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". 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. He attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He stated on the "Digression Sessions" podcast that he was a few credits short  of graduating. Career. Halkias began performing comedy while attending UMBC at which he hosted a monthly comedy showcase. 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. 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". 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. Since 2019, he has co-hosted the basketball podcast "Pod Don't Lie" with Sam Morril; prior to this, he co-hosted "White Chocolate NBA Pipecast" with Adam Friedland. He also hosts a Twitch series "Stavvy Solves Your Problems".