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Tony V View Profile

Tony V started his stand-up comedy career in 1982 after attending several shows at Boston’s prestigious Comedy Connection. He wandered in one night, quite by accident, looking for a little stress relief from a high pressure job as a case worker at the Somerville Mental Health Center. Tony was working his way toward a Masters degree in social work having graduated from the University of ...
Greg Vaccariello View Profile

Greg Vaccariello realized that he was funny in third grade. Appearing in the school play, Greg made the entire audience laugh without saying a word. To this day Greg doesn’t know what he did that day, but it worked and he was hooked. Because Greg can’t sing, he never appeared in another school play because they were all musicals, so he didn’t think that he could ever act again un...
John A Vaiz View Profile

I got started in comedy because of my son's jr. high grades. I told him that he needs to study harder, to get his grades up. He said if he gets his grades up, I have to do a stand up set. So I did a couple of open mic sets, and here I am.
John Valby View Profile
David Valdez View Profile
Laura Valdivia View Profile

Laura Valdivia was born in New York City and raised in Madrid, Spain and Houston, Texas. After moving to Los Angeles she became a stand up comedian and currently tours all over the country. She has appeared as a panelist on VH1 and ABC Family, co-hosted Train On for the NFL Channel and guest starred on several sketch shows including MADtv and Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz. Most recently ...
Carlos Valencia View Profile

Carlos Valencia has inspired millions to follow the way of the tiger. Through years of rigorous comedy research at Carlos Valencia World Headquarters R&D Institute, Carlos' line of cutting edge jokes have set new standards in stand-up quality. His comedic leadership in the field of enhanced joke telling techniques manages to make audiences laugh at rates that meet and often exceed the industry...
Chris Valenti View Profile

Chris Valenti is often called a romantic comedy expert. He channels his relationship frustrations into jokes, songs, films, and advice that leave audiences giggling, singing along, and wiser. His new album, Live Emotional Wreckage, released by New Wave Dynamics, includes funny insights like “Girls always think I’m trying to hit on them, no matter what I say… ‘Coul...
Gary Valentine View Profile

Gary Valentine "GV" got his start in the world of standup comedy. A 20-year veteran traveling the country refining his comedy, performing at clubs, theaters and festivals. He has since made the jump from Standup to Acting. Best known for his 9 years as "Cousin Danny" on the hit CBS show the King of Queens. After appearing at the Montreal Comedy Festival and co-hosting ...
Murray Valeriano View Profile

Murray Valeriano is a brilliant comedian, writer and human sponge. This Tennessee native and preacher’s son found his comedy calling in California and soon began a successful career in stand up and writing. Murray has appeared in clubs and theaters all over the country. He had been seen on Comedy Central, NBC, FuelTV and More. He is also a regular guest of Bill Engvall’s Blue Collar Co...
Tony Valle View Profile
Kristian Vallee View Profile

Kristian Vallée spent six years as a middle school teacher, then transitioned into stand-up comedy and public speaking we he realized he was too funny to be even remotely educational. In his time on stage he has convinced the powers that be to put him on Comedy Central, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, SíTV, and the Game Show Network. You c...
Carmen Vallone View Profile

When spoken aloud, Carmen Vallone's name resonates as majestically as trumpets blown by the highest choir of angels in the kingdom of heaven. Don't worry though, his ticket price usually isn't any higher then about twelve bucks. With his enthusiastic smile, and happily twisted vision of everyday life, Carmen guides you through a night of entertainment as he talks about being from Upstate New York,...
Sandra Valls View Profile

Sandra performs over the country and at local comedy clubs in Los Angeles including the world-famous Laugh Factory, The Comedy Store, and The Hollywood Improv and yes even at London’s Comedy Camp where they’re still gasping for air (and no, it’s not because the Brits smoke 10 packs of cigarettes a day). Sandra’s honest, explosive comic flair, original writi...
Rob Van Dam View Profile
Charles Van Deventer View Profile

Charles Van Deventer is a standup comedian who has been performing to packed houses for years.
Dick Van Dyke View Profile

Although he'd had small roles beforehand, Dick Van Dyke was launched to stardom in the 1960 musical "Bye-Bye Birdie", for which he won a Tony Award, and then later in the movie based on that play, Bye Bye Birdie (1963). He has starred in a number of films throughout the years including Mary Poppins (1964), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) and Fitzwilly (1967), as well as a number of s...
Sissy Van Dyke View Profile
Del Van Dyke View Profile

