The only thing worse than being called aloof underachievers is being replaced by coddled crybabies. Two maligned generations face off to prove which one is superior: the slackers of Generation X or the digital natives of the Millennial crowd. This installment features debaters Rosebud Baker (Two Less Lonely Girls), Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show, Crazy Rich Asians), Jessica Delfino (Funny Songs Festival), Christian Finnegan (The Fun Part), Dylan Marron (Conversations with People Who Hate Me), and Yedoye Travis (Dark Tank).
The popular comedy debate series invites two teams of funny folks from the worlds of stand-up and late-night television to tackle topics of great importance to pop culture, such as which pets are superior, cats or dogs, and is it better to be comfortable or fashionable? The verbal sparring and all-around absurdity only stops when the audience chooses the winner. Hosted by Matthew Love.
Rosebud Baker is a stand-up comedian, recently named as a New Face of Comedy at this year's Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. She also co-hosts the podcast Two Less Lonely Girls and is a staff writer for Elite Daily.
You might know Ronny Chieng from his role as a correspondent on The Daily Show, or from his recent appearance in the box-office-smashing hit Crazy Rich Asians. He also created and stars in the Australian-produced miniseries Ronny Chieng: International Student, and performs stand-up at venues coast-to-coast, four of which have been recorded as one-hour comedy specials.
Jessica Delfino is a critically acclaimed and award-winning comedic musician who has performed her quirky comedy songs all over the world. Called “Lower East Side’s Queen of Obscene” by The Village Voice and awarded a “Voice Choice” Award for “Best Guitar Slinging Comedian”, the “ECNY Best Comedic Musician” award, and a finalist in the Andy Kaufman Award, Jessica has appeared on Good Morning America, The Jim Gaffigan Show, and much more.
Christian Finnegan is perhaps best known as one of the original panelists on VH1’s Best Week Ever and as Chad, the only white roommate in Chappelle’s Show’s infamous “Mad Real World” sketch. He has been a fixture on Comedy Central, having starred in his own one hour stand up special Au Contraire! Christian’s latest comedy special The Fun Part was released on Netflix in 2014.
Dylan Marron is the host of the podcast Conversations with People Who Hate Me, a regular on Welcome to Night Vale, and an alum of the New York Neo-Futurists improv group. Dylan has previously joined us on stage as a reader when we collaborated on an evening of stories with Welcome to Night Vale and as a debater on a prior Uptown Showdown, Early Birds vs. Night Owls.
Yedoye Travis's rising star in the stand-up scene was noted by this year's Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, where he was named a New Face of Comedy. He's headlined for comedy festivals nationwide, performed on TBS, Comedy Central, CBS, and Netflix, and written for MTV and IFC. He also hosts the podcast Dark Tank.
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