The Disabled List Comedy Festival 2024 [OC] [In-Person Only]

About

Jan. 25 & 26, 2024 – from 7:30–9:30pm at NWFF

Individual tickets are $0–20, sliding scale, but additional donations are encouraged! PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Two-day passes are $35 general and $30 for NWFF members. PURCHASE PASSES HERE

Saturday, Jan. 27 at 8pm, Disabled List Fest 2024 will host its closing night at Theatre Off Jackson. Click here for tickets to Saturday!
(Note: Not ticketed by NWFF!)

** BOTH NIGHTS OF THE PROGRAM WILL FEATURE ASL INTERPRETATION AND LIVE CAPTIONING IN THE CINEMA. CLICK FOR MORE ACCESSIBILITY INFO **

Ticketing, concessions, cinemas, restrooms, and our public edit lab are located on Northwest Film Forum’s ground floor, which is wheelchair accessible. All doors in Northwest Film Forum are non-motorized, and may require staff assistance to open. Our upstairs workshop room is not wheelchair accessible.

The majority of seats in our main cinema are 21″ wide from armrest to armrest; some seats are 19″ wide. We are working on creating the option of removable armrests!

We have a limited number of assistive listening devices available for programs hosted in our larger theater, Cinema 1 (where The Disabled List is hosted). These devices are maintained by the Technical Director, and can be requested at the ticketing and concessions counter. Also available at the front desk is a Sensory Kit you can borrow, which includes a Communication Card, noise-reducing headphones, and fidget toys.

The Forum does NOT have assistive devices for the visually impaired, and is not (yet) a scent-free venue. Our commitment to increasing access for our audiences is ongoing, and we welcome all public input on the subject!

If you have additional specific questions about accessibility at our venue, please contact our Patron Services Manager at maria@nwfilmforum.org. Our phone number (206-329-2629) is voicemail-only, but we check it often.

Made possible due to a grant from Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, in partnership with Sensory Access, our Sensory Access document presents a visual and descriptive walk-through of the NWFF space. View it in advance of attending an in-person event at bit.ly/nwffsocialnarrativepdf, in order to prepare yourself for the experience.

⚠️ COVID-19 Policies ⚠️

NWFF patrons will be required to wear masks that cover both nose and mouth while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them. We are not currently checking vaccination cards. Recent variants of COVID-19 readily infect and spread between individuals regardless of vaccination status.

Read more about NWFF’s policies regarding cleaning, masks, and capacity limitations here.

The Disabled List Comedy Festival is the Pacific Northwest’s first-ever disability-focused comedy festival. Produced and hosted by local comedians Dan Hurwitz and Kayla Brown, it will take place on Jan. 25 & 26 at 7:30pm at the Northwest Film Forum in Seattle, WA, with a closing night show at Theatre Off Jackson on Jan. 27 at 8pm.

The Disabled List is a collective of disabled comedians that has been performing in and around Seattle since 2018. In 2021, we produced a short film that debuted at Northwest Film Forum’s Local Sightings Film Festival and was screened at several other film festivals throughout the state. The Disabled List Comedy Festival will feature filmed sketch and live stand-up by comedians with disabilities, including a couple special guests that are still under wraps.


Announcing featured comics for 2024's fest!

Comrade Tripp

Comrade Tripp

he/him
** Friday's headlining artist! **

Born and raised in Saint Cloud, Minnesota; a city as large as it is small, Comrade Tripp successfully escaped to Minneapolis which is marginally better, where he is a co-producer of Uproar Performing Arts and has been a featured performer of the 10K Laughs Festival.

He has also found another home here on the internet, which is also marginally better than his previous residences. His brand of dark humor has found a place in the ecosystems of the algorithm.

Despite his despondent disposition, he’s a child at heart; insomuch that he cannot be trusted to take care of himself and has no self esteem whatsoever. The rest of his body is very old.

Hayden Kristal

Hayden Kristal

prefers they/them; accepts anything said with good intent
** Special guest at Friday's show! **

Hayden Kristal is a Colorado-based Deaf queer activist and stand-up comedian. Their quick wit and cheerful self-deprecation has earned them a semifinalist spot on America’s Got Talent, roles on Netflix & Adult Swim’s Tuca and Bertie, and over a million followers on social media.

LINEUP

THURSDAY, 7:30PM

  • Musical guest: King Khazm
  • Laura Lyons
  • Gretta Gimp
  • Blake Kiltoff
  • Marcus Moreno
  • Ryan Padilla

FRIDAY, 7:30PM

  • Cheri Hardman
  • Crystal Liston
  • Lindsey Muszciewicz
  • Andy Iwancio
  • Max Kerwien
  • Hayden Kristal
  • Comrade Tripp


ARTIST BIOS:

King Khazm

King Khazm

he/him

King Khazm is an emcee, producer and community organizer who has become a prominent figure in the Hip-Hop community within Seattle and around the world. His work to engage and empower communities is demonstrated through over 25 years of music, art and community service.

