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Friday January 24, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Joel Kim Booster is a Chicago-bred, Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who was named one of the TIME100 Next 2022 as an emerging advocate and creative and a Variety Screenwriter to Watch (2022). Joel has also been recognized as one of The Queer Young Comics Redefining American Humor by the New York Times. Joel starred in the Searchlight Pictures rom-com "Fire Island", which won the 2023 Dorian Award for Best TV movie and was called an "instant classic" by the AV Club. The GLAAD Award winning film, which he also wrote, was released on Hulu in June 2022 and received a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay and two Emmy nominations for his writing and best Outstanding Television movie in 2023. His first hour-long comedy special for Netflix, called "Psychosexual", was nominated for a Critics Choice Award and named one of the best comedy specials of 2022 by Variety. In his special, Joel explores his experiences and observaTIons as a gay Asian American male with commentary on identity, sexuality, cultural expectations, and more. Joel currently stars on the Apple TV+ series "Loot" playing Nicholas, Maya Rudolph’s quirky assistant. The series was created by Alan Yang and Mat Hubbard and will have its season 2 premiere later this year. Other TV and Film credits include "Sunnyside" (NBC), "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO), "Shrill" (Hulu), "Search Party" (TBS), "BoJack Horseman", "Big Mouth", "The Week Of" (Netflix), & "American Dad" (Fox).

With an opening set by Brendan Scannell.
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Joel Kim Booster

Joel Kim Booster is a Chicago-bred, Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who was named as an emerging advocate and creative on the 2022 Time100 Next List and a "Variety Screenwriter to Watch" (2022). Joel has also been recognized as one of "The Queer Young Comics... Read More →
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Brendan Scannell

Brendan Scannell is an actor, writer, and comedian most known for his starring role in the Netflix dark comedy series "Bonding", for which he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. He previously co-starred in "Heathers", Paramount's... Read More →

Friday January 24, 2025 7:30pm - 9:00pm PST
Great American Music Hall 859 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94109

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