{"id":13742,"date":"2020-06-23T20:57:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2020-06-23T20:57:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T17:57:00","slug":"meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"#Meet 7 emerging comics keeping the laughs going during the pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2905fab8b93\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Sydnee_Washington\" >Sydnee Washington<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Who_is_she\" >Who is she?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Pandemic_hit\" >Pandemic hit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Where_to_find_her\" >Where to find her<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Tim_Dillon\" >Tim Dillon<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Who_is_he\" >Who is he?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Pandemic_hit-2\" >Pandemic hit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Where_to_find_him\" >Where to find him<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Andrew_Schulz\" >Andrew Schulz<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Who_is_he-2\" >Who is he?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Also_starring_in\" >Also starring in<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Where_to_find_him-2\" >Where to find him<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Meg_Stalter\" >Meg Stalter<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Who_is_she-2\" >Who is she?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Pandemic_hit-3\" >Pandemic hit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Where_to_find_her-2\" >Where to find her<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Fahim_Anwar\" >Fahim Anwar<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Who_is_he-3\" >Who is he?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Pandemic_hit-4\" >Pandemic hit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Where_to_find_him-3\" >Where to find him<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Jordan_Firstman\" >Jordan Firstman<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Who_is_he-4\" >Who is he?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Pandemic_hit-5\" >Pandemic hit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Where_to_find_him-4\" >Where to find him<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Ahri_Findling\" >Ahri Findling<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Who_is_he-5\" >Who is he?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Pandemic_hit-6\" >Pandemic hit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/#Where_to_find_him-5\" >Where to find him<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Meet 7 emerging comics keeping the laughs going during the pandemic<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                        Is this Live on?<\/p>\n<p>The coronavirus has killed concerts and open mikes for the time being, but comedy has proved to be essential during the pandemic. Funnyman A-listers such as Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock and Adam Sandler have stepped up to the virtual mike to raise money for relief, while Jerry Seinfeld returned to the little screen for his Netflix special \u201c23 Hours to Kill.\u201d Even \u201cSNL\u201d has been Zoom-ified.<\/p>\n<p>But lesser-known comics \u2014 some new and some simply sharpening their offerings \u2014 broke through as the real stars of the pandemic comedy circuit.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since clubs went dark in March, scr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y stand-ups have taken to Instagram, TikTok, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and well-produced videos to reach their laugh-starved audiences. Here are seven emerging comedians to watch.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sydnee_Washington\"><\/span>Sydnee Washington<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CAikwpZn77Z\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_she\"><\/span><strong>Who is she?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Lifelong Brooklynite Sydnee Washington offered high-energy antics for the long weeks in lockdown. \u201cI am the best friend that says everything you\u2019re too afraid to say,\u201d the 30-something Washington tells The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m relatable, but not physically,\u201d she says. \u201cI have great bone structure, amazing skin. But in the end I\u2019m a hot-ass mess.\u201d Quarantine forced Washington off the stage and in front of the camera, which she says is a blessing in disguise. \u201cIt\u2019s OK to experiment. I was used to doing the same thing over and over again in my career, because I\u2019m a what? A psycho,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pandemic_hit\"><\/span><strong>Pandemic hit<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cSyd Can Cook\u201d is Washington\u2019s Instagram Live show that happens every Sunday at 7 p.m. and features her comic friends giving her culinary advice and reviews of her technique. In the kitchen, Washington is both confident (her mushroom risotto with Parmesan was \u201cso bomb,\u201d she says) and clumsy (she lit a napkin on fire in one episode.)<\/p>\n<p>Good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>: The comedian says the \u201clow-budget, low-stakes, high-quality, humbling cooking show\u201d will continue after quarantine.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_find_her\"><\/span><strong>Where to find her<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Washington is on Instagram (@justsydbw), and her podcast, \u201cThe Unofficial Expert,\u201d with Marie Faustin drops every Friday.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tim_Dillon\"><\/span>Tim Dillon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CGkpj__KIWY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent\" title=\"Video\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_he\"><\/span><strong>Who is he?