22 Funny Comedians With Their Own YouTube Channel
Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah is a South African comedian and the host of “The Daily Show,” the US satirical news show on Comedy Central. He was born in Johannesburg in 1984 and began his career as a comedian, TV host, and actor in South Africa in … Read full text
Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah is a South African comedian and the host of “The Daily Show,” the US satirical news show on Comedy Central. He was born in Johannesburg in 1984 and began his career as a comedian, TV host, and actor in South Africa in 2002.
Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Haddish is an American comedian, actress, and author. She got her breakthrough when she starred in the comedy “Girls Trip” in 2017. She has also published a memoir, “The Last Black Unicorn”.
Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Haddish is an American comedian, actress, and author. She got her breakthrough when she starred in the comedy “Girls Trip” in 2017. She has also published a memoir, “The Last Black Unicorn”.
Liza Koshy
Liza Koshy is an American comedian, actress, and TV host. Her career began on Vine in 2013. She has starred in movies such as Tyler Perry’s “Boo! A Madea Halloween” and the Netflix dance-comedy “Work It”. Koshy’s main YouTube chan… Read full text
Liza Koshy
Liza Koshy is an American comedian, actress, and TV host. Her career began on Vine in 2013. She has starred in movies such as Tyler Perry’s “Boo! A Madea Halloween” and the Netflix dance-comedy “Work It”. Koshy’s main YouTube channel has more than 17 million subscribers. She’s part of Time’s 2019 list of the “25 Most Influential People on the Internet”.
Jimmy O. Yang
Jimmy O. Yang is a Hong Kong-American comedian, actor, and author. He’s probably best known for starring as Jian-Yang in HBO’s Silicon Valley. At age 21, Yang did his first stand-up set as “Lowball Jim” at the Ha Ha Comedy Club in… Read full text
Jimmy O. Yang
Jimmy O. Yang is a Hong Kong-American comedian, actor, and author. He’s probably best known for starring as Jian-Yang in HBO’s Silicon Valley. At age 21, Yang did his first stand-up set as “Lowball Jim” at the Ha Ha Comedy Club in Los Angeles. In 2018, he starred in the romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians”. Jimmy O. Yang is also the author of “How to American: An Immigrant’s Guide to Disappointing Your Parents”. Jimmy is fluent in three Chinese dialects. Recently, his YouTube channel is mostly about tasting different food.
Sarah Millican
Sarah Millican is an English comedian and author. She has done several comedy tours in the United Kingdom over the years. Her first book, “How to be Champion”, was released in 2017. Millican has appeared in several British TV show… Read full text
Sarah Millican
Sarah Millican is an English comedian and author. She has done several comedy tours in the United Kingdom over the years. Her first book, “How to be Champion”, was released in 2017. Millican has appeared in several British TV shows such as “Mock the Week”, “Have I Got News for You”, and “Never Mind the Buzzcocks”.
Maz Jobrani
Maz Jobrani is an Iranian-American comedian and actor. He has released several comedy specials, including “I Come in Peace” (2013) and “Immigrant” (2017). In 2015 he released the memoir “I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One On… Read full text
Maz Jobrani
Maz Jobrani is an Iranian-American comedian and actor. He has released several comedy specials, including “I Come in Peace” (2013) and “Immigrant” (2017). In 2015 he released the memoir “I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One On TV: Memoirs of a Middle Eastern Funny Man”. He has appeared in movies such as “Dragonfly” and “The Interpreter”, and starred in the CBS sitcom “Superior Donuts”.
Jack Whitehall
Jack Whitehall is an English comedian and actor. He’s done several stand-up specials, including the 2020 “Jack Whitehall: I’m Only Joking”. For an international audience, he’s probably best known for his Netflix comedy-documentary… Read full text
Jack Whitehall
Jack Whitehall is an English comedian and actor. He’s done several stand-up specials, including the 2020 “Jack Whitehall: I’m Only Joking”. For an international audience, he’s probably best known for his Netflix comedy-documentary series “Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father”.
