On the Mic with Mike Peters is your place to meet some of the best up-and-coming comedians from all over the United States and hear about what they're doing with their lives. Stay tuned for a new comedian every Friday.
Kass Smiley started doing stand-up in Anchorage, Alaska, back in 2009. She learned from Greg Chaille, Doug Stanhope's right-hand man, and is the brains and muscle behind the B4UDie Come…
After a couple of false starts, Chris Plumer has been doing stand-up in Buffalo steadily since 2014. He's become a reliable laugh and a regular at the Helium Comedy Club and became Buff…
Stephen Taylor is a comedian from Kansas City, Mo., who got his start in stand-up back six years ago. He's traveled all over the country, telling jokes to strangers, and also produces h…
Mathew Snover grew up in Endicott, N.Y., and started doing stand-up after moving to New York City. A regular at the Eastville Comedy Club, Snover is working with Mayhem Comedy Inc. to p…
Dan Geurin started doing stand-up in Albany back in 2012. Already a responsible adult with two kids, a wife and a house, Geurin used his experience as an elementary gym teacher to boost…
Justin Chupp has been doing stand-up in Grand Rapids, Mich., for the last six years. He started out as a radio deejay and decided to try his luck at an open mic with 150 people in the a…
Nick Carter switched from improv to stand-up and has spent the last two years trying to establish himself in New York City. A Boston native and an actor, Carter's ex-girlfriend convince…
Josh Wallenstein grew up needing attention and nothing has changed. He started doing stand-up in Los Angeles back in 2019 and moved home to Binghamton during the pandemic and has become…
Sarah Benson is one of the funniest and most uplifting comedians in New York. She started doing stand-up back in 2012 and worked in Orlando and Denver before moving back to Rochester du…
Katlin McFee went from the softball field to the stand-up stage. She grew up in Kentucky, got her start in comedy while in Indianapolis and found a home in Boston. Now she runs Hideout …
Mike O'Donnell is a comedian in Harrisburg, Pa., who started doing stand-up right before 2011 ended. He's still doing it. Plus he's got a podcast, A Boy and His Fridge, with his best fr…
Syracuse comedian Zach Koscuik did his first set at a talent show in ninth grade. He's grown a lot since then and even started writing his own material. He got his start in Albany in 20…
Mike Terry did stand-up for the first time when he was 16 years old at a talent show in high school. He got serious at 18 and has been working around Syracuse -- and all over New York -…
Sarah Aswell started doing stand-up six years ago and has been improving the scene in Missoula, Mont., ever since. She's one of the best comedians in Montana and recently opened for Has…
Alan Fish started doing stand-up in Albany way back in 2002. A radio host for ESPN, Fish moved to Cedar Rapids in 2011 and quickly became the Funniest Person in Iowa. He came back to Ne…
Filmmaker Matt Jardin started his stand-up career on April 1, 2015 in Anchorage and he's one of only a few comedians in Alaska. A producer like so many other comedians in the scene, Jar…
Ashwyn Singh emigrated from New Delhi to Ontario, Canada, when he was 19 and started doing stand-up when he was working in San Jose, Calif. Already a musician for seven years, Singh has…
Glen Foster has been doing stand-up all over Canada for the last 40 years. Growing up outside of Toronto, Foster fell in love with the attention comedy brought during a talent show in h…
Tommy Ryman is a super funny and very accomplished stand-up out of Minneapolis. He started right out of college in 2005, released his first album, Bath Time with Tommy Ryman, in 2011 an…
Chicago Cubs-loving Adam Mamawala started doing stand-up in New Jersey and played at colleges before trying to make a home in the New York City comedy scene. He separated from his wife …