Big Terrific 5th Anniversary

Gabe Liedman is a comedian and comedy writer, in New York City. You can catch him solo around the city, weekly at his show Big Terrific in Williamsburg, or with his platonic life partner Jenny Slate. Gabe hails from Philadelphia, and is really a delight. Photo: Mindy Tucker.

Max Silvestri is a comedian, writer and actor living in Brooklyn. New York Magazine called him one of the "Ten Comedians People Find Funny," which means at least one person who works at a magazine thinks he is funny. For a long time he hosted a popular video podcast for VH1 called "Best Night Ever," which was big with high school students and still gets him lots of unsettling Facebook requests. Max writes a weekly column about how much loves eating and drinking for the Onion's AV Club NY and also takes writing about "Top Chef" for the website Eater too seriously. He's also written for Gawker, the Huffington Post and other places. Along with Gabriel Delahaye, he makes videos as Gabe & Max for places like Details Magazine. Max has been in some TV commercials. He co-hosts Big Terrific, Time Out New York's Best New Variety Show, every Wednesday in Williamsburg alongside Gabe Liedman and SNL's Jenny Slate.

Pete Holmes is a nationally touring standup comedian, actor, improviser, writer and cartoonist.


As a standup, Pete has appeared on his own half-hour "Comedy Central Presents," "Premium Blend" and "John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show." He can also be seen on virtually every VH1 panel show ever, including "Best Week Ever."


Pete has written for and voices multiple characters on Comedy Central's "Ugly Americans" and is the voice and writer of the popular "E*Trade Baby" commercials.

Pete's short videos are ubiquitous on the "internet" and are featured regularly on "CollegeHumor.com," "Tosh.0," "Atom TV" and "Atom.com." Several of his cartoons have been published in "The New Yorker" which he thinks is pretty neat.


Pete has most recently appeared on "Conan," headlined an episode for "John Oliver's New York Stand up Show" and was on Comedy Central's special "The Hot List" in 2010.

Pete has also worked as a story editor on the FOX comedy "I Hate My Teenage Daughter," and a staff writer on the NBC comedy, "Outsourced."


Pete wrote this bio in the third person so you'd think he has an assistant or something, but he doesn't.