Geeky Comedy Seattle

There are still tickets available for Medical Horrors!

Join us for an evening of storytelling with five tellers sharing their experiences with health and medicine. Whether it's icky, caring, scary, funny, creepy, or heartwarming, ... or all of the above... you're guaranteed to feel all the feels tomorrow!

tinyurl.com/MedicalHorrorStories

Hi folks,
Unfortunately, we've had to cancel this two week workshop for the time being. We hope to be able to host it some time in the future so keep an eye on this space.
Hope you're all staying cool!
xx

Storytelling Workshop Thank you for your interest in the Storytelling Workshop with Polite Kitty. The workshop will take place on Wednesdays 8/16 and 8/23 from 6pm to 7:30pm in the Capitol Hill Library room. Please fill in your information below to enroll!

Have you been itching to tell a story but not sure how? Don't worry, we've got your back!

Polite Kitty and Geeky Comedy Seattle have teamed up for a 2-part storytelling workshop. Learn how to format, provide a plot, twists, arch’s, and performance piece to telling YOUR story. This workshop is great for comedians or writers looking to expand their storytelling skills.

Sign up via tinyurl.com/StorytellingAug2023 !

Storytelling Workshop Thank you for your interest in the Storytelling Workshop with Polite Kitty. The workshop will take place on Wednesdays 8/16 and 8/23 from 6pm to 7:30pm in the Capitol Hill Library room. Please fill in your information below to enroll!

Unfortunately, we have to cancel this month's due to illness. Looking forward to seeing you next month at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse.

Have you heard about our upcoming show?

We'll be at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse on July 15th getting our geek on!

Info and tickets: tinyurl.com/GaggleComedy

Meet the track list, uh I mean line up, of !

AJ Norris, Jaleesa Johnson, Jonathan Logerstedt, Tambre Massman, Theresa Flores, and Valerie Benti!

You can still join the show: tinyurl.com/BiBiBiComedy

Hawt new single* dropping on June 22nd! Join us for the release party** on June 22nd at Vermillion!

Get your ticket now! 🔥🔥🔥
tinyurl.com/BiBiBiComedy

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Is it a new boysband? Or is it a comedy showcase? Only one way to find out and that's to keep your June 22nd free for this hot new show!

Updates soon!

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Introducing our last but not least storyteller: Andy Iwancio!

Andy is a trans gal comedian from Seattle (by way of Baltimore). With her ten years of comedy she brings a witty, sardonic and slightly profane style to her jokes about navigating marriage, having a disability, and, most importantly, b**b puns. Her debut comedy EP “Hard Trans” was released in Feb 2023 and charted at #2 on the itunes comedy chart.

She has opened for Kyle Kinane, Whitmer Thomas, James Adomian, Gareth Reynolds, Cameron Epsosito and Ian Karmel. Festival-wise, she has done Bumbershoot, SF Sketchfest, Women in Comedy NW, Ha-Ha Harvest Festival, Altercation, and All-Jane. She also appeared in the HUMP! film-festival award-winning film "Q***r Safari" and the Emmy award-winning movie "Star Wars Uncut". She was also a past Comic of the Week on the “Jackie & Laurie”. You also may have heard her as a guest on many podcasts including: “The Sarah Silverman Podcast”, “Bananas with Kurt Braunholer & Scotty Landes”, “Improv4Humans with Matt Besser”, and “Lady 2 Lady with Brandie Posey, Tess Barker & Barbara Gray”.

"She’s a real cool lady" --Horatio Sanz (SNL)

"She's really funny. Her last name has a lot of vowels too." --Laurie Kilmartin (CONAN)

“Awesome.” - -Kyle Kinane (Comedy Central)

Come see Andy tell their on Friday, May 5th. Tickets at tinyurl.com/MedicalHorrors

Shana Pennington-Baird will be joining to tell us part of her Broken Wide Open story! There is a fundraiser happening RIGHT NOW to get her show to the , which I encourage you to go support if you're able to: https://www.32auctions.com/brokenwideopen

Hear a "preview" of this story at on May 5th: tinyurl.com/MedicalHorrors

About Shana and the Broken Wide Open show:

Shana Pennington-Baird (performer/playwright) has been working in the Pacific Northwest theatre scene for twenty-seven years. Shana is the director/founder of the Seattle Voice Academy and has narrated over 40 audiobook titles (under various names), national ad campaigns and countless voiceover gigs for corporate clients. Shana’s voiceover clients include Microsoft, Verizon, JP Morgan Wealth Management, Chase Bank, Keen, Tonie Box, the Seattle Channel, South Lake Union Chamber, Audible.com, Mountain Credit Union, Impossible Acoustic, and more. She is currently in the cast of the animated series, “ Magic Mixies.” Shana’s performance credits include work at the Bathhouse Theatre under Arne Zaslove, 10-years with Cabaret Productions, the 5th Ave Musical Theatre, Oregon Cabaret, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Civic Light Opera, Okoboji Summer Theatre, and Book-It Repertory.

