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Sunday, August 5

3pm at The Underground Collaborative

Don’t let the time-slot fool you, this show features some great laughs from Illinois and Wisconsin with host Jared Wing, Milwaukee, improv from Chicago’s Commitment Issues, and stand up from Adam McShane, Madison and Audrey Jonas, Chicago.

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About the Comics:

Jared Wing (Host)
Stand Up, Milwaukee
My comedy is everything that I find odd condensed into 5 minute bits while trying to avoid talking about my dick.

Commitment Issues
Improv, Chicago
Commitment Issues first began performing together in a dingy, not-at-all-sound-proof,brick classroom at iO Chicago in 2017.

Commitment IssuesSix strangers met while taking a level 2 improv class together and by the end of it realized it might be cool to continue making stuff up together on a regular basis. Before long they were performing all over Chicago and even putting on their own shows. They love to have fun on stage and push each other to unexpected new places. Their format, The Mixtape, and their high-energy, character-driven has audiences raving throughout the Midwest.

Adam McShane
Stand up, Madison
Contrary to popular belief, Adam McShane began doing stand up in 2014. He quickly became recognized around Madison for his sharp observational comedy on subjects that “aren’t really a thing.” Onstage, Adam delivers a structured version of his odd daily musings that others consider unfit for a response. He took 2nd place in Madison’s Funniest Comic 2018, and has performed all over the midwest for acts such as Gary Gulman, Brian Posehn, and Michael Che

Audrey Jonas (Headliner)
Stand up, Chicago
Stand up comedian Audrey uses her experiences as a Mexican-American woman and lifelong Chicagoan to craft comedy with a bite. Her unique brand of realness creates a magnetism that has been drawing audiences all over the Midwest since 2014. Audrey was a finalist in the 2016 Stand-Up Siam international comedy competition in Bangkok, Thailand, serves as a producer of Chicago institution Hoo Ha Comedy, and is a faculty instructor at the Second City Training Center.

 


5pm at The Underground Collaborative

An exciting line-up of talent hits the stage with Kristin Lytie hosting, Green Bay and Chicago comedy from Mary Zee, Vik Pandya, and headliner Marz Timms.

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About the Comics:

Kristin Lytie (Host)
Stand Up, Green Bay
Kristin Lytie has performed stand up comedy in basements, laundromats, and dive bars all across the country. Kristin lives in Northeastern Wisconsin and her comedy is fueled by a love of all things Midwestern. An eternal optimist, she has worked in progressive politics for the past ten years as a community and union organizer. She is about working class populist politics and has a strong DIY punk ethic, but is also passionate about classic rock and cheap beer.Kristin has performed in the Altercation Comedy Festival (Austin, TX), Beast Village Comedy Festival (Des Moines, IA), Bird City Comedy Festival (Phoenix, AZ), Whiskey Bear Comedy Festival (Columbus, OH), Cream City Comedy Festival (Milwaukee, WI), Floodwater Comedy Festival (Iowa City, IA) and more. She has also funneled her love of horror movies into a podcast called Bloody Mary which discusses horror movies through a lens of sexuality and feminism. Guests have included professors, comedians, and even a dominatrix!

Mary Zee
One Woman Show, Chicago
Mary Zee is a goodie-two-shoes who never met a rule she couldn’t follow. In her solo show, this stand-up comic uses stories, jokes, and burlesque (oh my!) to explore a life full of good grades, bible camp, and firmly defined sexual labels. Join Mary and learn all about her rules.

Vik Pandya
Stand Up, Chicago
Vik Pandya is a nationally touring stand-up comic based in Chicago.  Known for his sharp self-deprecation, observational humor on dating, & hilarious crowd work, he’s opened for both Roy Wood Jr. & Michelle Wolf of The Daily Show and performs regularly at Zanies Comedy Club & The Laugh Factory. He was a 2017 StandUp NBC Quarterfinalist, & has done a number of festivals all over the country. He was featured in NBC’s Breakout Comedy Festival in 2018.

Marz Timms (Headliner)
Stand Up, Chicago
Actor, comedian, Model, former Chicago Bulls Entertainment Host. You can see Marz in Seasons 1 & 2 of the Netflix original series EASY. Marz created the hit comedy show Pimprov and tours all over the world performing stand up. He also performs with Pimprov under the alias Grand Finale. He is also the voice of Jax from Mortal Kombat. Marz has worked with Eddie Griffin, Tracy Morgan, Loni Love, Lynne Koplitz, Hannibal Burress and others.

 


7:30pm at The Underground Collaborative
Best of the Fest
* Special Event *

The closing-night show and ceremony Best of the Fest will celebrate comedy audience favorites from the week of laughs along with special guests and a secret special guest.

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