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This week got us feeling like… #readyfortheweeke

This week got us feeling like... #readyfortheweekend

(Pictured: Actors performing in the original musical "Mating Season" at our Tenth Anniversary Show in September 2024)

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In need of a last-minute Halloween costume? Swipe

In need of a last-minute Halloween costume? Swipe for some inspiration from our 10th Anniversary Show...

1) DISGRUNTLED DUO LINGO OWL - Owl mask, cape, just enough Spanish to confuse your friends.

2) PERSON ON-HOLD WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE - At least one phone, utter frustration and sadness.

3) A TENT - A tent.

HAVE A FUN AND SAFE HALLOWEEN!

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A HUGE mahalo to @living808tv for having our produ

A HUGE mahalo to @living808tv for having our producers @kimeebalmilero and @heyitseesh on the show to spread the word about the Hawai’i Comedy Festival this weekend!

Always a blast chatting with the hilarious @officialmikeymonis — let’s make it a slumber party at the studio next time! 💤

Can’t wait to see all of you @honolulumuseum this weekend!🙌🏽🥸🍍

The 10th Annual Hawaii Comedy Fest will be held Friday, September 27th, and Saturday, September 28th, at the Honolulu Museum’s Doris Duke Theatre.

Tickets are on-sale now at hicomedyfest.com

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#TBT to our epic 2017 Hawai'i Comedy Festival, whe

#TBT to our epic 2017 Hawai'i Comedy Festival, where we kicked off a hilarious journey with SUGAR RAY: THE MUSICAL, crafted by the incredibly talented Rachel Bloom (@racheldoesstuff)! 🎤✨

That year marked our leap into musical comedy, igniting a passion for creating unforgettable original musicals with our very own Hawai'i Comedy Festival Start-Up Teams.

Join us for a night of unforgettable comedic performances on Friday, September 27th at The Honolulu Museum of Art's Doris Duke Theatre. 🎭

Grab your tickets for The Tenth Hawai’i Comedy Festival now at hicomedyfest.com🎟️

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MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSA

MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSARY CAST:
KIMEE BALMILERO

Filipino American and Hawai'i-born actor Kimee Balmilero (HICF founder and cast member) is best known for her series regular role as Medical Examiner Dr. Noelani Cunha on CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I. In 2022, she was cast opposite comedian Jo Koy in the ABC pilot Josep, playing his sister Geraldine. Josep was the first TV pilot by a major network to feature a Filipino American family. Other credits include Doogie Kameloha MD on Disney+, Two Tickets To Paradise on The Hallmark Channel, and the original Broadway cast of Mamma Mia! Since returning home, Kimee has launched several creative ventures, including The Hawai’i Comedy Festival, Improv Hawai’i, and Tiny Stage Hawai’i - a small but mighty theatre space in Kaka'ako.

Follow Kimee on IG: @kimeebalmilero

Catch Kimee and the rest of our TENTH ANNIVERSARY cast on Friday, Sept 27th & Saturday, Sept 28th, at The Honolulu Museum of Art.

Tickets are on sale now at hicomedyfest.com!

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It’s finally show week, everyone! Have you secur

It’s finally show week, everyone! Have you secured your tickets for our Tenth Anniversary Show this weekend? Don’t miss out—head over to hicomedyfest.com before we sell out!

We can’t wait to celebrate TEN YEARS OF THE HAWAI'I COMEDY FESTIVAL with you!

(Pictured: Musical actor Susan performs in an original musical comedy at our 2023 festival)

The 10th Annual Hawaii Comedy Fest will be held Friday, September 27th, and Saturday, September 28th, at the Honolulu Museum's Doris Duke Theatre.

Tickets are on-sale now at hicomedyfest.com

📸: @jeffhawefoto @workhatmedia

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MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSA

MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSARY CAST:
IXCHEL DURANT-LOPEZ

Ixchel López-Durant (show producer and cast member) is back for her 8th Hawai'i Comedy Festival! She's participated in the festival as a writer, director, actor, and began producing in 2022. Favorite HICF moments include writing/directing Windbreaker Island, dancing in Procedural, and hosting the festival with the improvised boy band, "BoyzIIBad". When she's not playing with her friends onstage, she is reading alone in a corner at Barnes & Noble, or trying to solve the latest episode of Unsolved Mysteries with her dog. www.helloixchel.com

Follow Ixchel on IG: @heyitseesh

Catch Ixchel and the rest of our TENTH ANNIVERSARY cast on Friday, Sept 27th and Saturday, Sept 28th at The Honolulu Museum of Art.

Tickets are on sale now at hicomedyfest.com!

