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.

Phoebe Robinson official site | Phoebe Robinson on Twitter

Phoebe Robinson is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who has been named by Vulture, Essence, and Esquire Magazine as one of the top comedians to watch. She is the co-host of WNYC’s 2 Dope Queens podcast, and consulted on Season 3 of Broad City. Phoebe has appeared on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers and Last Call with Carson Daly, Comedy Central’s Broad City, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, and @midnight. Her first book of essays, You Can’t Touch My Hair, for Plume publishing, will be released in Fall 2016.

Bennett Ferris on Twitter
 
Bennett Ferris has studied at The Magnet and has performed in both Providence and NYC. This New York based comedian moonlights as a graduate student and shoots lasers at fruit flies for a living.

Jacob Galang on Twitter
 
Jacob Galang is a comedian from Orlando, Florida currently based in New York City. Some of his credits include opening for The Whitest Kids U Know and sharing the stage with comedian Jo Firestone. He’s also been featured in Mike Birbiglia’s film “Don’t Think Twice” and Chris Gethard’s “Beautiful/Anonymous” podcast, both in very small capacities. You can see him perform stand up and improv throughout the city, specifically at his show “Dunces N’ Dragons” at Carmine Street Comics.

Bryna Cofrin-Shaw on Strava
 
Bryna Cofrin-Shaw has performed jokes to audiences all across the Northeast including that 2-year-old she nannies, all of the shampoo bottles in her shower, and the compost man on 97th Street. She’s never seen eye-to-eye with Twitter but derives 90% of her self-esteem from Strava Kudos. Follow her on Strava!

Jamie Loftus official site | Jamie Loftus on Twitter
 
Jamie Loftus is a comedian and writer who lives in Los Angeles who is currently eating Infinite Jest. When she is not being framed for crimes, Jamie currently works as an editor and writer at Playboy. She has opened for Maria Bamford and has been featured on Comedy Central, Fox’s Laughs and soon on Hulu’s Coming to the Stage. Jamie is a regular contributor to Paste Magazine, Reductress, CollegeHumor, Boston.com, xoJane, Metro, Huffington Post and others. Previously, she managed a comedy theater in Boston and was once fired from a hot dog stand for tweeting “hot dogs suck,” which isn’t even a good tweet.

Brandon Scott Wolf official site | Brandon Scott Wolf on Twitter
 
Brandon Scott Wolf is a Brooklyn-based comedian who most recently was a staff writer for NBC’s Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris and named one of Carolines on Broadway’s “Breakout Artists.” He was a contributing writer for Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update, a co-founder of the Empire Biscuit Comedy Festival, and created The #1 Online Dating Site for Brandon Scott Wolf: DateBrandonScottWolf.com and The #1 Online Fighting Site for Brandon Scott Wolf: FightBrandonScottWolf.com. Brandon is a featured performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, and has performed stand-up on TBS’s Lopez Tonight, CollegeHumor Live, Just For Laughs Chicago, and more.