King Khazm has performed all around the country and world including the World’s Fair & Expo 2020 (Dubai),  Hempfest (Seattle), Galpao Aplauso (Brazil), Festival de la Juventud (Guatemala), and Strictly Street (Malaysia), Folklife Festival (Seattle), sharing stages with the likes of Naughty By Nature, Gza, Kurtis Blow, Zion I, Aceyalone and others.

As a producer, he has collaborated with artists such as Abstract Rude, Afu-Ra, Def-I, Eli Almic, Gabriel Teodros, OneBeLo, Sadat X, Sean Price and Xololanxinxo.

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Laura Lyons

Laura Lyons

she/her

Laura Lyons started comedy in Davenport, Iowa 2015. In 2016, she took a year off to focus on recovery from substance abuse. Laura returned to the stage in 2017 in Denver, Colorado and has been performing ever since. She moved to Seattle in pursuit of comedy and a legal education and she believes that every city’s police force should be abolished.
Gretta Gimp

Gretta Gimp

she/her

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.
Blake Kiltoff

Blake Kiltoff

he/him

Blake Kiltoff has been a professional entertainer since 2008 and a comedian his entire life. Born in the Seattle area, Blake started performing at Giggles Comedy Club in 2008 and has worked nearly every comedy club and room in the PNW. He produces and hosts popular standup shows and appears regularly at Washington’s biggest comedy venues.

When he’s not working on comedy, Blake enjoys spending time in Louisiana with his children, hanging out at bookstores and coffeeshops, and dancing at nightclubs.

Marcus Moreno

Marcus Moreno

he/him

A first generation Cuban-American and Paralympic title-holder, Marcus Moreno’s unique combination of experiences gives him an equally unique comedic voice to match. He went from the 2014 paraclimbing national champion and gold medalist to stand-up comedian who sneaks disability advocacy into an otherwise charmingly irreverent look at life, family, and society. He’s fairly confident no one can say the same, but he’s also modest enough to admit there’s a chance. From this path, he has been featured in People, Good Morning America, E! Hollywood True Stories, and more.
Ryan Padilla

Ryan Padilla

he/him

Ryan is a comedian and motivational speaker. He’s had a crazy, adventure-filled life and he utilizes the perspectives gained and stories compiled to celebrate and laugh.
Forest Ember

Forest Ember

she/her

Forest Ember is a queer, neurodivergent Producer of Pun Intended Punslam – a Clowntrepeneur 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.
Cheri Hardman

Cheri Hardman

she/her

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.”
Crystal Liston

Crystal Liston

she/her

Crystal is a PNW native and has been in the disability game for 32 yrs. She has decided to throw her hat into the comedy arena in hopes that the fame will help out her political career.
Lindsey Muszciewicz

Lindsey Muszciewicz

she/her

Huge lesbian, full-time wheelchair user popping anti-depressants, former inspiration porn star, and professionally disabled.
Andy Iwancio

Andy Iwancio

she/her

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, boob puns. She has opened for Kyle Kinane, Whitmer Thomas, James Adomian, Gareth Reynolds and Cameron Epsosito. Festival-wise, she has done Bumbershoot, SF Sketchfest, Women in Comedy NW, Upper Left Festival, Altercation, and All-Jane. She also appeared in the HUMP! film-festival award-winning film Queer Safari and the Emmy award-winning movie Star Wars Uncut. She was also a past Comic of the Week on “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 and 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)

Max Kerwien

Max Kerwien

he/him

Max Kerwien is a comedian, award-winning poet, and professional stunt double for The Muppets. Originally from Seattle, Washington, his silly and biting standup comedy has won over audiences all around the world.

Meet the hosts:

Kayla Brown

Kayla Brown

she/her

Kayla Brown is a disabled activist and amature 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.
Dan Hurwitz

Dan Hurwitz

he/him

Dan Hurwitz is a disabled, Black, and Jewish writer, comedian, and filmmaker. In 2018, he co-founded The Disabled List, an ever-growing group of disabled comedians from the Pacific Northwest. Dan was a semi-finalist in both the Laughs Comedy Competition (2019) and the Stand-Up NBC comedy competition (2019). During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dan co-wrote, co-directed, and co-starred in “This Is Spinal Injury” (2021), a mockumentary about the trials of disabled artists during quarantine, which premiered at Northwest Film Forum’s Local Sightings Film Festival in September, 2021.

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