Chris'', which aired from 2005 to 2009, and portrayed Terry Jeffords in ...

(born 1968) * Chelsey Crisp (born 1983) * John Crist (born 1984) *

Affion Crockett Affion Crockett (born August 12, 1974) is an American actor and comedian. Early life Crockett was raised in Germany and Fayetteville, North Carolina. Career Crockett appeared in HBO's ''Def Comedy Jam'' in 1996, demonstrating his impression ...

(born 1974) *

Mackenzie Crook Paul James "Mackenzie" Crook (born 29 September 1971) is an English actor, comedian, director and writer. He played Gareth Keenan in ''The Office'', Ragetti in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films, Orell in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', ...

(born 1971) *

Norm Crosby Norman Lawrence Crosby (September 15, 1927 – November 7, 2020) was an American comedian born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was often referred to as "The Master of Malaprop". Career Crosby went solo as a stand-up comedian, adopting a friendly, ...

(1927–2020) *

David Cross David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series ''Mr. Show'' (1995–1998), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix sitcom ...

(born 1964) *

Lucas Cruikshank Lucas Alan Cruikshank (born August 29, 1993) is an American YouTuber and actor who created the character Fred Figglehorn and the associated ''Fred'' series for his channel on the video hosting service, video-hosting website YouTube in late 2006. ...

(born 1993) *

Hal Cruttenden Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden (born 9 September 1969) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, presenter, and writer. Early life Hal Dominic Bart Cruttenden was born in the Ealing district of London on 9 September 1969. He is the younger brother o ...

(born 1969) *

Barry Cryer Barry Charles Cryer (23 March 1935 – 25 January 2022) was an English writer, comedian, and actor. As well as performing on stage, radio and television, Cryer wrote for many performers including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory B ...

(1935–2022) *

Jon Cryer Jonathan Niven Cryer (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, writer, director and producer. Born into a show business family, he made his motion picture debut as a teenage photographer in the 1984 romantic comedy ''No Small Affair''; his bre ...

(born 1965) *

Billy Crystal William Edward Crystal (born March 14, 1948)On page 17 of his book ''700 Sundays'', Crystal displays his birth announcement, which gives his first two names as "William Edward", not "William Jacob" is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. ...

(born 1948) *

Ice Cube An ice cube is a small piece of ice, which is typically rectangular as viewed from above and trapezoidal as viewed from the side. Ice cubes are products of mechanical refrigeration and are usually produced to cool beverages. They may be produc ...

(born 1969) *

Seán Cullen Seán Cullen (born August 29, 1965) is a Canadian actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for combining improvisation with mimicry and music. He is known for providing voices of characters in shows like ''Best Ed'', ''Seven Little Monsters,'' a ...

(born 1965) *

Whitney Cummings Whitney Cummings (born September 4, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, director, producer, investor and podcaster. A native of Washington, DC, Cummings pursued a comedy career in Los Angeles after graduating from the Univer ...

(born 1982) *

Dan Cummins Dan Cummins (born May 17, 1977) is an American stand-up comedian and podcast host. His first comedy album, ''Revenge is Near'', distributed by Warner Bros. Records, was ranked as one of the top 10 comedy CDs of 2009 by Punchline Magazine. His fir ...

(born 1977) * James Cunningham (born 1973) *

Kaley Cuoco Kaley Christine Cuoco ( ; born November 30, 1985) is an American actress. After a series of supporting film and television roles in the late 1990s, she landed her breakthrough role as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom ''8 Simple Rules'' (2002 ...

(born 1985) * Mark Curry (born 1961) * Stephen Curry (born 1976) *

Jane Curtin Jane Therese Curtin (born September 6, 1947) is an American actress and comedian. First coming to prominence as an original cast member on the hit TV comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' in 1975, she went on to win back-to-back Emmy Awards for ...

(born 1947) *

Joan Cusack Joan Mary Cusack (; born October 11, 1962) is an American actress. She received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in the comedy-drama ''Working Girl'' (1988) and the romantic comedy '' In & Out'' (1997) ...

(born 1962) *

John Cusack John Paul Cusack (; born June 28, 1966)(28 June 1996)Today's birthdays ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'', ("Actors John Cusack is 30") is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and political activist. He is a son of filmmaker Dick Cusack, and his ol ...

(born 1966)

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* Peter F. Dailey (1868–1908) * Charlie Dale (1885–1971) *

Karl Dall Karl Bernhard Dall (, 1 February 1941 – 23 November 2020) was a German comedian, singer, and television presenter. His distinctive 'hanging' eye was caused by a congenital ptosis. Family Karl Dall was born in Emden, Germany, the son of ...

(1941–2020) *

John Francis Daley John Francis Daley (born July 20, 1985) is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and musician. He is known for playing high school freshman Sam Weir on the NBC comedy-drama ''Freaks and Geeks'' and FBI criminal profiler Dr. ...

(born 1985) *

Andrew Daly Andrew J. Daly (born April 15, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He starred as Forrest MacNeil on the Comedy Central series ''Review'', and had a supporting role in the HBO comedy series '' Eastbound & Down'' as Terrence Cutler. H ...

(born 1971) *

Jon Daly Jon Daly, sometimes credited as Jonathan C. Daly, Jon C. Daly or Jonathan Barney Daly, is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer best known for his sketch comedy work on the Comedy Central series ''Kroll Show''. In 2013 he starred as H ...

Tim Daly James Timothy Daly (born March 1, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom ''Wings'' and his voice role as Clark Kent/Superman in '' Superman: The Animated Series'', as well as his recurring role as ...

(born 1956) *

Bill Dana William Szathmary (October 5, 1924 June 15, 2017), known as Bill Dana, was an American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He often appeared on television shows such as ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', frequently in the guise of a heavily accented Boli ...

(1924–2017) *

Rodney Dangerfield Rodney Dangerfield (born Jacob Rodney Cohen; November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He was known for his self-deprecating one-liner humor, his catchphrase "I don't get no resp ...

(1921–2004) *

Chad Daniels Chad Daniels is an American comedian. His albums have reached the top 10 on the Billboard comedy charts three times: No. 2 for 2017's ''Footprints On The Moon'', No. 6 for 2019's ''Dad Chaniels'', and No. 7 for 2014's ''Natural Selection''. As o ...

(born 1975) *

Greg Daniels Gregory Martin Daniels (born June 13, 1963) is an American screenwriter, television producer, and director. He has worked on several television series, including writing for ''Saturday Night Live'' and ''The Simpsons'', adapting ''The Office'' f ...

(born 1963) *

Ted Danson Edward Bridge "Ted" Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor. He achieved stardom playing the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'', for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He ...

(born 1947) *

Dante Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...

(born 1970) *

Tony Danza Tony Danza (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza; April 21, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for co-starring in the television series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983) and '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992), for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award a ...

(born 1951) * Khalid Abbas Dar (born 1955) *

Rhys Darby Rhys Montague Darby (born 21 March 1974) is a New Zealand actor and comedian, known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime and sound effects of things such as machinery and animals. He was nominated for ...

(born 1974) *

Severn Darden Severn Teakle Darden Jr. (November 9, 1929 – May 27, 1995) was an American comedian and actor, and a founding member of The Second City Chicago-based comedy troupe as well as its predecessor, the Compass Players. He is known from his film appe ...

(1929–1995) *

Vir Das Vir Das (born 31 May 1979) is an Indian comedian, actor and musician. After beginning a career in standup comedy, Das moved to Hindi cinema starring in films like ''Badmaash Company'' (2010), '' Delhi Belly'' (2011), and ''Go Goa Gone'' (2013) ...

(born 1979) * Hayes Davenport (born 1986) *

Jim David Jim David is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is originally from Asheville, North Carolina, and lives in New York City. David has released five albums on Stand Up! Records, most recently 2021's ''Gay Jokes For Straight Crui ...

(born 1954) *

Larry David Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer. He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television sitcom ''Seinfeld'', on which David was head writer and executive producer for the first seve ...

(born 1947) *

Dov Davidoff Dov Davidoff is an American comedian and actor. In addition to performing regularly in clubs and colleges throughout the country, Davidoff also acted in ''Invincible'' with Mark Wahlberg, and has made guest or recurring appearances on various TV ...

(born 1973) * Hugh Davidson *

Pete Davidson Peter Michael Davidson (born November 16, 1993) is an American comedian and actor. He was a cast member of the NBC late-night sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (SNL) for eight seasons, running from 2014 to 2022. Davidson's ...

(born 1993) *

Alan Davies Alan Roger Davies (; born 6 March 1966) is an English stand-up comedian, writer, actor and TV presenter. He is best known for his portrayal of the title role in the BBC mystery drama series ''Jonathan Creek'' (1997–2016) and as the only perm ...

(born 1966) *

Greg Davies Gregory Daniel Davies ( ; born 14 May 1968) is a Welsh comedian, actor, presenter, and writer. He is best known for his roles as Greg in ''We Are Klang'', Mr Gilbert in ''The Inbetweeners'', Ken Thompson in ''Cuckoo'', the Taskmaster in '' Tas ...

(born 1968) *

DeRay Davis Antoine DeRay Davis (born February 26, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian and actor.Todd Davis (February 2, 2008)Steph Jones: Heart & Soul ''HHNLive''. Accessed July 18, 2008. Life and career Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois. He began ...

(born 1982) * Jeff B. Davis (born 1973) * Kristin Davis (born 1965) * LaVan Davis (born 1966) * Lucy Davis (born 1973) * Matt Davis (comedian), Matt Davis (born 1979) * Tanyalee Davis (born 1970) * Tom Davis (comedian), Tom Davis (1952–2012) * Richard Dawson (1932–2012) * Les Dawson (1931–1993) * Shane Dawson (born 1988) * Charlie Day (born 1976) * Felicia Day (born 1979) * Mikey Day (born 1980) * Andy de la Tour (born 1954) * Frank DeCaro (born 1962) * Gerry Dee (born 1968) * Jack Dee (born 1962) * Rob Deering (born 1972) * Eddie Deezen (born 1957) * Ellen DeGeneres (born 1958) * Vance DeGeneres (born 1954) * Neil Delamere (born 1980) * Rob Delaney (born 1977) * Lea DeLaria (born 1958) * Jessica Delfino (born 1976) * Chris D'Elia (born 1980) * Grey DeLisle (born 1973) * Bianca Del Rio (born 1975) * David DeLuise (born 1971) * Dom DeLuise (1933–2009) * Ivor Dembina (born 1951) * Dr. Demento (born 1941) * Jamie Demetriou (born 1987) * Natasia Demetriou (born 1984) * Lori Beth Denberg (born 1976) * Jamie Denbo (born 1973) * Kat Dennings (born 1986) * Gabrielle Dennis (born 1981) * Hugh Dennis (born 1962) * Les Dennis (born 1953) * Joe DeRita (1909–1993) * Joe DeRosa (comedian), Joe DeRosa (born 1977) * Portia de Rossi (born 1973) * Zooey Deschanel (born 1980) * Jack DeSena (born 1987) * Mike DeStefano (1966–2011) * Adam DeVine (born 1983) * Danny DeVito (born 1944) * Tommy Dewey (born 1978) * Eugenio Derbez (born 1962) * Dustin Diamond (1977–2021) * Chris Diamantopoulos (born 1975) * Cameron Diaz (born 1972) * Joey Diaz (born 1963) * Vic Dibitetto (born 1961) * Andy Dick (born 1965) * Daniel Dickey (born 1986) * John Di Domenico (born 1962) * Dominic Dierkes (born 1984) * Richard Digance (born 1949) * Debra DiGiovanni * Phyllis Diller (1917–2012) * Brooke Dillman (born 1966) * Kevin Dillon (born 1965) * Tim Dillon (comedian), Tim Dillon (born 1985) * John DiMaggio (born 1968) * Paul Dinello (born 1962) * Nick DiPaolo (born 1962) * Katie Dippold (born 1980) * Andrew Dismukes (born 1995) * Chris Distefano (born 1984) * Olli Dittrich (born 1956) * Gina DiVittorio (born 1995) * Omid Djalili (born 1965) * Anh Do (born 1977) * David Dobrik (born 1996) * Nik Dodani (born 1994) * Ken Dodd (1927–2018) * Mark Dolan (born 1974) * Paul Dooley (born 1928) * Kether Donohue (born 1985) * Lisa Donovan (born 1980) * Tate Donovan (born 1963) * Jimmy Dore (born 1965) * Jon Dore (born 1975) * Doug E. Doug (born 1970) * Beth Dover (born 1978) * John Dowie (humourist), John Dowie (born 1950) * Jim Downey (comedian), Jim Downey (born 1952) * Paul W. Downs (born 1982) * Brian Doyle-Murray (born 1945) * Charlie Drake (1925–2006) * Larry Drake (1949–2016) * Ruth Draper (1884–1956) * Rachel Dratch (born 1966) * Fran Drescher (born 1957) * Marie Dressler (1868–1934) * Anna Drezen * Drew Droege * Mike Drucker (born 1984) * Eric Drysdale (born 1969) * Rebecca Drysdale (born 1978/1979) * Rick Ducommun (1952–2015) * Dennis Dugan (born 1946) * Christian Duguay (actor), Christian Duguay (born 1970) * Josh Duhamel (born 1972) * Jean Dujardin (born 1972) * Clark Duke (born 1985) * Robin Duke (born 1954) * Ryan Drummond (born 1973) * Sandy Duncan (born 1946) * Shane Dundas (born 1959) * Jeff Dunham (born 1962) * Lena Dunham (born 1986) * Barbara Dunkelman (born 1989) * Colton Dunn (born 1977) * Gaby Dunn (born 1988) * Jimmy Dunn (comedian), Jimmy Dunn * Nora Dunn (born 1952) * Ryan Dunn (1977–2011) * Kyle Dunnigan (born 1971) * Jay Duplass (born 1973) * Mark Duplass (born 1976) * Jimmy Durante (1893–1980) * Sanjay Dutt (born 1959) * Clea DuVall (born 1977) * Shelley Duvall (born 1949) * Bil Dwyer (born 1962) * Jeff Dye (born 1983) *Jeremy Dyson (born 1966)

