Yannis Pappas

Brooklyn, NY native YANNIS PAPPAS is becoming known as one of the most powerful, adaptable  and exciting comedians working today. A graduate of The American University, he is an international headliner that tours the country and the world. He tours Scandinavia once a year to rave reviews and recently debuted his one man show at the prestigious Zulu Comedy Festival in Denmark where he received a 5 star review from the national paper.  He plays “Power” on the upcoming television series “Girlhattan” on Karmaloop set to air in January 2012.  He was a featured panelist on the hit show “Best Week Ever” on VH1 and he and his writing have been featured on  Comedy Central, BET and MTV.  His character Mr. Panos has been featured on television in Greece and Cyprus and has become a sensation on the internet where it has amassed thousands of devoted fans and millions of views. His latest character Maurica Rodriguez has also become a viral sensation on the internet with thousands of fans and a million hits and counting.  ”The Yannis Pappas Show” featuring Yannis’ standup and his characters live debuted at the Times Square Art Center on the weekend of May 20th 2011 and sold out– 3 shows, a thousand advanced tickets in hours.  Yannis, along with Director Jesse Scaturro, founded DITCH and their films and commercial work can be viewed at ditchfilms.com and youtube.com/ditchfilms. Their office and studio is in Brooklyn, NY.