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Masks are encouraged and appreciated, but not mandatory for this event.

Now that we’ve Zoom dated and worked from home is it really worth doing anything in person? Two teams of comics help us decide whether to ever appear in 3D again.

This installment features Ariel Elias (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), Negin Farsad (Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!), Sam Kebede (Lack History), Mehran Khaghani (Last Comic Standing), Shane Torres (Conan), and Kate Willett (Reply Guys).

The popular comedy debate series invites two teams of funny folks from the worlds of stand-up and late-night television to tackle topics of great importance to pop culture, such as which pet is superior—cats or dogs—and is it better to be comfortable or fashionable? The verbal sparring and all-around absurdity only stop when the audience decides the winner. Hosted by Matthew Love.

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Past Performers include Elna Baker, Maria Bamford, Michael Ian Black, Guy Branum, Wyatt Cenac, Ronny Chieng, Jo Firestone, John Fugelsang, Janeane Garofalo, Jon Glaser, Ilana Glazer, Josh Gondelman, Dave Hill, Maeve Higgins, Mehran Khaghani, Julie Klausner, Hasan Minhaj, Aparna Nancherla, Kristen Schaal, Baratunde Thurston, Kevin Townley, Michael Showalter, Dan Soder, Bowen Yang, Sasheer Zamata, and many more.

Ariel Elias was named a New Face in Comedy at the 2021 Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. She made her late-night debut in 2022 on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and has also appeared on Good Morning America and Sherri. She has been featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and The Washington Post, and performs live from coast to coast in the United States and Canada.

Negin Farsad is the host of the podcast Fake the Nation and is a regular panelist on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. She is the director of the documentaries Nerdcore Rising and The Muslims Are Coming!, and was selected as a TEDFellow for her work in social justice comedy. Recent screen credits include Bull, Birdgirl, and Not Okay. Farsad's debut memoir, How to Make White People Laugh, was nominated for the Thurber Prize for Humor.

Sam Kebede is a first generation Ethiopian/Eritrean-American from Southern California. He's performed and had his works presented at venues including The Public, Ars Nova, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and the Venice International Film Festival. His award winning play ETHIOPIANAMERICA premiered at Victory Garden Theater in Chicago, and he is currently at work on several forthcoming stage projects. Sam also loves to perform stand up, and is the creator of the two sets "I'm Ostracized because I'm Ostrich-Sized" and "World's Largest Ethiopian." His solo show, Lack History, is available to stream through Ars Nova Supra.

Mehran Khaghani is a standup comedian, emcee, actor, event producer, upstart, social advocate, serial yeller, troublemaker, love-spreader, line-pusher, and general intellect of intimidating proportion currently living in New York City. He has been a finalist in multiple comedy festivals, tours nationally, was featured on Season 9 of NBC's Last Comic Standing, has been seen on MTV, Comedy Central, IFC, and TruTV, and is a regular at the world-famous Comedy Cellar in New York City.

Shane Torres is a stand up comedian, writer, actor, and podcaster. On screen, he created and hosted the web series Shane Torres Conquers Your Fears and hosted the web series How Good Can It Get?, in addition to appearances on Conan, Last Comic Standing, Night Train, and more. Torres has performed live at venues and festivals worldwide, including Montreal's Just For Laughs, Comedy Central's Clusterfest, San Francisco Sketchfest, and New York Comedy Festival, and he currently hosts the podcast No Accounting for Taste.

Kate Willett is a comedian, actress, and writer whose raunchy feminist storytelling is both smart and relatable. On screen, she’s been featured on The Jim Jefferies Show and Viceland's Flophouse, and she has performed live at the Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival, Limestone Comedy Festival, High Plains, Big Sky Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, LA Riot, and Laughing Skull. She is the author of the Audible original Dirtbag Anthropology and currently co-hosts the podcast Reply Guys.