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* Open Mike Eagle (born 1980) * Jason Earles (born 1977) * John Early (comedian), John Early (born 1988) * Christine Ebersole (born 1953) * Chris Eckert (born 1986) * Costaki Economopoulos (born 1965) * Ayo Edebiri (born 1995) * Alex Edelman (born 1989) * Eric Edelstein (born 1977) * Ade Edmondson (born 1957) * Dean Edwards (born 1970) * Derek Edwards (born 1958) * Ian Edwards (comedian), Ian Edwards * Christian Ehring (born 1972) * Billy Eichner (born 1978) * Hannah Einbinder (born 1995) * Bob Einstein (1942–2019) * Rich Eisen (born 1969) * Ophira Eisenberg (born 1972) * Naomi Ekperigin * Kevin Eldon (born 1959) * Laurie Elliot (born 1971) * Abby Elliott (born 1987) * Bob Elliott (comedian), Bob Elliott (1923–2016) * Bridey Elliott (born 1990) * Chris Elliott (born 1960) * Mary Elizabeth Ellis (born 1979) * Gad Elmaleh (born 1971) * Ethan Embry (born 1978) * Dick Emery (1915–1983) * Harry Enfield (born 1961) * Anke Engelke (born 1965) * Bill Engvall (born 1957) * John Ennis (actor), John Ennis * Mike Epps (born 1970) * Molly Erdman (born 1974) * Heinz Erhardt (1909–1979) * Paco Erhard (born 1975) * Andy Erikson (born 1987) * Leon Errol (1881–1951) * Maya Erskine (born 1987) * Cole Escola (born 1986) * Ennis Esmer (born 1978) * Felipe Esparza (born 1970) * Cameron Esposito (born 1981) * Charles Esten (born 1965) * Lee Evans (comedian), Lee Evans (born 1964) * Sean Evans (interviewer), Sean Evans (born 1986) * Bridget Everett (born 1972) * Kenny Everett (1944–1995) * Justine Ezarick (born 1984)

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* Ana Fabrega (born 1991) * Josh Fadem (born 1980) * Bill Fagerbakke (born 1957) * Damien Fahey (born 1980) * Donald Faison (born 1974) * Jimmy Fallon (born 1974) * Simon Fanshawe (born 1956) * Ali Farahnakian (born 1967) * Anna Faris (born 1976) * Chris Farley (1964–1997) * Bill Farmer (born 1952) * Simon Farnaby (born 1973) * Bobby Farrelly (born 1958) * Peter Farrelly (born 1956) * Negin Farsad (born 1978) * Mitch Fatel (born 1968) * Jon Favreau (born 1966) * Nat Faxon (born 1975) * Isabel Fay (born 1979) * Helga Feddersen (1930–1990) * Wayne Federman (born 1959) * Paul Feig (born 1962) * Fortune Feimster (born 1980) * Rachel Feinstein (comedian), Rachel Feinstein * Ben Feldman (born 1980) * David Feldman (comedian), David Feldman * Liz Feldman (born 1977) * Marty Feldman (1934–1982) * Beanie Feldstein (born 1993) * Graham Fellowes (born 1959) * Randy Feltface (born 1980) * Spike Feresten (born 1964) * Craig Ferguson (born 1962) * Don Ferguson (actor), Don Ferguson (born 1946) * Jay R. Ferguson (born 1974) * Jesse Tyler Ferguson (born 1975) * Keith Ferguson (voice actor), Keith Ferguson (born 1972) * Shelby Fero (born 1993) * Adam Ferrara (born 1966) * Jerry Ferrara (born 1979) * Will Ferrell (born 1967) * Herbert Feuerstein (1937–2020) * Tina Fey (born 1970) * Nathan Fielder (born 1983) * Noel Fielding (born 1973) * Totie Fields (1930–1978) * W. C. Fields (1880–1946) * Nathan Fillion (born 1971) * Larry Fine (1902–1975) * Chloe Fineman (born 1988) * Christian Finnegan (born 1973) * Kathryn Fiore (born 1979) * Jo Firestone (born 1987) * Jordan Firstman (born 1991) * Jenna Fischer (born 1974) * Joely Fisher (born 1967) * Lang Fisher (born 1980) * Greg Fitzsimmons (born 1966) * Joe Flaherty (born 1941) * Crista Flanagan (born 1976) * Tom Flanigan (writer), Tom Flanigan * Kate Flannery (born 1964) * Charles Fleischer (born 1950) * Chris Fleming (comedian), Chris Fleming (born 1987) * Jim Florentine (born 1964) * Jake Flores * Neil Flynn (born 1960) * Jake Fogelnest (born 1979) * Dan Fogler (born 1976) * Lisa Foiles (born 1986) * Dave Foley (born 1963) * Mick Foley (born 1965) * Paul Foot (comedian), Paul Foot (born 1973) * Faith Ford (born 1964) * Thomas Mikal Ford (1964–2016) * Joey Forman (1929–1982) * George Formby (1904–1961) * George Formby, Sr. (1875–1921) * Will Forte (born 1970) * Kat Foster (born 1978) * Jermaine Fowler (born 1988) * Kirk Fox (born 1969) * Michael J. Fox (born 1961) * Zack Fox (born 1990) * Jeff Foxworthy (born 1958) * Jamie Foxx (born 1967) * Redd Foxx (1922–1991) * Leigh Francis (born 1974) * Stewart Francis (born 1964) * Pablo Francisco (born 1974) * Dave Franco (born 1985) * Eduardo Franco (actor), Eduardo Franco (born 1995) * James Franco (born 1978) * Al Franken (born 1951) * Marina Franklin * Nelson Franklin (born 1985) * Daniel Franzese (born 1978) * Alice Fraser * William Frawley (1887–1966) * Stan Freberg (1926–2015) * Gavin Free (born 1988) * Travon Free (born 1985) * Martin Freeman (born 1971) * Dawn French (born 1957) * Matt Frewer (born 1958) * Judah Friedlander (born 1969) * Will Friedle (born 1976) * Budd Friedman (1932–2022) * Jena Friedman * Annette Frier (born 1974) * Leon Frierson (born 1986) * Don Friesen * Freddie Frinton (1909–1968) * Rebecca Front (born 1964) * David Frost (1939–2013) * Nick Frost (born 1972) * Stephen Fry (born 1957) * Pamela Fryman (born 1959) * Daisy Fuentes (born 1966) * John Fugelsang (born 1969) * Rich Fulcher (born 1968) * Ned Fulmer (born 1987) * Ziwe Fumudoh (born 1992) * Ron Funches (born 1983) * Brittany Furlan (born 1986) * Fakkah Fuzz (born 1986)

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* Jon Gabrus * Josh Gad (born 1981) * Hannah Gadsby (born 1978) * Jim Gaffigan (born 1966) * Mo Gaffney (born 1958) * Daniele Gaither (born 1970) * Johnny Galecki (born 1975) * Zach Galifianakis (born 1969) * Gallagher (comedian), Gallagher (1946–2022) * Brian Gallivan * Ed Gamble (born 1986) * Megan Ganz (born 1984) * Robert Ben Garant (born 1970) * Billy Gardell (born 1969) * Graeme Garden (born 1943) * Brother Dave Gardner (1926–1983) * Heidi Gardner (born 1983) * Pete Gardner * Tony Gardner (born 1964) * Jeff Garlin (born 1962) * Ralph Garman (born 1964) * Paul Garner (1909–2004) * Janeane Garofalo (born 1964) * Teri Garr (born 1944) * Brad Garrett (born 1960) * Kyle Gass (born 1960) * Ana Gasteyer (born 1967) * Alison Gates (born 1988/1989) * Kimmy Gatewood * Mark Gatiss (born 1966) * Joe Gatto (comedian), Joe Gatto (born 1976) * Ryan Gaul (born 1973) * Richard Gautier (1931–2017) * Joey Gay (born 1971) * Dustin Gee (1942–1986) * Chris Geere (born 1981) * Brett Gelman (born 1976) * John Gemberling (born 1981) * Tom Gerhardt (born 1957) * Ricky Gervais (born 1961) * Chris Gethard (born 1980) * Estelle Getty (1923–2008) * Tom Gianas * Marla Gibbs (born 1931) * Erin Gibson * Billy Gilbert (1894–1971) * Rhod Gilbert (born 1968) * Russell Gilbert (born 1959) * Sara Gilbert (born 1975) * Kevin Gillese (born 1980) * Terry Gilliam (born 1940) * Mo Gilligan (born 1988) * Shane Gillis (born 1987) * Paul Gilmartin (born 1963) * Greg Giraldo (1965–2010) * Adele Givens (born 1960) * Jon Glaser (born 1968) * Nikki Glaser (born 1984) * Ira Glass (born 1959) * Todd Glass (born 1964) * Ilana Glazer (born 1987) * Jackie Gleason (1916–1987) * Tom Gleeson (born 1974) * Ben Gleib (born 1978) * Donald Glover (born 1983) * GloZell (born 1972) * George Gobel (1919–1991) * Godfrey (comedian), Godfrey (born 1969) * Janey Godley (born 1961) * Paul Goebel (television personality), Paul Goebel (born 1968) * Loyiso Gola (born 1983) * Judy Gold (born 1962) * Adam Goldberg (born 1970) * Adam F. Goldberg (born 1976) * Andrew Goldberg (writer), Andrew Goldberg (born 1978) * Evan Goldberg (born 1982) * Whoopi Goldberg (born 1955) * Brett Goldstein (born 1980) * Jonathan Goldstein (filmmaker), Jonathan Goldstein (born 1968) * Bobcat Goldthwait (born 1962) * Ian Gomez (born 1965) * Roberto Gómez Bolaños, Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Chespirito) (1929–2014) * Josh Gondelman (born 1985) * Jami Gong (born 1969) * Ginger Gonzaga (born 1983) * Cuba Gooding Jr. (born 1968) * Omar Gooding (born 1976) * John Goodman (born 1952) * Ken Goodwin (comedian), Ken Goodwin (1933–2012) * Dan Goor (born 1975) * Leo Gorcey (1917–1969) * Joseph Gordon-Levitt (born 1981) * Christopher Gorham (born 1974) * Dave Gorman (born 1971) * Frank Gorshin (1933–2005) * Freeman Gosden (1899–1982) * Mark-Paul Gosselaar (born 1974) * Gilbert Gottfried (1955–2022) * Theodore Gottlieb (1906–2001) * Dana Gould (born 1964) * Ray Goulding (1922–1990) * Luba Goy (born 1945) * Topher Grace (born 1978) * Boothby Graffoe (comedian), Boothby Graffoe (born 1962) * Heather Graham (born 1970) * Matt Graham (Scrabble), Matt Graham * Kelsey Grammer (born 1955) * Charlie Grandy (born 1974) * Corinne Grant (born 1973) * Stephen Grant (comedian), Stephen Grant (born 1973) * Judy Graubart (born 1943) * Ari Graynor (born 1983) * Jeff Green (comedian), Jeff Green (born 1964) * Seth Green (born 1974) * Tom Green (born 1971) * Bryan Greenberg (born 1978) * Shecky Greene (born 1926) * Max Greenfield (born 1979) * Kathy Greenwood (born 1962) * Judy Greer (born 1975) * Melvin Gregg (born 1988) * Dick Gregory (1932–2017) * James Gregory (comedian), James Gregory (born 1946) * Tamsin Greig (born 1966) * Adrian Grenier (born 1976) * Stacey Grenrock-Woods (born 1975) * David Alan Grier (born 1955) * Erik Griffin (born ?) * Eddie Griffin (born 1968) * Kathy Griffin (born 1960) * Andy Griffith (1926–2012) * Scott Grimes (born 1971) * Todd Grinnell (born 1976) * Charles Grodin (1935–2021) * David Groh (1939–2008) * Kirsten Gronfield (born 1977) * Mary Gross (born 1953) * Michael Gross (actor), Michael Gross (born 1947) * Peter Grosz (born 1974) * Rene Gube * Matthew Gray Gubler (born 1980) * Matt Groening (born 1954) * Christopher Guest (born 1948) * Patty Guggenheim (born 1984) * Harvey Guillen (born 1990) * Gary Gulman (born 1970) * Appurv Gupta (born 1990) * Broti Gupta (born 1993) * Annabelle Gurwitch (born 1961) * Björn Gustafsson (born 1986) * Greg Gutfeld (born 1964) * Steve Guttenberg (born 1958) * Deryck Guyler (1914–1999) * Ewen Gilmour (1963–2014)

