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.

Ariel Leaty is a comedian, actress, and writer from New Jersey, but she’s far from the “Jersey Shore” stereotype. Born to strict Hispanic parents in a suburban town, she learned to use humor in order to weave in and out of spaces where she didn’t quite belong. Currently, she produces and and co-hosts a popular monthly stand-up comedy showcase called Culture Vultures, with a focus on women, POC, and LGBTQ acts. In her limited spare time, she also co-hosts and produces The WAS Podcast with fellow shit-talker, Reggie Parker. Ariel spends her days Tweeting hot takes into the abyss, waxing poetic about late 90’s/early 00’s hip-hop and R&B, and sharing her comedy with anyone who will listen. She’s an act you won’t soon forget.

Julian Williams is a comedian, writer, actor, and producer based out of Brooklyn, NY. He’s been a cast member of the sketch show Bent But Not Broken at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater, a writer/performer on the upcoming web series Deada$$, a producer/performer/writer on the Annoyance Theater show The HYVE, a performer/writer perform on the live show Wonder Island, a co-host/producer on the Noisefox podcast Psychomedy. Recently, he traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada to co-produce and co-write the upcoming film “Masterminds” with Capp Bros Productions. He is a former contributor/performer/writer to the live shows Low Key High Key, The Black Out, Ryan LIVE, Thunderfuck, and Is This Roughly What You Were Looking For?

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

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Lindsay Boling is a comedian, writer, and the lesbian in residence on most podcasts. She hosts the monthly show Late Late Breakfast at The Creek & The Cave and the biweekly show Downward Spiral at Oliver’s in Astoria.

Jonah regrets judging his peers all throughout high school as they excessively took selfies. He is now unable to provide an appropriate photo of himself for this site.