Brett Hamil
Brett Hamil is a standup comic based in Seattle where The Stranger called him “a truly treasured ham.” He writes a regular comedy column for City Arts magazine along with cartoons, videos, essays, and interviews. He performs at clubs, theaters, casinos, and festivals all over the U.S. and Canada, including Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival (Seattle), Bridgetown Comedy Festival (Portland), and the Northwest Comedy Fest (Vancouver, BC). His comedy videos and political rants have received hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube and spun off into a semimonthly talk show at Northwest Film Forum, The Seattle Process with Brett Hamil. This year he released his first album, Grower, with Uproar Entertainment. He lives on Beacon Hill with a wife and two dogs, all of whom he found on the Internet.
“Hamil stands as the city’s premier political comic” –Seattle Weekly
“Hamil performed like a seasoned veteran and in minutes turned a stodgy room of wine sippers into a bunch of gut-busting belly laughers.” –Seattle Times