DEL VAN DYKE emerged from the San Francisco comedy scene in the 80s and quickly became a fixture on the nightclub circuit. The winner of several major comedy competitions, he has headlined across the U.S., appeared on network and cable television, performed with musical act such at The Pointer Sisters and The Neville Brothers, and entertained our armed forces serving overseas.
Mariko Van Kampen View Profile
Mary Van Luven View Profile

Mary Van Luven's improv career began in sunny Coral Springs, Florida, when she and her fellow high school students founded "Rebels Without Applause". After 4 grueling winters at Boston University and graduation, Mary headed west to pursue her acting career. As a co- founding member of TheSpyAnts Theater Company, she has appeared in several plays including "Anything For You", "Trust", and the criti...
LYNN VAN PRAAGH-GRATTON View Profile

Lynn Van Praagh is a Spiritual Medium who discovered the gift inside herself of communicating with those who have passed on to the other side. "I want to heal people by speaking for those who can no longer be heard by loved-ones left behind" What people are saying: "From the moment I met Lynn, we connected and she shared her wonderful gift with me, she channeled my grandmother an...
J. Keith van Straaten View Profile
Derek Vana View Profile
Maronzio Vance View Profile

If you are looking for someone who knows the meaning of the word "no" then keep looking because if you ask anyone who knows him, Maronzio Vance refuses to acknowledge the word even exists. Making people laugh for as long as he can remember, this witty, sarcastic, storytelling North Carolina-born comedian/actor (who also refuses to accept the fact that he comes from the South because hi...
Maranzio Vance View Profile
Ruperto Vanderpool View Profile

Comedian, Ruperto Vanderpool has been into comedy his entire life. "Funny things always happened in my house being that there were 8 of us." So it's no surprise that he brings an extremely high level of energy, personality and style to the comedy stage that is hard to find today. Growing up in the Bronx as the son of Dominican parents, allowed Ruperto to be exposed to a diverse array of ...
Ian Varella View Profile

Ian Varella is one of the most popular ventriloquists in entertainment today. His performance combines comedy, variety and audience participation into one great entertainmenet package.
John Vargas View Profile

Born to two high school sophomores John Vargas came into this world a man on a mission. Being raised by people who might as well have been his siblings, John was forced to develop a personality far beyond his years. He took to the stage at age 18 and has yet to get off of it. Comedy quickly consumed his life as it became his avenue for sorting things out. His autobiographical style of comedy quick...
Paul Varghese View Profile

Paul Varghese's act includes a number of observations about being Indian, providing outsider-looking-in and insider-looking-out commentary, while also exploring an array of topics and issues outside that realm. He was named by the Dallas Observer in 2007 as the "Best Stand-up Comic in Dallas" and recently won the 2009 "Funniest Comic in Dallas" competition. Varghe...
Victor Varnado View Profile

Victor Varnado’s devilish knack for outrageousness and originality plays out in his personal URL: bestalbino.com. Varnado has navigated the adversities of born legally blind and an African-American albino with unique sensibilities to become a nationally known actor and comedian and, according to legend, a Jedi. You may recognize...
Patti Vasquez View Profile
Nick Vatterott View Profile
Baron Vaughn View Profile

Baron Vaughn started doing stand up in Boston and made the move to New York where he can be seen at various comedy clubs and alternative comedy venues. He tours the country performing at colleges, has appeared in numerous national commercials, easily missed roles on TV, and laughable parts in film. He was part of the American Eagle Campus Comedy Challenge, was part of the 2007 DC Comedy Festival, ...
Vince Vaughn View Profile

Vince Vaughn has established himself as one of Hollywood's biggest names in comedy. He counts "Fred Claus" as his third collaboration with director David Dobkin. Vaughn recently co-wrote, produced and starred in the 2006 hit comedy, "The Break-Up," opposite Jennifer Aniston. The film opened number one at the box office and went on to gross $205 million worldwide. "The Br...
Michael Vecchione View Profile

Born in Youngstown, Ohio and raised Italian American and Catholic. My father was involved in a family business and my mother was/is an elementary school teacher. As a family, we moved back and forth between northeast Ohio and South Florida throughout my childhood. Started playing contact football at age 9 in Florida and wrestling at age 13 in Ohio. My senior year of high school I placed second in ...
Mike Vecchione View Profile

Born in Youngstown, Ohio and raised Italian American and Catholic. My father was involved in a family business and my mother was/is an elementary school teacher. As a family, we moved back and forth between northeast Ohio and South Florida throughout my childhood. Started playing contact football at age 9 in Florida and wrestling at age 13 in Ohio. My senior year of high school I placed second in ...
Joey Vega View Profile

