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is the daughter of Auschwitz Survivor #61016, and a comedian based in the SF Bay Area. Born and raised in Hollywood, Karin headlines on nightclub stages nationwide and Recovery Comedy at conventions. She’s done stand-up on TV, acted in films, starred in the web series Cleaner Daze, and was a screenwriter on a few bad sitcoms. Currently, Karin teaches advanced stand-up comedy at the SF Comedy College. 

JP Frary designs and builds furniture and sculptures, creating beautiful things from recycled materials. His stories can be heard in lumber yards and hardware stores throughout the Bay Area, as well as on KQED. He has won The Moth many, many times. You can see JP as often as you want at the fantastic Redwood Under the Stars in Fairfax, where he lords over his storytelling empire.

is a professor at American River College in Sacramento, CA.  After realizing his family & friends were getting tired of hearing his stories, he was ecstatic to discover that he could tell them to strangers!  He has taken the stage at numerous Moth Story Slams and been a featured storyteller for RISK!, Story Collider, Armchair Anonymous, Redwood Nights, and Simply Said. John is currently an events producer, instructor, & coach for Capital Storytelling & hosts their monthly true story open mic, Do Tell, in Rancho Cordova.

The "Hillbilly in the Bay" is a comedian and storyteller based in Oakland, California. He is an 8-time Moth Story Slam winner, Bay Area Moth GrandSLAM winner, and has appeared on the nationally syndicated Moth Radio Hour. He’s currently working on a show about growing up in the rural mountain town of Hazard, Kentucky, which was rated “the least happy town in America” in 2008 by the esteemed Dr. Oz TV show. He promises this show is funny and not as sad as Hazard. Beau is the co-host of Pretty Good Stories in Berkeley.