MARY KENNEDY
(LOS ANGELES)
Kennedy is a nationally touring comedian and is best known for playing “New Fiona” on Shameless Season 7. She will be seen in the feature, Shattered release date, 2017. She co-stars in the feature film Creative Differences. Was a featured mom commentator on The Mom Rules Webseries and did the pilot, for Nickelodeon’s new network, NickMOM called Road Mamas which she also Co-Created. You can also see her comic acting regularly in various sketches for CONAN.
Friday November 3, 2017
Genre 20/30 Stage @Art In
9:00 Mary Kennedy
(DIRTY)
LIZZ WINSTEAD
(NEW YORK)
Lady Parts Justice League’s founder and chief creative officer, is one of the top political satirists working today.
As co-creator and head writer of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” she forever changed the way people get their news.
In 2004, Winstead co-founded Air America Radio, where she laid the foundation for such personalities as Al Franken and Marc Maron, while also co-hosting “Unfiltered” every morning with the amazing Rachel Maddow and Hip Hop legend, Chuck D.
Now with Lady Parts Justice League, Winstead has taken her satirical brilliance one step further, combining it with her passion for reproductive rights to expose anti-choice hypocrisy and inspiring a whole new model of activism.
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
4:00 LIZZ WINSTEAD
DINA NINA MARTINEZ
(CHICAGO/MADISON)
Martinez who was called “…very funny.” by the Late Late Show’s James Corden, is a transgender stand-up comedian and actor from LA. Her signature blend of disarming sass and charm has been featured in comedy festivals and multiple world-class comedy venues including LA Pride, The Chicago Women’s Funny Festival, LA’s The Comedy Store and Chicago’s Zanies Comedy Club. She is a Huff Post blogger and creator and executive producer of Lady Laughs Comedy Festival. She was named one of the “40 Hot Queer Women In Comedy” by AfterEllen.com and won Madison’s favorite Local Comedian as voted by the readers of the Isthmus. Though LA was cute and she’s certainly got fabulousness to spare, Martinez’s long term goals are to settle down and be a soccer mom.
Friday November 3, 2017
Genre 20/30 Stage @Art In
9:00 Headliner Show w/ Mary Kennedy
(RAUNCHY)
Ada Cheng (CHICAGO) is a professor-turned-storyteller and performing artist. She is a one-time Moth StorySLAM winner, a presenter/performer at the National Storytelling Conference, and a winner of 2017 Chicago’s Bughouse Square Debates. She has been featured at storytelling shows in Chicago, Atlanta, New York, Asheville, and Cedar Rapids. She has performed her solo show, NOT QUITE: Asian American by Law, Asian Woman by Desire, at Capital Fringe Festival, Minnesota Fringe Festival, and Boulder International Fringe Festival this summer.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
9:00 Story Femme
(CLEAN)
Alexandra Tsarpalaz (CHICAGO) is a stand-up comic, storyteller and sketch performer. A graduate of Indiana University’s Individualized Major Program, Alexandra has always done things her own way. In Chicago, she started with writing and performing sketch comedy and improv, and has since moved to the realms of stand-up and storytelling. She is Co-Producer of Mom Genes and Shindig, as well as a cast member of the kates. Alexandra will dazzle you with her keen observations and porcelain hands. That’s right, porcelain hands.
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage @Brocach
9:00 Ladies Who Kill
(CLEAN)
Alex Seligsohn (CHICAGO) is a stand-up comic and writer. She performs all around the country, and wrote and produced the hit comedy variety show, “Secrets, Lies & Alibis.” Alex is also a Notary.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@Plan B
7:00 Alphabet Soup
(DIRTY)
Aliya Kanani (TORONTO) is best known for her playful and mischievous personality. A Toronto-based comic, she’s performed all over Canada and the US, including showcasing at the NBC/Second City Breakout Comedy Festival, Montreal’s LadyFest, Brantford Comedy Festival, Shedot, Crom Fest, and the inaugural Lady Laughs Festival in Madison. Aliya is also the co-creator, co-star of the hileriously wacky web series, Juicy. She is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory and a proud member of the Bob Curry Fellowship. Aliya enjoys performing in and co-producing the hit improvised soap opera Calm Springs, which will be featured in the Big City Improv Festival this year. In her spare time, she co-produces/hosts underground pop-up comedy shows with The Backdoor Comedy. She’s truly an act not to be missed!
