Comedy July 29 at Red Curtain

Vanessa Dawn is a comedian from Tulsa, Oklahoma now living in the Pacific Northwest. Her relaxed comedy style sneaks up on you like an unmarked car at a DUI check point. She has performed in the Seattle International Comedy Competition, Blue Whale Comedy Festival, NW Women's Comedy Festival, NW Black Comedy Festival, and performs at clubs and casinos throughout the NW.

JR Berard has been delivering his personal, self deprecating brand of humor to audiences all over the United States and Canada for years. JR can’t simply limit himself to stand-up comedy - He can be seen on IFC’s hit show, "Portlandia" and the 2021 comedy ‘The Dark Divide” with David Cross. Stay tuned for JR’s debut album “These Things Usually Move” to be released this summer.

Juan Pablo Forno is a touring comedian and writer from Calgary, Canada, who recently packed up his Kia Forte to follow his comedic dreams in the USA.

April Gallaty is a comedian in Tacoma, Wa. Originally from Georgia, April focuses on her upbringing in the South, life in the Pacific Northwest, and her daily adventures in marriage, early menopause, middle age, and ADHD with a bite that doesn't quite fit her sweet southern accent.

From Bellingham, Washington, Matt Benoit has opened for Almost Live's John Keister, the UCB Touring Company, Ryan Stiles, and other Western Washington notables. He was also a chosen performer in Michigan’s Paul Bunyan Comedy Festival and Kentucky's Tim Northern Comedy Competition, where he received solid applause and modest hotel discounts.

Deb Tahara is a Seattle based stand-up comedian. She performed at the Aloha Comedy Festival in her hometown of Honolulu and in the New York Underground Comedy Festival. Deb’s comedy experience also includes improv, sketch, and producing award-winning documentaries on her YouTube channel “Funny and Fearless.”