About your producer and host, IRIS BENSON
Iris Benson is a stand up comedian from the SF Bay Area. She has traveled and appeared at comedy festivals across the US
Allison Hooker is a San Francisco based comedian and writer who regularly performs in the underground scene as well as prominent clubs such as Punchline and Cobb’s. She is a member of #hellafunny crew, produces and runs multiple weekly shows in San Francisco, is the winner of the Heavy Weight Comedy Competition at Sacramento Punchline and once opened for a guy who once opened for Dave Chapelle.
Connor Lonsdale is a white male comedian but he’s different from the other white male comedians because he has a stupid haircut. His irreverent and conversational style of humor has captivated audiences of all demographics and intellectual capabilities. He has performed in festivals all over California and currently runs his own show at Portal in Oakland every 1st and 3rd Sunday.
Ashley Monique is a San Francisco-based comedian who delivers wry and sometimes dark humor with a disarming, earnest energy. She has opened for Melissa Villaseñor, Zoltan Kaszas, and Nimesh Patel.
HEADLINER
SHANTI CHARAN
Shanti Charan is a stand-up comedian, writer, and storyteller based in the Bay Area. The daughter of immigrants, Shanti’s humor reflects her experience as an Indo-Fijian woman, growing up as a second generation American. Charan was named San Francisco Bay Guardian’s “Best Comedian” in their Annual “Best of SF” edition. SF Weekly awarded Shanti “Best Stand Up on the Way Up”, stating Charan’s writing, “is clever and confident beyond her years”. Shanti has had the opportunity to work with and feature for Bobby Lee, Fortune Feimster, Ronny Chieng, Sheng Wang, Atsuko Okatsuka, Anthony Jeselnik, Dan Soder and Hasan Minhaj.