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage @Brocach
9:00 Ladies Who Kill
(DIRTY)
Ally Macey (NEW YORK) Regularly performs at Broadway Comedy Club and the Stand. Hosts a weekly mic at Laughing Buddha Comedy. Passed at Treehouse Comedy Club in CT and Xtreme Comedy Productions in CT. Performing in the Finger Lakes Comedy Festival 2017
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage @Brocach
9:00 Ladies Who Kill
(DIRTY)
Amanda Brewington (DETROIT) is a recovering entrepreneur, currently enabling other small biz owners as a loan officer by day. She spends her evenings drinking whiskey at open mics around Detroit after her daily 5k or yoga practice (life is about balance, right?). Her storyteller style comedy hopes to educate and entertain on topics such as dating, teen motherhood and climate change. She has performed at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle, GO Comedy, well attended networking panels and countless open mics. This would be her first festival – chosen because it showcases ladies.
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
2:00 HER-Larity
(DIRTY)
Amanda Brown (CHICAGO) is a high school drama teacher and co-founder of the after school program Girls Amplified, helping girls tell their stories in a variety of media. She studied Film and Television at Boston University, Theater Education at New York University, and Improv at Second City. She is now is excited to be studying stand-up on the streets of Chicago. She is single and lives alone, so would super love to watch your dog.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
7:00 The HER-ly Thursday Show
(CLEAN)
Amanda G. (NEW ORLEANS) is a stand up comedian based in New Orleans. She has been featured around New Orleans including House of Blues, Howlin’ Wolf, Tipitina’s, and Dragon’s Den. She has performed all over the country most recently at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. She opened for Michael Che during the New Orleans leg of his tour and has been part of Hell Yes Festival. She won the Producer’s Award in the Mental Health Channel’s 2nd Annual Cracking Up Comedy Competition. You might recognize her as a regular host of Greetings, from Queer Mountain or on those rare nights that she isn’t on some stage making audiences laugh…as that girl at the end of the bar.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@Plan B
7:00 Alphabet Soup
(DIRTY)
Andrea Guzzetta (LOS ANGELES) has performed at the World Famous Comedy Store and recently won her first roast battle. She also appeared in last year’s Milwaukee Comedy Festival and starred in the short film @Me. Her comedic style involves yelling about the Friendzone, being demisexual, and how much Nazis sucked at genetics. She also tackles heavier topics like alcoholism and forgiveness, because the world is full of absurdity. With comedy straight from the heart, she’s most interested in understanding what drives people to think and act in all the ways that make no sense, including herself.
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
12:00 HER-ly & Raunchy
(RAUNCHY)
Annick Adelle (SAN FRANCISCO) has lived in 7 countries, is originally from Germany, a lawyer and gay. So many things to talk about! Following her dream to be come a standup comedian “against all odds” she now performs all over the Bay Area and in Los Angeles where she now is a regular at The Comedy Store and Flappers. She also produces two shows in SF: “Close-Up Comedy Show” and the now famous “Guerilla Comedy Show” that organizes comedy shows in urban, artsy, unusual places like barber shops and autobody shop garages. In her act, Annick talks about things we do (like: why do we annunciate every word when someone talks about a speech therapist?), the stereotypes we have for our beloved categories such as men/women, nationalities, gay/straight/anything in between. Come see an extraordinary performer who in only two years has conquered America’s heart.
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage@Brocach
6:00 The HER-ly Saturday Show
(CLEAN)
Ariana FREEMAN (CHICAGO) is a Chicago native and an excellent kisser. She has appeared at most recently at LaughFest in Grand Rapids, Michigan and the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival. Onstage, Ariana sifts through the perplexities of life as a newly minted adult, telling jokes that even inspired one man to repeatedly shout “therapy!” at her during a set. When not being heckled by middle aged men, Ariana is 1/4 of the rock band Titty Citty.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
6:00 She Spot
(DIRTY)
Austin Mooney (IOWA CITY) is a comedian, musician and podcast host from Iowa City. He has spent the past eight years performing stand up for crowds in the midwest and east coast. Please help him achieve his dream of quitting his day job and becoming a true showboy.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
6:00 He’s Not A Lady
(CLEAN)
August O’Neal (PHOENIX) started performance stand-up comedy in January 2013. Her performance has turned into a large production – you never know if you’re going to have a piano on stage, Stormtroopers, Scooby-Doo, it’s all up in the air with her imagination. August originally thought she would be some type of singer or musician, but she always knew she’d be on stage. She said just because she performs stand up, that doesn’t mean she can’t have dances like Beyonce. Her sense of humor has performed in numerous festivals starting with the Women in Comedy Festival that took place in Boston, two times at the Ventura Comedy Festival, and the Glendale Laughs Festival that took place early 2017. Along with doing comedy festivals, she has performed several times at the world famous comedy store in Los Angeles and has completed the first impression showcase at the Laugh Factory , also in Los Angeles. While getting ready to audition at the Apollo Theater, she performed at Dangerfield’s the day before . Her next upcoming festivals will be taking place Labor Day in the Baltimore Comedy Festival and in October for the Memphis Urban Laughs Festival. However, you can catch her the actual weekend of Labor Day in Atlanta as she will be mc’ing and bringing out renowned rapper Scarface during the Dirty Bird biker week. Miss O’Neal is definitely comedy’s best kept secret and one to watch. Her fans followers have called her the comedy superhero, because of her crazy outfits – trust me go see her when you can.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
9:00 HER-Har-Har Show
(DIRTY)
B.A.P.S Comedy (CHICAGO) is a monthly variety show and collective that celebrates and empowers women of color.