'Broken Wide Open' is a poignant, hysterical, and uplifting one-woman theatre show featuring powerhouse US actress and Voice-over Artist Shana Pennington-Baird. This self-penned hour-long show features ten songs, forty minutes of comedic and dramatic monologues and a fantastic 4-person Celtic Band. Shining a light on the importance of Aortic Awareness, 'Broken Wide Open' shares Shana’s incredible survival story, her harrowing experience of almost dying alone and her journey to return home to Seattle after experiencing a terrifying aortic dissection (heart explosion) whilst travelling solo in Ireland.

So excited to be co-producing with storyteller Polite Kitty!

Polite Kitty is a comedic storyteller by nature. They tell about their life experiences as an autistic, disabled superparent with epilepsy, raising kids, hyper fixations, and dysfunctional family fun. A brilliant style of entertainment that leaves an audience participating and laughing! They work full-time as a performer, producer, comedian, and ghost hunt tour guide for Spooked in Seattle. They have performed with the annual Turnpike Comedy Festival, LA Comedy Connection Improv, Story Collider, Geeky Comedy Seattle, Club Comedy Seattle, Jody Oliver Show, Bombing Run, and more! They are the founder and director of South Sound Improv, which currently has a virtual team that is finishing up its first season and an in person which is having its next performance on June 9th.

When Polite Kitty is not on stage, they enjoy time with family and their fur babies (8 dogs and 7 cats). They also love gardening, reading, music, dancing, binging favorite TV shows on repeat, comedy, improv, 1950’s look, frogs, mermaids, and making others feel good about themselves. Most relatable animal is a Manul Cat. They have two sons, 10 and 19 years old, and live in a home with their parents as a community. They spend a good amount of time listening to Batala’s ASMR and now catching up on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Join us on Friday, May 5 at Mudlark Oddities and Curiosities; tickets via tinyurl.com/MedicalHorrors.

Next up is one of the co-producers and storytellers of , our very own Valerie Benti!

Valerie (she/they) takes their day-job as a scientist very seriously, except when they're doing science comedy, which is most of the time. Her biggest comedy achievement is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018. After moving to Seattle in that same year, she founded Geeky Comedy Seattle,” which she considers to be her second greatest achievement. You can now find Valerie performing, singing, and producing geeky content wherever they'll let her.

Valerie is so excited to venture out into storytelling and to be co-producing this amazing night with Polite Kitty. Join them and many more for a night of eerie stories at Mudlark Oddities and Curiosities on May 5th. Tickets at tinyurl.com/MedicalHorrors



(Photo by Jordan Taylor Photography)

Meet the host of : Andrea Entz!

Andrea has way too much energy and is far too happy to be wherever she is. Born and raised in and around Seattle, Washington, she is very pale and incredibly caffeinated. When people hear that Andrea has her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Theatre, they say, "yeah, that checks out." She co-produces The Comedy Nest, a female, nonbinary, and queer-centric comedy show on Tuesdays at The Rendevous. Connect with her on Instagram .

Get your tickets at tinyurl.com/MedicalHorrors and join us for an evening of "ew"s and "oh no"s but also some laughs and plenty of catharses! We'll be at the peculiar and bizarre Mudlark Oddities and Curiosities on May 5th.

We've been a bit quiet about this one but that was just to build suspense! This show promises to be all the things: cathartic, dramatic, funny, cringe, spooky, you name it!
Maybe you'll laugh, maybe you'll cry, maybe you'll go "ew"... There's only one way to find out! Get your ticket at tinyurl.com/MedicalHorrors

With the amazing talents of Andrea Entz, Broken Wide Open, Polite Kitty, Valerie Benti, and Andy Iwancio.

Join us on May 5th at Mudlark Oddities and Curiosities

You can now get your tickets for out evening of medically horrific, or horrifically medical, stories on May 5th at Mudlark Oddities and Curiosities!

Get your ticket now: https://tinyurl.com/MedicalHorrors

Medical Horrors is a co-production of Geeky Comedy Seattle and Polite Kitty.

New show announcement!

Geeky Comedy Seattle is so thrilled to announce our next upcoming show: Medical Horrors.

We're co-producing a storytelling night with Polite Kitty, that will take place at the amazing Mudlark Oddities. Keep an eye out for ticket info, line-up announcements, and other updates.

Meet the producer of , the funny/bunny Valerie Benti (cause of the buns, get it?)

If you ask Valerie to describe herself in three words, she would say: tall, nerdy, and clumsy (not in that order). They've been performing their geeky comedic songs since grad school with their friend Bruno, who is a blue ukulele. You may have seen them at the Edinburgh Fringe that one week in 2018, hosting workshops at GeekGirlCon, or producing nerdy shows across Seattle.

