I Love Seattle Comedy

I started my comedy career in the vibrant San Francisco comedy scene doing open mics at bars and coffee shops, sitting in the back on the Punchline watching comedians far better and more experienced than I, learning from those around me. I’m glad I started in the Bay Area because the diversity of audiences between SF, San Jose, Oakland, and everywhere else there made me a better comedian.

While San Francisco comedy was my home, Seattle comedy was my vacation. The comedians there welcomed me with open arms, invited me to brunches, shuttled me around to different shows, and let me crash on their couches. I started going up there at least twice a year to do shows just to hang out in their scene. I’d lose money and not give a shit just because I had that much fun. Sometimes I’d go up there without even one paid gig lined up because I knew the free shows and hang out sessions would be worth all the money I spent getting there.

The Comedy Underground was always great to me and would let me do guest sets in the early days. Four years ago or so I featured my first weekend there. And now I’m super stoked to be going back and headlining the Underground for the first time on Thursday, October 3rd.

I’m excited to be headlining, but more than that I’m excited to be back in the Seattle comedy scene again. It’s always felt like a second home to me.