Brett Hamil
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
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!
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.