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A former mortgage salesman, Dillon, 35, started doing comedy after the 2008 economic crisis and was already having a breakout moment this year with fearless stand-up and biting parody videos, portraying everyone from Ghislaine Maxwell to Meghan McCain. But turmoil is to Dillon as steroids were to Barry Bonds: It\u2019s made him a powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m comfortable with dark comedy,\u201d Dillon tells The Post. \u201cI don\u2019t shy away from the realities of what is going on. I was saying this a while ago. Society is held together by duct tape and a lot of these fragile mechanisms are starting to break down. I have found a way to make that funny.\u201d The loud-talking Long Island native has been prolific on every platform, dishing out commentary on cancel culture, racial unrest, spoiled celebrities and calling out absurdity on both sides with impunity. \u201cI\u2019m calling the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> as I see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pandemic_hit-2\"><\/span><strong>Pandemic hit<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In one hilarious video, Dillon goes full COVID method acting. He dresses as a coronavirus spiky ball who is sad about his daddy issues and the bad publicity he gets because he\u2019s a \u201cdumb germ\u201d whose cousin is SARS. He adds that no one asks him to be in their TikTok videos. The video ends with him proclaiming, \u201cI wish I was AIDS.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_find_him\"><\/span><strong>Where to find him<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Dillon has a weekly podcast, \u201cThe Tim Dillon Show,\u201d as well as a YouTube channel, and Instagram and Twitter accounts (@timjdillon), where he\u2019s gotten tens of thousands of new followers since quarantine.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Andrew_Schulz\"><\/span>Andrew Schulz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CA0WHG5Hoz7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_he-2\"><\/span><strong>Who is he?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In January, the New York comedian had the savvy and good fortune of opening a Brooklyn studio to produce slick commentary videos and his podcast \u201cFlagrant 2.\u201d The timing couldn\u2019t have been more perfect. While late-night network TV shows were scrambling to learn Zoom, he and his team of writers were already on the goal line. \u201cI\u2019ve been on the digital side for so long, this is a home game for me,\u201d Schulz, 36, tells The Post. \u201cSo now everyone has to play on my field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During quarantine, he created a new franchise of incisive \u201crant videos\u201d tackling mind-spinning topics such as Biden being more Trump than Trump. The monologues have been averaging about a million views each, while his podcast audience has doubled since the quarantine, he says.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Also_starring_in\"><\/span><strong>Also starring in<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Bizarrely, Schulz made a cameo in the \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d turmoil, when it emerged that he matched with Sofia Franklyn on Raya, but canceled their date. That very night was when she met Peter Nelson, a\u2009k\u2009a \u201cSuitman.\u201d \u201cBasically I caused it,\u201d he says in a hilarious video recap.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_find_him-2\"><\/span><strong>Where to find him<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Schulz\u2019s videos and work can be found on Instagram (@andrewschulz), while \u201cFlagrant 2\u201d has its own YouTube channel. Despite his Internet domination, he\u2019s eager to get back to stand-up. \u201cI miss it 100 percent,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meg_Stalter\"><\/span>Meg Stalter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CAPA9lMpgzR\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_she-2\"><\/span><strong>Who is she?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Alt-comedy\u2019s Twitter darling Meg Stalter, 29, was built to thrive in lockdown. She started getting noticed \u201cabout a year ago,\u201d but took off on Instagram when the pandemic hit. \u201cPeople were all watching stuff online and my sense of humor really works for online,\u201d says Stalter, who\u2019s been raking in views on her Instagram Live comedy show with fellow comic Cat Cohen, as well as on her solo videos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing to lose right now,\u201d says Stalter, who pokes fun at influencers, fumbling moms who make internet faux pas, and tone-deaf celebs. Her over-the-top eyeliner and hot-mess costuming is the icing on top.<\/p>\n<p>The Bed-Stuy comedian says of her viral characters: \u201cThey\u2019re delusional, having a breakdown, but they\u2019re trying to pretend that they\u2019re not.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pandemic_hit-3\"><\/span><strong>Pandemic hit<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Stalter\u2019s two-part \u201cMom Night,\u201d shot from her family home in Ohio for Instagram is a must-watch, as is the rest of her home-for-the-pandemic content. \u201cI did an Earth Day video holding my mom\u2019s plants that I loved,\u201d says Stalter, who\u2019s taking advantage of suburban luxuries like a hot tub and her mom\u2019s veranda for her clips.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_find_her-2\"><\/span><strong>Where to find her<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Catch Stalter on her podcast, \u201cConfronting Demons,\u201d and on Twitter (@megstalter) and Instagram (@megsstalter).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fahim_Anwar\"><\/span>Fahim Anwar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J8a8fZujVno?