For the first time ever, Sasquatch! hosts a stage dedicated entirely to making you laugh. If you need to get out of the sun (or the rain), duck into the comedy tent to see performances by some of the world's funniest people.
Matt Besser
Matt Besser is a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade and a member of the improv troupe ASSSSCAT (who is also performing this weekend). He's very, very funny. Sat 2:30, 4, and 6:30 pm; Sun noon and 1:30 pm.
Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian Black has appeared in The State, Viva Variety, Wet Hot American Summer, and Ed, and he is also one of the regular talking heads on VH1's I Love the... series. Most notably, he's one-third of the comedy troupe Stella, which also includes David Wain and Michael Showalter. Mon 7:15 pm.
Sean Conroy
Sean Conroy has performed standup on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Premium Blend, and Late Friday. He's a founding member of improv group the Swarm, and host of Hump Night at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York. Sat 1 and 6:30 pm; Sun noon and 1:30 pm.
Aziza Diaz
Within a year of starting standup, Aziza Diaz was a regional finalist in Nick at Nite's National Comedy Search. She's also a member of Seattle's People's Republic of Komedy. Sun 3:30 pm.
Rich Fulcher
Rich Fulcher is another former member of the Upright Citizens Brigade who's performing this weekend. He's best known for playing Bob Fossil in The Mighty Boosh, and he was also star and writer for the BBC Three sketch show Snuff Box. Sat 2:30, 4, and 6:30 pm; Sun 1:30 pm.
Andy Haynes
Andy Haynes, from Seattle, was a semifinalist in the 2008 Seattle International Comedy Competition. Sun 4 pm.
Kevin Hyder
Kevin Hyder is a Northwest native who has been doing comedy since 1997. He's also a member of People's Republic of Komedy. Sun 3:45 pm.
Marc Maron
Marc Maron regularly performs on both the Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He has also starred in his own specials on HBO and Comedy Central. Mon 3:30 pm.
Tim Meadows
Tim Meadows lasted almost a decade on Saturday Night Live before leaving in 2000—his most notable character was Leon Phelps, the Ladies' Man. He's also appeared in Mean Girls, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Coneheads, It's Pat, and Wayne's World 2. Sat 1, 4, and 6:30 pm; Sun 1:30 pm.
Jerry Minor
Jerry Minor has a long history in Chicago's comedy scene and he has appeared on SNL, The Daily Show, Arrested Development, and Mr. Show. Sat 1, 2:30, and 6:30 pm; Sun noon.
Eugene Mirman
Delightfully sarcastic Eugene Mirman has released two critically acclaimed comedy albums on local labels Suicide Squeeze and Sub Pop. He's appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Premium Blend, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Mon 4:45 pm.
Morgan Murphy
Morgan Murphy was named one of Variety's top 10 comics to watch. She's also appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Last Call with Carson Daly. Sun 6 pm.
Andy Peters
Seattle's Andy Peters was a finalist in the 2005 Seattle Comedy Competition and the winner of the 2006 Rocky Mountain Laugh Off. Sun 3 pm.
Brian Posehn
Monotone comic Brian Posehn currently stars as one of the "gigantic, orange, and gay" neighbors on The Sarah Silverman Program. He was also a writer and performer on the first season of MTV's Human Giant. Sun 7:15 pm.
Horatio Sanz
Horatio Sanz was a star on SNL from 1998 to 2006 (he played the stoned Gobi, host of "Jarret's Room"). He is also a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade. Sat 1, 2:30, 4, and 6:30 pm; Sun noon.
Seattle School presents "Recession!"
Seattle School won a 2004 Stranger Genius Award for "forging an unprecedented alliance between experimental performance and rock 'n' roll mayhem." Now, four years later, they're successfully carrying on that tradition. Mon 1:30 pm.
Derek Sheen
Derek Sheen is a standup comedian from Seattle who is part of the People's Republic of Komedy and the weekly comedy showcase Lo-Ball. Sun 3:15 pm.
Michael Showalter
Michael Showalter starred in The State, Wet Hot American Summer (which he cowrote), and is a member of the comedy troupe Stella with Michael Ian Black (who is also performing this weekend) and David Wain. Mon 6 pm.
Upright Citizens Brigade's ASSSSCAT
ASSSSCAT is the long-running and critically acclaimed weekly improv show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. A number of former SNL members have been a part of the cast, as well as guest stars from Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Second City. Sat 6:30 pm.
Matt Walsh
Matt Walsh is a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade with Ian Roberts, Matt Besser, and Amy Poehler. He was also a correspondent for The Daily Show. Sat 2:30, 4, and 6:30 pm; Sun noon and 1:30 pm.
Reggie Watts
Many Seattleites know Reggie Watts as the frontman for funky dance band Maktub, but lately he's been making a name for himself as a standup comedian. He won the Andy Kaufman Comedy Award in 2006. Sun 4:45 pm.
