– Atsuko Okatsuka is an award-winning comedian and actress making waves across the globe with her one-of-a-kind humor, boundless energy, and infectious charm. Her highly anticipated second stand-up special, Father, recently premiered on Hulu and internationally on Disney+, quickly climbing into the top ten on the streamer. Her previous special, The Intruder (HBO), won a Gracie Award for “Best Comedy Special” and was named a best special of 2022 by The New York Times, Vulture, and Variety. With viral moments as legendary as her stand-up (she and her grandmother created TikTok’s #DropChallenge), her unique style of comedy is captivating audiences worldwide.
– John Craigie has mastered the art of creating live shows that feel more like intimate conversations than performances. Infusing humor, wit, and poignant storytelling, his shows make audience members feel like old friends. His latest live album Greatest Hits… Just Kidding… Live – No Hits captures the warmth and spontaneity of these memorable nights. As a tried-and-true performer, he has regularly sold out solo tours in addition to hitting the road with the likes of Langhorne Slim, Brett Dennen, Mason Jennings, Bella White and Jack Johnson. He has picked up fans with sets at Newport Folk Festival, Pickathon, Edmonton Folk Festival, and High Sierra Music Festival as well as numerous international tours. His catalog has garnered tens of millions of streams with favorites such as “I Am California,” “Highway Blood,” “Don’t Ask,” and “Microdose.” 2024’s Pagan Church with TK & The Holy Know-Nothings spent six weeks at #1 on Americana Radio Albums Chart. His 10th studio album, I Swam Here, is set for release on February 6, 2026.
– Daisy Hernández is the author of The Kissing Bug, winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and the inaugural title for the National Book Foundation’s Science + Literature Program. Her memoir, A Cup of Water Under My Bed, won Lambda Literary’s Dr. Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award and was a Publishing Triangle Award finalist. She co-edited the classic feminist anthology Colonize This! and is an associate professor of creative writing at Northwestern University.
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