The best comedy is an open house in another person's brain, and Ella Gale would like to invite you into hers. Originally from Colorado, Ella began her comedy career in Austin, TX, where she created Naughty Bits (a show that gave comedians sex advice based on their jokes) and performed with Austin comedy powerhouse Master Pancake. She has been a Black List Feature Lab fellow, a Black List x Hornitos Take Your Shot short film grant recipient, and a Yes, and Laughter Lab fellow. Her award-winning short film HELL GIG, about a standup comedian infected by a demon that eats anyone she envies, played at Fantastic Fest, Fantasia, and the Telluride Horror Show. Ella has performed at standup festivals like Moontower and Limestone, written satire for McSweeney's, Reductress, and the Hard Times, and is the co-creator of Burrito Makes Three. She has lived many lives, including working in youth radio in Yemen, inspecting dirt in Texas, and ghostwriting fantasy novels.
Aly Dixon is a comedian and writer in Los Angeles. In addition to writing for Reductress, she has performed at Comedy Central’s Clusterfest, the Comedy Store, the Orlando Indie Comedy Fest, Austin Sketchfest, Out of Bounds and Sound on Sound Fest. She is an all around fun gal with crippling anxiety! Shit she has done includes: writing and cohosting the popular original webseries Hit Play; producing, writing and hosting the live-talkshow-turned-webseries, Millennially Challenged; and writing, directing and starring in the short film, Existing. She also sells vintage fits at @wickedhotfinds (she promises to tell us if she finds the perfect obscene Christmas sweater).
Moujan Zolfaghari is an Emmy & WGA award-nominated writer, actor and VO artist whose Iranian parents and ancestors are still concerned she has a career in comedy. She co-created and performed on Mission to Zyxx, an improvised sci-fi audiocomedy series on Maximum Fun. She has also appeared on At Home with Amy Sedaris, Last Week Tonight, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Her VO work can be heard on Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai & Comedy Central's Tooning Out The News. She has written for TBS's The Detour, The Helpsters, Not Too Late Show with Elmo, Tiny Chef, various sketch shows for Comedy Central that didn't make it to air, and is currently in development on projects to come (in development, TBD, NDA, etc.). A veteran of the UCB Theater stage, Moujan regularly performs improv, storytelling, and more in both NY and LA. She is also one of the co-hosts and producers of THE FEMALE GAZE, a supersized daytime talk show at night (UCB LA, Caveat Theater NY).
Kyle Kinane is a comedian, actor, and podcaster whose newest standup album Shocks and Struts has been praised by the New York Times and others for its evocative language. Kinane voices Bullet on Paradise PD, and has appeared on Those Who Can’t, Adventure Time, and Bob’s Burgers. His podcast No Accounting for Taste attempts to find the good in everything, while The Boogie Monster is about ghosts and barbecue. Don’t miss his next tour!
Sarah Gibble-Laska is the CEO and co-founder of Chapter Four Media. With over 10 years experience as a sound designer and audio post engineer, Sarah's work has been featured in Oscar-nominated films, immersive content, television and commercials. She utilizes spatial and binaural sound design to maximize the immersive experience and push the boundaries of storytelling. Her audio drama design work includes iHeart Radio’s See You in Your Nightmares and Lethal Lit season 2.
Gillian Beth Durkee is a Seattle-born playwright/screenwriter and an alumna of EST/Youngblood. She has worked with Ensemble Studio Theatre, Sam French OOB Festival, Normal Ave, The Tank, The Workshop Theater, Project Y, Gillian also sings and arranges a cappella with Treble NYC, who appeared in the film How to be Single.
Dillon Magrann-Wells is a multi-hyphenate filmmaker with a multi-hyphenate last name. He began his career in music videos by working with artists such as Dashboard Confessional, Jay Brannan, and Styrofoam. Recently he produced and directed "The Change You Want To See," a documentary web-series focusing on unique non-profits. However, his passion has always been in screenwriting, particularly in crafting funny genre-blending stories.