Fortune Feimster
Fortune Feimster is an American comedian and actress. She starred as Colette in the TV show “The Mindy Project” (2015–2017). Feimster has also appeared in movies such as “Office Christmas Party” (2016), “The Happytime Murders” (20… Read full text
Fortune Feimster
Fortune Feimster is an American comedian and actress. She starred as Colette in the TV show “The Mindy Project” (2015–2017). Feimster has also appeared in movies such as “Office Christmas Party” (2016), “The Happytime Murders” (2018), and “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” (2021).
Vir Das
Vir Das is an Indian comedian and actor. His international fame began with his Netflix special “Abroad Understanding” (2017). In Hindi cinema, he starred in movies such as “Badmaash Company” and “Go Goa Gone”. “Jokes about the wor… Read full text
Vir Das
Vir Das is an Indian comedian and actor. His international fame began with his Netflix special “Abroad Understanding” (2017). In Hindi cinema, he starred in movies such as “Badmaash Company” and “Go Goa Gone”. “Jokes about the world from India” is the tagline of his YouTube channel.
Tara Grammy
Tara Grammy is an Iranian-Canadian comedian, actress, and TV host. She starred in the 2020 romantic comedy “A Simple Wedding”. She also hosted the first season of “Persia’s Got Talent”. The show was filmed in Sweden, home to a lar… Read full text
Tara Grammy
Tara Grammy is an Iranian-Canadian comedian, actress, and TV host. She starred in the 2020 romantic comedy “A Simple Wedding”. She also hosted the first season of “Persia’s Got Talent”. The show was filmed in Sweden, home to a large Persian-speaking population. Grammy co-wrote and played in “The Persian Bachelorette”, a popular YouTube video, which you can watch here.
Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias
Gabriel Iglesias, also known as Fluffy, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has appeared in movies such as “Magic Mike” and voiced several characters in animated movies and TV shows. He has also played the character Gab… Read full text
Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias
Gabriel Iglesias, also known as Fluffy, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has appeared in movies such as “Magic Mike” and voiced several characters in animated movies and TV shows. He has also played the character Gabe Iglesias in “Mr. Iglesias,” a Netflix show about a teacher in Long Beach, California.
Rosebud Baker
Rosebud Baker does the podcast “Find Your Beach” with her boyfriend (fellow comedian Andy Haynes) and tells jokes about her family’s political background in her stand-up comedy. Her grandfather James Baker III was Chief of Staff t… Read full text
Rosebud Baker
Rosebud Baker does the podcast “Find Your Beach” with her boyfriend (fellow comedian Andy Haynes) and tells jokes about her family’s political background in her stand-up comedy. Her grandfather James Baker III was Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan and US Secretary of State under President George H.W. Bush. Rosebud Baker’s stand-up comedy special “Whiskey Fists” is available on Comedy Central, and she will also star in an upcoming Netflix series.
Katie Molinaro
Katie Molinaro is an American comedian, food blogger, and actress known for her YouTube and TikTok “eatitkatie” accounts, where she posts food/comedy videos. She has appeared in TV shows such as “2 Broke Girls” (2011), “Assassins”… Read full text
Katie Molinaro
Katie Molinaro is an American comedian, food blogger, and actress known for her YouTube and TikTok “eatitkatie” accounts, where she posts food/comedy videos. She has appeared in TV shows such as “2 Broke Girls” (2011), “Assassins” (2014), and “The Brat Cave” (2015).
Tom Papa
Tom Papa is an American stand-up comedian. In 1993, he began doing open mic shows in New York, and hosted at the comedy club “Stand Up New York”. He has also toured with Jerry Seinfeld. Tom Papa has recorded four stand-up specials… Read full text
Tom Papa
Tom Papa is an American stand-up comedian. In 1993, he began doing open mic shows in New York, and hosted at the comedy club “Stand Up New York”. He has also toured with Jerry Seinfeld. Tom Papa has recorded four stand-up specials.
Michael Jr.
Michael Jr. is an American comedian, touring the US using comedy to inspire his audiences to “activate their purpose and live a life fulfilled”. He has appeared on several TV shows such as “The Tonight Show”, “The Late, Late Show”… Read full text
Michael Jr.
