Netflix’s new comedy competition series, Funny AF with Kevin Hart, has announced the contestants who will be competing on the show.
Guest judges will be Keegan-Michael Key, Tom Segura, Kumail Nanjiani, Chelsea Handler and Nikki Glaser.
Here’s the show’s official synopsis:
Kevin Hart knows what it takes to turn a mic and a dream into comedy superstardom. In Funny AF, he’s searching for the next comedian ready to follow that path. In this uncensored comedy competition, rising stand-ups from across the country step into the spotlight hoping to make the same leap Kevin once did from grinding it out in small clubs to headlining their own specials. Along the way, Kevin and a circle of comedy heavyweights will decide who progresses in the competition, offering a behind-the-curtain look at the pressure, triumphs and occasional bombs that shape a career in stand-up. The mission is simple: find the next great voice in comedy with the guts, perspective, and punchlines to become the next household name. The competition builds to live final rounds where a global vote will determine the ultimate winner.
Contestant list
Competing on Season 1 are:
NYC CONTESTANTS
- LeClerc Andre – Queens, NY
- Eva Evans – Brooklyn, NY
- Winston Hodges – Washington DC
- Mia Jackson – Hackensack, NJ
- Conor Janda – Brooklyn, NY
- Andre Kim – Queens, NY
- Glorelys Mora – New York City, NY
- Caitlin Peluffo – New York City, NY
- Usama Siddiquee – Brooklyn, NY
- TaTa Sherise – Jersey City, NJ
- Eeland Stribling – Denver, CO
- Reg Thomas – Brooklyn, NY
- Leonard Ouzts – Harlem, NY
- Salma Zaky – Brooklyn, NY
CHICAGO CONTESTANTS
- Correy Bell – Matteson, IL
- Pam Carrington – Hillside, NJ
- Olivia Carter – Brooklyn, NY
- Daniel Dellanno – Atlanta, GA
- Caleb Elliott – Austin, TX
- Liz Glazer – New York City, NY
- Ryan Goldscher – Los Angeles, Ca
- Chris Higgins – Chicago, IL
- Mason James – Houston, TX
- Luis Juarez – Dallas, TX
- Uncle Lazer – Austin, TX
- Aidan McCluskey – Minneapolis, MN
- Tiera Oleary – Chicago, IL
- Tee Sanders – Chicago, IL
- Ron Taylor – Detroit, MI
LA CONTESTANTS
- Dvontre Coleman – Los Angeles, CA
- Dan Donohue – Los Angeles, CA
- Felicia Folkes – Los Angeles, CA
- Steve Furey – Los Angeles, CA
- Macey Isaacs – Los Angeles, CA
- Andrea Jin – Los Angeles, CA
- Papp Johnson – Los Angeles, CA
- Ray Lau – Los Angeles, CA
- Denny Love – Los Angeles, CA
- Kalea McNeil – Los Angeles, CA
- Heather Pasternak – Los Angeles, CA
- Janesh Rahlan – Los Angeles, CA
- Ashley Ray – Los Angeles, CA
- Saul Trujillo – Los Angeles, CA
‘Funny AF with Kevin Hart’ release schedule
Episodes will drop over three weeks, ending with the semi-final and the finale, which will be live on Netflix. Viewers will be able to vote in real-time during the live shows. Here’s the schedule:
Week 1, April 20: Episodes 1-4
Week 2, April 27: Episodes 5-6
Week 3, May 4 and May 5): Episode 7 (Semi-Final) & Episode 8 (Finale)
From Hartbeat and Alfred Street Industries, the series’s showrunners are Bill Dixon, Liz Cook, San Heng, Jason Raf. Executive producers are Hart alongside Jane Lipsitz, Dan Cutforth, Nan Strait and Dan Volpe, who are producing for Alfred Street Industries, as well as Luke Kelly-Clyne, Meghan Hoffman, Hartbeat’s Jeff Clanagan and Jenny Groom.
Watch the trailer below: