3pm at The Underground Collaborative

The first of 5 shows on Saturday starts things off with some real talent! Ilana Gordon will host, Chicago, with improv from Personal Space, Milwaukee, and more stand up from Megan Hosack, Chicago, and Milwaukee favorite AJ Grill will headline.

About the Comics:

Ilana Gordon (Host)
Stand Up, Chicago
Ilana Gordon hails from Connecticut, but currently lives in a state of continuous panic. She performs stand up all across the U.S. and internationally at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She contributes writing to places like The A.V. Club, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The Belladonna Comedy, Reductress, The Second City Network and served as a guest writer for “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” on NPR. Follow her on Twitter @IlanaAbby. Do not follow her in real life.

Personal Space
Improv, Milwaukee
Our group was born out of the Mojo Dojo Way of the Dragon workshop, and we have been improvising together for about 2 years. Based on a suggestion from the audience, Personal Space creates a location and improvises a one-act play. We explore the environment and characters, and hijinks will inevitably ensure!

Megan Hosack
Music Stand up, Chicago
Megan is a musician and comedian from Chicago, Illinois. She brings a silly, witty, and at times even dark and absurd comedic sensibility to her songwriting. She is joined on stage by James Lenger, a musician who dips his toes into comedy at times.

AJ Grill (Headliner)
Stand Up, Milwaukee
AJ is a standup comedian based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An Iowa native he is the 2016 winner of Penguins Comedy Club Funniest Person in Iowa.  AJ performs all over the country and has recently been featured in the Memphis, Floodwater and Cape Fear Comedy Festivals. He has also appeared at the world famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles. His comedy is a mix of wordplay, humorous personal tragedy, and the occasional rant about nature.