I like to get up there and wing it. I have a set act but, I like to interact with the audience. That in a nutshell, sums up Joey Vegas approach to stand-up. Good-looking and easy going Joey Vega makes them laugh and makes them think. Born in NYC, Joe received some of his acting training at the HB Studios. He has used that training in many feature films, most recently ROUNDERS, and ROW YOUR BOA...
Victor Vega View Profile

Victor Vega has been bringing his Latino based comedy to venues throughout Northern and Southern California for over four years. He has performed at all the top venues in Southern California. He also has been producing his own comedy shows under "Victor Vega's Comedy Revue".
Ricky Velez View Profile
Reginald VelJohnson View Profile
Kevin Venardos View Profile

At just 23, Kevin Venardos was cast as the Singing Ringmaster for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH™; the youngest ever to hold this position in the Circus’ 140+ year history. After more than a decade on the road with Circus, Theatre, and Cabaret both here in the U.S. and around the world, the singer has logged in thousands of performances, and been seen live by ...
Johnny Venokur View Profile

JOHNNY VENOKUR IS AN AMERICAN ACTOR WRITER AND COMEDIAN. A NATIVE OF NEW YORK. HE ALSO WORKS AS A PRODUCER AND GOES BY THE MONIKER "JOHNNY V ". HIS WIT HAS BEEN LABELED AS SARCASTIC AND SATIRICAL WHILE HIS COMEDY STYLE HAS ALSO BEEN CALLED NOTORIOUSLY CONTROVERSIAL ......HE RECENTLY STARRED ON VH-1's HIT TELEVISION SERIES SCOTT BAIO IS 45 AND SINGLE AS CONFIRMED BACHELOR AND SCOTT BAIO'...
Mary Venus View Profile
Cal Verduchi View Profile

Armed with impressions and caffeine, Cal Verduchi has been taking his high energy act to comedy clubs all over the country. Ever since he was a small child he was making people laugh by doing impressions. Now Cal combines hilarious dead-on impressions with edgy high energy antics to make audiences everywhere cry laughing. From Ozzy Ozbourne to Chris Farley-- he does it all, not to mention making p...
Danny Vermont View Profile
Tami Vernekoff View Profile

Tami Vernekoff is a standup comedian who always delivers with great material.
Katie Vernola View Profile

Miss June 2010 Katie Vernola!
Joe Vescey View Profile
Brandon Vestal View Profile

Brandon Vestal's comedy has been referred to as "extremely powerful" and it’s been used by thousands to make the world a better place. Some examples include FEMA handing out Brandon's comedy CD instead of water and shelter. Tom Brady leaned on Brandon's comedy while rehabbing his knee through the 2008 football season. In the latest version of the senate health care bill Brandon's comedy replace...
Thea Vidale View Profile

Thea Vidale is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She began her career doing stand-up comedy in comic clubs in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Los Angeles. As an actress, she has made numerous guest appearances on sitcoms, including Ellen, The Wayans Bros., The Drew Carey Show, and My Wife and Kids. She may be best known for her portrayal of "Thea" on the short-lived sitcom ...
Mark Viera View Profile

Bronx native Mark Viera became fascinated with comedy, the art he would one day master, very early on. While his mom spent countless hours as a social worker to provide for her family, Mark and his older brother would pass the time after school watching the popular T-V shows of the 70's and 80's. Mark became so engaged in the performances of his favorite comic personalities, it didn't tak...
Frank Vignola View Profile

Frank Vignola is known amongst his peers as a comic’s comic. His razor sharp take on the issues makes an impression on even the most jaded veterans who often linger in the back of the house just to see what he might say next. Besides television appearances on Comedy Central, NBC and the Discovery Channel Europe (London), Mr. Vignola has also appeared at “Just for Laughs” (the Mo...
Jordi Vilasuso View Profile

Jordi Vilasuso grew up in Miami, FL and knew that an acting career was something that he wanted to pursue from a very young age. He started by doing community theater at around eleven years old and working in the small TV and film industry that was available in South Florida. When he was 18 years old he moved to Los Angeles and soon after New York City for a contract role on the CBS daytime drama ...
Richard Villa View Profile

Raised in the urban city of Compton, California, Richard Villa always knew he wanted to make people laugh. After completing a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Richard felt there was something more out there in stored for him. While driving home one night, the neon lights of the Irvine Improv called his name. Hey Richard! Seizing the moment of amateur night, Richard grabbe...
Joey Villagomez View Profile
Ligiah Villalobos View Profile

