WRITers:

Adrian Ruvalcaba

Aiden Byrne

Berna Anat

Emily Nodal

Malik Robinson

Nicole Roccaforte

ACTors:

TEAM A

Jan Gilbert

Lisa Hu

Tavis Kammet

TEAM B

Celeste Kamiya

Ray Dequina

Sam Wessels

Director: Nicole Odell (she/her)

Nicole Odell is a director, actor, writer, and improviser. A Bay Area native , she earned her B.A. in Drama from SFSU and completed the Conservatory program at Second City Hollywood. She has appeared in comedy festivals around the country and on stages throughout the Bay. She first began working with KML in 2015 as an actor and writer, and began her role as Artistic Director in 2021. Nicole maintains that after this process she is totally fine, in actuality she is 2 Blessed 2 B Stressed, and she resents you for even asking.

Head Writer: April Pascua (she/they)

April Pascua is a writer, performer, musician, cat lover, and serial hobbyist based in San Francisco. She joined KML in 2022 as a New Voices in Comedy Fellow, and since then has worked on a number of shows, including BAD Lobster, J'accuse!, and Toon Out. Catch them on IG @aprilpascua or at home, lying on the floor.

Stage Manager: Dani Spinks (she/her)

Dani Spinks has been working in theater for over a decade with her company Dreams on the Rocks. She co-founded Eclectic Box in 2023.Dani is a director, writer, set and lighting designer and sfx makeup artist. She's excited to work with Killing My Lobster in 2026. Go to www.dreamsontherocksproductions.com to see what shows she has coming up

Jan Gilbert (she/her)

Jan is a Drama Therapist, director, instructor and actor/singer/tries-to-be-dancer based in SF who strongly believes in the healing powers of theatre. She’s been working with KML since 2012 (Bat Mitzvah year), with whom she's directed such bangers as 'How Does That Make You Feel?' and 'All the Small Things: Sketch Comedy Inspired by Blink182.' She loves to laugh, be awkward, and refuses to be held accountable for her facial expressions in the presence of a cute puppy.

Lisa Hu (she/her)

Lisa Hu (she/her) is a queer AAPI creative, facilitator, and policy wonk rooted in Oakland. Local affiliations include: Awesome Theatre, Bindlestiff Studio, Contemporary Asian Theater Scene, FaultLine Theater, Kunoichi Productions, Magic Theatre, Movement Generation, SFBATCO, ShortLived, and QAF Collective. She laughs to keep from crying and hopes you enjoy the wigs!

Tavis Kammet (he/him)

Tavis has been a performing artist in the bay area for over twenty years...and during that time, he's been in some shows. He has been teaching high school theater for over a decade...and during that time, he's produced some shows. Tavis loves the magic in theater, mime, mask, puppetry and improv. Creating something out of nothing is really special. Tavis has performed in around a dozen shows at KML and would work for them until his dying day! Coming up next will be a puppet show in August and then some Improv with his group Character Witnesses in September. Check out his alter ego @QuentiniTavitino for more info.

Celeste Kamiya (she/her)

Celeste is an Oakland-based actor, singer, and theater educator originally from San Francisco. She is the Communications & Casting Director at Korsa Musical Theater, a musical theater training company where she regularly directs the next generation of performers. When not creating or seeing theatre, Celeste can be found walking her dog around Lake Merritt, trying out NYT Cooking recipes, or comfort-watching Aaron Sorkin movies. She is PSYCHED to be back at KML, where her goofball tendencies can truly take flight.

Ray Dequina (he/him)

Ray is a Bay Area-based actor and occasional Twitch stream participant at https://www.twitch.tv/vanalosswen and https://www.twitch.tv/questsandchaos. He is thrilled to be working with his friends at Killing My Lobster and is very much looking forward to making an ass out of himself for the lols. When not performing, he is an ardent Trekkie and pinball afficianado and is currently looking to break into stand-up comedy, but has only come up with the title of the routine so far: "I'm Only Problematic When I'm Playing Pinball".

Sam Wessels (he/him)

Sam is a San Francisco-based actor, singer, and psychologist. He grew up in Utah (NOT MORMON SOMEHOW), lived in NYC for a few years pursuing musical theatre as a composesr and lyricist, and been in SF since 2018. He has been in a couple other KML shows before and LOVED it. When not acting or psychology-ing, he is hiking, camping, reading, or being foppishly gay.

Adrian Ruvalcaba (he/him)

adrian is a bay area based standup, improviser, clown, and writer (and lower case enthusiast) he has performed at SF Sketchfest, Cobbs, PunchLine and was awarded the 2023 Killing My Lobster’s New Voices in Comedy Fellowship, and runs the critically acclaimed variety show, Jokeland (JokeOakland on ig) in Berkeley and comedy at the peacock lounge at the historic peacock lounge. Adrian majored in performance studies at UC Berkeley where he was very active in the comedy community, constantly performing in sketches, improv shows, and plays. Adrian would like to know if you are currently mad at him? Tell him on @adriandoescomedy

Aiden Byrne (he/him)

Hi, I'm Aiden. I'm a Creative Director and Copywriter being held hostage by my cat in San Francisco. Seriously, send help. He can't read, but if I move at all he holds one claw to my jugular and whispers, "I dare you, meatbag." I don't know when he learned to talk. Wait...he's looking at the screen! He knows! Oh god he kno—

Berna Anat (she/her)

Berna Anat (@heyberna) is an author, producer, and Mysterious Rich Auntie in Training. Alongside doing financial edutainment things on the internet, the KML gods blessed her with the 2025 New Voice in Comedy Writing Fellowship, as well as a spot as a writer for the stupidly good time, Legends and Laughter. She doesn't know why KML keeps enabling her, but she'd follow them off a cliff! Seriously. Nearest cliff. Anyone?!

Emily Nodal (she/her)

Emily is a Bay Area-based sketch comedy writer, improviser, puppeteer, and climate activist. After being awarded the KML's 2025 New Voices in Comedy Fellowship, she's stoked to bring her absurd freakishness to her first Sketch on Speed! When she isn't vibing with the KML community, she's performing all across the bay at theaters like All Out Comedy in Oakland, Endgames Improv in SF, and writing sketch comedy with her beloved indie sketch group, Children of Divorce (@divorced_children)... and yes, she is a child of divorce... and believe me, it shows.

Malik Robinson (he/him)

Malik (@latestylemalik) is a writer, performer and bohemian uncle. In addition to sketch on speed, he does a lot of cat enrichment activities.

Nicole Roccaforte (she/her)

Nicole Roccaforte is a writer whose work has been widely recognized by her friends in the group chat. She came to KML in the throes of lockdown and simply refused to leave. She writes extremely intellectual content, so if you don't get it, that's on you, OK??