Biography

Raanan Hershberg recently made his television network debut on The Late, Late Show with James Corden where he talks about his shrill, loud Mom and growing up Jewish in Kentucky. He has also performed stand up on Comedy Central's Live at the Cellar. He performs regularly at The Comedy Cellar, The New York Comedy Club, and Gotham Comedy Club. He was selected to be a finalist in NBC's Stand Up for Diversity, The Laughing Skull Festival, and The Boston Comedy Festival. He regularly opens for Kathleen Madigan in sold out theaters across the country. 800 Pound Gorilla Records recently produced his second album 'Downhill Ever Since' which stayed in the top 10 charts for weeks. His comedy has been featured on "Laughs" on FOX and is regularly played on Sirius XM. He is the founder of Character Assassination, a popular fictional roast series that started in Louisville and has now branched out to The Laugh Factory in Chicago and The Creek and the Cave in New York City, and was selected to be a part of TBS's New York Comedy Festival. He recently premiered his latest solo show OFF THE GRID in the New York International Fringe Festival, which was called 'One of the best one-man shows you are likely to see anywhere' by Hy Bender in bestnewyorkcomedy.com (You can read the full review here: https://bestnewyorkcomedy.com/tag/raanan-hershberg-off-the-grid/). He currently resides in New York City.
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