Dan Hurwitz: He’s disabled, Black, Jewish, a good cook, a bad basketball player, and, mostly, really really funny. A Seattle-based comedian, writer, and filmmaker, Dan was voted Best of Fest at both the Burbank Comedy Festival and Jersey City Comedy Festival and was a semifinalist in the 2023 edition of the 40+ year-running Seattle International Comedy Competition. Dan's sharp wit and unique insights have made him a favorite in the PNW!
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Kayla Brown: Kayla Brown (she/her) is a disabled activist and amateur comedian from Seattle. She believes that art and other media forms are a way to break down stereotypes, build community, and transform people’s worlds. When not at work or school, Kayla co-produces the comedy show The Disabled List, plays video games, reads fanfiction, and eats snacks.
Allegra Keys: Allegra Keys enjoys shaking up the world’s perception of her. Not quite a full-fledged disability advocate, not quite not one either. When she isn’t busy writing melodramatic poetry or writing stuff that will actually make her money, she likes trying on different hobbies every six to nine months. Her current hobby is attempting comedy. She’s a little bit funny and a lot of provocative.
Gretta Gimp: Gretta Gimp has the disability Cerebral Palsy. She has been doing “stand up“ since 2016. Her humor is self-deprecating and cathartic. She finds humor to be the best way to educate people about disability topics and believes that having a disability is just an ordinary fact of life, not anything extraordinary or inspirational.
DK Echo-Hawk (AKA the evening star) (they/them/she/her) is a queer, trans comedian, musician, DJ, writer, event producer, visual artist, and all-around Native person. They are perhaps best known for their comedy, which has been called “at least standup adjacent” by The Juneau Empire, and “punishment comedy” by themself.
Michael Bellevue is an avid sailor, reader and writer of Russian, standup producer, avid volunteer who’s produced several fundraisers for nonprofits, comedian, chess player since age 5, linguistics fan, and, self-evidently, Black. He volunteered at a food bank for 15 months during the pandemic.
Cheri Hardman: Captivates audiences with hilarious tales about being a plus-size, menopausal babe. She won Tacoma Comedy Club’s “The Comedy Voice,” was a finalist in Nate Jackson’s Super Funny Comedy Club’s “Funniest MF Out Here” and performed in Seattle International Comedy Competition. Her bawdy, sassy style makes her the perfect host for “Heavy Petting with Cheri Hardman.”
Forest Ember: A queer, neurodivergent Producer of Pun Intended Punslam- a Clowntrepaneur who swims and splashes through life living with a swarm of diagnoses and danger. She plays washboard, trombone, drums, and tambourine in several local brass bands but her main instrument she'll show and tell you is the audience's heartstrings.
Danny Anderson: A Seattle-based comedian who’s been slowly and gingerly ascending steps onto stages all over Washington State! Danny is not only chronically ill, he’s chronically lazy too… But it’s OK, he’s a Taurus! As a middle child of five brothers, the son of old school Baby Boomers and a reluctant MS Warrior, Danny tries his best to find the “funny” in all of life’s absurd glory!
Jody Bolt: Comedian, photographer, and visual artist. They have spent the last 15 years telling jokes around the world, from the dive bars of Tokyo to the back of a U-Haul in Santa Fe. Regardless of medium, Jody’s drive is to bring joy and kindness into the world.