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Get ready to crank up the excitement! 🎉 Just FI

Get ready to crank up the excitement! 🎉 Just FIVE MORE DAYS until our epic "Best Of The Hawai'i Comedy Festival" Show, featuring improv, sketch, stand-up, and musical comedy! 🎭✨ Don’t miss your chance to catch the laughs—grab your tickets now at hicomedyfest.com before they disappear! Let’s do this!

(Pictured: The cast of Polynesian AF get ready to perform in our 2023 Festival)

The 10th Annual Hawaii Comedy Fest will be held Friday, September 27th, and Saturday, September 28th, at the Honolulu Museum's Doris Duke Theatre.

Tickets are on-sale now at hicomedyfest.com

📸: @jeffhawefoto @workhatmedia

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MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSA

MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSARY CAST:
SUSAN HAWES

Susan Hawes was born in Quantico, Virginia. That’s where the FBI Headquarters are located. She has changed her last name before. She drives an inconspicuous Honda CRV. She has never felt the need to take a self-defense class. You do the math.

Catch Susan and the rest of our TENTH ANNIVERSARY Musical cast on Friday, Sept 27th at The Honolulu Museum of Art.

Tickets are on sale now at hicomedyfest.com!

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"Make like you laughing…" (Pictured: AAPI AF a

"Make like you laughing..."

(Pictured: AAPI AF actors Oki and Kaliko being all "candid" for the camera backstage at our special spring showcase back in May)

The 10th Annual Hawaii Comedy Fest will be held Friday, September 27th, and Saturday, September 28th, at the Honolulu Museum's Doris Duke Theatre.

Tickets are on sale now at hicomedyfest.com

📸: @jeffhawefoto @workhatmedia

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MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSA

MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSARY CAST:
STACEY PULMANO

Stacey first performed in the Scratch Paper Sketch Comedy Show back in 2016 and has since returned to perform in the HICF whenever she can! By day, she is a data visualization analyst for the Hawai'i State Department of Education, and by night, she prowls the local theatre scene, sauntering from theatre to theatre as a patron, performer, crew member and occasionally as assistant director. Thank you for supporting local arts and comedy!

Follow Stacey on IG: @or.something.like.that

Catch Stacey and the rest of our TENTH ANNIVERSARY musical cast on Friday, Sept 27th at The Honolulu Museum of Art.

Tickets are on sale now at hicomedyfest.com!

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Us next week – READY to embrace you like a long-lo

Us next week - READY to embrace you like a long-lost relative at a family reunion!

The 10th Annual Hawaii Comedy Fest will be held Friday, September 27th, and Saturday, September 28th, at the Honolulu Museum's Doris Duke Theatre.

Tickets are on sale now at hicomedyfest.com

(Pictured: HICF actor Sarah performs a solo in the original musical WHO DA MAN written by Susan Hawes)

📸: @andy.hawes

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MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSA

MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSARY CAST:
SAM BUDD

Sam Budd is an actor originally from New Jersey. He has had the pleasure of working on several great projects since moving out here, including commercials, the documentary Waterman, and several stage productions at Diamond Head Theatre. He is very excited to work with HICF and can't wait to have some laughs together.

Catch Sam and the rest of our TENTH ANNIVERSARY cast on Friday, Sept 27th & Saturday, Sept 28th, at The Honolulu Museum of Art.

Tickets are on sale now at hicomedyfest.com!

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We’re counting down the days until we return to

We’re counting down the days until we return to @honolulumuseum next week for our TENTH ANNUAL HAWAI'I COMEDY FESTIVAL! 🎉 Don’t miss out—grab your tickets at hicomedyfest.com before they sell out! LET’S GO!

(Pictured: HICF Founder Kimee Balmilero welcoming the crowd at The Doris Duke Theatre during our 2023 Festival)

The 10th Annual Hawaii Comedy Fest will be held Friday, September 27th, and Saturday, September 28th, at the Honolulu Museum's Doris Duke Theatre.

Tickets are on-sale now at hicomedyfest.com

📸: @jeffhawefoto @workhatmedia

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MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSA

MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSARY CAST:
Ryan "Oki" Naka

Ryan “Oki”naka was born and raised in Honolulu, HI and prefers to go by the name Oki, a nickname based on his last name (Okinaka). Oki has performed in numerous stage productions, as well as various television, web, and film roles. He’s also an accomplished playwright, writing and producing his plays iHula in 2016 and Who You Again in 2023, both at Kumu Kahua Theater. His third play titled The Golden Gays, inspired by the Golden Girls, will have its world premier at KKT in the spring of 2025. He's performed improv comedy for nearly ten years and has been a member of Improv Hawai'i. He’s performed in a number of Hawai'i comedy festivals, most recently as a member of AAPI AF.

Follow Oki on IG: @simply_oki

Catch Oki and the rest of our TENTH ANNIVERSARY cast on Friday, Sept 27th & Saturday, Sept 28th, at The Honolulu Museum of Art.

