At the Lab: Byron Bowers, Vanessa Johnston, Kurt Metzger, Dustin Ybarra, Pete Lee, Lydia Popovich, Derek Gaines and more!

Lydia Popovich hails from San Francisco, CA. Her anecdotal humor and vivid storytelling make her a unique voice in a sea of dick jokes. On stage, she is a force to be reckoned with bringing energy and unparalleled confidence to each performance. SF…

Dustin Ybarra was seen most recently in recurring roles on the ABC series "The Goldbergs" and the CBS series "Battle Creek". Other television credits include a recurring role on the cable series “Californication”…

Byron Bowers was born and raised in a lower-middle class neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia. But here’s where it gets funny: The Atlanta School Board saw fit to bus him into the more affluent, whiter suburbs for his schooling. Thus began an…

Vanessa Johnston is a Los Angeles based stand-up comedian originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was a regular on Kill Tony at the Comedy Store Hollywood - the number one live comedy podcast in the world - where she wrote and performed a new…

Kurt Metzger is an Emmy and Peabody Award winning writer and producer who recently played a series regular alongside Alan Alda, Jessica Lange, Steve Buscemi, and Edie Falco on HORACE AND PETE. He is best known for his work on Inside Amy Schumer…

Pete Lee was the first standup comedian to get a standing ovation on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. This happened after Jimmy personally attended one of Pete’s live shows in NYC and immediately invited him on the show. Pete’s…