Ed Bassmaster:
Ed Bassmaster, born Edwin Rodriguez on February 4, 1973, is a comedian and YouTube personality from Northeast Philadelphia best known for his outrageous prank characters and hidden-camera antics. Coming from a mixed heritage—his mother half Italian and half Russian-Jewish, and his father Puerto Rican—he grew up in Philly, leaving school in the 10th grade before working at jobs like AT&T retail. In 2006, he launched his YouTube channel, where his mix of improv comedy, awkward personas, and social experiments quickly attracted millions of fans. Over time, he built a comedic universe of recurring characters such as Skippy, Emilio, Always Teste, Mumbles, Ugly Face, and Zombie Face, all used to prank unsuspecting strangers in absurd, awkward, and hilarious situations.
His channel now has nearly 1 billion views and over 2.8 million subscribers, making him one of the early pioneers of YouTube prank culture. Some of his biggest viral hits include the Zombie Drive-Thru Prank (27+ million views) and the Emilio car salesman prank (24+ million views). His success led to The Ed Bassmaster Show on CMT in 2016, bringing his characters to television. He’s also known for headline-making stunts, such as teaming up with fellow YouTuber Jesse Wellens in 2015 to stage the fake destruction of the Canadian hitchBOT, which briefly fooled media outlets. Beyond YouTube, Bassmaster launched a podcast in 2019, tours for live comedy, and continues to create content from his hometown, where he lives with his wife Jennifer and their four children.
Shawn Hogan:
Originating from Mill River, Prince Edward Island, Shawn Hogan has produced and starred in hundreds of sold out comedy shows throughout the East Coast and beyond. Over the last 10 years he has performed and lived in Toronto, where he created, produced, and hosted the Hangover Cure Comedy Show, one of Toronto’s most unique and successful independent comedy shows which was featured at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. Shawn has made consecutive national television appearances as part of the Halifax Comedy Festival, has been a featured comedian on CBC Radio's "Laugh Out Loud" and on Sirius XM's "JFL Originals", and most recently was hand picked to open for Gerry Dee as part of his national "Best Medicine Tour".
Jalen MacLeod:
Born and bred on eastern PEI, Jalen Macleod brings small-town charm and big time laughs to the stage. Known to be handy with storytelling and gifted with a niche talent for embarrassing observationalism, he finds humour in the moments most people try to forget. His stand-up is equal parts familiar, funny, and unexpectedly ridiculous - just the way he likes it.
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