The Creek and The Cave Presents

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The Creek and The Cave has turned Long Island City into one of NYC’s top comedy destinations, and this show features acts who frequently appear on their award-winning stage.

Presenters

James Adomian

James Adomian is a daredevil dancing queen -- but don't you know deep down he's just a kitten? James was a top-10 finalist on NBC's "Last Comic Standing" and is a frequent guest on Comedy Bang Bang and other wild podcasts. He performs stand-up and characters live at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and festivals, theatres, gay bars, party schools and radical political events across North America. Set phasers to "chill!"

Jay Oakerson

Big Jay Oakerson currently has a full length, digital-only album, "An American Storyteller" on Comedy Central Records. His television credits include Comedy Central's "Premium Blend, " "Comedy Central Presents" and "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, " along with multiple appearances on BET's "Comic View", HBO's "P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy, " FX’s “Louie.” , “Inside Amy Schumer” & “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” Jay has appeared on WTF with Marc Maron and can also be heard on radio shows such as “The Artie Lange show” & “Ron & Fez.” His own podcast “Legion of Skanks” is available on itunes.

Jerrod Carmichael

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Jerrod Carmichael is an LA-based standup and performer originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He has been featured on Variety’s list of top ten comics to watch, and as one of the New Faces at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. He has appeared on The Goodwin Games, and can be seen in the upcoming film Neighbors.

Kate Berlant

Based in Brooklyn, Kate Berlant performs across the country in festivals and was recently profiled by The New York Times as a “magnetic improvisational comic” at the forefront of experimental comedy. In 2012 she was named one of Time Out New York’s “Top Three Comics to Watch” and as one of Comedy Central’s “Comics to Watch.” Reggie Watts named her as one of his “Top Ten Stand-Up Comedians” in Time Out London, and Splitsider listed her as one of the “Top Ten Up and Coming Comedians on the East Coast.” Kate has been commissioned by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles to work on their online channel, and was one of the faces of IFC’s web series “Comedy Drop.”

Pete Davidson

Pete Davidson hit the stage for the first time at the age of 16. Since then Pete has toured North America playing colleges, comedy clubs and theaters. The Staten Island, NY native was busy in 2013 debuting as a series regular on three MTV programs Guy Code, Wild ‘N’ Out and Failosophy. Pete made his standup television debut on AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live and followed that up with an appearance on Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s House Party. 2013 also marked his television acting debut with a guest starring role on FOX’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He is also set to make his film debut in 2014 with a co-starring role in Nick Cannon’s School Dance.