This article accommodates spoilers from Episodes 1-4 of Funny AF with Kevin Hart
Knock, knock! Who’s there? The subsequent nice American comic, if Kevin Hart has something to say about it.
Funny AF with Kevin Hart is the seek for the funniest stand-up comedian, or as Hart places it: “Someone we haven’t yet seen before that can be the next household name and voice of a generation.” Hart acts as host and decide as he travels to one of the best comedy golf equipment throughout the nation — from New York City’s Comedy Cellar to Los Angeles’s The Comedy Store — to stomach snigger alongside comedy heavyweights and fellow visitor judges Chelsea Handler, Keegan-Michael Key, and Kumail Nanjiani.
“There hasn’t been a comedy competition that captures the real grind of stand-up and the variety of funny that exists within the genre,” says Hart. Through showcases and callbacks, he discovers fearless comics from small-town Virginians to born-and-raised New Yorkers. “I want to help spark the next stage of their career,” Hart continues. “It all comes down to originality. How much can people walk away with as an understanding of who you are and why you’re a comic. I’m looking for things I can grab onto in those 5 minutes that make me want to come back for more.”
Keep studying to satisfy the ultimate 10 comedians within the competitors, study extra about every one’s distinctive humorousness and stand-up historical past, and discover out the place to comply with them on social media.
And bear in mind: the way forward for these finalists is in your arms. Vote live from home on May 4 and 5 at 2:45 p.m. EDT / 5:45 p.m. PDT to find out who wins the competitors and a coveted hour-long Netflix particular of their very own.
Olivia Carter
What would you identify your Netflix Special?
Cool for a Girl
About
At first, it’s arduous to say if Olivia’s deadpan supply is solely a personality or her personal neurosis. “I try just to be myself 100 percent of the time,” Olivia tells Tudum. Studying her favourite comics taught her the significance of writing, writing, and extra writing. “And love the crowd, they are in the room with you too,” she says. As an viewers member, she enjoys seeing comedians be true to themselves. Part of being herself is proudly owning unpopular opinions, like admitting she hates the seashore. “I don’t even own a swimsuit,” she says. After majoring in theater in New York, the comic and actress considers all her units “performance pieces.” This mindset led to her being named a 2025 New Face on the Just For Laughs comedy pageant and invited to carry out on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Kill Tony.
Eva Evans
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York and Ocho Rios, Jamaica
What would you identify your Netflix Special?
Surprise, Bitches!
About
Eva has all the time recognized she’s humorous, but it surely was nonetheless good to win the “funniest” superlative in highschool. In 2025, she carried out on the Netflix is a Joke Festival with a set that highlighted her time working in foster care and a homeless shelter in Brooklyn — regardless of the heavy subjects, it was nonetheless humorous AF. “There’s only one Eva,” she tells Tudum. “My style is uniquely me; no one else can tell my story.” Outside the comedy pageant circuit, Eva has been featured on The Wendy Williams Show and BET, and commonly produces comedy exhibits throughout New York City. She has additionally participated in an artwork remedy program at Rikers Island.
Felicia Folkes
What would you identify your Netflix Special?
“I can’t jinx it, just know it’s good,” Felicia tells Tudum.
About
Hailing from Los Angeles, Felicia’s introduced her genuine and relatable power to the stage at iconic venues throughout the nation, together with The Comedy Store and The Laugh Factory. She can’t recall the precise second she realized she had a knack for comedy, but it surely’s been for fairly someday. She tells Tudum, “I’ve been funny as long as I can remember, but I don’t have a good memory.” While Felicia calls her model of comedy “different,” she additionally attracts one side of inspiration from her favourite comedians. “Delusion. All the greats are delusional, and I want to be just like them.”
Steve Furey
What would you identify your Netflix Special?
Everything
About
Like many comics earlier than him, Steve attracts on private experiences for his materials. “Stories connect to people’s souls,” he tells Tudum. Currently touring with David Cross and Ali Wong, and recent off a three-year run opening for Bert Kreischer, he’s prepared for a solo present. If he had been to win the competitors and earn the prize of a Netflix particular, he’d name it Everything, “Because it’s everything I’ve done so far in my career.” When he’s at dwelling in LA, you may discover him acting at The Comedy Store and Hollywood Improv, or munching on avenue tacos. And no, not Taco Bell. “Get better food from a real person,” he says.
Winston Hodges
What would you identify your Netflix Special?
