Birungi is a Ugandan comedian based out of Seattle, Washington. Although he initially moved to America for college, he quickly found a different way to fall into debt – stand up comedy! Within 5 years of performing, he has hit stages in multiple cities including Olympia, Bellingham, Portland, Denver, Boston, Phoenix, San Diego and Los Angeles. He has been featured on the “Best of the Fest” list at the Burbank Comedy Festival. Birungi also had the privilege of opening for DL Hughley (Original Kings of Comedy) at the Parlor Comedy club in Bellevue, an experience he describes the highlight of his comedy career.
Since then, he has performed for hundreds of people across America. Most recently, he was a contestant in the Seattle International Comedy Competition which showcases comedians from all over US, Canada and the rest of the world. You can find him performing in and outside major cities throughout the year. He has traveled and opened or featured for seasoned headliners like: Mateen Stewart, Ken Hamlet, Monica Nevi, Susan Jones, Ivan Decker, Bo Johnshon, Luke Severeid, Anish Shah and more. He is aware that you have never heard of these people but hopes you get the idea.
Dominic Syracuse is an actor, stand-up comedian, and behavioral specialist.
Through his company, Cognitive Behavioral Theater, he uses acting and improvisation techniques as a refreshing and interactive approach to positive psychology and evidence-based mental health practices. He has led workshops for hundreds of organizations including The U.S. Air Force, maximum security prisons, and art therapy centers in Ukraine, among others. His interactive approach has been shown to reduce stress in participants by up to 93% and has been utilized by The USC Master's of Social Work Program, The UCLA School of Nursing, and UC Berkley's "Big Ideas" Competition.His speeches and workshops have been deemed by both students and teachers as "visceral", "uplifting" and "the only class on emotional intelligence as entertaining as it is educational."
Jeff Klein: While talking about not fitting into his communities or clothes anymore, Jeff Klein has performed at Gay Pride Comedy Fests from coast to coast. This Florida-born comic is the host of Beer with a Queer—an online rant of a show—and created the yet-to-be critically acclaimed online series Outside a Comedy Club. Blending his two worlds, Jeff founded the wildly popular Wigs and Wit comedy show, where drag queens and stand-up comics competed for the coveted crown. Jeff Klein competed in the 2022 San Francisco Comedy Competition and can be found on stages across Tampa Bay and beyond.
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