Meet the League at Seattle Children’s

The Laughter League team at Seattle Children’s is comprised of a veteran variety of artists with a wealth of performance backgrounds, including circus arts, theater, improvisation, magic, and music. Each team member brings their unique skills, experience, and sensitivity to the work of hospital clowning, allowing them to make meaningful, spontaneous connections that relieve stress, bring joy, and contribute to the overall care of patients and families.

All performers are trained in hospital protocol, including hygiene, confidentiality, sensitivity, and child development.

Meet the Clowns

  • Dr. Bendy

    Member Since ‘20

    Alyssa Franks (Dr. Bendy) is a clown based in Seattle, Washington. She has been performing for over a decade with a BFA in Acting from Liverpool Institue for Performing Arts (UK) and an MFA in Acting from the University of Washington. She's the co-creator of the Meditations for Actors mobile app. Apart from clowning around, she teaches Yoga and Alexander Technique. Alyssa is dedicated to watering the seeds of joy in the world.

  • Dr. Hamsterfuzz

    Member Since ‘20

    Linda (Dr. Hamsterfuzz) has performed as a musician and circus artist for over twenty-five years. She’s won multiple awards for her CD’s, including Parent’s Choice Silver. Linda has performed at the Kennedy Center (DC), Teatro Zinzanni (Seattle), and the Kim Tom International Clown Festival (Shanghai). The LA Times called Linda’s show “A tour-de-force comedic act.” A 15+ year veteran of Healthcare Clowning, Linda enjoys performing for 100’s, but loves bringing laughter to hospitalized children the most.

  • Dr. Knowsitall

    Member Since ‘20

    Cecelia Frye (Dr. Knowsitall) is an actor, clown and director. She was a founding member of Room Circus Medical Clowning Program and worked with Big Apple Circus Clown Care® at Children’s Hospital in Seattle, WA. She trained with such clown greats as Ronlin Forman, Avner (“The Eccentric”) Eisenberg, Ami Hattab and Dominique Jando and developed her acting “chops” at Freehold Theatre. She is ½ of the clown duo Foster and Frye. She holds a certificate in Physical Theatre Performance from Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre.

  • Dr. Whizzbang McGillickutty

    Member Since ‘20

    Sarah Liane Foster (Dr. Whizzbang McGillickutty) has been performing, creating, and teaching theatre and clowning since 2002. She has studied clown with Avner Eisenberg and Julie Goell, Ronlin Foreman, Moshe Cohen, and Giovanni Fusetti, and spent 4 years teaching at Fusetti’s school Helikos, a theatre creation school in Florence, Italy. She is co-founder of the hilarious duo Foster & Frye, known for their critically acclaimed show “Gravity: Is It True?”

Any donation amount helps us bring joy to those who need it most.

And thousands more sick and under-served children deserve this joy. Help us today! Laughter League is the flagship program of Slappy & Monday’s Foundation for Laughter, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.