H

* Buddy Hackett (1924–2003) * Tiffany Haddish (born 1979) * Bill Hader (born 1978) * Jenny Hagel * Hallie Haglund (born 1982) * Meredith Hagner (born 1987) * Kathryn Hahn (born 1973) * Tony Hale (born 1970) * Brian Haley (born 1961) * Brad Hall (born 1958) * Brandon Micheal Hall (born 1993) * Daheli Hall (born 1976) * Huntz Hall (1919–1999) * Rich Hall (born 1954) * Dieter Hallervorden (born 1935) * Evelyn Hamann (1942–2007) * Neil Hamburger (born 1967) * Argus Hamilton * Lloyd Hamilton (1891–1935) * Ryan Hamilton (comedian), Ryan Hamilton (born 1976) * Jon Hamm (born 1971) * Darrell Hammond (born 1955) * Nick Hancock (born 1962) * Tony Hancock (1924–1968) * Jack Handey (born 1949) * Chelsea Handler (born 1975) * Colin Hanks (born 1977) * Tom Hanks (born 1956) * Alyson Hannigan (born 1974) * Ryan Hansen (born 1981) * Malcolm Hardee (1950–2005) * Mike Harding (born 1944) * Chris Hardwick (born 1971) * Jeremy Hardy (1961–2019) * Oliver Hardy (1890–1957) * Allana Harkin * Otis Harlan (1865–1940) * Dan Harmon (born 1973) * Tim Harmston (born 1971/1972) * Valerie Harper (1939–2019) * William Jackson Harper (born 1980) * Neil Patrick Harris (born 1973) * Rachael Harris (born 1968) * Robin Harris (1953–1990) * Blake Harrison (born 1985) * Bret Harrison (born 1982) * Patti Harrison (born 1990) * Hannah Hart (born 1986) * Kevin Hart (born 1979) * Mamrie Hart (born 1983) * Melissa Joan Hart (born 1976) * Miranda Hart (born 1972) * Adam Hartle (born 1979) * Phil Hartman (1948–1998) * Steve Harvey (born 1957) * Murtaza Hassan (1965–2011) * Paul Walter Hauser (born 1986) * Allan Havey (born 1954) * Kali Hawk (born 1986) * Tim Hawkins (born 1968) * Tony Hawks (born 1960) * Goldie Hawn (born 1945) * Charles Hawtrey (stage actor), Charles Hawtrey (1858–1923) * Charles Hawtrey (actor born 1914), Charles Hawtrey (1914–1988) * Will Hay (1888–1949) * Richard Haydn (1905–1985) * Erinn Hayes (born 1976) * Sean Hayes (actor), Sean Hayes (born 1970) * Mike Hayley * Natalie Haynes (born 1974) * Ted Healy (1896–1937) * Richard Hearne (1890–1987) * Caleb Hearon (born 1995) * Patricia Heaton (born 1958) * Ian Hecox (born 1987) * Mitch Hedberg (1968–2005) * Jon Heder (born 1977) * Briga Heelan (born 1987) * Bobby Heenan (1943–2017) * Kevin Heffernan (actor), Kevin Heffernan (born 1968) * John Heffron (born 1970) * John Hegley (born 1953) * Robert Hegyes (1951–2012) * Tim Heidecker (born 1976) * Jesse Heiman (born 1978) * Hans-Joachim Heist (born 1949) * Simon Helberg (born 1980) * Grace Helbig (born 1985) * Emily Heller (born 1985) * Peter Helliar (born 1975) * Nick Helm (born 1980) * Katherine Helmond (1929–2019) * Ed Helms (born 1974) * Greg Hemphill (born 1969) * Shirley Hemphill (1947–1999) * Sherman Hemsley (1938–2012) * Dickie Henderson (1922–1985) * Christina Hendricks (born 1975) * Elaine Hendrix (born 1970) * Vic Henley (1962–2020) * Marilu Henner (born 1952) * Buck Henry (1930–2020) * Lenny Henry (born 1958) * Mike Henry (voice actor), Mike Henry (born 1964) * John Henton (born 1960) * Dai Henwood (born 1978) * Hugh Herbert (1884–1952) * Christoph Maria Herbst (born 1966) * Tim Herlihy (born 1966) * David Herman (born 1967) * Thomas Hermanns (born 1963) * Marcello Hernandez (born 1997) * Richard Herring (born 1967) * Seth Herzog (born 1970) * Howard Hesseman (1940–2022) * Bill Hicks (1961–1994) * Ryan Higa (born 1990) * David Anthony Higgins (born 1961) * John Michael Higgins (born 1963) * Maeve Higgins * Steve Higgins (born 1963) * Dieter Hildebrandt (1927–2013) * Amy Hill (born 1953) * Bec Hill * Benny Hill (1924–1992) * Dave Hill (comedian), Dave Hill * Dulé Hill (born 1975) * Ed Hill (comedian), Ed Hill (born 1984) * Harry Hill (born 1964) * Jonah Hill (born 1983) * Martina Hill (born 1974) * Melinda Hill * Murray Hill (performer), Murray Hill * Tymberlee Hill * Jeff Hiller * Adam Hills (born 1970) * Tony Hinchcliffe (born 1984) * Cheryl Hines (born 1965) * Gregory Hines (1946–2003) * Skip Hinnant (born 1940) * Michael Hitchcock (born 1958) * Justin Hires (born 1985) * Judd Hirsch (born 1935) * Matt Hobby (born 1985) * Stephanie Hodge (born 1956) * Jessy Hodges (born 1986) * John Hodgman (born 1971) * Joel Hodgson (born 1960) * Jackie Hoffman (born 1960) * Robby Hoffman * Gaby Hoffmann (born 1982) * Steve Hofstetter (born 1979) * Chris Hogan (actor), Chris Hogan (born 1970) * Paul Hogan (born 1939) * Siobhan Fallon Hogan (born 1961) * Amy Hoggart (born 1986) * Corey Holcomb (born 1969) * Dominic Holland (born 1967) * Mary Holland (born 1985) * Vanessa Hollingshead * Stanley Holloway (1890–1982) * Anders Holm (born 1981) * Chelsea Holmes (actor), Chelsea Holmes (born 1993/1994) * Dave Holmes (actor), Dave Holmes (born 1971) * Jessica Holmes (born 1973) * Pete Holmes (born 1979) * Todd Holoubek (born 1969) * Lauren Holt (born 1991) * Helen Hong (born 1985) * Brian Hooks (born 1974) * Jan Hooks (1957–2014) * Bob Hope (1903–2003) * Sharon Horgan (born 1970) * Kenneth Horne (1907–1969) * Mathew Horne (born 1978) * Alex Kapp Horner (born 1969) * David Hornsby (born 1975) * Don Hornsby (1924–1950) * Lutz van der Horst (born 1975) * Edward Everett Horton (1886–1970) * Richard Steven Horvitz (born 1966) * Curly Howard (1903–1952) * Frankie Howerd (1917–1992) * Ken Howard (1944–2016) * Kyle Howard (born 1978) * Moe Howard (1897–1975) * Ron Howard (born 1954) * Russell Howard (born 1980) * Shemp Howard (1895–1955) * Kirby Howell-Baptiste (born 1987) * Glenn Howerton (born 1976) * Lil Rel Howery (born 1979) * Jeremy Hotz (born 1966) * Roy Hudd (1936–2020) * Oliver Hudson (born 1976) * Rob Huebel (born 1969) * Akilah Hughes (born 1989) * Dave Hughes (born 1970) * John Hughes (filmmaker), John Hughes (1950–2009) * London Hughes (born 1989) * Sean Hughes (comedian), Sean Hughes (1965–2017) * Steve Hughes (born 1966) * D. L. Hughley (born 1963) * Daniel Humbarger * Barry Humphries (born 1934) * Bonnie Hunt (born 1961) * Brendan Hunt (born 1972) * Bill Hunter (actor), Bill Hunter (1940–2011) * Reginald D. Hunter (born 1969) * David Huntsberger (born 1979) * Carl Hurley (born 1941) * Elizabeth Hurley (born 1965) * Lillian Hurst (born 1943) * Jake Hurwitz (born 1985) * Jon Hurwitz (born 1977) * Brian Huskey (born 1968) * Toby Huss (born 1966) * Warren Hutcherson

I

* Paul Iacono (born 1988) * Sal Iacono (born 1971) * Armando Iannucci (born 1963) * Eric Idle (born 1943) * Eddie Ifft (born 1974) * Gabriel Iglesias (born 1976) * Sabrina Impacciatore (born 1968) * Robin Ince (born 1969) * Neil Innes (1944–2019) * Scott Innes (born 1966) * Tino Insana (1948–2017) * Dom Irrera (born 1948) * Bill Irwin (born 1950) * Harith Iskander (born 1966) * Eddie Izzard (born 1962)

J

* Brandon T. Jackson (born 1984) * Marc Evan Jackson (born 1970) * Shantira Jackson * Victoria Jackson (born 1959) * Manny Jacinto (born 1987) * Gillian Jacobs (born 1982) * Abbi Jacobson (born 1984) * Javed Jaffrey (born 1963) * T.J. Jagodowski (born 1971) * Gerburg Jahnke (born 1955) * Sabrina Jalees (born 1985) * Billy T. James (1948–1991) * Janelle James * Kevin James (born 1965) * Jameela Jamil (born 1986) * Gary Janetti (born 1966) * Alia Janine (born 1978) * Michael Patrick Jann (born 1970) * Jay Jason (1915–2001) * Sam Jay (born 1982) * Kavin Jayaram (born 1980) * Jim Jefferies (comedian), Jim Jefferies (born 1977) * Richard Jeni (1957–2007) * Ken Jeong (born 1969) * Anthony Jeselnik (born 1978) * Geri Jewell (born 1956) * Penn Jillette (born 1955) * Maz Jobrani (born 1972) * Jake Johannsen (born 1960) * Anjelah Johnson (born 1982) * Anthony Johnson (actor), Anthony Johnson (1966–2021) * Chic Johnson (1891–1962) * Jake Johnson (born 1978) * James Austin Johnson (born 1989) * Josh Johnson (comedian), Josh Johnson (born 1990) * Nicole Randall Johnson (born 1973) * Punkie Johnson (born 1985) * Rebekka Johnson * Slink Johnson * Zainab Johnson * Kristen Johnston (born 1967) * Brandon Scott Jones (born 1984) * "Hamburger" Jones * Jason Jones (actor), Jason Jones (born 1967) * Leslie Jones (comedian), Leslie Jones (born 1967) * Luka Jones (born 1975) * Matt Jones (actor), Matt Jones (born 1981) * Orlando Jones (born 1968) * Rashida Jones (born 1976) * Terry Jones (1942–2020) * Leslie Jordan (1955–2022) * Lesley Joseph (born 1945) * Colin Jost (born 1982) * Mitra Jouhari (born 1992) * Jesse Joyce (born 1978) * Mario Joyner (born 1961) * Mike Judge (born 1962) * Andy Juett (born 1977) * Phill Jupitus (born 1962)

