Are mornings the best part of the day, or is the real magic found when the sun goes down? From the joys of sunrise yoga to the allure of midnight snacks, our debaters will hilariously argue the merits of their preferred time of day. Get ready for a raucous night of comedy that proves every hour can be happy hour! Featuring Emmy Blotnick (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Rob Cantrell (The Colbert Report), Jon Fisch (Spiraling Up), Mehran Khaghani (Last Comic Standing), Clare O'Kane (Saturday Night Live), and Shalewa Sharpe (HBO's Two Dope Queens).
Due to a scheduling conflict, Kerry Coddett will no longer be appearing at this event.
The popular comedy debate series invites two teams of funny folks from the worlds of stand-up and late-night television to tackle topics of great importance to pop culture, such as which pet is superior—cats or dogs—and is it better to be comfortable or fashionable? The verbal sparring and all-around absurdity only stop when the audience decides the winner. Featuring special guest host Wyatt Cenac.
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Past Performers include Elna Baker, Maria Bamford, Michael Ian Black, Guy Branum, Wyatt Cenac, Ronny Chieng, Jo Firestone, John Fugelsang, Janeane Garofalo, Jon Glaser, Ilana Glazer, Josh Gondelman, Dave Hill, Maeve Higgins, Mehran Khaghani, Julie Klausner, Hasan Minhaj, Aparna Nancherla, Kristen Schaal, Baratunde Thurston, Kevin Townley, Michael Showalter, Dan Soder, Bowen Yang, Sasheer Zamata, and many more.
Emmy Blotnick is a stand-up comedian and writer based in New York. Her writing credits include @midnight, The President Show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Pause with Sam Jay, History of the World: Part II, and In the Know. Blotnick has performed stand-up live at venues coast to coast, including the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival and the Comedy Cellar in New York, and on screen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Conan, and her half-hour special on Comedy Central. Blotnick has been featured as a panelist on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, and most recently served as producer for the series English Teacher.
Rob Cantrell is a comedian, musician, actor, writer and filmmaker. He has acted in TV shows The Last OG, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Girls5eva, and appears in a new indie horror feature film titled Traction Park Massacre. He released a Stand-Up Album titled Pure Uncut Joy and a 7 track music EP Caffeinated Dope Rhymes. As a Stand-Up, Cantrell has performed at top comedy clubs, music venues and theaters: plus appeared at the SXSW, Bonnoroo and The New York Comedy Festival. He has written for projects on Adult Swim, Comedy Central & The Howard Stern Show. He enjoys hanging out with his family, crossword puzzles and fresh beets.
Jon Fisch is one of only a handful of comedians who has appeared on both The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He appeared on NBC's Last Comic Standing and was named the New York City Capital One Audience Favorite. Fisch has performed at numerous festivals, including the HBO Comedy Arts Festival, the Great American Comedy Festival, and the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, and he regularly appears at the Comedy Cellar and Gotham Comedy Club in New York. He previously hosted the podcast In the Tank, and currently hosts the podcast Spiraling Up.
Mehran Khaghani is a standup comedian, emcee, actor, event producer, upstart, social advocate, serial yeller, troublemaker, love-spreader, line-pusher, and general intellect of intimidating proportion currently living in New York City. He has been a finalist in multiple comedy festivals, tours nationally, was featured on Season 9 of NBC's Last Comic Standing, has been seen on MTV, Comedy Central, IFC, and TruTV, and is a regular at the world-famous Comedy Cellar in New York City.
Clare O’Kane is an actor, comedian and writer from San Jose, California. She has performed in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, Outside Lands, and has opened for the band Jawbreaker on their most recent reunion tour. She has written for SpongeBob SquarePants, Shrill, Saturday Night Live, appeared on Comedy Central (dot com) and was the pseudo-host of Viceland's Flophouse. In 2022 she was deemed a Comedian You Should Know by Vulture. Her second comedy album, Everything I Know How to Do, was released in 2024. O’Kane is frequently cast in short films and usually paid in hummus. She has been described as “sarcastic” and “half-Asian.”
Brooklyn-based comedian Shalewa Sharpe developed her sly yet goofy style in Atlanta, where she was raised. A 2019 Vulture Comic To Watch, she has appeared on HBO, Comedy Central, The CW, Peacock, and Showtime. She has two albums: Stay Eating Cookies and So You Just Out Here?, both available everywhere. She is currently a co-host of the weekly podcast, The War Report with Gastor and Shalewa.
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Wyatt Cenac is an Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor, producer, and writer known for the HBO late-night comedy docuseries Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas. Additional screen credits include aka Wyatt Cenac, People of Earth, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and most recently The Great North. He's made four comedy albums: Wyatt Cenac: Comedy Person, the Grammy-nominated Brooklyn, Furry Dumb Fighter, and One Angry Night in November, and hosted the televised stand-up variety series Night Train with Wyatt Cenac. He started his career in animation as a writer for Mike Judge's King of the Hill, and has served as a consultant for South Park. Every now and again he pops up in a film, most notably Barry Jenkins’ Medicine for Melancholy.
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