Samantha Hale is the creator and host of “Horror Nerd,” the monthly horror-themed stand-up comedy show at the Hollywood Improv. Her latest special, Samantha Hale: Horror Nerd was recently released by Comedy Dynamics. Samantha has appeared and hosted at comedy clubs nationwide as well as at more unusual locations such as Midsummer Scream and other horror conventions, San Diego and Los Angeles Comic Cons, and Missing at the Mortuary, a funeral home-turned-event space that is the subject of HBO’s docuseries The Mortician. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Samantha is following in the comedic footsteps of her grandfather, Alan Hale, Jr., best known as The Skipper from Gilligan’s Island, and her great-grandfather, Alan Hale, Sr., who played opposite Errol Flynn in classic Hollywood swashbuckler films.

Laurel Kathleen is the co-host of the Unlicensed/Unsolicited show, a monthly stand up show at The Lyric Hyperion. She is a producer, performer, and frequent co-host of Character Assassination at Mattie's in Weho, a monthly lip sync battle show featuring comedians and drag queens. She has performed at The Hollywood Improv, Dynasty Typewriter, Flappers, The Comedy Chateau, Tao Comedy Studio, The Hollywood Comedy, PDA, The Clubhouse, The Zebra Room, PauHaus, Nico’s at Baby Battista, State Social House, Skiptown Playhouse, State, Videoteque, The Mixx, The Roguelike Tavern, and the Madnani Theater.    You can watch her act, write, direct, and produce in the sketch comedy series "That's Hollywood, Baby!” on Youtube. Her alter ego -  90 year old Miss Gloria P Hole - is the host of the burlesque show Absinthe Angels. Her solo show "Re-Visitor" is now playing at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June 2026. 

Grace Kasemeier is an LA comedian and screenwriter best known for her nerdy and girly material. She’s performed all around the U.S. including at the LA Comedy Store, The Stand in NYC with Character Select Comedy and at Geekfest West at The Everett Performing Arts Center in Everett, Washington. Grace was accepted into and performed in the 2nd Annual International Comedy Chateau Comedy Festival (2023) the Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival (2024) and Burbank Comedy Festival (2024). In 2023, Grace debuted her comedy internationally at the Comedy Clubhouse in Barcelona, Spain. Grace worked as a writers assistant on both seasons of Cooper’s Bar on AMC+ starring Lou Mustillo, Rhea Seehorn and Whitney Cummings (Season 2). Follow her on IG @gracefayek to stay up to date.