K

* Daniel Kaluuya (born 1989) * Madeline Kahn (1942–1999) * Bess Kalb (born 1987) * Jamie Kaler (born 1964) * Mindy Kaling (born 1979) * Adhir Kalyan (born 1983) * Carol Kane (born 1952) * Russell Kane (born 1975) * Gabe Kaplan (born 1945) * Myq Kaplan (born 1978) * JP Karliak (born 1981) * Uğur Rıfat Karlova (born 1980) * Ian Karmel (born 1984) * Richard Karn (born 1956) * Jensen Karp (born 1979) * Moshe Kasher (born 1979) * Jackie Kashian (born 1963) * John Kassir (born 1957) * Chris Kattan (born 1970) * Jonathan Katz (born 1946) * Mickey Katz (1909–1985) * Andy Kaufman (1949–1984) * Julie Kavner (born 1950) * Peter Kay (born 1973) * Phil Kay (born 1969) * Spencer Kayden (born 1971) * Danny Kaye (1911–1987) * Paul Kaye (born 1964) * Stubby Kaye (1918–1997) * Samson Kayo (born 1991/1992) * Zoe Kazan (born 1983) * Molly Kearney (born 1992) * Diane Keaton (born 1946) * Michael Keaton (born 1951) * Carolin Kebekus (born 1980) * John Keister (comedian), John Keister (born 1956) * Peter Kelamis (born 1967) * Echo Kellum (born 1982) * Chris Kelly (writer), Chris Kelly (born 1983) * Frank Kelly (1938–2016) * Martha Kelly (born 1968) * Patsy Kelly (1910–1981) * Robert Kelly (comedian), Robert Kelly (born 1970) * Pert Kelton (1907–1968) * Ellie Kemper (born 1980) * Suzanna Kempner (born 1985) * Harriet Kemsley (born 1987) * Sarah Kendall (born 1976) * Edgar Kennedy (1890–1948) * Graham Kennedy (1934–2005) * Jamie Kennedy (born 1970) * Mimi Kennedy (born 1948) * Tom Kennedy (actor), Tom Kennedy (1885–1965) * Trey Kennedy * Kerri Kenney-Silver (born 1970) * Jon Kenny (born 1957) * Tom Kenny (born 1962) * Sean Kent * Humphrey Ker (born 1982) * Langston Kerman (born 1987) * Hape Kerkeling (born 1964) * Michael Kessler (born 1967) * Keegan-Michael Key (born 1971) * Kristin Key (born 1980) * Sarah Keyworth (born 1993) * Amanullah Khan (comedian), Amanullah Khan (born 1970) * Shappi Khorsandi (born 1973) * The Kid Mero (born 1983) * Ford Kiernan (born 1962) * Laura Kightlinger (born 1969) * Pat Kilbane (born 1969) * Craig Kilborn (born 1962) * Taran Killam (born 1982) * Laurie Kilmartin (born 1965) * Jimmy Kimmel (born 1967) * Kyle Kinane (born 1976) * Richard Kind (born 1956) * Andy Kindler (born 1956) * Alan King (1927–2004) * Anthony King (writer), Anthony King * Georgia King (born 1986) * Jaime King (born 1979) * Michael Patrick King (born 1954) * Nika King * Sam Kinison (1953–1992) * Greg Kinnear (born 1963) * Kathy Kinney (born 1954) * Angela Kinsey (born 1971) * Bruno Kirby (1949–2006) * Bill Kirchenbauer (born 1953) * Jen Kirkman (born 1974) * Matt Kirshen (born 1980) * Takeshi Kitano (born 1947) * Jonathan Kite (born 1979) * Daniel Kitson (born 1977) * Julie Klausner (born 1978) * Chris Klein (actor), Chris Klein (born 1979) * Jessi Klein (born 1975) * Robert Klein (born 1942) * Jordan Klepper (born 1979) * Kevin Kline (born 1947) * Jack Klugman (1922–2012) * Jak Knight (1993–2022) * Ted Knight (1923–1986) * Wayne Knight (born 1955) * Don Knotts (1924–2006) * Christy Knowings (born 1980) * Johnny Knoxville (born 1971) * Chris Knutson * Christine Ko (born 1988) * Cody Ko (born 1990) * Olga Koch * David Koechner (born 1962) * Stephanie Koenig (born 1987) * Matt Koff * Gaby Köster (born 1961) * Michael Koman (born 1977) * Hari Kondabolu (born 1982) * Dada Kondke (1932–1998) * Anna Konkle (born 1987) * Jenni Konner (born 1971) * Lynne Koplitz (born 1969) * Harvey Korman (1927–2008) * Annie Korzen (born 1938) * Liza Koshy (born 1996) * Michael Kosta (born 1979) * Ernie Kovacs (1919–1962) * Jo Koy (born 1971) * Lindsey Kraft (born 1980) * Jane Krakowski (born 1968) * Eric Allan Kramer (born 1962) * John Krasinski (born 1979) * Diether Krebs (1947–2000) * Bert Kreischer (born 1972) * Howard Kremer (born 1971) * Jonathan Krisel (born 1979) * Kurt Krömer (born 1974) * Nick Kroll (born 1978) * Mike Krüger (born 1951) * David Krumholtz (born 1978) * Esther Ku (born 1980) * Lisa Kudrow (born 1963) * Akshay Kumar (born 1967) * Nish Kumar (born 1985) * Elvira Kurt (born 1961) * Swoosie Kurtz (born 1944) * Ashton Kutcher (born 1978) * Eugenia Kuzmina (born 1987)

L

* Tyler Labine (born 1978) * Jake Lacy (born 1985) * Preston Lacy (born 1969) * Cathy Ladman * Jon Lajoie (born 1980) * Don Lake (born 1956) * Maurice LaMarche (born 1958) * Phil LaMarr (born 1967) * Lisa Lampanelli (born 1961) * Amy Landecker (born 1969) * David Lander (1947–2020) * Steve Landesberg (1936–2010) * Matteo Lane (born 1982) * Nathan Lane (born 1956) * Richard Lane (actor), Richard Lane (1899–1982) * Harry Langdon (1894–1944) * Artie Lange (born 1967) * Chris Langham (born 1949) * Beth Lapides * Lauren Lapkus (born 1985) * Rocky LaPorte * John Larroquette (born 1947) * Larry the Cable Guy (born 1963) * Jay Larson * Queen Latifah (born 1970) * Stan Laurel (1890–1965) * Dan Lauria (born 1947) * Hugh Laurie (born 1959) * Ed Lauter (1938–2013) * Tony Law (born 1969) * Bill Lawrence (TV producer), Bill Lawrence (born 1968) * Carolyn Lawrence (born 1967) * Doug Lawrence (born 1969) * Martin Lawrence (born 1965) * Mike Lawrence (comedian), Mike Lawrence (born 1983) * Vicki Lawrence (born 1949) * Cloris Leachman (1926–2021) * Denis Leary (born 1957) * Matt LeBlanc (born 1967) * Annie Lederman (born 1983) * Andy Lee (comedian), Andy Lee (born 1981) * Bobby Lee (born 1972) * C.S. Lee (born 1971) * Greg Lee (actor), Greg Lee (born 1962) * Hana Mae Lee (born 1988) * Jamie Lee (comedian), Jamie Lee (born 1983) * Jason Lee (actor), Jason Lee (born 1970) * Raquel Lee (born 1986) * Rex Lee (actor), Rex Lee (born 1969) * Stewart Lee (born 1968) * Terence Lee (born 1964) * Andrew Leeds (actor), Andrew Leeds (born 1981) * Jane Leeves (born 1961) * Michael Legge (comedian), Michael Legge (born 1968) * Natasha Leggero (born 1974) * John Leguizamo (born 1964) * John Lehr (born 1965) * Tom Lehrer (born 1928) * Carol Leifer (born 1956) * Ismo Leikola (born 1979) * Steve Lemme (born 1968) * Jack Lemmon (1925–2001) * Nancy Lenehan (born 1953) * Tom Lenk (born 1976) * Thomas Lennon (actor), Thomas Lennon (born 1970) * Jay Leno (born 1950) * Jack E. Leonard (1910–1973) * Yassir Lester (born 1984) * James Lesure (born 1970) * David Letterman (born 1947) * Sam Levenson (1911–1980) * Johnny Lever (born 1950) * Zachary Levi (born 1980) * Samm Levine (born 1982) * Cash Levy * Dan Levy (American comedian), Dan Levy (born 1981) * Dan Levy (Canadian actor), Dan Levy (born 1983) * Eugene Levy (born 1946) * Clea Lewis (born 1965) * Jenifer Lewis (born 1957) * Jerry Lewis (1926–2017) * Kimrie Lewis (born 1982) * Phill Lewis (born 1968) * Richard Lewis (comedian), Richard Lewis (born 1947) * Vicki Lewis (born 1960) * Kobi Libii * Paul Lieberstein (born 1967) * Wendy Liebman (born 1961) * Gabe Liedman (born 1982) * Judith Light (born 1949) * Lil Dicky (born 1988) * Lil' JJ (born 1990) * Matthew Lillard (born 1970) * Hal Linden (born 1931) * Riki Lindhome (born 1979) * Joe Lipari (born 1979) * Joe List (born 1982) * Zoe Lister-Jones (born 1982) * Ian Lithgow (born 1972) * John Lithgow (born 1945) * Rich Little (born 1938) * Rob Little (born 1972) * Steve Little (actor), Steve Little (born 1972) * Beth Littleford (born 1968) * Lucy Liu (born 1968) * Harold Lloyd (1893–1971) * Joe Lo Truglio (born 1970) * Daniel Lobell (born 1982/1983) * Sean Lock (1963–2021) * Greg London (born 1966) * Jay London (born 1966) * Josie Long (born 1982) * Justin Long (born 1978) * Shelley Long (born 1949) * Michael Longfellow (born 1994) * Andrés López Forero, Andrés López (born 1971) * George Lopez (born 1961) * Dave Losso * Julia Louis-Dreyfus (born 1961) * Faizon Love (born 1968) * Jason Love (comedian), Jason Love * Loni Love (born 1971) * Jon Lovett (born 1982) * Jon Lovitz (born 1957) * Rob Lowe (born 1964) * Chris Lowell (born 1984) * Britt Lower (born 1985) * Adam Lowitt * Mark Lowry (born 1958) * Matt Lucas (born 1974) * Luenell (born 1959) * Joanna Lumley (born 1946) * Eric Lutes (born 1962) * John Lutz (born 1973) * Desi Lydic (born 1981) * Carmen Lynch (born 1972) * Drew Lynch (born 1991) * Jane Lynch (born 1960) * Katherine Lynch (born 1972) * Stephen Lynch (musician), Stephen Lynch (born 1971) * Paul Lynde (1926–1982) * Chelcie Lynn * Melanie Lynskey (born 1977) * Natasha Lyonne (born 1979)