Michael Jr. is an American comedian, touring the US using comedy to inspire his audiences to “activate their purpose and live a life fulfilled”. He has appeared on several TV shows such as “The Tonight Show”, “The Late, Late Show”, “Oprah”, and “Jimmy Kimmel Live”. He has starred in movies such as “War Room” and “Selfie Dad”.
Sarah Cooper
Sarah Cooper is a Jamaican-American comedian and author. Before being widely known as a comedian, she worked with user experience for Google while also performing stand-up comedy. She has written several books, including the 2018 … Read full text
Sarah Cooper
Sarah Cooper is a Jamaican-American comedian and author. Before being widely known as a comedian, she worked with user experience for Google while also performing stand-up comedy. She has written several books, including the 2018 “How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings,” which is currently being developed as a comedy show for CBS. During last year, Sarah Cooper became known for her lip-synced Donald Trump videos.
Andrew Schulz
Andrew Schulz is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. He has appeared in the movie “The Female Brain” and TV shows such as “Sneaky Pete” and HBO’s “Crashing”. He’s hosting the weekly podcast “The Brilliant Idiots” … Read full text
Andrew Schulz
Andrew Schulz is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. He has appeared in the movie “The Female Brain” and TV shows such as “Sneaky Pete” and HBO’s “Crashing”. He’s hosting the weekly podcast “The Brilliant Idiots” together with Charlamagne Tha God since 2014. Schulz’s first Netflix special, “Schulz Saves America,” premiered in 2020.
Zoltan Kaszas
Zoltan Kaszas is an American comedian and actor. He was born in Budapest, Hungary, but moved to San Diego, California, in 1991, where he started doing comedy at the age of 19. He has appeared in TV shows such as “Dry Bar Comedy” a… Read full text
Zoltan Kaszas
Zoltan Kaszas is an American comedian and actor. He was born in Budapest, Hungary, but moved to San Diego, California, in 1991, where he started doing comedy at the age of 19. He has appeared in TV shows such as “Dry Bar Comedy” and FOX’s “Laughs”.
Issa Rae
Issa Rae is an American comedian, actress, and writer. Her YouTube web series “Awkward Black Girl” (2011-2013) got praised by critics. The New York Times wrote that the show was “full of sharp, pointillist humor that’s extremely r… Read full text
Issa Rae
Issa Rae is an American comedian, actress, and writer. Her YouTube web series “Awkward Black Girl” (2011-2013) got praised by critics. The New York Times wrote that the show was “full of sharp, pointillist humor that’s extremely refreshing.” In 2016 her HBO TV series “Insecure” premiered. Rae has also starred in several movies, including “The Hate U Give” (2018), “Little” (2019), “The Lovebirds” (2020).
Jeff Dunham
Jeff Dunham is an American stand-up comedian, ventriloquist, and actor. He has been called “America’s favorite comedian” by Slate magazine. Dunham has starred in “The Jeff Dunham Show” on Comedy Central.
Jeff Dunham
Jeff Dunham is an American stand-up comedian, ventriloquist, and actor. He has been called “America’s favorite comedian” by Slate magazine. Dunham has starred in “The Jeff Dunham Show” on Comedy Central.
Steve Hofstetter
Steve Hofstetter is an American stand-up comedian with a large following on his YouTube channel, where “heckler after heckler getting owned”. He has also hosted the TV show “Laughs” on Fox.
Steve Hofstetter
Steve Hofstetter is an American stand-up comedian with a large following on his YouTube channel, where “heckler after heckler getting owned”. He has also hosted the TV show “Laughs” on Fox.
Anjelah Johnson
Anjelah Johnson is an American comedian, actress, and former NFL cheerleader. Her stand-up characters, including a Vietnamese nail salon employee and the rude fast food employee “Bon Qui Qui,” have received a large YouTube followi… Read full text
Anjelah Johnson
Anjelah Johnson is an American comedian, actress, and former NFL cheerleader. Her stand-up characters, including a Vietnamese nail salon employee and the rude fast food employee “Bon Qui Qui,” have received a large YouTube following. Johnson has also appeared in movies such as “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” and “The Opening Act”.
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