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Can't wait to see "Bards and Jesters and (Drag) Queens, Oh My!" take the stage @norwescon.org There will be comedy! There will be drag! There will be dancing! There will be singing! There will be entertainment galore! See you there?

Flyer for the nerdy variety show showing photos of all the performers

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Say what? a gaggle of geeks is BACK at @norwescon.org! If you're at the con, I hope you'll join the nerdiest comedians of the region bringing their deepest cuts and geekiest jokes! Singalong optional 😉

Flyer for the event at Norwescon showing the six performers that will be in the show!

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While I'm at it, let me share that I'll be part of this panel at @sakuraconofficial.bsky.social next week! We've brought together the nerdiest of nerds to talk about how their work and side projects intersect! #NerdsDoingNerdyThings!

Screenshot of the panel description:
Nerds doing science
Have you ever realized that a lot of people with nerdy hobbies also happen to have nerdy jobs? Join our panel of scientists, engineers, and other STEM professionals who also happen to do cosplay, comedy, or nerdy art! Learn how they combine their professional life with their side-gigs or hobbies, how those two sometimes intersect, and leave inspired to use your creativity across all aspects of your life!
Date & time
Friday, April 3, 2026, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Location
Guest/Industry Panels/Premiers - Ballroom 2

Hey Portland, what are you up to on Friday? Want to come see some nerdy burlesque, drag and comedy? Tickets & Info: www.mcmenamins.com/venueevent.a...

Flyer for Chiasm Cabaret: A Sexy Science Variety Show showing all the performers.

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 11/03/2026

Will you be at #SciTalk2026? Want to learn more about putting together a scicom variety show? We got you! Join us for the workshop “Laugh, Learn, and Shimmy: Science Communication with a Tease”

Graphic promoting the workshop at Science Talk '26. The four people shown are the workshop facilitators, each in their entertainment alter ego!

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Come see me sing some of my origin songs! Grad school trauma. That's my origin... Info and tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-left-b...

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 27/01/2026

Thanks for having me at the special edition of @salonofshame.bsky.social last week, where the wonderful humans from @jetcityimprov.bsky.social improvised scenes based on my teen angst and pining stares. 💜 I desperately need to stop smiling with my mouth open though!

A group selfie of Valerie, wearing a salon of shame t-shirt, and the improvisors from Jet City Improv!

Selfie of Valerie's face in close up in front of a neon sign that says "The Drama Room"

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 17/12/2025

You'd think in 2001 I would've known better than pretend my diary was a real person I was writing to but naaaah. Ready for @salonofshame.bsky.social (Also: Rowling is a TERF, buying HP anything supports her so just like don't; thank you very much)

Wearing a Salon of Shame Tshirt with a magnificent unicorn and showing a 2000s era diary featuring Hedwig

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 10/12/2025

The Japanese hardcover version was meant to be messed with...

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 24/11/2025

Update: valiant effort, but still blocking the rack and encouraging people to just drop their lime wherever.

A bike rack with lime bikes neatly ordered but still blocking the stalls.

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 20/11/2025

I generally don't hate lime bikes/scooters, and use them regularly myself. So, as a fellow user, can we please stop parking them in the middle of sidewalks or in bike racks where actual riders want to park and lock their bike?

Photo of a bike rack that is mostly blocked by lime scooters and ebikes

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 09/11/2025

Had such a blast at @geekgirlcon.bsky.social! GeekGirlCon is like coming home. It's where I realized I *could* do this silly science/geeky comedy thing in this city and this country. #GeekyComedySeattle would not have existed without this convention and I'm so happy it does! 💜✨

Valerie poses next to a cardboard cutout of a geeky girl with short orange hair, green eyes, holding a tangle of game console controllers. Valerie is wearing a dinosaur print dress and has a fluffy goose purse.

Two ukulele players on a stage! On the left, jackie is holding a tenor ukulele and is singing in a mic. On the right, Valerie with a U-bass, singing and looking nervously excited

Valerie, wearing a dinosaur dress, colorful (unmatching) socks, and blue sneakers speaking into a microphone on the GeekGirlCon stage

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 02/11/2025

So excited to be back at @geekgirlcon.bsky.social for another edition of #GaggleOfGeeks. I've been running this (or a similar) comedy showcase at the con since 2019 and I'm so excited to bring a lineup of the funniest nerds I know and not one, but two ukuleles!!

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 31/10/2025

Always fun finding ghosts on the microscope 👻🔬

A ghostly appearance on a black background. In reality, this is just due to a air bubble being in the microscope causing an odd reflection.

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 31/10/2025

Just my annual repost of a piece I wrote for @dnatured.bsky.social a couple of years ago on how to make your data look more spooky for halloween! www.valeriebenti.com/science/scie...

Sketch of a guassian distribution, with two eyes added to make it look like a little ghost. The ghost says "Boo!"

