Nov. 5th Standup Livestream
Mint Comedy streams live, uncensored stand-up from the Comedy Cellar in New York City every Thursday night. This week’s show is Thursday, November 5 at 9:30pm ET, hosted by Matt Richards, featuring Cipha Sounds, Erin Jackson, Peter Revello, Daniel Simonsen, and Derrick Stroup. Watch at mintcomedy.com/live-stream for $2.99, $2 with promo code LAUGHS, or free with a $4.99/month or annual membership.
Here’s the short version: a brand-new Netflix headliner, the DJ from Chappelle’s Show, a Tonight Show comic Netflix just put on its Shortlist, a Netflix and late-night veteran with a No. 1 comedy album, an Edinburgh Best Newcomer from Norway, and a host fresh off a Hulu special. All in the most famous comedy basement on the planet. One stop, zero transfers, and no “we’ll fix it in post.”
Here’s who’s on.
The lineup: November 5
Matt Richards · Your Host
Matt is a New York comedian, actor, host, and self-described casual magician who started doing stand-up at 14. His debut half-hour special, LOL Live with Matt Richards, premiered on Hulu in July 2026 as part of Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat LOL Live series. Matt hosted A&E’s cooking competition Best in Chow, was a writer and actor on HBO Max’s That Damn Michael Che, and was the host of the late, great HQ Trivia. Acting credits include Flatbush Misdemeanors, Run the World, 2 Broke Girls, and Comedy Central’s Office Race. Thursday, Matt is conducting.
Cipha Sounds
Cipha Sounds (Luis Diaz) is a Bronx-born DJ, radio personality, and comedian. Cipha spent 17 years on New York’s Hot 97 and was the DJ on Comedy Central’s Chappelle’s Show. Cipha co-founded The Juan Epstein Podcast with Peter Rosenberg, one of hip-hop’s earliest podcasts (still going as Juan Ep Is Life), hosted truTV’s Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks, and created the hip-hop improv show Take It Personal at UCB. These days the turntables share time with stand-up stages at clubs across the country.
Erin Jackson
Erin is a New York-based stand-up and Howard University alum who got started at the DC Improv. Erin’s Netflix debut came on Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready, and the late-night résumé includes CONAN and Late Night with Seth Meyers, plus The Ellen DeGeneres Show and a semifinal run on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Erin’s album Grudgery debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes comedy chart, and Erin wrote for Netflix’s The Upshaws and acted in Hulu’s Life & Beth.
Peter Revello
Peter is a Staten Island comedian who has had a very good year. Peter won the grand championship at the 2025 Comedy Prize in Shreveport, which came with a late-night debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in November 2025. In May 2026, Netflix picked Peter as one of 10 comics for The Shortlist showcase at Netflix Is A Joke Fest. Peter has also appeared on CBS’s Comics Unleashed and plays the New York Comedy Festival at Gotham Comedy Club on November 11.
Daniel Simonsen
Daniel is a comedian from Bergen, Norway, now based in New York. Daniel won Best Newcomer at the 2012 Edinburgh Comedy Awards for the show Champions, and has since done stand-up on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and in Comedy Central’s Stand-Up Featuring. UK audiences know Daniel from BBC Two’s House of Fools, and the film Let’s Start a Cult, with Stavros Halkias, is streaming on Hulu. Daniel describes the comedy as “a mix of joy and suffering.”
Derrick Stroup
Derrick is an Alabama-raised, New York-based comedian and a Comedy Cellar regular. Derrick’s debut Netflix special, Nostalgic, premiered March 10, 2026, and takes a loving look back at growing up a ’90s kid in rural Alabama. Derrick has done stand-up on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon three times, was a Just For Laughs New Face in 2023, and was featured in Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas on CBS. This fall Derrick is out on the first headlining theater tour, the Running Hot Tour.
Already a member? Here’s how to watch
You’re set. If you have a monthly or annual subscription, this stream is included. Just log in at mintcomedy.com/live-stream on Thursday, hit play at 9:30pm ET, and enjoy the best seat in the house (yours).
Not a member yet? Two ways in
Watch this show for $2. A single stream is $2.99, but promo code LAUGHS knocks it down to $2 at checkout. Two dollars for a Netflix headliner, the Chappelle’s Show DJ, a Tonight Show comic, and zero commercials.
Or go monthly for $4.99. That gets you every weekly Thursday show, plus live access to Roast Battles when they happen.
Show details
- When: Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 9:30pm ET / 6:30pm PT
- Where: streamed live and uncensored from the Comedy Cellar, New York City, at mintcomedy.com/live-stream
- Price: $2.99 per show, $2 with promo code LAUGHS, or included with a $4.99/month or annual membership
FAQ
- Who is performing on the Mint Comedy livestream on November 5?
- Matt Richards hosts, featuring Cipha Sounds, Erin Jackson, Peter Revello, Daniel Simonsen, and Derrick Stroup, live from the Comedy Cellar in New York City.
- What time is the livestream?
- Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 9:30pm ET (6:30pm PT) at mintcomedy.com/live-stream.
- How much does it cost to watch?
- A single show is $2.99, or $2 with promo code LAUGHS. A $4.99/month subscription includes every weekly Thursday show.
- I already have a subscription. How do I watch?
- Monthly and annual members are covered: log in at mintcomedy.com/live-stream and hit play at 9:30pm ET on Thursday. No extra purchase needed.
- Is Derrick Stroup performing live on November 5?
- Yes. Derrick Stroup, whose debut Netflix special Nostalgic premiered in March 2026, is on the November 5 lineup, streaming live from the Comedy Cellar. Chappelle's Show DJ Cipha Sounds and Tonight Show comic Peter Revello are on the bill too.
- Is the stream censored?
- No. It's the Comedy Cellar, live, exactly as it happens in the room.
Grab your spot at mintcomedy.com/live-stream and see you Thursday, 9:30pm ET.