The Grawlix! October '24: Wheelan, Sheen & Kay

Mandy Kay

Mandy Kay is an absolute delight, just ask her! Her relatable style and Southern Charm brings smiles to everyone she meets. 

Growing up in the South and now residing in Denver, she has captured audiences while being unapologetically in her 40s.

She was a featured performer at the 2021 High Plains Comedy Festival in Denver, a semi-finalist in the 2022 Funniest Person In Austin Contest at Cap City Comedy, and she’s continually popping up at comedy festivals across the country.

She has also cleaned bathrooms in several different states, but tries not to brag about it too much.

Derek Sheen

Derek Sheen is a cuddly mess of undiagnosed trauma and insecurity, and a gifted, one-of-a-kind storyteller. His ability to mine humor from the dank, humid corners of the human condition has made him a cult favorite of comedy nerds around the globe.

Sheen has released four critically acclaimed albums with Minneapolis-based Stand Up! Records, produced by Grammy nominees Dan Schlissel and also Matt Bayless (Mastodon, Minus The Bear), and toured nationally with his comedy heroes Brian Posehn and Patton Oswalt.

This Fall Sheen will embark on a national tour for his new one-person show, "MotherL*ver", about finding laughter in the darkest places imaginable: grief and loss. It's actually more fun than it sounds!

Richard Lanoie-Serious Comedy Site- "Sheen more than proves there are still some great, original, and intelligently dark comics out there."

Brooks Wheelan

Brooks originally hails from Iowa where he attended the University of Iowa. In 2015, he released his debut album This Is Cool, Right?, which hit #1 on the iTunes charts and was included on PASTE Magazine’s 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2015 list. His television credits include HBO’s Girls, Comedy Central’s The Half Hour, @Midnight, Adam Devine’s House Party, NBC’s Late Night with Seth Myers, MTV’s Ridiculousness and TBS’ CONAN. He was a writer and cast member on Season 39 of NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Rolling Stone named Brooks as one the Top 45 Acts of Bonnaroo 2014.

In 2012 he hit the comedy scene in stride when he was invited to perform at the New York Comedy Festival as a part of Comedy Central’s Top 10 Comics to Watch, and was a breakout performer as a new face at the prestigious Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. Other festival appearances include SXSW, Sasquatch, Austin’s Moontower Comedy Festival, Portland’s Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Comedy Central South Beach Comedy Festival. Brooks currently lives in Los Angeles and can be seen headlining colleges and clubs throughout the US.