We are excited to announce the 2025 Edmonds Comedy Night Line up!
HEADLINER: Susan Rice
For 42 years Susan Rice has had the privilege of making people laugh. She began her career in Portland OR and moved it to Los Angeles in 1986. She was successful in getting her first television spot on ABC's George Schlatters Comedy Club in 1989. She followed that with many comedy cable shows: Showtime Comedy on the Road and Evening at the Improv. She has co-hosted a podcast called ' Stop Me If I've Heard This!" Produced the St. Johns Comedy Festival in 2021 & 22 and recently went viral with an 11-minute set on the Don't Tell Comedy YouTube channel. In Sept she shot her first comedy hour for distribution called "Silver Alert' and recently been honored by being chosen for Don't Tells Comedy Channel on Hulu. At 73 she is having a comedy renaissance and enjoying everything it has to offer.
Rick Taylor
Following a 30+ year stint in broadcasting Rick Taylor now brings his Gen X average guy view to the stand-up stage. His musings generally take the life experience route as he is, in his own words, "too lazy to make stuff up." Rick has performed at Seattle’s Sketchfest, The Seattle International Comedy Competition, The Portland Queer Comedy Festival, and at Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. Rick has made his mark on Seattle comedy scene by performing regularly in every room available and by starting and curating some of the city’s most popular local comedy shows and venues. Rick was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and for the past 25 years makes his home in the Seattle area with his husband of 28 years and their loving, but disobedient, feline Thomas.
Andrew Frank
Andrew Frank is a non-binary autistic comedian based in Seattle. They grew up in fundamentalist Christian spaces and started stand up comedy at the age of 14. They have performed all over the United States, Canada, and Europe. They recently completed their third Edinburgh Fringe Festival where they performed two separate solo hours for 25 consecutive nights. Their stand up is vulnerable, honest, and compassionate, and their character act where they play a ridiculous fundamentalist pastor is wildly satirical, playful, and hysterical. Frank was a semi-finalist in the 2019 Seattle International Comedy Competition and the 2021 San Francisco Comedy Competition. They were recently named “One of the Best Undiscovered Comedians in America” by Thrillist Magazine.
Ann Elise
Ann Elise is a Seattle based comedian who performs all around the Pacific Northwest and in the Upper Midwest. She is a regular at Laughs Comedy Club in Seattle’s U-District and has proudly shared the stage with amazing comedians such as Susan Rice, Kermet Apio, and Derek Sheen. She has performed at the Upper Left Comedy Festival and competed in Washington’s Funniest Mammal. Ann strongly believes there is a cheese for every occasion and an occasion for every cheese. Follow Ann on IG @laughableann
Duane Goad
Duane Goad has performed at some of North America’s top comedy clubs including Yuk Yuks, The Improv and Comedyworks. He’s been featured at numerous comedy festivals including Funny or Die’s Oddball Comedy Festival, The Las Vegas Comedy Festival, The Bumbershoot Arts Festival and The Vancouver Comedy Festival. Duane was a finalist in the Seattle International Comedy Competition and as an opening act, he has shared the stage with some of the best comics in the business such as Jim Gaffigan, Flight Of The Conchords, Bill Burr, Brad Garrett, Maria Bamford, The Impractical Jokers, Damon Wayans and music superstars The Jacksons.
Kermet Apio
Kermet Apio is a past winner of the Seattle Comedy Competition and a winner of the Great American Comedy Festival, a national competition that takes place in Johnny Carson's home town of Norfolk, NE. He has appeared on Comedy Central and A&E and has numerous appearances on National Public Radio. He has performed in 47 states and recently completed a 25 city theater tour through western Canada.
Get your tickets!
Ticket information can be found at the Edmonds Center for the Arts website for the shows on Friday Feb. 21st and Saturday Feb. 22nd.