Joey Clift

Joey Clift is a Los Angeles-based comedian, TV writer, director, Emmy-nominated producer, and enrolled member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. Clift attended college to become a local TV weather person because as a kid he didn’t see any Native American comedians on television, and that made him believe he wasn’t allowed to work in comedy. Since then he has learned that this is not true – and his comedy style reflects that. Clift’s work has been featured in The Washington Post, CNN, Pitchfork, NPR, Dead Meat, and Comedy Central.

As a television writer, Clift has written for shows such as the 7x Emmy-nominated "Spirit Rangers" on Netflix, "Molly of Denali" and "Alma’s Way" on PBS, "New Looney Tunes" and "Lego Ninjago: Decoded" on Cartoon Network, and "Paw Patrol" on Nickelodeon. He created, directed, and wrote "Gone Native," a Webby Award-winning Comedy Central Digital series featuring many of today’s top Native American comedians, and his short films have screened everywhere from Just For Laughs to the Smithsonian Museum. He is the author of the forthcoming book, "We've Been Here the Whole Time!: A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America."

Clift is also the creator of the LA Underground Cat Network, a 40,000-member strong online community for Los Angeles comedians to share cute pictures of their cats. He’s kind of a cat guy.