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.

Dana is a comedy writer, actor, comedian, show creator and producer. He is best known for creating, writing, and executive producing IFC’s comedy horror series STAN AGAINST EVIL, in which he also starred as “Kevin.” Dana served as Consulting Producer and guest starred on Peacock’s TED prequel series created by Seth MacFarlane. He is also voicing multiple characters in the upcoming TED animated series. On the development side, he sold his feature about Martha Mitchell to Sister Pictures and also developed an hour-long series based on Steve Niles’ comic book series THE OCTOBER FACTION for Netflix. Other television writing credits include THE SIMPSONS, where he served as a Co-Executive Producer for six seasons, SEINFELD, PARKS & RECREATION, MARON, SUPER ADVENTURE TEAM, and many more. His graphic novel adaptation of Rod Serling’s original draft of the screenplay for PLANET OF THE APES was published by Boom! Comics. Dana also hosts his monthly podcast “The Dana Gould Hour”, which frequently resides in iTunes’ Top Ten Comedy.

Originally from New Jersey, James is Los Angeles based comedian and screenwriter. He’s written for such companies as Chockstone Pictures, Hallmark and Nickelodeon. In 2022 he co-wrote the female golf comedy, “DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH” streaming on Peacock. He’s performed at Flappers, The Ice House, Tao Comedy Studio and more. When not writing or performing he spends time with his beloved rescue dog, Bobbins