Brett Hamil is a standup comic, writer, cartoonist and political commentator. He performs at clubs and festivals all over the U.S. and Canada and hosts a live political comedy talk show at Northwest Film Forum, The Seattle Process, where he interviews politicans, activists and artists. Hamil lives in the southend with his wife, two weird-looking dogs and a baby.

Recent Articles

Humor

Manifesting optimal gratitude

I’m the most thankful person you’ll ever meet.
Humor

If you want to make it in this business

"You might be asking yourself, why would I need all these personality traits just to answer phones for a carpet wholesaler?"
Humor

I am a reanimated 42,000-year-old worm

It’s nice to be pampered in the lab, but where were all these doctoral students back in the Pleistocene when I was slogging my way through a dead locust thorax?
Humor

Seattle Visitor Guide: Summer Edition

Seattleites are at their brashest, friendliest and horniest during the summer months. Welcome!
Humor

New Project Tease

I have great news to share with you!
Feature

Survival Instinct

Chad Goller-Sojourner debuts a new solo show about fighting through the plague years.
Humor

Meet Your Inner Child

It’s important to develop a good rapport with your inner child, but definitely don’t kiss their ass or anything. Remember: You are the grown-up here.
Hamil with Care

Necessary Anger: Tatiana Pavela on ‘Brandi Alexander’

Pavela's one-woman show spirals into a monologue about sexual assault, therapy, self-hate and chicken nuggets, among other topics.
Hamil with Care

The Vulnerability—and Value—of Fandom

We can still build something tender and sincere atop the rubble of our cyber dystopia.
Humor

Disconnecting from Social Media

"About a year ago I was standing on Pike Street looking at Facebook when I read a comment that was so asinine I impulsively lobbed my iPhone into a passing dump truck."
News

Courtney Sheehan Leaving Northwest Film Forum

She's stepping down as the organization's executive director, effective in October, and leaves behind a five-year box office high and an emerging model of community engagement.
Hamil with Care

Fascist Scorekeeping and ‘Babylon Berlin’

Comparing the modern American conservative movement to the rise of Nazism used to be a leftist parlor game. Lately it’s become a solemn civic duty.