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.

Matteo Lane official site | Matteo Lane on Twitter

Matteo Lane is a New York-based comedian, originally from Chicago. Matteo is in the new Comedy Central series The Comedy Jam, and also recently performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s House Party. He can also be seen on MTV’s Girl Code and MTV2’s Guy Code, and the IFC holiday special At Joe’s Pub alongside Tony Hale and the Dap Kings.

Ana Fabrega Official Website | Ana Fabrega on Twitter

Ana Fabrega is a comedian in New York City. She performs at comedy venues and art spaces around the city. She was selected for Just For Laughs “New Faces: Characters” 2017 and for Comedy Central’s “Comics to Watch” for the 2016 New York Comedy Festival. The New York Times describes Ana as “an inventive performer with a knack for off-kilter characters.”

Ana is writing, starring and co-executive producing the upcoming HBO show Los Espookys. She previously wrote on The Chris Gethard Show on truTV. She has appeared on IFC’s Portlandia and truTV’s At Home with Amy Sedaris. She wrote the comedy zines “The Truth About Pangaea” and “The Truth About Pangaea II” published by Social Malpractice Publishing.

Gabe Gonzalez on Twitter

Gabe Gonzalez is a Latinx comedian, writer, and video producer living in Brooklyn. He’s studied at Second City, talked about butt juice on Inside Amy Schumer, and once unabashedly flirted with a Fox News anchor during an interview. When he isn’t busy scrambling to pay off an insurmountable debt to Brown University, he enjoys playing with other people’s cats and doing standup at bars with a nice wine selection. You can find his video work at places like Mic, Remezcla and MTV or check him out on the HBO Latino doc Habla y Vota.

Darian Lusk on Twitter | Darian Lusk website

Darian Lusk (5’11) is a musical comedian and writer living large in Brooklyn, New York. Aside from his stand up, which has been described as “funny,” Darian can be seen on the Travel Channel show Mysteries At The Museum and at Observer.com where he writes about pop culture.

Nadia Pinder on Twitter

Nadia Pinder is a Washington DC-native who lives in Brooklyn. She loves her DivaCup, never remembers her Seamless password, is always down for a good pun, and pays her student loans on time (usually). She performs at mics around the city, most recently at Guess What at the Creek and the Cave, and is always looking for new buddies at the Laughing Buddha.

Hann Cowger on Twitter