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February 2026
- Thursday February 19th 07:00PM
- Laugh OUT Loud! A Benefit Show for Equality Community Center
- Empire Comedy Club presents:Laugh OUT Loud! A Queer Comedy Showcase to Benefit the Equality Community CenterKICK-OFF event for the ECC's first-ever Queer Winter Weekend!Date: Thursday, February 19 | Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pmFeaturing: Shenuque Tissera, Carson Olshansky, Kate Sisk, & Conor JandaAges 21+Tickets: $40 preferred seating; $25 general admissionSponsored by: Aloft HotelShenuque Tissera — Shenuque is a Queer Sri Lankan actor, writer, and comedian hailing from Staten Island, New York. With a passion for storytelling, they've graced the stage in Off-Broadway productions and contributed their writing talents to HBO Max. They've worked as a director for the Murmartion Theater Company.As a co-founder of Many Sided Media, Shenuque's creativity shines in the show My First Dungeon, which has won numerous awards.Currently, Shenuque is currently touring their stand-up special, 'Wait, What's Sri Lanka?' A show about invisible identities exploring race, gender and sexuality. They are also working on a short film inspired by the song Mr. Brightside by the Killers.You can find their content on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok! If you want them to bring a show to your city, join their email list!Carson Olshansky — Carson Olshansky (still they/them, despite the haters) is a Brooklyn-based comedian and writer. You can follow them at @carsonolshansky on Instagram and TikTok and at @carson-olshansky on YouTube.Kate Sisk— Kate Sisk (he/she/they) is a professional stand up comedian, amateur drag king, and retired soccer player from Massachusetts. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Kate has improvised on UCB’s Harold Night, contributed for The Onion, and been selected for the NBC Late Night Writers Workshop. Kate has a new Comedy Central Featuring set out now. Kate’s dynamic stand up comedy about life as a trans person and former member of the Puerto Rico Women’s National Soccer Team has led to appearances in the HBO Women In Comedy Festival and the Finals of the Boston Comedy Festival. When not performing on the road, Kate hosts a comedy and drag variety show in NYC called "The Luke Ass Spectacular". Kate is also the former co-host of the award-winning podcast, "We’re Having Gay Sex". You can find Kate everywhere online under the handle @thekatesiskConor Janda — Conor Janda is a Brooklyn-based comedian and was recently named one of the 2025 New Faces of Comedy at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. He has been featured on Comedy Central and in Vulture, and he’s opened for Kevin Nealon, Atsuko Okatsuka, and Mary Beth Barone. Contrary to one angry Instagram comment from a man with a squirrel as his profile photo, Janda doesn’t only talk about being gay. He also talks about growing up Catholic (which made him gay), being an alcoholic (which is because he’s gay), and having a stay at home dad (which is a pretty gay thing to do).One time, a woman on a podcast said Janda “tells stories like he’s running out of time,” which is a nice way of saying he has anxiety and a lot to cover.
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