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* Moms Mabley (1894–1975) * Bernie Mac (1957–2008) * Hayes MacArthur (born 1977) * Scott MacArthur (born 1979) * Norm Macdonald (1959–2021) * Rachael MacFarlane (born 1976) * Seth MacFarlane (born 1973) * Justina Machado (born 1972) * April Macie (born 1975) * Laird Macintosh (born 1962) * Charles Mack (blackface performer), Charles Mack (1888–1934) * Lee Mack (born 1968) * Mary Mack (comedian), Mary Mack (born 1975) * Doon Mackichan (born 1962) * Chris Maddock (born 1977/1978) * Kathleen Madigan (born 1965) * Al Madrigal (born 1971) * Scooter Magruder (born 1988) * Sean Maguire (born 1976) * Naveed Mahbub * Bill Maher (born 1956) * Bruce Mahler (born 1950) * Bobby Mair (born 1986) * Shaun Majumder (born 1972) * Wendie Malick (born 1950) * Joshua Malina (born 1966) * Keith Malley (born 1974) * Joe Mande (born 1983) * David Mandel (born 1970) * Howie Mandel (born 1955) * Dylan Mandlsohn (born 1980/1981) * Aasif Mandvi (born 1966) * Jason Manford (born 1981) * Stephen Mangan (born 1968) * Jonathan Mangum (born 1971) * Sunita Mani (born 1986) * Sebastian Maniscalco (born 1973) * Leslie Mann (born 1972) * Charlie Manna (1920–1970) * Bernard Manning (1930–2007) * Taryn Manning (born 1978) * J.P. Manoux (born 1969) * Jason Mantzoukas (born 1972) * Alec Mapa (born 1965) * Jenna Marbles (born 1986) * Joseph Marcell (born 1948) * Cheech Marin (born 1946) * Ken Marino (born 1968) * Pigmeat Markham (1904–1981) * Bob Marley (comedian), Bob Marley (born 1967) * Marc Maron (born 1963) * Ross Marquand (born 1981) * Zoë Coombs Marr * Elizabeth Marrero (born 1963) * Dylan Marron (born 1988) * Betty Marsden (1919–1998) * James Marsden (born 1973) * Garry Marshall (1934–2016) * Penny Marshall (1943–2018) * Andrea Martin (born 1947) * Dean Martin (1917–1995) * Demetri Martin (born 1973) * Dick Martin (comedian), Dick Martin (1922–2008) * Duane Martin (born 1965) * Mae Martin (born 1987) * Steve Martin (born 1945) * Adrian Martinez (actor), Adrian Martinez (born 1972) * Jackie Martling (born 1947) * Karen Maruyama (born 1958) * Chico Marx (1887–1961) * Groucho Marx (1890–1977) * Gummo Marx (1892–1977) * Harpo Marx (1888–1964) * Patricia Marx * Zeppo Marx (1901–1979) * Jackie Mason (1928–2021) * Christopher Massey (born 1990) * Kyle Massey (born 1991) * Christopher Masterson (born 1980) * Danny Masterson (born 1976) * Sean Masterson * Rose Matafeo (born 1992) * Ross Mathews (born 1979) * Shane Mauss (born 1980) * Andrew Maxwell (born 1974) * Elaine May (born 1932) * Ralphie May (1972–2017) * Jayma Mays (born 1979) * Rik Mayall (1958–2014) * Wendy Maybury (born 1974/1975) * Alphonso McAuley (born 1984) * Jack McBrayer (born 1973) * Danny McBride (born 1976) * Jenny McCarthy (born 1972) * Matt McCarthy (comedian), Matt McCarthy (born 1979) * Melissa McCarthy (born 1970) * Dave McCary (born 1985) * Rue McClanahan (1934–2010) * Fancy Ray, Fancy Ray McCloney * Matthew McConaughey (born 1969) * Brian McConnachie (born 1942) * Eric McCormack (born 1963) * Dan McCoy (born 1978) * Michael McCullers (born 1971) * Bruce McCulloch (born 1961) * Julian McCullough (born 1979) * Paul McCullough (1883–1936) * Paul McDermott (born 1962) * Josh McDermitt (born 1978) * Heather McDonald (born 1970) * Kevin McDonald (born 1961) * Michael McDonald (comedian), Michael McDonald (born 1964) * Charlie McDonnell (born 1990) * Charlie McDowell (born 1983) * Rob McElhenney (born 1977) * Griffin McElroy (born 1987) * Justin McElroy (born 1980) * Travis McElroy (born 1983) * Bonnie McFarlane (born 1973) * Caitlin McGee (born 1988) * John C. McGinley (born 1959) * Ted McGinley (born 1958) * Joel McHale (born 1971) * Jan McInnis * Michael McIntyre (born 1976) * Adam McKay (born 1968) * Antoine McKay (born 1970) * Michael McKean (born 1947) * Jessica McKenna (born 1987) * Bret McKenzie (born 1976) * Brian McKim * Mark McKinney (born 1959) * Kate McKinnon (born 1984) * Wendi McLendon-Covey (born 1969) * Pauline McLynn (born 1962) * Ed McMahon (1923–2009) * Rove McManus (born 1974) * Don McMillan * Ryan McPartlin (born 1975) * Vaughn Meader (1936–2004) * Tim Meadows (born 1961) * Kevin Meaney (1956–2016) * Anne Meara (1929–2015) * Matt Meese (born 1983) * Keyla Monterroso Mejia (born 1998) * Fred Melamed (born 1956) * Stuttering John Melendez (born 1965) * Jill-Michele Melean (born 1979) * Doug Mellard * Carlos Mencia (born 1967) * Rick Mercer (born 1969) * Stephen Merchant (born 1974) * Dave Merheje * Liz Meriwether (born 1981) * Paul Merton (born 1957) * Chris Messina (born 1974) * Debra Messing (born 1968) * Laurie Metcalf (born 1955) * Art Metrano (1936–2021) * Kurt Metzger (born 1977) * Jason Mewes (born 1974) * Breckin Meyer (born 1974) * Josh Meyers (actor), Josh Meyers (born 1976) * Seth Meyers (born 1973) * Florinda Meza (born 1948) * Shaun Micallef (born 1962) * Felicia Michaels (born 1964) * Lorne Michaels (born 1944) * Kate Micucci (born 1980) * Thomas Middleditch (born 1982) * Bette Midler (born 1945) * A.D. Miles (born 1971) * John Milhiser (born 1981) * Christa Miller (born 1964) * Dennis Miller (born 1953) * Karlous Miller (born 1983) * Larry Miller (comedian), Larry Miller (born 1953) * Marilyn Suzanne Miller (born 1950) * Max Miller (comedian), Max Miller (1894–1963) * Murray Miller (born 1976) * T.J. Miller (born 1981) * Sarah Millican (born 1975) * Spike Milligan (1918–2002) * Andy Milonakis (born 1976) * Tim Minchin (born 1975) * Brian Miner (born 1981) * Hasan Minhaj (born 1985) * Jerry Minor (born 1969) * Dan Mintz (born 1981) * Christopher Mintz-Plasse (born 1989) * Matt Mira (born 1983) * Lin-Manuel Miranda (born 1980) * Eugene Mirman (born 1975) * David Mitchell (comedian), David Mitchell (born 1974) * Finesse Mitchell (born 1972) * Kel Mitchell (born 1978) * Mike Mitchell (actor), Mike Mitchell (born 1982) * Aditi Mittal * Michael Mittermeier (born 1966) * Katy Mixon (born 1981) * Colin Mochrie (born 1957) * Mehran Modiri (born 1967) * Alex Moffat (comedian), Alex Moffat (born 1982) * Kausar Mohammed (born 1992) * Nick Mohammed (born 1980) * Jay Mohr (born 1970) * Al Molinaro (1919–2015) * Richard Moll (born 1943) * John Moloney (comedian), John Moloney * Dominic Monaghan (born 1976) * Mo'Nique (born 1967) * Bob Monkhouse (1928–2003) * Lucy Montgomery (actress), Lucy Montgomery (born 1975) * Kyle Mooney (born 1984) * Nate Mooney * Paul Mooney (comedian), Paul Mooney (1941–2021) * Christina Moore (born 1973) * Dudley Moore (1935–2002) * Mary Tyler Moore (1936–2017) * Michael Moore (born 1954) * Rudy Ray Moore (1927–2008) * Tim Moore (comedian), Tim Moore (1887–1958) * Trevor Moore (comedian), Trevor Moore (1980–2021) * Victor Moore (1876–1962) * Maribeth Monroe (born 1978) * Natalie Morales (actress), Natalie Morales (born 1985) * Dylan Moran (born 1971) * George Moran (comedian), George Moran (1881–1949) * Polly Moran (1883–1952) * Rick Moranis (born 1953) * Dave Mordal (born c. 1950–1960s) * Eric Morecambe (1926–1984) * Harley Morenstein (born 1985) * Dermot Morgan (1952–1998) * Elliott Morgan (born 1987) * John Morgan (comedian), John Morgan (1930–2004) * Matt Morgan (comedian), Matt Morgan (born 1977) * Tracy Morgan (born 1968) * Brent Morin (born 1986) * Pat Morita (1932–2005) * Sam Morril (born 1986) * Brad Morris (born 1975) * Chris Morris (satirist), Chris Morris (born 1965) * Garrett Morris (born 1937) * Lamorne Morris (born 1983) * Seth Morris (born 1970) * Eleanor Morton (comedian), Eleanor Morton * Lew Morton * Laci Mosley (born 1991) * Don Most (born 1953) * Zero Mostel (1915–1977) * José Sánchez Mota (born 1965) * Bobby Moynihan (born 1977) * Teacher Mpamire (born 1983) * John Mulaney (born 1982) * Martin Mull (born 1943) * Megan Mullally (born 1958) * Mitch Mullany (1968–2008) * Neil Mullarkey (born 1961) * Annie Mumolo (born 1973) * Noah Munck (born 1996) * Olivia Munn (born 1980) * Simon Munnery (born 1967) * Richard Murdoch (1907–1990) * Annie Murphy (born 1986) * Charlie Murphy (actor), Charlie Murphy (1959–2017) * Colin Murphy (comedian), Colin Murphy (born 1968) * Eddie Murphy (born 1961) * Kevin Murphy (actor), Kevin Murphy (born 1956) * Larry Murphy (actor), Larry Murphy (born 1972) * Morgan Murphy (comedian), Morgan Murphy (born 1981) * Noel Murphy (comedian), Noel Murphy (born 1961) * Al Murray (born 1968) * Bill Murray (born 1950) * James Murray (comedian), James Murray (born 1976) * Jan Murray (1916–2006) * Joel Murray (born 1963) * Lorenzo Music (1937–2001) * Erik Myers * Mike Myers (born 1963) * Arden Myrin (born 1973)

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* Jim Nabors (1930–2017) * Suzy Nakamura (born 1968) * Leonardo Nam (born 1979) * Philomaine Nanema (born 1982) * Aparna Nancherla (born 1982) * Kumail Nanjiani (born 1978) * Paul Nardizzi * Jason Narvy (born 1974) * Amber Nash (born 1977) * Jason Nash (born 1973) * Niecy Nash (born 1970) * Rex Navarette (born 1969) * Henry Naylor (born 1966) * Kunal Nayyar (born 1981) * Cliff Nazarro (1904–1961) * Kevin Nealon (born 1953) * Lucas Neff (born 1985) * Taylor Negron (1957–2015) * Jamar Neighbors (born 1986) * Bob Nelson (comedian), Bob Nelson (born 1958) * Bridget Jones Nelson (born 1964) * Craig T. Nelson (born 1944) * Michael J. Nelson (born 1964) * Nick Nemeroff (1989–2022) * Felipe Neto * Kyle Newacheck (born 1984) * Bob Newhart (born 1929) * Griffin Newman (born 1989) * Laraine Newman (born 1952) * Robert Newman (comedian), Robert Newman (born 1964) * Tawny Newsome (born 1983) * Bert Newton (1938–2021) * Lee Newton (born 1985) * Desus Nice (born 1981) * Phil Nichol * Mike Nichols (1931–2014) * Leslie Nielsen (1926–2010) * Trevor Noah (born 1984) * Ross Noble (born 1976) * Henry Normal (born 1956) * Hayley Marie Norman (born 1989) * Mark Normand (born 1983) * Nolan North (born 1970) * Graham Norton (born 1963) * Jim Norton (American comedian), Jim Norton (born 1968) * Duncan Norvelle (born 1958) * Tig Notaro (born 1971) * B. J. Novak (born 1979) * Jacqueline Novak (born 1982) * Kayvan Novak (born 1978) * Don Novello (born 1943) * Dieter Nuhr (born 1960) * Luke Null (born 1990) * Whindersson Nunes (born 1995) * Oscar Nunez (born 1958) * Ego Nwodim (born 1988) * Bill Nye (born 1955) * Louis Nye (1913–2005)

O

* Jay Oakerson (born 1977) * Matt Oberg (born 1976) * Dara Ó Briain (born 1972) * Conan O'Brien (born 1963) * Mike O'Brien (actor), Mike O'Brien (born 1976) * Jerry O'Connell (born 1974) * Ryan O'Connell (born 1986) * Carroll O'Connor (1924–2001) * Donald O'Connor (1925–2003) * Sean O'Connor (comedian/writer), Sean O'Connor (born 1985) * Bill Oddie (born 1941) * Bob Odenkirk (born 1962) * Claudia O'Doherty (born 1983) * David O'Doherty (born 1975) * Mark O'Donnell (1954–2012) * Rosie O'Donnell (born 1962) * Steve O'Donnell (writer), Steve O'Donnell (born 1954) * Michael O'Donoghue (1940–1994) * Chris O'Dowd (born 1979) * Nick Offerman (born 1970) * Ardal O'Hanlon (born 1965) * Catherine O'Hara (born 1954) * Jim O'Heir (born 1962) * John O'Hurley (born 1954) * Atsuko Okatsuka (born 1988) * Tricia O'Kelley (born 1968) * Earl Okin (born 1947) * Amy Okuda (born 1989) * John Oliver (entertainer), John Oliver (born 1977) * Alberto Olmedo (1933–1988) * Ole Olsen (comedian), Ole Olsen (1892–1963) * Kaitlin Olson (born 1975) * Timothy Olyphant (born 1968) * Conner O'Malley (born 1986) * Mike O'Malley (born 1966) * Timothy Omundson (born 1969) * Patrice O'Neal (1969–2011) * Ed O'Neill (born 1946) * Steve Oram (born 1973) * Yvonne Orji (born 1983) * Zak Orth (born 1970) * Andrew Orvedahl (born 1976) * Barunka O'Shaughnessy * Andi Osho (born 1973) * Aida Osman (born 1997) * David Ossman (born 1936) * Dan Oster (born 1981) * Patton Oswalt (born 1969) * Cheri Oteri (born 1962) * Jimmy Ouyang (born 1987) * Rick Overton (born 1954) * Bill Owen (actor), Bill Owen (1914–1999) * Larry Owens * Gil Ozeri

