Stand By Your Band Creators & Guests

Shalewa Sharpe is a comedian and host of the Thug Passion Presents podcast.

Brittany Carney is a stand-up comedian.

Joel Kim Booster is an actor, comedian, and writer best known for his Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents special.

Jo Firestone is a distinguished comedian, writer, and actress recognized for her distinctive comedic style and innovative approach to entertainment. She has contributed to various acclaimed television programs, including "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," "Joe Pera Talks With You," and "Shrill." As a writer and performer on "The Chris Gethard Show," Firestone has demonstrated her versatility and creativity. In addition to her television work, she has made significant contributions to live comedy in New York City. Firestone and her father created the "Punderdome: A Card Game for Pun Lovers" game. Firestone also co-hosts the podcast "Dr. Gameshow," showcasing her talent for engaging and original comedy.

Eli is a writer on the Maude sketch team, Roanoke. In addition to sketch writing, Eli performs stand-up comedy all over New York City and other places when they allow him. He started comedy while at college in Ann Arbor, Michigan, during which time he won the "MI Favorite Comic" competition for best student comedian, as well as opening for Russell Brand at Eastern Michigan University. He's performed in the Brooklyn Comedy Festival, as well as the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon. In addition to his personal twitter account at @eliyudin, he co-created the parody twitter account @NotTildaSwinton, which got over 45,000 followers in just 5 days. He sleeps what some people would call "an alarming amount."

Jordan Jensen is a comedian known for her candid and bold comedic style. She has garnered attention for her performances at comedy clubs and festivals nationwide, where her sharp wit and direct approach to humor have distinguished her as a notable talent in the stand-up comedy circuit.

Loves: Tequila, Mexican food, koalas, fitness, 90s hip-hop, younger guys, dirty talk, air conditioning, herselfHates: Internet trolls, mouth breathers at yoga, casinos, Donald TrumpGGE quote: “Being right is my love language.”

Guy Montgomery is a comedian from New Zealand. He was the winner of the Billy T award in 2014.

Patrick Monahan is a comedian and writer living in New York City. Since 2014, he has been performing all over the city, both at comedy clubs and independent comedy shows. In 2017 he appeared at Hell Yes Fest. His interview with stars Ari Graynor and Michael Angarano was a featured part of Showtime's promotion of its series "I'm Dying Up Here". Patrick runs a weekly comedy showcase in the East Village, and co-hosts the popular comedy podcast, What A Time To Be Alive.Patrick has written for The Cut, Above Average, Bleacher Report, and Paper Magazine. His writing and online antics have also been featured in numerous media outlets including Funny or Die, Esquire, GQ, Playboy, New York Magazine, BuzzFeed, Someecards, Paste Magazine, Complex, and Mandatory. His Twitter account, @pattymo, was one of Splitsider's 15 Funniest Twitter Accounts of 2017 and number 14 of Paste Magazine's 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2016. He can never come up with a funny ending for these bio things.

Patton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer. He is known for his role as Spencer Olchin in the sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007), voicing Remy in the Pixar film Ratatouille (2007), co-starring alongside Charlize Theron in Young Adult (2011), and the Koenigs on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2017). Oswalt has appeared in six stand-up specials and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for his Netflix special, Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping (2016).Oswalt made his acting debut in the Seinfeld episode, "The Couch." He appeared in the superhero film Blade: Trinity (2004), starred in the comedy-drama film Big Fan (2009), and the series The Heart, She Holler (2011–2014). He currently narrates the sitcom, The Goldbergs (2013–present), as the adult Adam F. Goldberg, voiced male Jesse in the video game, Minecraft: Story Mode, stars in the 2017 revival of Mystery Science Theater 3000, voices the title character in the crime comedy series Happy! (2017–present) and co-stars as Principal Ralph Durbin on A.P. Bio (2018–present).

Megan Gailey has performed on The Conan O’Brien Show, @Midnight and has a Comedy Central Half Hour Special premiering in 2018.Megan was part of the 2015 New Faces show at the Just For Laughs Festival and was a featured performer at SXSW, Bridgetown Comedy Festival and a writer for the 2017 ESPYS.She can currently be seen touring all over the country and in a national commercial for Blue Diamond Almonds. She has finally performed alongside enough famous people that her older brothers no longer hate her.

Joe List is a stand-up comedian. He has been a co-host of a weekly podcast called Tuesdays with Stories.

Professional mess and professional comedian.

Mara Wiles is a comedian, writer, and actress based in New York City. She incubated in Denver’s vibrant stand up scene, where she won best comic at the 2011 Laugh Tracks Comedy Festival and was named one of 2014’s 100 Colorado Creative by the Denver Westword. Since moving to Brooklyn, she’s quickly made an impression on the local scene as a performer whose presence is arresting and energy is infectious. Her material is inflected with a cerebral goofiness that has made her a sought-after act around New York, where she’s appeared at Littlefield, Union Hall, and UCB.

A comedian, actor, and writer best known for #roofbreakup (2013), Box Elder (2008), and Memory/Loss (2008). Creator of Never Seen It Show, First Cums Love, and Boast Rattle.