Runs Jan 25 – Jan 26, 2025
The Disabled List in association with TOJ presents
The Disabled List Comedy Festival
filmed sketch and live stand-up by comedians with disabilities
Saturday, January 25, 2025, 6:30PM
Saturday, January 25, 2025, 8:30PM
Sunday, January 26, 2025, 12:00PM
The Disabled List Comedy Festival will take place on Jan. 24 at the Northwest Film Forum, and on Jan. 25 & 26 at Theatre Off Jackson.
Festival Schedule:
Friday, January 24th, 7:00 pm (at NW Film Forum)
FEATURING Hayden Kristal & Gibran Saleem
*ASL interpreting
Ticket link: https://bit.ly/disabledlistfestival_1
Saturday, January 25th, 6:30 pm (TOJ)
FEATURING Hayden Kristal & Gibran Saleem
*ASL interpreting
Ticket link: https://bit.ly/disabledlistfestival_2
Saturday, January 25th, 8:30 pm (TOJ)
FEATURING John F. O’Donnell
Ticket link: https://bit.ly/disabledlistfestival_3
Sunday, January 26th, 12:00 pm (TOJ)
Variety show brunch (includes pastries, tea, and coffee; mimosas are an additional cost)
*ASL interpreting
Ticket link: https://bit.ly/disabledlistfestival_4
About the Disabled List:
The Disabled List is a collective of disabled comedians that has been performing in and around Seattle since 2018. In 2021, we produced a short film that debuted at Northwest Film Forum’s Local Sightings Film Festival and was screened at several other film festivals throughout the state. The Disabled List Comedy Festival will feature filmed sketch and live stand-up by comedians with disabilities, including a couple special guests that are still under wraps.
Accessibility:
  • Northwest Film Forum – Wheelchair accessible (and gender neutral) restroom, masks encouraged at the NWFF for those able to, ASL interpretation, auto captions displayed behind performers
  • Theatre off Jackson – ADA restroom, slight incline to the entry, ASL interpretation on select performances (early show on Saturday and Sunday brunch), auto captions displayed behind performers
Headliners and special guests:
  • Hayden Kristal is a Colorado-based Deaf queer activist and stand-up comedian. Their quick wit and cheerful self-deprecation has earned them a semifinalist spot on America’s Got Talent, roles on Netflix & Adult Swim’s Tuca and Bertie, and over a million followers on social media.
  • Gibran Saleem was born in North Carolina and raised in Virginia in a Pakistani household. He started comedy while attending graduate school at New York University for Psychology. While attending school he was individually handpicked as an MVP nominee on the national TBS Rooftop Comedy College Competition and was a two-time recipient of the UCB diversity scholarship. Gibran is the only comedian to ever be selected as a finalist for both the Stand-Up NBC and NBC’s Late Night program; where he was one of six individuals hand-selected from over 1,000 submissions. Gibran has been featured on MTV, TV Land, Popcorn Flix, PBS, CUNY TV, VOA, Elite Daily, and Cosmopolitan and performed his stand-up television debut on Gotham Comedy Live for AXS TV. He was the focus of an international documentary on NHK TV called Asian Dreamers: Brown is Funny and has been featured in festivals nationally across the states as well as winning 1st place in the Hoboken comedy festival. Gibran is a staple among college campuses and travels throughout the year. He can be seen on Pamela Adlon’s Better Things on FX.
  • John O’Donnell will take the stage with his stand-up special, “I’M ON LITHIUM,” part of the Disabled List’s 2025 Comedy Festival. John F. O’Donnell (Comedy Central, NY Times, NAMI-NYC) is an accomplished, national headlining comedian with over 20 years of experience. He’s also struggled with bipolar 1 disorder for just as long.
The Disabled List Comedy Festival VARIETY SHOW BRUNCH! Come eat a pastry, drink a mimosa, and enjoy! *Mimosas not included