P

* Jack Paar (1918–2004) * Frankie Pace * Celia Pacquola (born 1983) * Anthony Padilla (born 1987) * Monica Padman (born 1987) * Elliot Page (born 1987) * LaWanda Page (1920–2002) * Natalie Palamides (born 1990) * Ron Palillo (1949–2012) * Michael Palin (born 1943) * Adam Pally (born 1982) * Candy Palmater (1968–2021) * Maulik Pancholy (born 1974) * Franklin Pangborn (1889–1958) * John Pankow (born 1954) * Tom Papa (born 1968) * Yannis Pappas (born 1975) * John Paragon (1954–2021) * Zhubin Parang (born 1981) * Jimmy Pardo (born 1966) * Ron Pardo * Lennon Parham (born 1976) * Sandeep Parikh (born 1980) * Randall Park (born 1974) * Sydney Park (actress), Sydney Park (born 1997) * Nicole Parker (born 1978) * Pardis Parker * Paula Jai Parker (born 1969) * Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965) * Trey Parker (born 1969) * Chris Parnell (born 1967) * Grace Parra (born 1984) * Andy Parsons (born 1967) * Jim Parsons (born 1973) * Karyn Parsons (born 1965) * Sara Pascoe (born 1981) * Joe Pasquale (born 1961) * Bastian Pastewka (born 1972) * Kasha Patel (born 1991) * Nimesh Patel (born 1986) * Punam Patel (born 1993) * Ravi Patel (actor), Ravi Patel (born 1978) * Edi Patterson (born 1972) * Pat Paulsen (1927–1997) * Rob Paulsen (born 1956) * David Paymer (born 1954) * Allen Payne (born 1968) * Christina Pazsitzky (born 1976) * Ray Peacock (born 1973) * Minnie Pearl (1912–1996) * Zack Pearlman (born 1988) * Josh Peck (born 1986) * Artemis Pebdani (born 1977) * Ron Pederson (born 1978) * Nasim Pedrad (born 1981) * Jordan Peele (born 1979) * Simon Pegg (born 1970) * Paula Pell (born 1963) * Jessimae Peluso (born 1982) * Johnny Pemberton (born 1981) * Steve Pemberton (born 1967) * Kal Penn (born 1977) * Joe Penner (1904–1941) * Eddie Pepitone (born 1958) * Joe Pera (born 1988/1989) * Kevin Pereira (born 1982) * Chelsea Peretti (born 1978) * Danielle Perez (comic), Danielle Perez * Dewayne Perkins * Kathleen Rose Perkins (born 1974) * Sue Perkins (born 1969) * Rhea Perlman (born 1948) * Matthew Perry (born 1969) * Tyler Perry (born 1969) * Jon Pertwee (1919–1996) * Tammy Pescatelli (born 1969) * Melissa Peterman (born 1971) * Russell Peters (born 1970) * Cassandra Peterson (born 1951) * Alexandra Petri (born 1988) * Dat Phan (born 1975) * Jay Pharoah (born 1987) * J.J. Philbin (born 1974) * Busy Philipps (born 1979) * Emo Philips (born 1956) * Henry Phillips (comedian), Henry Phillips (born 1969) * Sally Phillips (born 1970) * Philomaine Nanema, aka Philo (born 1982) comedian and actor * Dannah Phirman (born 1975) * Andrew Phung (born 1984) * Chonda Pierce (born 1960) * David Hyde Pierce (born 1959) * Amy Pietz (born 1969) * Karl Pilkington (born 1972) * Daniella Pineda (born 1987) * John Pinette (1964–2014) * Ryan Pinkston (born 1988) * Danielle Pinnock (born 1988) * Joe Piscopo (born 1951) * ZaSu Pitts (1894–1963) * Jeremy Piven (born 1965) * Nigel Planer (born 1953) * Ben Platt (born 1993) * Aubrey Plaza (born 1984) * Amy Poehler (born 1971) * Greg Poehler (born 1974) * Kevin Pollak (born 1957) * Mike Pollock (voice actor), Mike Pollock (born 1965) * Jorge Porcel (1936–2006) * Javier Portales (1937–2003) * Chris Porter (comedian), Chris Porter (born 1979) * Brian Posehn (born 1966) * Tom Poston (1921–2007) * Paula Poundstone (born 1959) * Esther Povitsky (born 1988) * Dante Powell (comedian), Dante Powell (born 1987/1988) * Glen Powell (born 1988) * Navin Prabhakar * Chris Pratt (born 1979) * Guy Pratt (born 1962) * Kyla Pratt (born 1986) * Jaime Pressly (born 1977) * Amber Preston * Eric Price (born 1974) * Tom Price (actor), Tom Price (born 1980) * Freddie Prinze (1954–1977) * Freddie Prinze Jr. (born 1976) * Kiri Pritchard Mclean (born 1986) * Lauren Pritchard (actress), Lauren Pritchard (born 1977) * Philip Proctor (born 1940) * Markus Maria Profitlich (born 1960) * Greg Proops (born 1959) * Mark Proksch (born 1978) * Paul Provenza (born 1957) * Kelly Pryce (born 1986/1987) * DJ Pryor * Richard Pryor (1940–2005) * Danny Pudi (born 1979) * Rolo Puente (1939–2011) * Lucy Punch (born 1977) * Steve Punt (born 1962) * Missi Pyle (born 1972)

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* Adam Quesnell * Apollo Quiboloy (born 1950) * Kate Quigley (born 1982) * Brian Quinn (comedian), Brian Quinn (born 1976) * Colin Quinn (born 1959)

R

* Stefan Raab (born 1966) * Gilda Radner (1946–1989) * Josh Radnor (born 1974) * Kat Radley (born 1985) * Charlotte Rae (1926–2018) * Issa Rae (born 1985) * Rags Ragland (1905–1946) * Jeff Ragsdale * Randy Rainbow (born 1981) * Mary Lynn Rajskub (born 1971) * Louis Ramey * Harold Ramis (1944–2014) * Rachel Ramras (born 1974) * Chris Ramsey (comedian), Chris Ramsey (born 1986) * Franchesca Ramsey (born 1983) * Tony Randall (1920–2004) * Joe Randazzo (born 1978) * Frank Randle (1901–1957) * Romesh Ranganathan (born 1978) * Richard Rankin (born 1983) * Stephen Rannazzisi (born 1977) * Andrew Rannells (born 1978) * Michael Rapaport (born 1970) * June Diane Raphael (born 1980) * Jim Rash (born 1971) * Allison Raskin (born 1989) * Meaghan Rath (born 1986) * Connor Ratliff * John Ratzenberger (born 1947) * Melissa Rauch (born 1980) * Raven-Symoné (born 1985) * Donnell Rawlings (born 1968) * Adam Ray (comedian), Adam Ray (born 1982) * Jonah Ray (born 1981) * Ted Ray (comedian), Ted Ray (1905–1977) * Martha Raye (1916–1994) * Al Read (1909–1987) * Howard Read * Diona Reasonover (born 1992) * Spoken Reasons (born 1988) * Andreas Rebers (born 1958) * Chris Redd (born 1985) * Jasper Redd (born 1979) * Jon Reep (born 1972) * Vic Reeves (born 1959) * Brian Regan (comedian), Brian Regan (born 1958) * Jason Reich * Sam Reich (born 1984) * Noah Reid (born 1987) * Tara Reid (born 1975) * Tim Reid (born 1944) * John C. Reilly (born 1965) * Carl Reiner (1922–2020) * Rob Reiner (born 1947) * Paul Reiser (born 1956) * Ivan Reitman (born 1946) * Leah Remini (born 1970) * Roy Rene (1892–1954) * Adam Resnick * Retta (born 1970) * Paul Reubens (born 1952) * Simon Rex (born 1974) * Alex Reymundo * Burt Reynolds (1936–2018) * John Reynolds (actor), John Reynolds (born 1991) * Rick Reynolds (born 1951) * Ryan Reynolds (born 1976) * Caroline Rhea (born 1964) * Erica Rhodes (born 1983) * Tom Rhodes (born 1967) * Alfonso Ribiero (born 1971) * Giovanni Ribisi (born 1974) * Alison Rich (actress), Alison Rich * Katie Rich * Simon Rich (born 1984) * Jeff Richards (comedian), Jeff Richards (born 1974) * Michael Richards (born 1949) * April Richardson (born 1979) * Jon Richardson (born 1982) * Miranda Richardson (born 1958) * Sam Richardson (actor), Sam Richardson (born 1984) * Mathias Richling (born 1953) * Andy Richter (born 1966) * Laurence Rickard (born 1975) * Don Rickles (1926–2017) * Matt Rife (born 1995) * Daniel Rigby (born 1982) * Rob Riggle (born 1970) * Gina Riley (born 1961) * Jack Riley (actor), Jack Riley (1935–2016) * Jason Ritter (born 1980) * John Ritter (1948–2003) * Tyler Ritter (born 1985) * Albert Ritz, Al Ritz (1901–1965) * Harold Ritz, Harry Ritz (1907–1986) * Jimmy Ritz (comedian), Jimmy Ritz (1904–1985) * Emilio Rivera (born 1961) * Joan Rivers (1933–2014) * Rowland Rivron (born 1958) * Steve Rizzo * Lyda Roberti (1906–1938) * Doris Roberts (1925–2016) * Ian Roberts (American actor), Ian Roberts (born 1965) * John Roberts (actor), John Roberts (born 1971) * Jeanne Robertson (1943–2021) * Craig Robinson (actor), Craig Robinson (born 1971) * Joe Robinson (radio personality), Joe Robinson (born 1968) * Leonard Robinson * Phoebe Robinson (born 1984) * Tim Robinson (comedian), Tim Robinson (born 1981) * Linda Robson (born 1958) * Mo Rocca (born 1969) * Chris Rock (born 1965) * Tony Rock (born 1974) * Charles Rocket (1949–2005) * Glenn Rockowitz (born 1970) * Aida Rodriguez (born 1977) * Guillermo Rodriguez (comedian), Guillermo Rodriguez (born 1971) * Paul Rodriguez (actor), Paul Rodriguez (born 1955) * Daniel Roebuck (born 1963) * Joe Rogan (born 1967) * Lauren Miller Rogen (born 1982) * Seth Rogen (born 1982) * Matt Rogers (comedian), Matt Rogers (born 1990) * Will Rogers (1879–1935) * Justin Roiland (born 1980) * Henry Rollins (born 1961) * Freddie Roman (1937–2022) * Rick Roman (1966–1992) * Larry Romano (born 1963) * Ray Romano (born 1957) * Michael Roof (1976–2009) * Mickey Rooney (1920–2014) * Stephen Root (born 1951) * George Roper (1934–2003) * Tony Rosato (1954–2017) * Patty Rosborough * Rose Marie (1923–2017) * Andrea Rosen (born 1974) * Michael Rosenbaum (born 1972) * Jeffrey Ross (born 1965) * Jonathan Ross (born 1960) * Lonny Ross (born 1978) * Tracee Ellis Ross (born 1972) * Steve Rossi (1932–2014) * Eli Roth (born 1972) * Barry Rothbart (born 1983) * Natasha Rothwell (born 1980) * Mitch Rouse (born 1964) * Dan Rowan (1922–1987) * Patsy Rowlands (1931–2005) * Ben Roy (born 1979) * Alex Rubens * Michael Rubens * Alan Ruck (born 1956) * Paul Rudd (born 1969) * Rita Rudner (born 1953) * Jon Rudnitsky (born 1989) * Maya Rudolph (born 1972) * Amber Ruffin (born 1979) * Kevin Ruf (born 1961) * Sara Rue (born 1979) * Charlie Ruggles (1886–1970) * Chris Rush (1946–2018) * Willie Rushton (1937–1996) * Anna Russell (1911–2006) * Mark Russell (born 1932) * Nipsey Russell (1918–2005) * Paul Rust (born 1981) * Nick Rutherford (born 1985) * Katherine Ryan (born 1983) * Tommy Ryman (born 1983)

