Comedian Jake Johannsen will take the stage at Laughs Comedy Spot in Kirkland on Oct-1-2.

A favorite of David Letterman, Johannsen received a Cable Ace Award nomination for Best Writing in an Entertainment Special for his HBO comedy special, This’ll Take About An Hour. People Magazine rated the special as one of the “10 best television shows of the year,” and TV Guide named it one of the “50 Funniest Moments of TV.”

Johannsen also has appear in films, next to Bruce Willis in the Alan Rudolph film Breakfast of Champions. He first worked with Rudolph on the film Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, in which he co-starred in a cast that included Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Campbell Scott.

Tickets are $20 and are available online or 425-823-6306. Laughs Comedy Spot is located at 12099 124th Ave. NE.