Ligiah Villalobos is the Writer and Executive Producer of the independent feature film Under the Same Moon, (La Misma Luna). The film was an Official Selection at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and became the highest sale for a Spanish-language film in the history of Sundance. After its release on March 19, 2008 by Fox Searchlight and The Weinstein Company, the film went on to break the 3-d...
Danny Villalpando View Profile

Danny has been performing stand up comedy for over sixteen years. He has had the privilege of working worldwide with the USO and Comic’s on Duty. His comedy has taken him to over fifteen countries around the world. Most of Danny’s comedy is based on his life experiences. Comedy fans described his act as the type of act you could do anywhere. From a bar, to a corporate show, it&...
Melissa Villasenor View Profile

Melissa Villasenor is a stand-up comedian and impressionist who is currently in the Finals of NBC’s hit show, “America’s Got Talent.” She grew up in Los Angeles and started stand up in Comedy Camp at the age of 15. And now, you can catch her as a regular at the Improv, Comedy Store and Comedy and Magic Club. Melissa made her first TV appearance doing Ellen DeGeneres and...
Luis Villasenor View Profile
Billy Villegas View Profile

Billy is currently a sketch performer at the Acme Comedy Theater, but has also played on stage at The Comedy Store, IO West, Second City LA and various shows around LA. He is a member of Dead Honkey, who won the 2009 IO West Sketch Cage Match, as well as the winners of the 2010 L A Comedy Festival Sketch Cage Match.
Joey Vincent View Profile

Some comics are clean & others are dirty. Joey Vincent is fearlessly, brutally funny! Joey's wide ranging, politically incorrect material crosses social, cultural & ethnic barriers with a raw view of life & the world around him. Joey touches on subjects such as race, pop culture, sex & all things taboo.
Ralph Vincent View Profile
Paul Vincentt View Profile

Paul Vincentt is back to the Metropolitan Room Stage, this time with a tribute to Thomas "Fats" Waller. Waller was one of the most prolificcomposers of the Tin Pan Alley Legacy. The songs Of Thomas “Fats” Waller, thosehe wrote and those he recorded were a part of the history of that time. PaulVincentt, a longtime fan of “Fats”, shares these songs and some of theirhistory with the help of Mic...
Scott Vinci View Profile
Mike Vinn View Profile
Lauren Vino View Profile

As the offspring of a sex-ed teacher and funk band front man, Lauren Vino could not avoid comedy. She got her start at age 12 when she lied about her age to take high school classes at Second City. Vino performed with Second City's youth ensembles for 5 years, before going to college to pursue a future in writing and journalism. She spent her time at DePaul writing a humorous column about ac...
Charlie Viracola View Profile

Simply put, Charlie Viracola wants to change the world. This unusual comedian/actor has launched his own planet, “Planet Charlie”. A place he describes as the perfect world-void of ignorance. Planet Charlie is currently streaking it’s way across the country, as well as abroad in comedy clubs and theatres. Through insightful, humorous observational comedy Charlie is sig...
Paul Virzi View Profile

Paul was first attracted to stand-up comedy at a very young age. He was only nine years old when he witnessed Eddie Murphey's “Raw”. Although he couldn't understand all the jokes, and probably should not have been listening to explicit language, he became instantly intrigued by the idea of speaking into a microphone and making a crowd of people happy. Also, in the mid-eighties, his fat...
Marcello Vitanza View Profile
Mike Von View Profile
Theo Von View Profile

Theo Von is one of the fastest rising stars of stand-up comedy. He is currently the host of Yahoo!’s popular daily recap show, Primetime in No Time, which averages over 6 million views a month, and the host of Celebrity Pets for Yahoo! In the spring of 2012 his Comedy Central’s The Half Hour aired on Comedy Central. Theo has also been the host of The Comedy Sideshow podcast - consist...
Kristeen Von Hagen View Profile

Kristeen von Hagen has been hailed as one of the Top 30 Power Women in Canada by Elle Magazine alongside such entertainers as Avril Lavigne, Sarah Polley, and Wrestling Diva Trish Stratus. Kristeen is very excited to be heading to Montreal ...
Rich Vos View Profile

Rich Vos is an incredibly gifted comic who not only has sharp, insightful material, but he is also a master at working the crowd. Hisability to perform in front of any audience has landed him television shows as varied as being the first white comic on Def Jam to performing on the View. Rich was the breakout star of NBC's Last Comic Standing seasons 1 and 3, was a regular guest on Tough Crowd wi...
Sal Votano View Profile
Tom Vrab View Profile

stand up comic. actor. defenestrator