Adam Cayton-Holland (adamcaytonholland.com) is a national touring comedian who was named one of 25 “Comics to Watch” by Esquire Magazine and one of “10 Comics to Watch” by Variety.
Along with his co-horts in the The Grawlix comedy troupe, Adam created, wrote and starred in Those Who Can’t, which aired for three seasons and is available to stream on HBOMax. The Grawlix also host a podcast, “The Grawlix Saves the World,” available everywhere. He has appeared on Conan, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Comedy Central Presents, The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, Happy Endings, and @midnight.
Cayton-Holland has performed at the Montreal Just For Laughs, SXSW, and Bridgetown Comedy festivals. He has also performed at The Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. Adam has four albums all available on iTunes—I Don’t Know If I Happy, Backyards, Adam Cayton-Holland Performs His Signature Bits (voted one of Vulture’s Top Ten Albums of 2018), and Semblance of Normalcy. His first book, Tragedy Plus Time, is available everywhere. Adam lives with his wife Katie, his sons Malcolm and Ellis, and a purebred Chesapeake Retriever named Annabel Lee. He once threw out the opening pitch at a Colorado Rockies game and people have described him as “genial,” and “with decent teeth.”
Jessi started volunteering for High Plains in 2014, going from transportation to Venue Coordinator to Volunteer Manager.
When she’s not running around Denver with her favorite comics and the incredible volunteers who make HPCF happen, Jessi Whitten is the Director of Marketing and Development for Levitt Pavilion Denver providing incredible concerts for FREE while training the next generation of music industry super stars and paying musicians well.
A graduate of University of Colorado Boulder and alumni of the college radio station Radio 1190, Jessi has been a champion of music discovery and accessibility in Denver for over a decade. Jessi started her career in public media, performing as Music Director, Assistant Program Director and on-air talent at Colorado Public Radio’s new music radio stations OpenAir and Indie 102.3. In 2018, Westword named her “Denver’s Best Indie Radio DJ.” Jessi is also an NPR contributor who has been featured on programs like All Songs Considered, Morning Edition and Heavy Rotation.
Because she has just as many hours in the day as Beyoncé, Jessi also works on the podcasts The Playlist League and The Narrators and hosts the PBS12 music variety show Sounds on 29th.