Tickets are on sale now at hicomedyfest.com!

#hicomedyfest #hawaiicomedyfestival #thehawaiicomedyfestival #hawaiisketchcomedyfestival #hisketchfest #sketchcomedy #comedy #funny #hawaiicomedy #comedyhawaii #comedyhi #actorshawaii #hawaiiactors #hawaii #honolulu #oahu #aloha #kimeejay #comedyfest

Only ONE MORE WEEK until the big show! CHEEEEE! J

Only ONE MORE WEEK until the big show! CHEEEEE!

Join us for an EPIC WEEKEND of comedy featuring stand-up, sketch, musical, and improv on Friday, Sept. 27th and Saturday, Sept. 28th at The Honolulu Museum of Art's Doris Duke Theatre.

Tickets are available now at hicomedyfest.com. LET'S GOOOOOOO!

(Pictured: Actor Dylan performing with the cast of Polynesian AF at our 2021 Hawai'i Comedy Festival )

The 10th Annual Hawaii Comedy Fest will be held Friday, September 27th, and Saturday, September 28th, at the Honolulu Museum's Doris Duke Theatre.

Tickets are on-sale now at hicomedyfest.com

📸: @jeffhawefoto @workhatmedia

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MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSA

MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSARY CAST:
MOKU DURANT

Moku Durant is excited to participate in this mega HI Comedy Fest milestone as an actor and musical director! His last onstage credit was playing Jeff in DHT’s Tootsie. Further recent credits include Jon in Tick Tick Boom (MVT), Michael in Be More Chill (MVT), Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (DHT), and many more. He holds an MFA in Acting from UH Manoa, and he's a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, having onscreen credits for Hawa'ii Five-0, NCIS: Hawaii, Doogie Kamealoha M.D., and the upcoming Lilo and Stitch. “Thank you to Kimee, John, Improv Hawai'i, HI Comedy Fest, my cast mates ,and of course, MAH WAIF (to be read in Borat voice), Ixchel!”

Follow Moku on IG: @mokud521

Catch Moku and the rest of our TENTH ANNIVERSARY cast on Friday, Sept 27th & Saturday, Sept 28th, at The Honolulu Museum of Art.

Tickets are on sale now at hicomedyfest.com!

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Don't cry. We still have tickets available for our

Don't cry. We still have tickets available for our TENTH ANNUAL HAWAI'I COMEDY FESTIVAL happening in a couple weeks The Honolulu Museum of Art.

Head on over to hicomedyfest.com to snag your seats before they're all gone!

(Pictured: Actors Jose and Sally in a sketch at our 2022 festival at Studio 909 in Honoulu)

The 10th Annual Hawaii Comedy Fest will be held Friday, September 27th, and Saturday, September 28th, at the Honolulu Museum's Doris Duke Theatre.

Tickets are on-sale now at hicomedyfest.com

📸: @jeffhawefoto @workhatmedia

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MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSA

MEET OUR HAWAI’I COMEDY FESTIVAL TENTH ANNIVERSARY CAST:
LINDSAY RABE

Lindsay Rabe loves Dolly Parton and BTS and has never turned down an opportunity to get on a boat. Her passion for the alto xylophone and dancing with scarves has led to over a decade of teaching music to tiny humans. She has been a puppet, a hairdresser, a 60s icon, a leper, a fake tap dancer, a crew member, an educator, and a music director, among other things, at theaters across Honolulu. She hasn’t performed in over two years and hopes she still knows how.

Follow Lindsay on IG: @heyrabebabe

Catch Lindsay and the rest of our TENTH ANNIVERSARY musical cast on Friday, Sept 27th at The Honolulu Museum of Art.

Tickets are on sale now at hicomedyfest.com!

#hicomedyfest #hawaiicomedyfestival #thehawaiicomedyfestival #hawaiisketchcomedyfestival #hisketchfest #sketchcomedy #comedy #funny #hawaiicomedy #comedyhawaii #comedyhi #actorshawaii #hawaiiactors #hawaii #honolulu #oahu #aloha #kimeejay #comedyfest

We are super excited to welcome back some student

We are super excited to welcome back some student improvisers from La Pietra - Hawaiʻi School for Girls for our FAMILY FRIENDLY IMPROV SHOW on Saturday, September 28th at 3pm.

Join us for a laugh filled afternoon of comedy made up completely on the spot before your eyes and ours! Tickets on sale now at hicomedyfest.com.

The 10th Annual Hawaii Comedy Fest will be held Friday, September 27th, and Saturday, September 28th, at the Honolulu Museum's Doris Duke Theatre.

Tickets are on-sale now at hicomedyfest.com

📸: @jeffhawefoto @workhatmedia

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