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.

Sasheer Zamata official site | Sasheer Zamata on Twitter

Sasheer Zamata is a comedian, actress, writer and cast member on NBC’s “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.” She has appeared on TBS’s “People of Earth,” Amazon’s “Transparent,” Comedy Central’s “Inside Amy Schumer,” “Bojack Horseman,” Seeso’s “Night Train with Wyatt Cenac,” and has voiced the role of “Maise” in Nickelodeon’s “Albert” and appears in the upcoming features, “Sleight” and “Deidra & Laney Rob A Train.” She also serves as ACLU’s Celebrity Ambassador for Women’s Rights. Her one-hour standup comedy special, “Pizza Mind” debuted on March 30th on SeeSo.

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.

Giulia Rozzi official site | Giulia Rozzi on Twitter

Giulia Rozzi is a comedian, actress and writer that was raised in Boston by two adorable Italian immigrants. Her very personal and honest humor has earned her the honor of being a TEDx speaker, a Moth GrandSLAM champion, one of BUST Magazine’s “10 Funny Ladies You Need To Be Watching Right Now” and one of The Huffington Post’s “18 Women You Should Be Following On Twitter.” She has been seen on TruTV’s How To Be A Grown Up, Vh1’s The Greatest, Chelsea Lately, Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Lifetime TV, Playboy TV’s Foursome: Walk Of Shame, MTV, TLC, The Artie Lange Show, Italio MTV and co-stars/co-created the web series Seeing Other People with Brooke Van Poppelen. Her comedy album True Love is available on iTunes, Google Play and Spotify.

Chanel Ali Official Website | Chanel Ali on Twitter

Chanel Ali is a standup comedian who blossomed on the Philadelphia circuit before moving to New York City in 2015. Her stage presence and story teller style make her a crowd favorite as she covers her upbringing, her world view and life as a comedian who doubles as a polite person in real life. She was recently featured on an episode of Night Train with Wyatt Cenac and has performed at Carolines on Broadway and New York Comedy Club regularly. Chanel has opened for nationally touring comedians like Rachel Feinstein, Anna Drezen and Michael Che.

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.

Charlie Bardey on Twitter

Charlie Bardey is a comedian and writer born and raised in New York City. He has opened for Hannibal Buress and Aidy Bryant at college performances, and his tweets have been featured in BuzzFeed and Playboy. He currently serves as the host of Panoply’s ExtraBLURT, and performs as one half of the sketch group Ugly X Crying.