Lord Knows I Needed This
About
Winston isn’t in rural Virginia anymore. The comic has toured the nation and opened for Fortune Feimster and Derrick Stroup, showcasing his southern appeal, stunning vulnerability, and edgy wit. “I think I have a way of speaking about some very touchy subjects in a way that is palatable to everyone,” he tells Tudum. “Whether you agree with me or not, you are probably going to laugh.” Winston realized he had a knack for comedy when his mother and father would inform him, “Quit being funny and making jokes” throughout church. But his comedy profession kicked off on the Funny Bone in Richmond, Virginia. Now, Winston is an everyday on the Comedy Cellar, has been featured on Don’t Tell Comedy, and self-produced his award-winning particular Grieving Productively.
Ray Lau
What would you identify your Netflix Special?
The Chipotle Special
About
We can all thank Ray’s 4th-grade instructor, Mrs. Brin, for sending him on the trail to comedy after applauding his Hannah Montana impression. Named considered one of Vulture’s 2025 Comedians You Should and Will Know, Ray plans on touring nationally this 12 months. Since his elementary college days, he’s realized so much from his stand-up idols. “I take different things from different people,” Ray tells Tudum. “I love how much fun Geoffrey Asmus is having and how much the audience is bought into him just clearly fucking around.” Ray realized the right way to command a room from Godfrey and Laurie Kilmartin. Ali Siddiq taught Ray the artwork of excellent storytelling. And from Comedian CP? “I just love how silly his bits are.” Ray loves a foolish bit himself and has gone viral for the “Chipotle Bean Scheme” featured on Netflix is a Joke’s “Introducing …” collection.
Caitlin Peluffo
Hometown
San Francisco, CA
What would you identify your Netflix Special?
Prosciutto Rose
About
Caitlin has taken over the New York City comedy scene, commonly performing on the world-renowned Comedy Cellar, New York Comedy Club, and Gotham Comedy Club, amongst others. “I love including the audience in my jokes,” Caitlin tells Tudum. “I want each show to seem like a stand alone night and the goal is for the audience to leave with an inside joke they just can’t quite explain to people who weren’t there.” She’s not new to the world of TV, showing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Late Show with James Corden, After Midnight, and extra. Her debut album, Dirty Bird, hit primary on the comedy charts.
Usama Siddiquee
What would you identify your Netflix Special?
Usama Bin Laughin
About
In Usama’s hometown of Plano, Texas, there was this factor known as the Snow Dance. “If you wanted school to get snowed out, you would wear your clothes inside out and do a dance,” he tells Tudum. He rose to the problem and filmed himself dancing to the Bollywood tune of “It’s the Time to Disco” then posted it on Facebook. To his friends’ pleasure, it snowed the subsequent day. “The cutest girl in school was like, ‘That video was really funnyyyyy,’ ” he says, recalling the lilt. “I was like ‘This is my life now, whatever I need to do to get girls to say ‘funnyyyyy’ like that, I will devote my life to it.” And that’s the reason Usama turned a comic. In 2024, he made his late-night debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and in 2025, he launched his first half-hour comedy particular with Don’t Tell Comedy. He lately wrapped his first nationwide headlining tour and has additionally opened for Hasan Minhaj and Morgan Jay. Outside of telling jokes, he’s a author with credit on Inventing Anna, Survival of the Thickest, And Just Like That, and extra.
Ron Taylor
What would you identify your Netflix Special?
Escalate
About
In his junior 12 months of highschool, Ron’s swim teammates let him in on somewhat secret: he’s humorous af. “I like to think that I put a silly flair on serious things,” he tells Tudum. Since eleventh grade, he’s fine-tuned his comedy chops by watching his favourite comics. “I learned how to pace myself and squeeze all I can out of each topic,” he says. Handpicked by Bill Burr to carry out on Comedy Central’s stand-up collection The Ringers, Ron is now a paid common at world-famous The Comedy Store in Hollywood. After contemplating what Ron would identify his Netflix particular if he had been to win, he landed on Escalate. “Because I’d be finally going up!”
Andrea Jin
What would you identify your Netflix Special?
Kevin Hart presents in affiliation with Netflix is a Joke, a division of Netflix: Funny AF the Andrea Jin Special
About
“I realized I was funny in high school because of my girlfriends,” Andrea tells Tudum. The crew would snigger for hours to the purpose a WC emergency. “None of them peed their pants, but I peed my own pants,” she says. “It was proper proof that I was funny.” Andrea’s comedy might not appear as “structured” as different comics’ within the competitors, however that’s by design. “I don’t write towards a punchline, but I try to let them come out naturally,” she says. “My rhythm is a bit unorthodox, but it works for me.” She gained recognition within the comedy scene after profitable Comedy Album of the Year in 2021 on the Juno Awards for her solo album Grandma’s Girl. Currently primarily based in Los Angeles, Andrea lately made her late-night TV debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