S

* Thomas Sadoski (born 1976) * Jerry Sadowitz (born 1961) * Bryan Safi * Katey Sagal (born 1954) * Bob Saget (1956–2022) * Tami Sagher * Mort Sahl (1927–2021) * Nichole Sakura (born 1989) * Rosa Salazar (born 1985) * Charles "Chic" Sale (1885–1936) * Soupy Sales (1926–2009) * Peter Sallis (1921–2017) * Tony Sam * Andy Samberg (born 1978) * Sugar Sammy (born 1976) * Angus Sampson (born 1978/1979) * Adam Sandler (born 1966) * Andrew Santino (born 1983) * Carlos Santos (comedian), Carlos Santos (born 1986) * Nico Santos (actor), Nico Santos (born 1979) * Horatio Sanz (born 1969) * Herb Sargent (1923–2005) * Martin Sargent (born 1975) * Will Sasso (born 1975) * Drake Sather (1959–2004) * Rajiv Satyal (born 1976) * Jennifer Saunders (born 1958) * Andrea Savage (born 1973) * Fred Savage (born 1976) * Alexei Sayle (born 1952) * Brendan Scannell (born 1990) * Kristen Schaal (born 1978) * Sara Schaefer (born 1978) * Akiva Schaffer (born 1977) * Jackie Schaffer * Jeff Schaffer (born 1970) * Lewis Schaffer (born 1957) * Tom Scharpling (born 1969) * Mary Scheer (born 1963) * Paul Scheer (born 1976) * Ronnie Schell (born 1931) * Gus Schilling (1908–1957) * Robert Schimmel (1950–2010) * Hayden Schlossberg (born 1978) * Art Paul Schlosser (born 1960) * Wilfried Schmickler (born 1954) * Harald Schmidt (born 1957) * Jana Schmieding * Ralf Schmitz (born 1974) * Danielle Schneider (born 1975) * Helge Schneider (born 1955) * Martin Schneider (born 1964) * Rob Schneider (born 1963) * Sarah Schneider (born 1983) * Stephen Schneider (actor), Stephen Schneider (born 1980) * Avery Schreiber (1935–2002) * Paul Schrier (born 1970) * Atze Schröder (born 1965) * Olaf Schubert (born 1967) * Richard Schull (1929–1999) * Andrew Schulz (born 1983) * Amy Schumer (born 1981) * Michael Schur (born 1975) * Leon Schuster (born 1951) * Samba Schutte (born 1983) * Ben Schwartz (born 1981) * Jason Schwartzman (born 1980) * Esther Schweins (born 1970) * David Schwimmer (born 1966) * Peter Scolari (1955–2021) * Brian Scolaro (born 1973) * Adam Scott (actor), Adam Scott (born 1973) * Reid Scott (actor), Reid Scott (born 1977) * Tom Everett Scott (born 1970) * Seann William Scott (born 1976) * Rory Scovel (born 1980) * Amanda Seales (born 1981) * Kenny Sebastian (born 1990) * Harry Secombe (1921–2001) * Amy Sedaris (born 1961) * Rhea Seehorn (born 1972) * George Segal (1934–2021) * Jason Segel (born 1980) * Tom Segura (born 1979) * Streeter Seidell (born 1982) * Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954) * Peter Sellers (1925–1980) * Larry Semon (1889–1928) * Mack Sennett (1880–1960) * Rachel Sennott (born 1995) * Peter Serafinowicz (born 1972) * Josh Server (born 1979) * Joshua Seth (born 1970) * Glenn Shadix (1952–2010) * Ross Shafer (born 1954) * Paul Shaffer (born 1949) * Ari Shaffir (born 1974) * Tony Shalhoub (born 1953) * Garry Shandling (1949–2016) * Molly Shannon (born 1964) * Kapil Sharma (comedian), Kapil Sharma (born 1981) * William Shatner (born 1931) * Alia Shawkat (born 1989) * Dick Shawn (1923–1987) * Wallace Shawn (born 1943) * Lin Shaye (born 1943) * Brendan Schaub (born 1983) * Harry Shearer (born 1943) * Reece Shearsmith (born 1969) * Charlie Sheen (born 1965) * Derek Sheen (born 1970/1971) * David Sheffield * Angela V. Shelton (born 1970) * Dax Shepard (born 1975) * Sherri Shepherd (born 1967) * Waen Shepherd (born 1971) * Rondell Sheridan (born 1958) * Allan Sherman (1924–1973) * Sarah Sherman (born 1993) * Brad Sherwood (born 1964) * Tom Shillue (born 1966) * Ken Shimura (1950–2020) * Kevin Shinick (born 1969) * Iliza Shlesinger (born 1983) * Craig Shoemaker (born 1962) * Pauly Shore (born 1968) * Sammy Shore (1928–2019) * Martin Short (born 1950) * Pat Shortt (born 1967) * Michael Showalter (born 1970) * Wil Shriner (born 1953) * Jimmy Shubert * Rosie Shuster (born 1950) * Ritch Shydner (born 1952) * Ali Siddiq (born 1973/1974) * Denny Siegel * Darien Sills-Evans (born 1974) * Laura Silverman (born 1966) * Sarah Silverman (born 1970) * Max Silvestri (born 1983) * Phil Silvers (1911–1985) * Arthur Simeon (born 1974) * John Simmit (born 1963) * Sam Simmons (comedian), Sam Simmons (born 1977) * Hannah Simone (born 1980) * Timothy Simons (born 1978) * Jimmi Simpson (born 1975) * Joan Sims (1930–2001) * Sinbad (entertainer), Sinbad (born 1956) * Lilly Singh (born 1988) * Hella von Sinnen (born 1959) * Tiya Sircar (born 1982) * Dave Sirus * Red Skelton (1913–1997) * Luke Ski (born 1974) * Benito Skinner * Frank Skinner (born 1957) * Chuck Sklar * Jenny Slate (born 1982) * Tony Slattery (born 1959) * Jonathan Slavin (born 1969) * Bobby Slayton (born 1955) * Dulcé Sloan (born 1983) * Lindsay Sloane (born 1977) * Daniel Sloss (born 1990) * Brendon Small (born 1975) * Lucien "Saluche" Small (1948–2007) * Robert Smigel (born 1960) * Yakov Smirnoff (born 1951) * Arthur Smith (comedian), Arthur Smith (born 1954) * Brandon Mychal Smith (born 1989) * Brian Thomas Smith (born 1977) * DeAnne Smith (born 1979) * Smith and Dale, Joe Smith (1884–1981) * Kevin Smith (born 1970) * Kurtwood Smith (born 1943) * Linda Smith (comedian), Linda Smith (1958–2006) * Margaret Smith (comedian), Margaret Smith * Will Smith (born 1968) * Will Smith (comedian), Will Smith (born 1971) * Yeardley Smith (born 1964) * JB Smoove (born 1965) * Cobie Smulders (born 1982) * Dana Snyder (born 1973) * Barry Sobel (born 1959) * Betsy Sodaro (born 1984) * Dan Soder (born 1983) * John Solomon (writer), John Solomon (born 1970) * Laura Solon (born 1979) * Lion Solser (born 1877) * Kira Soltanovich (born 1973) * Rich Sommer (born 1978) * Sommore (born 1966) * Karan Soni (born 1989) * Karla Souza (born 1985) * Kevin Spacey (born 1959) * David Spade (born 1964) * Hal Sparks (born 1969) * Ron Sparks (comedian), Ron Sparks (born 1977) * Aries Spears (born 1975) * Rachel Specter (born 1980) * Chris Spencer (actor), Chris Spencer (born 1968) * Dave Spikey (born 1950) * Brent Spiner (born 1949) * Justin Spitzer * Thomas Spitzer (author), Thomas Spitzer (born 1988) * Emily Spivey (born 1971) * Brian Stack (comedian), Brian Stack (born 1964) * Jessica St. Clair (born 1976) * Megan Stalter (born 1990) * John Stamos (born 1963) * Arnold Stang (1918–2009) * Doug Stanhope (born 1967) * Vivian Stanshall (1943–1995) * Jen Statsky (born 1985) * Martin Starr (born 1982) * Mark Steel (born 1960) * Steve Steen (born 1954) * Mary Steenburgen (born 1953) * Rob Stefaniuk (born 1971) * David Steinberg (born 1942) * Beth Stelling * Jason Stephens (television producer), Jason Stephens * Pamela Stephenson (born 1949) * Ford Sterling (1883–1939) * Mindy Sterling (born 1953) * Howard Stern (born 1954) * Steve-O (born 1974) * Michael Fenton Stevens (born 1958) * Brody Stevens (1970–2019) * Ray Stevens (born 1939) * French Stewart (born 1964) * Jon Stewart (born 1962) * Paul Stewart (actor), Paul Stewart (1908–1986) * Ryan Stiles (born 1959) * Ben Stiller (born 1965) * Jerry Stiller (1927–2020) * Jeff Stilson (born 1959) * Nicholas Stoller (born 1976) * Matt Stone (born 1971) * Eric Stonestreet (born 1971) * Larry Storch (1923–2022) * Ryan Stout (born 1982) * Cordula Stratmann (born 1963) * Daren Streblow (born 1971) * Paul Strickland (born ?) * Cecily Strong (born 1984) * Jud Strunk (1936–1981) * Moses Storm (born 1990) * Geoff Stults (born 1977) * Jason Sudeikis (born 1975) * Chris Sugden (born 1952) * Alec Sulkin (born 1973) * Nicole Sullivan (born 1970) * Slim Summerville (1892–1946) * Tika Sumpter (born 1980) * Ethan Suplee (born 1976) * Kevin Sussman (born 1970) * Mena Suvari (born 1979) * Nick Swardson (born 1976) * John Swartzwelder (born 1949) * Jim Sweeney (comedian), Jim Sweeney (born 1955) * Julia Sweeney (born 1959) * Steve Sweeney (comedian), Steve Sweeney (born 1949) * Terry Sweeney (born 1950) * C. C. Swiney (born 1981) * Eric Sykes (1923–2012) * Wanda Sykes (born 1964) * Cynthia Szigeti (1949–2016) * Magda Szubanski (born 1961)

T

* Jorma Taccone (born 1977) * Rich Talarico (born 1973) * Jill Talley (born 1962) * Kerry Talmage (1963–2004) * Danny Tamberelli (born 1982) * Jeffrey Tambor (born 1944) * Carl Tart (born 1989) * Drew Tarver (born 1986) * Emily Tarver (born 1982) * Masashi Tashiro (born 1956) * Catherine Tate (born 1969) * Jacques Tati (1907–1982) * Jimmy Tatro (born 1992) * Jim Tavaré (born 1963) * Christine Taylor (born 1971) * Clarice Taylor (1917–2011) * Ellie Taylor (born 1983) * Johnny Taylor (comedian), Johnny Taylor, Jr. * Maddie Taylor (born 1966) * Paul Taylor (comedian), Paul Taylor (born 1986) * Rip Taylor (1931–2019) * Tariq Teddy * Teller (magician), Teller (born 1948) * Miles Teller (born 1987) * Judy Tenuta (1949–2022) * Maria Thayer (born 1975) * Robin Thede (born 1979) * Justin Theroux (born 1971) * Alan Thicke (1947–2016) * Terry-Thomas (1911–1990) * Craig Thomas (screenwriter), Craig Thomas * Danny Thomas (1914–1991) * Dave Thomas (actor), Dave Thomas (born 1949) * Eddie Kaye Thomas (born 1980) * Jay Thomas (1948–2017) * Joe Thomas (actor), Joe Thomas (born 1983) * Josh Thomas (comedian), Josh Thomas (born 1987) * Mark Thomas (born 1967) * Michelle Thomas (1968–1998) * Vinny Thomas (born 1997) * Whitmer Thomas (born 1989) * Tim Thomerson (born 1946) * Greg Thomey (born 1961) * Bobb'e J. Thompson (born 1996) * Dave Thompson (comedian), Dave Thompson (born 1959) * Josh Robert Thompson (born 1975) * Kenan Thompson (born 1978) * Lea Thompson (born 1961) * Scott Thompson (comedian), Scott Thompson (born 1959) * Siobhan Thompson (born 1984) * Nick Thune (born 1979) * Baratunde Thurston (born 1977) * Sarah Thyre (born 1968) * Kai Tier * Tommy Tiernan (born 1969) * Christopher Titus (born 1964) * Mukesh Tiwari (born 1969) * Stephen Tobolowsky (born 1951) * Thelma Todd (1905–1935) * Sandi Toksvig (born 1958) * Judy Toll (1958–2002) * Allison Tolman (born 1981) * Lily Tomlin (born 1939) * Taylor Tomlinson (born 1993) * Paul F. Tompkins (born 1968) * TomSka (born 1990) * Paul Tonkinson (born 1969) * Barry Took (1928–2002) * Shayne Topp (born 1991) * Rip Torn (1931–2019) * Nate Torrence (born 1977) * Julio Torres (born 1987) * Liz Torres (born 1947) * Guy Torry (born 1969) * Joe Torry (born 1965) * Daniel Tosh (born 1975) * Robert Townsend (actor), Robert Townsend (born 1957) * Jerry Trainor (born 1977) * Rosie Tran (born 1984) * Tien Tran (born 1987) * Angela Trimbur (born 1981) * Tommy Trinder (1909–1989) * Irene Tu (born 1992) * Bryan Tucker * Chris Tucker (born 1971) * Alan Tudyk (born 1971) * Jane Turner (born 1960) * Ben Turpin (1869–1940) * Aisha Tyler (born 1970)

