Kristen Schaal is one of the rising stars of the alternative comedy scene, with glowing reviews and multiple awards marking her ascent. Her two-person show, with her comedy partner Kurt Braunohler, was nominated for the If.Comedy Award (Perrier Award) at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She won the award for "Best Alternative Comic" at HBO's 2006 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, the Andy Kaufman Award hosted by the New York Comedy Festival and the 2006 Nightlife Award in New York for "Best Female Stand-Up." She was included in New York Magazine's "Ten Funniest New Yorkers You've Never Heard Of" and Variety's "10 Comics to Watch."

Kristen is the Senior Women's Correspondent for "The Daily Show" and was a writer on Comedy Central's "South Park." She is a series regular on HBO's "Flight of the Conchords" and can also be seen in "Penelope Princess of Pets," which she co-created with Kurt Braunohler.

Janeane Garofalo is an stand-up comedian, actress, political activist, and writer. She is the former co-host on Air America Radio's The Majority Report and has appeared in a number of feature length films and television shows, including: The Ten, Reality Bites, Wet Hot American Summer, The West Wing, 24, The Ben Stiller Show, and News Radio, among other.

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Brooklyn resident (and Russian immigrant) Eugene Mirman is a really great guy and comedian. Eugene has appeared on television, which is still a relevant medium for another few years. Some examples include: his own half hour special on Comedy Central, appearances on Conan O’Brien, a recurring role on HBO’s Flight of the Conchords, Bob's Burgers, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Home Movies, Lucy, Daughter of the
Devil and the Adult Swim live action series Delocated.

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Photo: Seth Olenick

Leo Allen is a New York City-based comedian, writer, actor, and filmmaker. His televised stand-up comedy performances include: Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Last Call with Carson Daly, and his own Comedy Central Presents stand-up special. For three seasons, Leo wrote for "Saturday Night Live", contributed to the second season of "Human Giant" on MTV, and was recently the co-head writer on Robert Smigel's live autism benefit, A Night of Too Many Stars for Comedy Central. Leo also co-created, co-wrote, and co-executive produced "Important Things with Demetri Martin" on Comedy Central. Leo will soon be co-staring in Comedy Central's "Jon Benjamin Has a Van".

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