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.

Noah Prestwich on Twitter

Noah Prestwich is a comedian living in Chicago. He is the Associate Editor of ClickHole and performs live comedy at ClickHole’s monthly shows in Chicago and other venues around town.

Josh Gondelman official site | Josh Gondelman on Twitter

Josh Gondelman is a writer and comedian who incubated in Boston before moving to New York City, where he currently lives and works as a writer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Last spring, he made his late night standup debut on Conan (TBS), and he can also be seen on the first season of Night Train With Wyatt Cenac (SeeSo). Josh’s newest comedy album Physical Whisper debuted in March of 2016 at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts (as well as #4 on the Billboard comedy chart). Josh has earned a Peabody Award, an Emmy, and a WGA Award for his work on Last Week Tonight. He is also the co-author (along with Joe Berkowitz) of the book You Blew It, published October 2015 by Plume. In the past, Josh wrote for Fuse TV’s Billy On The Street. His writing has also appeared in prestigious publications such as McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, New York Magazine, and The New Yorker.

Claudia Cogan official site | Claudia Cogan on Twitter

Claudia Cogan is a comic as affable as she is matter-of-fact. And her approach is working: she’s been on Last Comic Standing 7 as a semi-finalist, been nominated three times for an Excellence in Comedy in New York (ECNY) award and won the first ever Time Out New York Joke of the Year. She was featured in New York Magazine’s Ten People Funny People Find Funny list. She has been seen at Bridgetown Comedy Festival, San Francisco SketchFest, the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival and clubs all over. Her work has been featured on Rooftop Comedy and YouTube’s Official Comedy Channel.

Rob Haze Official Website |Rob Haze on Twitter

Rob Haze is a comedian from Atlanta, Georgia. He can be seen on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He was on the latest season of Adam Devine’s House Party on Comedy Central and the new Viceland show Flophouse. Rob is cohost of the Kanye West Podcast The Book of Ye. Rob was a New Face in the 2015 Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. He was on the 9th season of Last Comic Standing. Rob is the 2015 winner of the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival. He has made appearances on HLN News Now, and can be heard as a personality on the Ryan Cameron morning show. Rob was named by Creative Loafing one of the 25 people to watch in 2015. In 2012 Rob was a finalist in NBC Stand Up for Diversity and was a part of their 2013 college tour. Starting making funny poems at college poetry nights, Rob started performing stand up while studying Political Science in college. Rob shares his gift of comedy at clubs, colleges, and corporations all over the country. Rob prides himself on bringing people together rather than tearing them apart.

Catherine Cohen official site | Catherine Cohen on Twitter

Catherine Cohen is a comedian, actor, voiceover artist, and poet living in Brooklyn. She performs on a house team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and hosts the monthly variety show “It’s A Guy Thing” at Union Hall, which was listed as one of Paste Magazine’s “10 Best Alt Comedy Shows in New York City.” Her work has been featured on Splitsider, The New Yorker, The Huffington Post, New York Mag’s The Cut, The Brooklyn Comedy Festival, and The New York Comedy Festival. Catherine graduated from Princeton University with a degree in English and Theater.