Comics to Watch.
The stand-ups we think you'll be bragging about seeing early. Each one has a profile, their most-watched set, their credits and where to see them next. Follow the ones you like and Heckle will keep track of them for you.
- Orlando → Austin → New York
Kam Patterson
Four years from his first open mic in Orlando to the cast of Saturday Night Live. The Kill Tony regular behind “I Like Rocks” is now in his second SNL season.
- Atlanta → New York
Michael Rowland
An Atlanta kid who took his Southern upbringing to New York and turned the family dinner table into an act. He also plays Shred opposite Joel McHale on FOX’s Animal Control.
- Virginia → Atlanta → Austin
Brian Says
A self-described “Old god” of the Austin scene who made his Kill Tony debut on the Matt Rife episode and has been working the city’s rooms ever since.
- Waukegan, IL → New York
Ethan Simmons-Patterson
Started at 18 in Iowa City after arriving to play football, then took the act to New York and the Comedy Cellar. His Tonight Show debut landed in September 2026.
- Detroit → Los Angeles
Ron Taylor
Lived in a van from 2015 to 2023 to do stand-up full-time. Then won season one of Netflix’s Funny AF with Kevin Hart and the Netflix special that came with it.
- San Antonio → Chicago → L.A. → Austin
Dylan Sullivan
Went from door guy to headliner at the Comedy Store, wrote jokes for Pauly Shore, then brought an unhurried delivery and razor-sharp turns home to Austin and the Comedy Mothership.