Shawn Hollenbach is a stand up comedian, actor and the gay next door. Shawn is two-time Joke of the Week title holder for Time Out NY. He’s also the producer of Closet Cases, a Critics’ Pick from Time Out NY, a Homo Must in HX Magazine and can be heard on Broadcastr. You may have seen him on VH1 or on Gayest Week Ever on Logo’s NewNowNext.com. He’s also been featured on two episodes of Hot Gay Comics on the here! Networks and you may have seen him as the host of Busted, a celebrity gossip podcast.  He’s also creator and co-producer of the Miss Fag Hag Pageant. featuring such talents as Caroline Rhea, Leslie Jordan, John Cameron Mitchell, Michael Musto and Hedda Lettuce.

Shawn is currently the social media, community manager and Tumblr editor for Logo. Also his picture blog, Unicorns on Computer Paper has been named as one of the “7 Sites You Should Be Waisting Your Time on Right Now” on the Huffington Post.

Laura Mannino is an actor, comedian, writer and producer. Her short film, TEN MINUTE DECADE is now available. Since 2004 Laura has performed stand-up all over NYC and LA at various clubs, festivals, bars, and dungeons. She co-produced Mintyfresh in NYC. Laura hosts the comedy variety talk show FIRST FRIDAYS. TEN MINUTE DECADE is Laura’s first screenwriting effort. Laura is a regular contributor to the site Say Something Funny Bitch. Her writing has also appeared at Comediva, College Candy, Evolved World, Funny Not Slutty, and The Laugh Button. Laura is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. While at Tisch she trained at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School and the Meisner Extension.