Commedia dell Media

The fifth annual Commedia dell Media combines good times with great causes: Showcasing the comedic talents of local journalists, while raising money for Writopia and REACH, Inc., who perform critically important work with literacy and writing programs for DC youths. Brandon Wetherbee, assistant editor of the Huffington Post and host of the comedic radio talk show "You, Me, Them, Everybody", will play master of ceremonies as 13 performers compete to be named "DC's Funniest Journalist". Vying for the title will be:

 

Jon Allen: Politico
Libby Casey: C-SPAN
Rich Edson: Fox Business News
Elahe Izadi: National Journal
Renita Jablonski: NPR
Chris Lingebach: CBS Radio
Natalie McGill: The Nation's Health
Valeria Paschall: DCist
Alexandra Petri: The Washington Post
Patrick Reis: Politico
Meredith Shiner: CQ/Roll Call
Kat Timpf: Washington Times 24/7
Mike Walter: CCTV