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Troy Iwata, Jackie Fabulous and Ralph Barbosa Among Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2024


The 2024 class of 10 Comics to Watch includes Nathan MacIntosh, Leslie Liao, Saul Trujillo and Tina Friml.

Image Credit: Disney From high-profile shows such as “WandaVision,” “The Mandalorian” and “Bojack Horseman,” to major Hollywood productions including Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling,” actor and club-grown stand-up comedian Ali seems to have done it all already. Friml continued building her chops at the club by opening for touring comics as they came through, giving her insights into the industry and leading to more opportunities, from Montreal’s Just for Laughs to “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Though the Canadian comedian is enjoying success with albums and specials like “I Wasn’t Talking” and “Down With Tech,” his fondest career memory is quite modest: “There used to be a pizza place in Toronto called Big Mama’s Boy, run by this guy who was very strict and angry.

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