Five champions of The Moth, the storytelling series behind the Peabody Award-winning Moth Radio Hour, will share one stage in Hermosa Beach on Saturday, October 24, at 8 PM. "It's Funny NOW: An Evening of Comedic Storytelling" is a special one-night event at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse, presented by the nonprofit RimoVision Group, headlined by four-time Moth GrandSLAM champion and Hermosa Beach local Frank Traynor.
Frank Traynor (Headliner)
Frank Traynor is a four-time Moth GrandSLAM champion, a RISK! alum, and a Hermosa Beach local. After thirteen years in stand-up comedy, he takes his final bow on October 24, on the hometown stage he's always dreamed of playing.
Carlos Kotkin (Host)
Carlos Kotkin has won The Moth StorySLAM fourteen times and hosts The Moth in Los Angeles, where he has introduced countless storytellers to the stage. He keeps the night moving as host of It's Funny NOW.
Vicki Juditz
Vicki Juditz is a Moth GrandSLAM champion whose stories have been heard on The Moth Radio Hour and KCRW's UnFictional. Television audiences know her from Everybody Loves Raymond.
Julia Lechner
Julia Lechner is a Moth GrandSLAM champion who has performed on PBS's Stories from the Stage, at Netflix Is a Joke Fest, and on the RISK! podcast.
Kelly Spillman
Kelly Spillman is a Moth GrandSLAM champion and stand-up comedian who has headlined The Ice House and featured at the Hollywood Improv and The Comedy Store. She has toured her solo show, I Blame Florida, nationwide.