Hayden Johnson is a trans queer comedian and writer based in Los Angeles. She's performed at Moontower, Sketchfest, and Netflix is a Joke festival. In 2025, she was named one of Just for Laughs' New Faces of Comedy. She's been featured in Vogue, Funny or Die, and is overall a nice cool person.

Billie Manton is a Seattle-based stand-up comic hailing all the way from Brooklyn, New York. She is co-producer of The Nest, Seattle's longest running queer comedy open mic, and can often be caught performing at venues across her new home of the PNW. She has hosted and opened for touring comics like Gabby Bryan, Sophie Buddle, and Danielle Redford, and has featured at Seattle comedy institutions both old and new. Billie brings a signature brassy, East Coast energy to the Upper Left with material ranging from life as a trans woman with anxiety to penises in tiny clown hats. You can find her on most social media at @BillieMComedy.