Hosted by Greg "G" Williams
Army Veteran and Neonatal ICU Nurse, Greg "G" Williams is expertly trained to save a life or kill a crowd with laughter. Greg became a Nurse in 1998, started comedy in 2007 and has toured, headlining nationally. He created "Nurse's Night Out " in 2013 in San Jose CA., as a tour dedicated to our hero's in the medical field. Whether you’re in the medical field or not, you'll enjoy the best medicine there is....laughter. Greg has shared the stage with such greats like Bruce-Bruce, Brad Williams, Vir Das, Sammy Obied and Taylor Tomlinson.
Steven Lolli
Steven Lolli is a white jewish comedian who worked as a writer for Katt Williams (2007-09) and comedy legend Eddie Pepitone as well as co-creating "Comedians w/out cars getting Soda" with Pepitone and co-hosting PepTaks podcast with Eddie (2018-20) for Bill Burr's ATC Studios. He appeared onstage with Howie Mandel and Arsenio Hall at 2024's Netflix is a Joke Fest and has a starring role in Resonance Productions' dark comedy "Last Chance" due for release in 2024.
Featuring Laura Hayden
When Laura Hayden is not killing patients–with laughter, she is killing it on stage as a stand-up comedian and inspirational speaker. Dr. Laura Hayden is a practicing physical therapist, touring comedian and speaker. Laura’s stand-up career started at the front of the classroom while she earned her Masters in Physical Therapy from Mount Saint Mary’s College. Her ability to highlight the humorous side of medicine led her classmates to nominate her to give their graduation commencement speech. To this day the faculty at Mount Saint Mary’s College still talk about that “infamous” commencement speech. Laura credits this as her first stand up performance.
Laura’s personal journey and research on the healing aspect of laughter led her to pursue her PhD in Physical Therapy from Boston University. The emphasis of her PhD was burnout and therapeutic laugher. Caregiver burnout is a serious issue in the medical industry and as a caregiver herself she understood how difficult it was to stay sane and positive when dealing with the stress. She found that laughter—as cliché as it may sound—truly is the best medicine for patients, their loved ones, and the medical professionals working the front lines.
Today Laura lends her humorous take on the absurd, bizarre and rare moments that make living and healing such a great part of the human experience. Part of her mission to serve others, educate and entertain with kindness and humor, Laura crafts one-of-a-kind speeches and uplifting presentations that helps people cut loose and find the funny side of any situation. The prognosis . . .terminal laughter!
Headliner Cat Alvarado
Funny, passionate and insightful, Cat Alvarado is a stand-up comedian and activist. Her comedy covers relatable topics like parents and dating, but also dives into her views on Latin American geopolitics, including the current crisis in Nicaragua. Cat has over 2 million views on YouTube from the popular YouTube Channel, The Reel Rejects, and was featured on Buzzfeed's Tasty channel. She also was on the PBS show First Nations Comedy Experience. She hosts the comedy podcast Villains of History @villainsofhistory.
Cat performs all over the country, but over the past several years has become a local favorite on the Central Coast. She has headlined nearly every local comedy show over the past 6 years, both in SLO and Santa Barbara Counties. After getting divorced at 21, Cat decided to pursue higher education at UCSB, where she found a passion for finance and stand-up comedy. Last year, Cat released her first comedy album. Before she films her first comedy special next month, she is giving SLOFunny Comedy the first peak.
