Bananas Creators & Guests

Kurt Braunohler is a comedian and podcast host.

Andy Iwancio is a comedian.

Lisa Gilroy is an actress and comedian.

Clare O'Kane is an actress, comedian, and writer.

Jess McHugh is an author.

Megan Gailey has performed on The Conan O’Brien Show, and has a Comedy Central Half Hour Special premiering in 2018.Megan was part of the 2015 New Faces show at the Just For Laughs Festival and was a featured performer at SXSW, Bridgetown Comedy Festival and a writer for the 2017 ESPYS.She can currently be seen touring all over the country and in a national commercial for Blue Diamond Almonds. She has finally performed alongside enough famous people that her older brothers no longer hate her.

Naomi Ekperigin is a Los Angeles-based actor, stand-up, and writer, who’s written for NBC’s “Great News”, Comedy Central’s “Broad City” and Hulu’s “Difficult People”. She was recently named one of Rolling Stone’s “10 Comedians to Know”, and was both a Comedy Central Comic to Watch and a Just for Laughs New Face. She’s a “2 Dope Queens” regular and has performed stand-up on their HBO special as well as “Late Night with Seth Meyers”. Her Comedy Central Half Hour debuted in 2016.

Sheila Carrasco is an American film and television actress. She is known for playing lead role of Flower CBS television series Ghosts. Sheila has been worked more than 20 television series including Outmatched, Johnno and Michael Try, VanLife, Jane the Virgin etc.

Rachel Feinstein is an actress and stand-up comedian.

Laci Risë Mosley is an American actress, comedian and podcaster. She performs improv comedy at UCB Los Angeles and co-starred in the Pop comedy series Florida Girls. Mosley is best known for her podcast Scam Goddess, which focuses on historical and contemporary scams and cons. She won an Ambie award for Best Performance in Audio Fiction, Yes We Cannabis, in 2024.

Kathy Griffin is an American comedian and actress renowned for her biting wit and social commentary. She gained widespread recognition for her Emmy Award-winning reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2005-2010), which highlighted her experiences as a celebrity in Hollywood. Griffin has also made her mark with stand-up specials, earning two Primetime Emmys and a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Her long career spans appearances in film and television, along with hosting duties, most notably on CNN's New Year's Eve broadcast.

Sona Movsesian has been the personal assistant of late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien since 2009, and has been featured in show segments, including as a guest in 2019. Movsesian has co-hosted the podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend since 2018. In 2022, she released a humorous how-to book titled The World's Worst Assistant, which became a New York Times Best Seller.

Ashley Ray is a comedian and writer.

Kate Willett is a comedian, actress, and writer.

Blair Socci is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. A rising star in the comedy scene, Socci has appeared on MTV's "Ladylike" and "Comedy Central's "Roast Battle." She also hosts the Dear Owen Wilson podcast, and has made many appearances on other popular podcasts.

Laurie Kilmartin is a comedian and writer, and author. She was as a staff writer for Conan, from 2010 until its conclusion in 2021. Kilmartin is also known for her appearances on Last Comic Standing and her 2016 comedy special 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad, which blends humor with personal grief. In addition to her stand-up career, she co-authored the parenting book Sh*tty Mom and co-hosts the podcast The Jackie and Laurie Show, offering insights into the world of comedy.

Tess Barker is comic writer for The Guardian, Vice, Civilized, LA Weekly, Vox, Jezebel, MTV, Throwing Shade on TVLand and Co-host of lady 2 lady Podcast.

Starlee Kine is a podcaster, radio host, producer and writer who previously hosted the Mystery Show podcast, produced by Gimlet Media. She has contributed to This American Life and written for publications like California Sunday and The New York Times Magazine. After a public falling out with Gimlet Media, Starlee Kine launched a Patreon to create her own podcast series.