Stavros Halkias

Stavros Halkias (born February 11, 1989) is a stand-up comedian and podcaster based in New York City. Active since the early 2010s, he is a nationally touring comic and is best known as a co-host of the podcast Cum Town.

Stavros Halkias
Halkias in 2021
Born (1989-02-11) February 11, 1989[1]
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • Podcast
EducationBaltimore Polytechnic Institute
University of Maryland (UMBC)
Years active2010s–present
Genres
Websitestavvy.biz

Early life

Halkias was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, to Greek immigrant parents (a Macedonian mother and Athenian father) and attended the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, a public high school where he played football.[2] He attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He stated on the Digression Sessions podcast that he was a few credits short of graduating.[3]

Career

Halkias began performing comedy while attending UMBC at which he hosted a monthly comedy showcase.[4][5][3] During this period, he was active in the greater Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia area and, in 2012, was named Baltimore's New Comedian of the Year.[3]

He later moved to New York City where he has since made numerous radio and podcast guest appearances, and has written and performed on Adult Swim, IFC, MSG Network's People Talking Sports and Other Stuff.[5] He has appeared in the Comedy Central series Comedy Central Stand Up Featuring, Life Fails, and Sex Fails, and has acted in other internet shorts. He has also performed at venues like the New York Comedy Festival and has opened for acts including Wham City, Tom Papa, and Robert Kelly.[5][6]

Since 2019, he has co-hosted the basketball podcast Pod Don't Lie with Sam Morril;[7] prior to this, he co-hosted White Chocolate NBA Pipecast with Adam Friedland.[8] He also hosts a Twitch series Stavvy Solves Your Problems.[9]

References
  1. Friedland, Adam [@AdamFriedland] (February 11, 2020). "Happy birthday to my gorgeous and infinitely talented friend Stavros. Love you baby. t.co/OnmGXMOp0n" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 11, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. "More from Poly's Nick Halkias". Baltimore Sun. October 1, 2008. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  3. The Digression Sessions (January 2013). Ep. 62 - Stavros Halkias! (podcast). Spotify. Episode Description: ...And Mr. Halkias recently won Baltimore’s New Comedian of the year for 2012 contest at Magooby’s Joke House. Performing regularly in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area, Stav is constantly on the grind, brah. He also produces and hosts monthly showcases at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and co-hosts the Super Comedy show every third Friday at Dionysus in Mount Vernon, Baltimore.
  4. Halkias, Stavros. "A Tragic Mistake at One of Baltimore's Best High Schools". Marc Steiner and the Center for Emerging Media. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2021. CEM intern Stavros Halkias is an alumnus of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute... Halkias, Sondheim Public Affairs Scholar at UMBC & CEM Intern
  5. "Stavros Halkias | Comedians". The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  6. "The Lincoln Lodge Presents: Stavros Halkias". www.brownpapertickets.com. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  7. "Pod Don't Lie". Podchaser. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  8. "White Chocolate NBA Pipecast". Podchaser. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  9. stavvybaby - Twitch, retrieved July 13, 2021
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