Vidur Kapur was nominated in 08 for a NewNowNext" Award by MTV Network's Logo as "Brink of Fame: Comic". He is one of the top three booked acts on US college campuses for 08-'09 and has catapulted barriers and moved South Asians and LGBT students from confinement on the margins to the campus core. Vidur was selected as a New... read full bio
Vinny Fasline is an American Comedian. Back in 2000, Fasline was diagnosed with a brain tumor and had surgery. This changed his life and he found that he needed an outlet and from there he turned to stand up comedy. He became a regular at the Pittsburgh Improv, and then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career. Soon after,... read full bio
In the history of RuPaul's Drag Race, Violet Chachki has established herself as one of the most recognizable fashion queens. From her startling runway mini challenge reveal in the two looks to her sickening almost-not-there corset on the Main Stage, it has always been true that Chachki takes aesthetics seriously. Her step-down look may have set the bar for glitz... read full bio
Vir Das is an Indian comedian, author, and comedy musician who gained fame acting in Hindi films which include “Delhi Belly,” “Badmaash Company” and “Go Goa Gone.” He recently gained international fame after releasing his Netflix comedy special, “Abroad Understanding.” Das was born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, and he has previously earned his bachelor’s degree from Knox College in Galesburg,... read full bio
Vladimir "Vlad" Caamao is an American comedian and actor. His name is also occasionally written Caamano. He was born on August 12, 1979. Vladimir Caamao was born in the Bronx to a Dominican American family that adhered to all of the cultural norms. The building in which he resided was managed by his father in the capacity of superintendent. A... read full bio
Reggie Watts, a gifted musician and comedian, and John Tejada, a DJ and producer of electronic music, make up the dynamic musical combo Wajatta. Their unusual name, wa-HA-ta, is a mashup of their last names. The duo describes their music as electronic dance music with influences from New York hip-hop, Chicago house, Detroit techno, and the 1970s. The band's most... read full bio
Wali Collins, host of Comedy Central's Stand-Up, Stand-Up, is one of the most popular stand-up comedians on the college circuit nationwide. His comedy motto is "keep it clean and clever.” Wali Collins got his professional start on the Boston comedy scene. Wali Collins is a regular at Stand-Up New York, The Improv, Dangerfield's and the Village Gate in New... read full bio
Wally Baram is an up-and-coming stand-up comedian, writer and actress who is based out of Los Angeles, California. Baram has gained attention for opening for Jeff Garlin and has performed at several clubs and venues throughout the country. Apart from her work as a stand-up comedian, Baram has also been a writer for television series which include “What We Do... read full bio
W. Kamau Bell is an African American stand-up comedian, who has become one of the fastest growing stars in the world of political comedy. After his success with the second season of CNN’s Docu-Series United Shades of America, W. Kamau Bell challenges audiences with his thought-provoking one-man show, The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour. Kamau... read full bio
One of the top female comics touring today, Wanda Sykes was listed among Entertainment Weekly's ""25 Funniest People in America"" and included on Comedy Central's ""100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time”; the only black female to make the list. She also won the American Comedy Award for ""Outstanding Female Stand Up Comic."" Her smart-witted stand-up has sent her career in... read full bio
Wayne Brady is a television personality, host and comedian, who can currently be seen on Whose Line Is It Anyway and Let's Make a Deal. Brady’s biggest comedy career move happened when he joined the cast of the British version of Whose Line Is It Anyway. He was soon given the opportunity to become a regular on the American version,... read full bio
Wayne Cotter is a favorite of the talk shows, having appeared dozens of times with both David Letterman and Jay Leno. A top nationally touring comedian, Wayne hosted the Fox Television Network series Comic Strip Live for many years. He has been nominated as Best Standup Comedian in the American Comedy Awards, and served as host of the Discovery Channel's... read full bio
The American actor and comedian, Wayne Federman has been noted for his numerous comedy appearances across the country. In 1977, Federman attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. He began his comedic career with his own show Comedy Tonight. His one-man show was soon brought to the 13th Street Theatre. After college, Federman began doing stand-up... read full bio
Empowerment speaker, author and Hypnotist Wayne Lee, is an expert on the power of the mind. He is mesmerizing, charismatic, funny, a former Canadian amateur wrestling champion and school teacher, who walked out of the classroom and onto the stage with one of the hottest comedy acts in Canada today. Wayne Lee is a career hypnotist and magician, whose entry... read full bio
Over the course of his career, launched on the Dr. Demento radio show, Weird Al Yankovic has parodied everyone from one-hit wonders like Toni Basil (whose hit “Mickey” helped inspire Weird Al’s “Ricky”) to long-lived groups like Queen (“Another One Bites the Dust” became “Another One Rides the Bus” in Weird Al’s hands) to superstars like Michael Jackson. In fact,... read full bio
Wendy Liebman is a stand up comedian who has been working on her craft for over 25 years. Wendy’s entertainment career began very early. She started performing in the basement of her house, alongside her sister and neighborhood friend, performing classic plays like Rumpelstiltskin. Wendy attended Wellesley College, where she graduated with a degree in psychology, and went into working... read full bio
Zaharuk's award-winning eclectic array of eye-popping prop techniques has earned him a reputation for taking a tornado-like approach to comedy, with some likening him to Tommy Cooper on LSD. He is without a doubt one of the funniest comedians around. Before establishing himself in the UK, Canadian Wes made appearances around the USA and Canada. In addition to North America, he... read full bio
Country singer, guitarist, and comedian Wheeler Walker Jr. is renowned for his filthy, irreverent style of music. Walker, who was born in Kentucky in 1974, relocated to Los Angeles in the late 1990s to pursue a musical career. After struggling for a while, he started performing as Wheeler Walker Jr., a beer-swilling redneck with a nasty vocabulary who sings about... read full bio
Whindersson Nunes is a Brazilian comedian, singer, and popular YouTuber who creates videos under the channel name, ‘whinderssonnunes’. At one point Nunes was the most subscribed to Brazilian on YouTube and he currently has over 33 million subscribers. Nunes posts vlogs, parodies, songwriter, and movie reviews to his YouTube channel. Apart from his YouTube channel, Nunes acts and does stand-up.... read full bio
Whitmer Thomas is a musician, comedian and actor. He is best recognized for his work with the LA-based comedy group Power Violence and for lending his voice to the FXX animated comedy Stone Quackers. Power Violence was recognized by Time Out LA as one of their "Comedians to Watch." Thomas started working in comedy when he was 18 years old. Clay... read full bio
