Here are Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2019

Congrats to this year’s crop of comedians Variety will toast at Just For Laughs as its 10 Comics to Watch for 2019!

They are, with descriptions provided by Variety:

Fahim Anwar – Recently seen in the Comedy Central special “Goatface” with his comedy group of the same name, his special “Fahim Anwar: There’s No Business Like Show Business” is now available on Amazon and ITunes.

Celeste Barber  – A native of Australia where her book “Challenge Accepted!” was at #1 for six months, she recently began touring the US and will be taping her first hour special for Showtime before embarking on her European tour.

D.C. Young Fly – A rapper, comedian and podcaster, D.C. Young Fly became a favorite on Vine and can be seen on “Wild ‘N Out” and as one of the hosts of MTV’s “Total Request Live.” He’s been seen recently on television in “Grownish,” “Rel,” and “How High 2.”

Chris Fleming – The creator and star of the stand-up show “Showpig” and the YouTube series “Gayle” and the touring show “Gayle Live,” Fleming is also behind such videos as “Am I a Man” and “Teens Who Drink Coffee.”

Patti Harrison – Recently seen on Hulu’s “Shrill” and addressing Trump’s transgender military ban on “The Tonight Show,” Harrison has served as a writer on “Big Mouth” and Jason Segel’s upcoming anthology series “Dispatches from Elsewhere.”

Zainab Johnson – A standout on”All Def Comedy Jam,” Johnson has appeared on “Last Comic Standing” and “Comic View.” She will next be seen in Greg Daniels’ Amazon series “UPLOAD”

Dusty Slay – Slay became the youngest comedian to ever perform at the Grand Ole Opry Stage and recently released his first Comedy Central special. He’s appeared on “The Tonight Show,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and can regularly be heard on radio programs on Sirius XM and Pandora.

Robin Thede – Thede created and stars in HBO’s anticipated upcoming series “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” She served as the head writer for “The Queen Latifah Show” and “The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore” and hosted “The Rundown with Robin Thede” on BET.

Piff the Magic Dragon – Piff has made memorable appearances on “America’s Got Talent” and “Penn & Teller: Fool Us.” Combining comedy and magic, his Las Vegas residency at the Flamingo has been sold out every night for three years.

Patricia Williams  – Known by her stage name “Ms. Pat,” Williams is developing a pilot based on her memoir “Rabbit” with Hulu and Lee Daniels. She has made notable appearances on Marc Maron’s podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience” and appeared on “Last Comic Standing.”

Sean L. McCarthy

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