
Laughs for Literacy
meet the comedians
meet the comedians
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Maija DiGiorgio
Maija DiGiorgio is a comedian, actor, writer, radio personality, film-maker, musician, and an NY-to-LA transplant. In her first year doing stand up, Maija took the comedy world by storm taping five national TV appearances, receiving a standing ovation at NBC’s Live from the Apollo, and performing at the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival.
Since her impressive start in comedy, Maija has taken her talents to countless prestigious venues worldwide—including the Beacon Theater, the New Orleans’ Essence Festival, and Scotland’s Edinburgh Festival—as well as TV performances across most major networks— including HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, NBC’s Comics Unleashed, Fox’s Laughs, Uncontrolled Comedy Hour, Bet’s Comic View, and Showtime’s Michael Vick Comedy Explosion.
Through her work, she has had the opportunity to perform alongside many industry standouts— including Dave Chappelle, Kevin Hart, Bill Burr, Dane Cook, Wanda Sykes, Mike Epps, and Tracy Morgan. Maija has been described as “Fantastic” by Dave Chappelle and been referred to her as “A f**king star!” by Bill Burr.
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Joey Kola
As a stand-up comedian for 30 years, Joey Kola’s high energy, spot on punch lines, and fast delivery assault an audience like a comedic freight train. Joey has worked at countless comedy clubs, colleges, casinos, theatres, cruise ships and corporate functions. Joey Kola's TV credits include, "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", The Late Show with David Letterman", "The King of Queens" with Kevin James, "The Martha Stewart Show", "Comedy Central Presents Joey Kola", "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" and Comedy Central's "Premium Blend".
Joey has been voted Best TV Warm-up Comic 5 years in a row by Time Out NY magazine. He has warmed up many shows, such as "The Rosie O'Donnell Show", "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" with Meredith Viera, "The Late Show With David Letterman", "The Apprentice" and "Survivor" Finales. He currently can be seen everyday on the "Rachel Ray Show."
One of the hardest working comics in show business today, over 300 shows per year for the last 30 years, Joey also finds time to write for other comics. George Carlin called Joey "One of the strongest comics I've seen".
Joey Kola can play to any crowd, young or old, his material is versatile. He can be 'clean' or 'dirty'. Joey loves to promote his shows. His radio spots on various stations around the country have been enjoyed by millions. Written about in many news articles, magazines, and on the internet, Joey continues to please a wide range of people. No matter who the audience is, Joey's likeability comes across as his strongest asset. He always leaves everyone drunken with laughter.
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Myq Kaplan
Myq Kaplan has appeared on the Tonight Show, Conan, Letterman, James Corden, Seth Meyers, Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing, and America’s Got Talent. He has a half-hour special on Comedy Central, a One-Hour Standup Special on Amazon called “Small, Dork, and Handsome,” and a new Dry Bar Special called "Live From The Universe," as well as two podcasts, "The Faucet" and "Broccoli and Ice Cream," and a book of his jokes illustrated by Ramin Nazer called "Heart Brain Art Train."
His debut album, “Vegan Mind Meld,” was one of iTunes’ top 10 comedy albums of the year, and his newest album, “A.K.A.,” debuted at #1 and was called “invigoratingly funny” by the NY Times!
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