Join us on March 23! Tickets and info at tinyurl.com/GaggleOfGeeksComedy

Roll for a charisma check, and welcome Paul Curry!

Paul Curry is a gay Seattle comedy boy who looks like he’s 13 or 30. Paul has been doing stand-up comedy for five years and high-octane airplane stunts for 0 years. Self-described champion, Paul performed in Bumbershoot 2019’s local comic’s showcase and was recently a finalist at the Super Funny Comedy Club Funniest Mother F’er competition. Paul is also Dungeon Master in the sensational Seattle/Tacoma show Dungeons and Drag Queens.

Join us on March 23 ! Tickets and info at tinyurl.com/GaggleOfGeeksComedy

Oh, you know it'll be a good show with Lucy Tollefson!

Lucy Tollefson is a writer, comedian and sports fan based in Seattle, WA. Lucy won Seattle’s “Comedy Clash” competition in 2019 and has performed in the 2019 Salem Comedy and Spirits Festival (MA), Intersections Festival 2019 (WA), 2019 L.A. Laugh Riot Grrrl Fest, and Alaska B4U Die Festival in 2022. Lucy is the head editor of Partially Obstructed Views and has been published in The Syndrome Mag, Robot Butt and Greener Pastures. They also completed the Second City's Writing Satire for the Internet program, so they have a certificate to prove they are funny. Lucy performs regularly around Washington, Oregon, and wherever else they have a friends couch to crash on.

Join us on March 23! Tickets and info at tinyurl.com/GaggleOfGeeksComedy.

You know things'll get nerdy with Silas Lindenstein!

Silas Lindenstein is a comedian, actor, and the founder of the Real Nerds Of Comedy which performs yearly at Emerald City Comicon He also hosts the longest-running comedy podcast in Seattle “Black & A Half” as well as hosts for the film review and discussion podcast “You’re Watching A Movie With Silas Lindenstein.”

Join us on March 23 ! Tickets and info at tinyurl.com/GaggleOfGeeksComedy.

Joining us for a is the always hilarious Rohini!

Rohini stumbled onto comedy while processing Covid and has been making waves in the Seattle comedy scene ever since. She recently opened for Hari Kondabolu and Mohanad Elshieky while featured at Emerald City Comic Con, Tasveer Film Festival and Upper Left Comedy Festival.

Join us on March 23 ! Tickets and info at tinyurl.com/GaggleOfGeeksComedy

Meet the host of a : Jenna Nobs!

Jenna Nobs is a stand-up comedian and writer based in Seattle. Audiences have described her comedy as "dry" and "has no punchlines," earning her dozens of Instagram followers. You can see Jenna's surreal takes on relationships, education, and Smash Mouth on stages across the Seattle area and on all platforms.

Join us on March 23 Vermillion! Tickets are info at tinyurl.com/GaggleOfGeeksComedy (link in bio).

Lineup announcement!

Get ready to get geeky with:
Jenna Nobs, Rohini, Silas Lindenstein, Lucy Tollefson, Paul Curry, and Valerie Benti!

Snag your ticket now tinyurl.com/GaggleOfGeeksComedy.

Come join us on March 23 at Vermillion for some nerdy fun!

Come get nerdy with us this Saturday at our !

🐧Saturday, March 4
🏰 Distant Worlds Coffeehouse
🫧 Comedy, spoken word, poetry, music, storytelling, juggling, headstands. (Non-exhaustive list)
🍍 6:30pm sign up, 7pm show
🧠 5 minute (ish) sets

New show alert!

Join us on Thursday, March 23 for an evening of geekery and giggles at Vermillion in Capitol Hill. Stay tuned for official line-up announcements but you can already get a sneak peak--and tickets-- at tinyurl.com/GaggleOfGeeksComedy .

Tonight!
We'll be at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse at 4:00pm and start the mic around 4:30. Bring your geekiest self and join us!

Happy New Year! 🎇🎆

We have a ton of fun things planned, sort of.

🎤 We're not quite ready to come back for , but come geek out with us in February!

📝 We'll be hosting (at least) one other workshop in the next couple of months, including at !

🎟️ And shows? We sure hope so! Stay tuned as we turn our ideas into real things!

And that's it for resolutions, sufficiently vague 😂.

No Geeky Open Mic tomorrow!

Our location, Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, is in the middle of a move. We're excited to see you in 2023 in their new digs! Stay tuned for dates etc.!

Come with us next Saturday, November 5 at Distant Worlds Coffeehouse! Show starts at 7pm.

We (Valerie and Theresa) are so excited and not at all a little bit nervous to share our tips and tricks at GeekGirlCon this year!

Find out more at: https://geekgirlcon.com/schedule/