Upper Left Comedy Festival 2022 [In-Person Only]

May 12 - May 14, 2022
15 Events

About

May 12–14, 2022


The Upper Left Comedy Festival is a new stand-up comedy festival located in Seattle’s centrally-located and walkable Capitol Hill neighborhood, AKA: the heart of the city. We’ve scoured the Pacific Northwest, nay, the entire United States, to bring you the most unique talent currently working today, plus comics who ‘made their bones’ in the area before moving on to greener pastures (figuratively – we all know the greenest pastures are here).

The festival is headquartered at the illustrious Northwest Film Forum at 12th Avenue and Pine Street in the heart of Capitol Hill. Showcases will also take place at Club Comedy on 15th Avenue and Harrison Street.


All events are 21+

Showtimes:

Thursday, 7pm – 12am

Friday + Saturday, 4pm – 12am


Taking place at NWFF:


Thursday, May 12

6:30pm | Comedy Nirvana

  • Shanna Christmas
  • Alyssa Yeoman
  • Daniel Dellanno
  • Jeremy Talamantes
  • Mitch Mitchell
  • Hosted by J Jones

7pm | David Gborie and friends

  • David Gborie
  • Travis Nelson
  • Mary Lou Gamba
  • Kandyce August
  • Marietjeh Hauprich
  • Hosted by Paul Curry

9pm | Rainier Riot

  • Cheri Hardman
  • Cameran Hebb
  • Birungi Birungi
  • Sam Whiteley
  • Shelby House
  • Hosted by Jack Slattery

Friday, May 13

6:30pm | Olympic Superstars

  • Emmett Montgomery
  • Jay Shingle
  • Greg Beachler
  • Marietjeh Hauprich
  • Caitlin Checkeroski
  • Hosted by Dan Hurwitz

7pm | Ron Lynch and friends

  • Ron Lynch
  • Derek Sheen
  • Dewa Dorje
  • Levi Manis
  • Julia Corral
  • Hosted by Ariel Evans

9pm | Dee's Nuts

  • Derek Sheen
  • Shanna Christmas
  • Daniel Dellanno
  • Jeremy Talamantes
  • Mitch Mitchell
  • Hosted by Dewa Dorje

9:30pm | Evergreen Giggles

  • Harry J. Riley
  • Travis Nelson
  • Ryan McComb
  • Shelby House
  • Jaci Terjeson
  • Hosted by Isaac Novak

11pm | Open Mic


Saturday, May 14

3pm | Panel – To Be Named

4pm | Capitol Hilarious

  • Derek Sheen
  • Dan Hurwitz
  • Isaac Novak
  • Robert Pidde
  • Caitlin Checkeroski
  • Ariel Evans

4:30pm | Local Legends

  • Monica Nevi
  • Adam Pasi
  • Ryan McComb
  • Jay Shingle
  • Jaci Terjeson
  • Hosted by Dewa Dorje

6:30pm | Northwest Fresh: The New Faces of PNW Comedy

  • Zahnae Aquino
  • Lynette Manning
  • Ricci Armani
  • J Jones
  • Isaac Campbell-Smith
  • Rohini
  • Juno Men
  • Hosted by Emmett Montgomery

7pm | Jackie Kashian and friends

  • Jackie Kashian
  • Cheri Hardman
  • Dan Hurwitz
  • Caitlin Checkeroski
  • Jeremy Talamantes
  • Hosted by Mary Lou Gamba

9pm | Sleepless in Seattle

  • Monica Nevi
  • Greg Beachler
  • Andy Iwancio
  • Jack Slattery
  • Levi Manis
  • Hosted by Julia Corral

9:30pm | Is This Normal?

  • Cheri Hardman
  • Kandyce August
  • Paul Curry
  • Zahnae Aquino
  • Cohosted by Alyssa Yeoman & Erin Ingle

Lineup Highlights

Ron Lynch

Ron Lynch is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He has appeared in a number of movies and television shows, including Corporate, Another Period, Dope State, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Portlandia and Bob’s Burgers.

Emmett Montgomery

www.emmettmontgomery.com

Emmett Montgomery is a comedian/storyteller who was made in Utah but has lived in Seattle for most of the 21st century and has been failing beautifully on and off the stage for over a decade. When he is not wandering the country telling jokes and falling in love with America, he produces local shows that focus on building community, pushing the limits of what it means to be a performer and celebrating the unique beauty of the city he lives in (Weird and Awesome with Emmett Montgomery, The Magic Hat). Emmett was part of the top 100 in NBC’s Last Comic Standing Season 9 (2015) and was voted Seattle Weekly’s Best Comic of 2015 and named one of City Arts Magazines Artists of 2015. Has performed at festivals across the country including the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Sasquatch Music Festival and the Women In Comedy Festival and can be heard on nationally podcasts like Risk! (storytelling) , Put Your Hands Together (jokes) and Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction (gross) and has worked with famouses and brilliants like Maria Bamford, Dave Chappelle and TJ Miller. Mr. Montgomery tells jokes from his heart, usually his heart is full of hope but sometimes it is full of spiders.

Derek Sheen

www.dereksheenrulz.com

Derek Sheen is a cuddly mess of insecurities and a gifted, one-of-a-kind storyteller. His ability to mine humor from the dark, humid corners of the human condition has made him a cult favorite of comedy nerds around the globe.

Despite a lack of television or film credits, he has amassed a pretty loyal fan base touring with comedy legends (name-drop alert!) Brian Posehn, Patton Oswalt and Janeane Garofalo. Derek Sheen has released three critically acclaimed albums on Minneapolis based Stand Up! Records, with Grammy Winning producer Dan Schlissel.

David Gborie

David Gborie is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comic, actor and writer originally from Denver, Colorado. David’s recent credits include AP Bio (NBC), New Negros (Comedy Central), Those Who Can’t (truTV), The Upside with Ian Karmel (Comedy Central Pilot) and Acting Out (MTV). David was selected as a New Face at the 2016 Just For Laughs Festival and one of Comedy Central’s ‘Comics to Watch’ for the 2015 New York Comedy Festival. He has also appeared at The Bridgetown Comedy Festival, SF Indie Fest, Denver’s Too Much Funstival and the SF Punchline, among others. David has previously written for F-Comedy (Fusion’s digital platform) and Ian Karmel’s Comedy Central sports pilot. He currently co-hosts the podcast All Fantasy Everything alongside Ian Karmel, which is available on iTunes. In 2019, David will record his first stand-up special for Comedy Central.


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