Grant Winkels, Courtney Baka & Joey Hamburger

Grant Winkels has been a performer for his whole life. After years of gigging as a musician, he finally convinced himself that he was funny. He’s been convincing audiences ever since. Grant pretends to be light-hearted, but his exasperation always creeps in. He hosts the weekly open mic at Sisyphus Brewing and Stand Up Sundays at Fair State Brewing in Minneapolis. Grant is also a producer on the annual 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival in Minneapolis. Grant cohosts the podcast, We Cool?, in which listeners submit anonymous apologies for things they can’t admit to in their lives. He tours the Midwest and country and has opened for comedians such as Mike Recine, Matt Braunger, Brad Williams, Kate Quigley, Steve Rannazzisi and Mary Mack. Grant can be seen performing in the Twin Cities at the Comedy Corner Underground, Sisyphus Brewing, Rick Bronson's House of Comedy and Laugh Camp Comedy Club.

Courtney Baka is a comedian and writer based in Minneapolis. With her dry wit and unique perspective she finds comedy in a tragic world. She has performed in numerous festivals across the country including The Women in Comedy Festival, Limestone Comedy Festival, 208 and 10,000 Laughs. In addition she has opened for such comedians as Kyle Kinane, Taylor Tomlinson, Shane Torres, Beth Stelling, Michael Ian Black and Aparna Nancherla. She also writes for the punk rock satire site The Hard Times, where she is known as the resident goth. Courtney was named 2019 Minnesota Comic to watch, but you can usually find her in her apartment with her two cats where she is currently living out her dream of becoming a cliche.

Joey Hamburger is a filmmaker, playwright, and comedian from Minneapolis. His short films have been featured on Funny or Die, Film Shortage, and a number of film festivals including the Austin Comedy Film Festival. His theater company, Sheep Theater, was named Best Theater Troupe in the Twin Cities by City Pages Best Of 2018.