Runnin’ on Empty is a monthly stand-up show with nothing to lose! The show features a mix of pros and up-and-comers, from people who last performed on Conan to people who last performed to three tumbleweeds. To be fair, those tumbleweeds hadn’t laughed that hard in years. Join us at the show critics are calling “Best comedy in the city, I am so proud” (Lisa’s Mom) and “My baby is going to Hollywood!” (Yotam’s Mom).

Hosts/soul-siblings Yotam Tubul and Lisa Franklin first met in a college stand-up group, where Yotam told Lisa “I think your joke is more cute than funny,” and she replied “You’re probably right.” Since then, they’ve been thick as thieves.

Gary Richardson on Twitter

Gary Richardson, talk about a young man having the time of his life.

Ashley Brooke Roberts official site | Ashley Brooke Roberts on Twitter

Ashley Brooke Roberts is a writer, actor, and comedian from Chapel Hill, NC.

Currently residing in Brooklyn, she is a house performer at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade theater on the sketch team Absolutely. She’s performed stand-up all over the world, including the Boston Comedy Festival and the Women in Comedy Festival. Her writing has been featured in the Apiary, Huffington Post and MTV’s Guy Code blog.

Big life achievements so far: an award from the Associated Press for exposing a county official with ties to dog fighting and being in a Dead Prez video. Catch her every Thursday at UCBeast as she co-hosts Fresh Out.

Chris Duffy official site | Chris Duffy on Twitter

Chris Duffy is a standup comedian, television writer, and radio/podcast host. He’s currently a staff writer for HBO’s upcoming late night show with Wyatt Cenac, executive produced by John Oliver.Chris is also the creator and host of You’re the Expert, a live show, podcast, and public radio program where three comedians try to guess what a scientist studies all day. Chris has been featured in The Onion A.V. Club, LA Weekly, The Boston Globe, and The Comedy Bureau’s “100 Best Things in Comedy.” The New York Times once described one of Chris’ shows as “kind of like if ‘Oprah’ were on public access television.” Chris is both a former fifth grade teacher and a former fifth grade student. 

Cathryn Mudon official site | Cathryn Mudon on Twitter

Cathryn Mudon (myoo’-don, like music) is an actor and improviser from Fruita, Colorado. She performs and teaches at the Upright Citizen Brigade in New York and can currently be seen playing Elaine in IMPROVISED SEINFELD and performing every week with HIGGINS. Previous performance runs include “Seinfeld: The Leaning Susan,” “Dorothy Goes to Hollywood,” and the Maude team, BELLEVUE (SF Sketchfest, Austin Sketchfest, Piccolo Festival, NY ComedyFest).

Cathryn Mudon is the co-star and co-creator of the improvised webseries, “I’m Too Fragile for This” (USA Today’s Best of TV on the Web) with Connor Ratliff. She is a graduate of Regis University, Denver, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NYC. She has appeared on Broad City, Seriously Distracted feat. Amy Sedaris, The Colbert Report, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Thingstarter for SeeSo, The President Show, and some commercials you fast-forwarded over.

Karen Chee official site | Karen Chee on Twitter

Karen Chee is a comedy writer/performer who contributes to The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, Splitsider, and Shondaland, among other sites. Around town, Karen does sketch comedy with Lo-Fi and improv with anyone who will let her.

Rachel Sennott official site | Rachel Sennott on Twitter

Rachel Sennott is an NYC-based comedian. She runs two monthly shows, Ur Gonna Slp Really Well Tonight and Puke Fest and she can be seen on the upcoming season of HBO’s High Maintenance.