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.

Myq Kaplan Official Website | Myq Kaplan on Twitter

Myq Kaplan is a comedian named Myq Kaplan (pronounced “Mike”). He is a 2010 Last Comic Standing Finalist and has appeared on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, the Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, and all the other places he’s been. You can listen to Myq’s podcast, Hang Out With Me, on the Keith and The Girl network. His debut CD, Vegan Mind Meld, was one of iTunes’ top ten best-selling comedy albums in 2010, followed by Meat Robot in 2013 and his one-hour Netflix special Small Dork and Handsome in 2014.

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.

Usama Siddiquee Official Website | Usama Siddiquee on Twitter

Usama Siddiquee is a Bengali-American stand-up comedian and actor based in New York. He’s the kind of comic you want to follow right now, so you can totally gloat to your friends about how you were totally into him before he got huge. And then they’ll get really jealous of your impeccable foresight and superior taste.

Madeleine Olnek is the writer and director of the feature films Wild Nights With Emily, The Foxy Merkins, and Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same. She was the recipient of the 2015 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship for Creative Arts and has been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. She has a passion for La Croix.

Brittany Carney Official Website

Brittany began stand-up comedy in Washington, DC. She regularly appeared at the DC Improv Comedy Club, Underground Comedy DC’s Big Hunt, and Drafthouse Comedy Theater, before moving to New York in 2018. Brittany has featured for headliners including Wyatt Cenac, Nick Thune, Chris Gethard, Moshe Kasher, Nikki Glaser, and Judah Friedlander. Other show/venue highlights include the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Night Train, Butterboy, Comedy at the Knitting Factory, Union Hall, Caroline’s on Broadway, and Upright Citizens Brigade NY.

Felipe di Poi Official Website| Felipe on Twitter | Felipe on Instagram