Bret Stephens is an American journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2013. He works for The Wall Street Journal as the foreign-affairs columnist and the deputy editorial page editor and is responsible for the editorial pages of its European and Asian editions.

Nimesh Patel is a prominent standup comedian who can regularly be seen performing at the Comedy Cellar. He was also a writer for Chris Rock's 2016 hosting of the Oscars.