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Fumi Abe is a Japanese-American stand-up comedian/writer based in Los Angeles who was recently named Vulture’s Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2023 and was part of the 2023 Just For Laughs New Faces.

He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and has written for The Late Late Show with James Corden, NPR’s “Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!”, the ESPYs, and “Wavelength”, a Comedy Central pilot.

Fumi currently produces and hosts Cash Cuties, a super personal finance podcast where Fumi & Steffie Baik analyze their friends’ credit card statements and judge their spending habits - with love.

Find him @thefumiabe and fumiabe.com!

Born in Nigeria, raised in Canada, with stints in Korea and France, Aisha Alfa is now living and working in Los Angeles as a comedian, actor, writer and host. Her comedy album All The Parts, streaming now on All Things Comedy, was listed as Ebony Magazine’s “5 Black Female Comedy Albums to Get Your Chuckle On.” Aisha has a joke on GQ’s “100 Best Jokes In The World,” and she has performed live stand up comedy around the world, including Just For Laughs (Montreal, Canada), Cape Town Comedy (South Africa), Breakout Festival (Chicago), Montreux Comedy Festival (Switzerland) and clubs throughout North America.

Aisha plays Carolyn on the dark comedy thriller Based On A True Story on Peacock, and you may also recognize her as Ms. Grell on the Degrassi franchise (Netflix), Jordan in Good Trouble (HULU) and Claire in Sorry For Your Loss (Facebook Watch).

Opeyemi ('Opey') Olagbaju is a Nigerian American stand-up comedian/writer named as one of Vulture's Comedians You Should Know 2023. He created BAMMAS on Hulu and wrote for a number of shows, including CLOSE ENOUGH on Max; BETTY on HBO; Kenya Barris’ UNRELATED on Freeform; and I LOVE YOU AMERICA WITH SARAH SILVERMAN. As a standup, the D.C.-area native performs across the city and has successfully showcased in several festivals, such as Just For Laughs, District of Comedy (DC), Bridgetown Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, and the World Series of Comedy.

Glorelys "Glory" Mora is a proud Bilingual Dominican-American standup comedian, born and raised in Uptown, NY, who has appeared on HBO, VICE TV, FUSE TV, TV ONE, CLEO TV (w/ Chef JJ), E! FASHION POLICE (w/ the late Joan Rivers), and more.

Reem Edan is an Iraqi-American content creator, award-winning writer and internationally touring stand-up comedian known for her unique brand of “Muslim-ennial” humor.

Pallavi Gunalan is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor, improviser, biomedical engineer, and fan of the oxford comma.

Follow her @pallavigunalan and find her at pallavigunalan.com.

Ahmed Al-Kadri is a Yemeni-American comedian based in LA. He connects with audiences through funny, heartfelt stories and jokes about those little things in life you just have to laugh at.

Follow him @ahmedlovesbread across social media platforms, and check out his website ahmedlovesbread.com.

Christie Bahna is a comic, writer, & voice actor (SAG/AFTRA). She has performed at the Hollywood Improv, Comedy Store, The Stand NY, New York Comedy Club, and the Laugh Factory, and she can be seen performing regularly in L.A. As a first-generation Egyptian American and former attorney, Christie’s work explores the interplay between culture, identity, and the legal implications of slipping on banana peels.

Follow her @autobahna and find her at christiebahna.com.

Called "up-and-coming" by the LA Times, Lynn Maleh is a Syrian-American TV writer and standup comedian whose last name means salty, which she is. She's written for Act Your Age on Bounce TV, The Onion, Reductress, and McSweeney’s and has performed on The New York Comedy Festival, Don’t Tell Comedy, Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen, and a few times in Brad Pitt’s old backyard. She co-created and co-produces Hilarious Habibis, the first ever Middle Eastern-only standup showcase at The Hollywood Improv.

Follow her @heylynnmolly and find her at lynnmaleh.com.