Stand-up comedian · Co-headliner
Self-deprecating, quick stand-up billed as the Cripple Threat of Comedy — out to prove he "may be unarmed, but he is dangerous."
The question everybody asks
It is the name he works under everywhere: his site is titled "Ryan Niemiller | The Cripple Threat of Comedy," and his Facebook page describes itself as "The Official Fan Page of The Cripple Threat of Comedy, Ryan Niemiller!" He frames the act as a fixed premise he controls entirely — a gimmick "only he can exploit."
Dates without a Tickets button are as listed on cripplethreat.com, read on 2026-10-19; check the room for tickets. 8 more dates there could not be read cleanly and are not shown.
The line the whole set drives at — that he "may be unarmed, but he is dangerous."
He works from a fixed premise he controls entirely, and calls it a gimmick "only he can exploit."
Self-deprecating and quick, the room gets teased rather than taken on.
Took 3rd place on America's Got Talent season 14 (2019), then came back for AGT: The Champions 2.
The 2026 Almost Perfect Comedy Tour, co-headlined with Samuel J. Comroe in rooms from Lincoln to Akron.
Self-deprecating and quick, working from a fixed premise he controls entirely. Describes the approach as a gimmick 'only he can exploit' — the goal being to prove he 'may be unarmed, but he is dangerous.' Warm rather than confrontational.
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