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent\" title=\"Video\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_he-3\"><\/span><strong>Who is he?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>LA comic Fahim Anwar, 36, is using amateur Photoshop skills and his arsenal of characters to poke fun at everything quarantine-related \u2014 from Zoom work calls to virtual dance classes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very rare that the nation is focused on one thing,\u201d says Anwar, who figured the pandemic was the perfect time to pump out videos. \u201cQuarantine provided a captive audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anwar\u2019s shtick is DIY sketches \u2014 they\u2019re absurd, silly and occasionally political \u2014 with lo-fi production, which he counts as a positive. \u201cIt\u2019s not \u2018Dunkirk,\u2019 and I think there\u2019s a charm to that,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pandemic_hit-4\"><\/span><strong>Pandemic hit<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Anwar\u2019s \u201cGenesis of Corona\u201d is spot on. He goes from \u201cIt\u2019s not so bad .\u2009.\u2009. I picked up the piano!\u201d to \u201cWhat are we supposed to do about money?\u201d to \u201cI think it was made in a lab .\u2009.\u2009. I\u2019ve said too much\u201d in one quick-cut clip. He posts jokes from sets past on his feed, too.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_find_him-3\"><\/span><strong>Where to find him<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Check out Anwar on Instagram and Twitter (@fahimanwar). His stand-up special, \u201cThere\u2019s No Business Like Show Business,\u201d from March is on YouTube.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jordan_Firstman\"><\/span>Jordan Firstman<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CAI5ZP-hxml\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_he-4\"><\/span><strong>Who is he?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Jordan Firstman, 28, is the color commentator of COVID, with sharp impressions like \u201ca famous actress helping America through the pandemic,\u201d in which he quips cringey advice like, \u201cIf you go to a wing of your house you don\u2019t often use, you can stay there and act like it\u2019s a vacation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The LA filmmaker and writer \u2014 he\u2019s written for Netflix\u2019s \u201cBig Mouth,\u201d among other shows \u2014 says he has no interest in starting stand-up since his videos have gone viral, but admits, \u201cthe ideas were just flowing and the audience was giving me a lot of energy.\u201d Read: a ton of new followers including Ariana Grande, Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Jessica Parker.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pandemic_hit-5\"><\/span><strong>Pandemic hit<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Firstman says he\u2019s posted 80 impressions in the past couple of months. The most famous is surely his character \u201cbanana bread\u2019s publicist.\u201d In an over-the-top convo with the pandemic baking mascot he announces, \u201cWe did it. We got everyone home, we got them a bunch of f\u2009-\u2009-\u2009king rotten bananas, and they went off.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_find_him-4\"><\/span><strong>Where to find him<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Find Firstman on his Instagram page, @jtfirstman. He claims he was kicked off TikTok for his Dr. Bronner\u2019s impression, and he stays off Twitter, \u201cbecause it\u2019s hell.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ahri_Findling\"><\/span>Ahri Findling<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mwxHlZW0iKo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent\" title=\"Video\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_he-5\"><\/span><strong>Who is he?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At the beginning of the pandemic, new dad Ahri Findling, who\u2019d been holed up in Jersey City with his wife and baby, didn\u2019t want to create comedy. \u201cIt all shifted when daycare shut down,\u201d Findling, 33, tells The Post. \u201cI had to entertain my baby and kill time, so I started incorporating her in the bits. It makes me sound like a horrible father, but she liked it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He says his goofy sketches, which often feature his daughter, or fellow comedian brother, Noah, are \u201cvulnerable\u201d and represent a back-to-basics for him. \u201cBecause I have no audience, I\u2019ve relied on what I think is funny and what I want to do,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pandemic_hit-6\"><\/span><strong>Pandemic hit<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The \u201cQuarantine with kids vs. without kids\u201d clip featuring the Findling Bros., or the one revealing the differences in East vs. West Coast pandemic lifestyles, are both must-see videos.<\/p>\n<p>Findling\u2019s inspo for the latter? \u201cI was Facetiming with my brother, showing him my baby, and he was poolside complaining about how miserable quarantine is,\u201d says Findling. \u201cI\u2019m in a one-and-a-half bedroom apartment ready to put a bullet in my head.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_find_him-5\"><\/span><strong>Where to find him<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You can find Findling\u2019s jokes and bits on his Instagram\u00a0(@theycallmeahri) or his YouTube channel, where you\u2019ll find his special, \u201cAhri Findling Live from Stand Up NY.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/06\/23\/meet-7-emerging-comics-keeping-the-laughs-going-during-the-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Entertainment News articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch Movies<\/a> or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Meet 7 emerging comics keeping the laughs going during the pandemic&#8221; Is this Live on? 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