U

* Alanna Ubach (born 1975) * Bob Uecker (born 1935) * Tracey Ullman (born 1959) * Sheryl Underwood (born 1963) * Brian Unger (born 1965) * Gabrielle Union (born 1972) * Stanley Unwin (comedian), Stanley Unwin (1911–2002) * James Urbaniak (born 1963) * Michael Urie (born 1980)

V

* John Valby, aka Dr. Dirty (born 1944) * Ramón Valdés (1923–1988) * Gary Valentine (born 1961) * Billy Van (1934–2003) * Dick Van Dyke (born 1925) * Jerry Van Dyke (1931–2018) * Danitra Vance (1954–1994) * Nia Vardalos (born 1962) * Janet Varney (born 1976) * Jim Varney (1949–2000) * Baron Vaughn (born 1980) * Vince Vaughn (born 1970) * Milana Vayntrub (born 1987) * Radhika Vaz (born 1973) * Jennifer Veal (born 1991) * Johnny Vegas (born 1970) * Prashanth Venkataramanujam (born 1987) * Milo Ventimiglia (born 1977) * Sofia Vergara (born 1972) * Andrée Vermeulen (born 1982) * Jackie Vernon (comedian), Jackie Vernon (1924–1987) * Wally Vernon (1904–1970) * Eva Victor * John Viener (born 1972) * Gillian Vigman (born 1972) * Kulap Vilaysack (born 1980) * Carlos Villagrán (born 1942) * Melissa Villaseñor (born 1987) * Tim Vine (born 1967) * Geraldine Viswanathan (born 1995) * Jon Vitti (born 1960) * Édgar Vivar (born 1944) * Paul C. Vogt (born 1964) * Theo Von (born 1980) * Daniel von Bargen (1950–2015) * Rich Vos (born 1957) * Sal Vulcano (born 1976)

W

* Otto Waalkes (born 1948) * Mark Wahlberg (born 1971) * David Wain (born 1969) * Lena Waithe (born 1984) * Taika Waititi (born 1975) * Eliot Wald (1946–2003) * Nostalgia Critic, Doug Walker (born 1981) * Christopher Walken (born 1943) * Benjamin Walker (actor), Benjamin Walker (born 1982) * Devon Walker (comedian), Devon Walker (born 1991) * Holly Walker (comedian), Holly Walker (born 1967) * Jimmie Walker (born 1947) * Roy Walker (comedian), Roy Walker (born 1940) * Max Wall (1908–1990) * George Wallace (Australian comedian), George Wallace (1895–1960) * George Leonard Wallace, George Wallace Jnr (1918–1968) * George Wallace (American comedian), George Wallace (born 1952) * Linda Wallem (born 1961) * Phoebe Waller-Bridge (born 1985) * David Walliams (born 1971) * Ruth Wallis (1920–2007) * Greg Walloch (born 1970) * Bradley Walsh (born 1960) * Brendon Walsh (born 1978) * Holly Walsh (born 1980) * Kate Walsh (actress), Kate Walsh (born 1967) * Mary Walsh (actress), Mary Walsh (born 1952) * Matt Walsh (comedian), Matt Walsh (born 1964) * Jessica Walter (1941–2021) * Lisa Ann Walter (born 1963) * David Walton (actor), David Walton (born 1978) * Christoph Waltz (born 1956) * Sheng Wang (born 1980) * Keith Wann (born 1969) * Patrick Warburton (born 1964) * Mike Ward (comedian), Mike Ward (born 1973) * Brandon Wardell (comedian), Brandon Wardell (born 1992) * Eric Wareheim (born 1976) * Marsha Warfield (born 1954) * Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born 1970) * Mike Warnke (born 1946) * Rusty Warren (1930–2021) * Derek Waters (born 1979) * Michaela Watkins (born 1971) * Reggie Watts (born 1972) * Ruby Wax (born 1953) * Damon Wayans (born 1960) * Damon Wayans, Jr. (born 1982) * Keenen Ivory Wayans (born 1958) * Kim Wayans (born 1961) * Marlon Wayans (born 1972) * Shawn Wayans (born 1971) * Robert Webb (born 1972) * Steven Weber (born 1961) * Lauren Weedman (born 1969) * Ed Weeks (born 1980) * Henning Wehn (born 1974) * Brent Weinbach * Stephnie Weir (born 1967) * Noël Wells (born 1986) * George Wendt (born 1948) * Ali Wentworth (born 1965) * Amber Stevens West (born 1986) * Billy West (born 1952) * Lindy West (born 1982) * Alice Wetterlund (born 1981) * Wil Wheaton (born 1972) * Brooks Wheelan (born 1986) * Bert Wheeler (1895–1968) * Betty White (1922–2021) * Ellie White (born 1989) * Jaleel White (born 1976) * Mike White (filmmaker), Mike White (born 1970) * Ron White (born 1956) * Slappy White (1921–1995) * Jack Whitehall (born 1988) * Jason John Whitehead * Paul Whitehouse (born 1958) * Bradley Whitford (born 1959) * Kym Whitley (born 1961) * Mae Whitman (born 1988) * Nick Wiger (born 1980) * Tracey Wigfield (born 1983) * Kristen Wiig (born 1973) * Brian Wilde (1927–2008) * Fred Willard (1933–2020) * Ben Willbond (born 1973) * Allison Williams (actress), Allison Williams (born 1988) * Anson Williams (born 1949) * Ashley Williams (actress), Ashley Williams (born 1978) * Barney Williams (actor), Barney Williams (1824–1876) * Bert Williams (1874–1922) * Charlie Williams (comedian), Charlie Williams (1927–2006) * Gary Anthony Williams (born 1966) * Harland Williams (born 1962) * Jessica Williams (actress), Jessica Williams (born 1986) * Katt Williams (born 1973) * Kenneth Williams (1926–1988) * Mason Williams (born 1938) * Robin Williams (1951–2014) * Dave Williamson * Taylor Williamson * Chris Williams (actor), Chris Williams (born 1967) * Cindy Williams (born 1947) * Tyler James Williams (born 1992) * Victor Williams (born 1970) * Wendy Williams (born 1964) * Cardis Cardell Willis (1937–2007) * Dave Willis (born 1970) * Dave Willis (comedian), Dave Willis (1895–1973) * Denny Willis (1920–1995) * Justin Willman (born 1980) * Emma Willmann (born 1985) * Larry Wilmore (born 1961) * Casey Wilson (born 1980) * Debra Wilson (born 1962) * Demond Wilson (born 1946) * Flip Wilson (1933–1998) * Luke Wilson (born 1971) * Owen Wilson (born 1968) * Rainn Wilson (born 1966) * Rebel Wilson (born 1980) * Reno Wilson (born 1969) * Thomas F. Wilson (born 1959) * Bob Wiltfong (born 1969) * Henry Winkler (born 1945) * Lizz Winstead (born 1961) * Jonathan Winters (1925–2013) * Norman Wisdom (1915–2010) * Chris Witaske (born 1983) * Brenda Withers * Harris Wittels (1984–2015) * Fred Wolf (writer), Fred Wolf (born 1964) * Michelle Wolf (born 1985) * Dennis Wolfberg (1946–1994) * Jason Woliner (born 1980) * Ali Wong (born 1982) * Kristina Wong (born 1978) * Roy Wood Jr. (born 1978) * Victoria Wood (1953–2016) * Danny Woodburn (born 1964) * Zach Woods (born 1984) * Glenn Wool (born 1974) * Robert Woolsey (1888–1938) * Harry Worth (1917–1989) * Mike Wozniak (born 1979) * Edgar Wright (born 1974) * Steven Wright (born 1955) * Robert Wuhl (born 1951) * Ed Wynn (1886–1966)

X

* Swami X (1925–2015)

Y

* Rajpal Yadav (born 1971) * Marc Yaffee (born 1961) * Kaya Yanar (born 1973) * Alan Yang (born 1983) * Bowen Yang (born 1990) * Eugene Lee Yang (born 1986) * Jenny Yang (comedian), Jenny Yang * "Weird Al" Yankovic (born 1959) * Cedric Yarbrough (born 1973) * Mike Yard * Mike Yarwood (born 1941) * Gina Yashere (born 1974) * Lucky Yates (born 1967) * Dustin Ybarra (born 1989) * Steven Yeun (born 1983) * Charlyne Yi (born 1986) * Cem Yılmaz (born 1973) * Dwight York (comedian), Dwight York * Heléne Yorke (born 1985) * Alan Young (1919–2016) * Parker Young (born 1988) * Rick Younger (born 1969) * Henny Youngman (1906–1998) * Jaboukie Young-White (born 1994) * Hampton Yount (born 1984) * Bassem Youssef (born 1974) * Ramy Youssef (born 1991) * Joe Yule (1892–1950) * Imran Yusuf (born 1979)

Z

* Tincho Zabala (1923–2001) * Hollywood Zakoshisyoh (born 1974) * Andy Zaltzman (born 1974) * Sasheer Zamata (born 1986) * Katya Zamolodchikova * Alex Zane (born 1979) * Bob Zany (born 1961) * Steve Zahn (born 1967) * Steve Zaragoza (born 1982) * Vitaly Zdorovetskiy (born 1992) * Volodymyr Zelenskyy (born 1978) * Henry Zebrowski (born 1984) * David Zed * Mather Zickel (born 1970) * Dolph Ziggler (born 1980) * Jenny Zigrino (born 1987) * Steve Zissis (born 1975) * Alan Zweibel (born 1950)

Comedy groups

* Ant & Dec * Armstrong and Miller * Abbott and Costello * Barats and Bereta * Beyond the Fringe * Bob and Ray * Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band * Broken Lizard * Brown and Carney * Burns and Allen * The Chaser * Les Charlots * Cheech and Chong * Clark and McCullough * The Comedy Store Players * The Comic Strip * Dalton Trumbo's Reluctant Cabaret * The Firesign Theatre * Flight of the Conchords * Frangela * The Frat Pack * French and Saunders * Garfunkel and Oates * God's Pottery * The Goons * The Grumbleweeds * Hale and Pace * Hamish and Andy * Hard 'n Phirm * Homer and Jethro * Key and Peele * The Kids in the Hall * The Kipper Kids * Kreisiraadio from Estonia * Lano and Woodley * Laurel and Hardy * The League of Gentlemen * Little Britain (sketch show), Little Britain * The Little Rascals * The Lonely Island * Les Luthiers * Kenny and Keith Lucas, The Lucas Brothers * Marijuana Logues * Martin and Lewis * Marx Brothers * Bob & Doug McKenzie, McKenzie Brothers * The Mighty Boosh * The Minnesota Wrecking Crew * Mitchell and Webb * Monty Python * Morecambe and Wise * Not Ready for Prime-Time Players (''Saturday Night Live'') * Paul and Storm * Penn & Teller * Pete and Dud * Phil Lord and Christopher Miller * Please Don't Destroy * Punt and Dennis * Reeves and Mortimer * The Ritz Brothers * Rowan and Martin * Royal Canadian Air Farce * Scotland the What? * Sklar Brothers * Smith and Dale * Smosh * Smothers Brothers * Stella (comedy group), Stella * Stiller and Meara * Studio C * Tenacious D * The Tenderloins * The Three Stooges * Tim and Eric * The Try Guys * The Umbilical Brothers * Upright Citizens Brigade * The Valleyfolk * Wayne and Shuster * Wheeler and Woolsey * The Whitest Kids U' Know

Comedy writers

''(sorted alphabetically by

)'' * Douglas Adams (1952–2011) * Fred Allen (1894–1956) *

(born 1935) * Chesney and Wolfe * Roy Clarke (born 1930) * Dick Clement (born 1937) * David Croft (TV producer), David Croft (1922–2011) *

* Esmonde and Larbey * Galton and Simpson * W. S. Gilbert * Willis Hall * Antony Jay * Carla Lane * Ian La Frenais (born 1937) * Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews (writer), Arthur Mathews * Jeremy Lloyd * David Nobbs * Simon Nye * Frank Muir * Denis Norden * S. J. Perelman * Jimmy Perry * David Renwick * Jack Rosenthal * David Sedaris * Gerardo Sofovich (1937–2015) * Hugo Sofovich (1939–2003) * Johnny Speight * John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan * James Thurber * Peter Tinniswood * Zoë Tomalin * Keith Waterhouse

Comedians

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See also