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 24/10/2025

This year has been a year of conventions for Geeky Comedy Seattle. We're so stoked to return to @geekgirlcon.bsky.social for a super special edition of the Geeky Comedy Showcase! The will be comedy! There will be songs! There will be cosplay! Join us on November 8 at 4:30pm! geekgirlcon.com

Screenshot from the Geekgirlcon schedule, Gaggle of Geeks will take place on Saturday, 4:30pm, in Storm

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 24/10/2025

Excited to announce that our workshop, “Laugh, Learn, and Shimmy: Science Communication with a Tease,” is in the running for the March 2026 Association of Science Communicators Conference in Portland! Vote here: www.associationofsciencecommunicators.org/conferences/... #ASC2026 #SciComm

Quantum Tease, Posie D'Lish, Ranger Dick and Volopuous Raptor, the organizers of this workshop, encourage you to vote for "Laugh, Learn, and Shimmy"

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 21/10/2025

This was satire, not prescription. (Ensor in 1889)

A political cartoon by Ensor in 1889 showing the a military man, businessman, king, clergyman, and other people in power defecating on the people. The text says "food of indoctrination".

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 15/10/2025

Congrats @salonofshame.bsky.social of bringing us together for the past 20 years through the power of cringe.

A magnificent looking cake, with pink icing along the edges. The cake is decorated with pictures of the Salon of Shame organizers and the Salon of Shame unicorn. The cake says: thank you gentle nerds!

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 29/08/2025

Two years ago I thought it's be funny to put on a show inspired by a Backstreet Boys song. Seattle has such a supply of bi+ comics, I can keep this show going with a new line up every time! Hope you can join on September 4th and kick off #BisexualAwarenessMonth in style! tinyurl.com/BiBiBi2025

A square image reminiscent of a cd single cover front advertising BiBiBi, a bi+ comedy showcase on Thursday, September 4th at Charlie's Queer Books. On a black background, with some bi-flag colored lines, the foreground features the 3 performers of the show.

A square image reminiscent of a cd single cover back, it lists the "tracklist" (the show line up) for the BiBiBi comedy show. The image has a black background, with bi-flag colored highlights and also features a qr code to the ticketing website.

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 26/08/2025

Okay, also got to shout out how amazing the food was 🤤

A plate of vegetraian Ethiopian food layered on top of injera.

A plate of Ethiopian food layered on top of injera.

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 23/08/2025

Rockstar lifestyle is taking the lightrail to a gig...

I'm taking a selfie in the reflection of the lightrail train. On the chair next to me is a guitar case.

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 15/08/2025

Worldcon @seattlein2025.org was one of the liveliest and loveliest crowds! Thanks for joining us in laughter and some song 💜

A wide picture of a room full of convention attendees holding up their hands and shouting "heeeey"

6 comedians pose next to a man who has a lot of ribbons hanging from his lanyard in a hotel hallway

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 13/08/2025

Thanks @salonofshame.bsky.social for reminding us that we all went through an awkward phase and that's more than okay! Excited for their October/Birthday show!!!

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 11/08/2025

Also thinking of starting a Death Metal band

Closeup picture of a face with dark eyebrows and lashes, with their eyes closed. The blood on their forehead looks like a cross. Gothic font in red and black reads "Baptized in Blood"

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 06/08/2025

This year, I've been hitting the cons with #GeekyComedySeattle! Next week, we'll be at @seattlein2025.org! Hope to see you there!

Flyer for a gaggle of geeks - a geeky comedy showcase at worldcon. Pictured is a white goose wearing nerdy glasses. The show is on Thursday, August 14 at 9pm for conference attendees and features Valerie Benti, Theresa Flores, Stevie Rae, Cassidy McDonnell, Kyle Bobm and Javann Jones.

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 30/07/2025

I know that I'm have a tendency to find excuses for myself, but it also feels validating to learn that I may just have a bike that's not built for Seattle... My gear hub causes me to loose ~20% of my energy and also doesn't really go very low. #SEABikes From: www.cyclingabout.com/enviolo-cvt-...

Chart comparing different hub efficiencies and ranges, with the enviolo having the lowest efficiency and range compared to other bikes.

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 17/06/2025

Working in tech can feel like living in a sitcom. Invest in your favorite start up idea and join comics and musicians poking some fun at tech! www.eventbookings.com/b/event/sill...

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 30/05/2025

Are these birds named after breasts or breasts named after these birds?

A picture of a blue tit: a small. bird with blue feathers on the top of its head, a black "zorro mask", and a yellow belly.

A picture of a boobie, with its characteristic blue webbed feet, on a seaside rock with its wings spread wide

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 01/05/2025

Have your partner watch obscure, Flemish sitcoms so you can send them references to said sitcom. #HetEiland #WeZittenMetNeRing

A ring from a cup of coffee left a mark on a piece of paper that says "Dusseldorf"

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 20/04/2025

Had an amazing time nerding out with these funny people at @norwescon.org The first #GaggleOfGeeks at this wonderful little convention was a blast!

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 19/04/2025

Excited to bring #GaggleOfGeels to @norwescon.org today! If you're around, come check out some nerdy comedy and also some silly songs!

The middle graphic shows a picture of a goose wearing glasses with the text "Gaggle Of Geeks". Photos of the performers, six total, flank the sides. At the top, it says "Norwescon 47"

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 15/04/2025

If you want to see me both do some comedy (which, cause it's me, is by default musical comedy) and maybe a little tease too, you can see that all happen this Thursday at Hotties and Bodies. www.eventbrite.com/e/hotties-an...

Valerie is holding a kirby-shaped otomotone and looking off to the right. Their hair is chin length and has the colors of the bi flag. The text says: Bawdy Comedian: Quantum Tease, PhD (which is my sparkle name).