Paul Goodwin at the Wheeler Theater
April 4 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Come see two of the hottest up and coming comics in the Pacific Northwest! TWO Seattle Comedy Competition Finalists will share the stage for an evening of laughs. Hosted by Xander Beltran, the show features headliner Paul Goodwin and Special Guest Jaci Terjeson.
Paul Goodwin
2025 Comedy Competition finalist Paul Goodwin was born in Columbus, Mississippi, and spent his first nineteen years of life there. After moving to Washington, he began to feel a desire to try stand-up comedy, so he could share his perspective on the duality of southern living.
They say don’t judge books by the cover, but Paul likes to point out he don’t read much.
Jaci Terjeson
Jaci Terjeson was a finalist in the 2024 Competition, where she placed in the Top Five every night she performed. Jaci was handpicked by Saturday Night Live cast member Tim Meadows for his show, ‘Comedy Caucus’, and opens for him regularly. Jaci has been a selected performer at Bumbershoot, Treefort Festival, Upper Left Comedy Fest.
Xander Beltran
Making friends wherever he goes, Xander Beltran spends time in all sorts of scenes and hangouts and is able to portray these worlds vividly through insightful storytelling and observational comedy. His laid-back delivery, character creation, impressions, and animated act-outs make for incredible comedy.
He currently operates out of San Francisco and performs all over the country. He’s opened for D.L. Hughley, Eric Schwartz, Morgan Jay, Mary Lynn Raskub, Erica Rhodes, Deon Cole, Jamie Kennedy, Erik Griffin, Zoltan Kaszas, and Kel Mitchell. Xander won the 2018 Cobb’s Comedy Competition, was a Finalist at the 2019 House of Comedy’s Funniest Person contest, and was recently a semi-finalist in the prestigious San Francisco Comedy Competition. He’s been a featured performer at Big Pine Comedy Festival, Savage Henry Festival, and Oakland Comedy Festival.
Xander has been seen on PBS, Hulu, Like it or not Late Night on Fox, and his debut special with Tiny Pony on YouTube has amassed 44k+ views. He’s had multiple clips go viral and is quickly becoming one of the West Coast’s top rising comedians. Come for his beautiful hair and stay to see how long into his set he starts sweating.