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage @Brocach
7:00 Sketch-She (Improv & Sketch)
(DIRTY)
Becca Lundberg (WASHINGTON D.C.)started stand-up in July 2015 because she thought it’d be slightly healthier to get self-validation from a live crowd than the people who like her Facebook statuses. She’s old-fashioned like that. She’s based in Washington, D.C., where she spends most of her time performing at local hot spots and hosting an open mic and showcase. Her comedy club credits include DC Improv, Broadway Comedy Club and Cozzy’s Comedy Club. She has logged stage time in New York City, Portland, Baltimore, the Midwest and all over Virginia. Lundberg has performed at Lady Laughs Comedy Festival (November 2016), Charm City Comedy Festival (May 2017) and Laugh Index Theatre (June 2017). She thinks of her comedic style as “indirectly self-deprecating,” but most audiences would probably just describe it as “sad.” She’s not a big deal, but she hopes these paragraphs convinced you she’s at least mediocre.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
10:00 Glass Ceiling
(DIRTY)
BO$$ LADY (LOS ANGELES) Imagine that Beyoncé and Weird Al got together and had a baby. Then Eminem came and raised that baby. That child would grow to become the magnificent entity that is BO$$ Lady, the Raptress Supreme. BO$$ Lady specializes in performing stand-up and comedy rap, including witty feminist parodies and original songs. Her material is sex and body positive, bold, fun, fearless, feminist, and hilarious. She is based in Los Angeles and has headlined at The Comedy Store, Viper Room, and The HaHa Cafe, and was recently seen at the BiG FIRE Comedy Festival in Helendale, CA. Her debut album, “Champagne Pussy”, is available on Spotify and iTunes.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
10:00 Glass Ceiling
(DIRTY)
Bob Kinner (CLEVELAND) is a stand-up comedian from Cleveland, OH. Bob is known for his unique delivery and bizarre subject matter. He’s opened for such names as Sean Lynch and the Disgruntled Clown.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
6:00 He’s Not A Lady
(CLEAN)
Brooke Heinichen (SAN FRANSCISCO) is a Bay Area-transplant, Ohio-native comic who talks too fast and smiles too much. She performs nightly around the Bay Area, and has performed at Cobb’s Comedy Club, the SF Punchline, the Dublin Comedy Cellar, and at the 2016 Lady Laughs Festival. She is a co-producer with Hot Take Comedy, producing monthly fundraiser showcases all around the Bay. She has been rated the #1 comedian of her 7 siblings.
Friday November 3, 2017
Genre 20/30 Stage @Art In
9:00 Headliner Show w/ Mary Kennedy
(DIRTY)
Carly Kane (CHICAGO) is a Chicago based producer, writer, and stand up comedian. She co-produces Afterthoughts, a bi-weekly stand up roast show at The Laugh Factory, along with a variety of other shows around the city. She’s a writer for The Pink Canoe and contributor to Comedy of Chicago. She recently graduated the Comedy Studies Program at Second City and is currently interning with Hoo Ha Comedy Collective.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
10:00 Glass Ceiling
(DIRTY)
Carma Nibarger (CHICAGO) is a Chicago based comic and storyteller. Her energetic stage presence keeps her audiences engaged and delighted. She has performed at The Kates, The Laugh Factory, and Serving the Sentence. She’s made her way from Chicago, to Milwaukee, to Pensacola, and Austin charming her way across these states.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
9:00 Story Femme
(DIRTY)
Carrie Fawcett (WICHITA) is your typical white, divorced, single mom from Wichita, Kansas. She spends her days literally rescuing animals and her nights telling strangers deeply personal things into a microphone, on a stage illuminated by light. Her likes include ethnically expanding her sexuality, driving long distances without cruise control, and street performing saxophonists. Her dislikes include jerks, douche bags, and yellow bellied son of a bitches.
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage @Brocach
6:00 The HER-ly Saturday Show
(DIRTY)
Cher Lynn (has performed at Comedy Store and L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles. A member of SAG-AFTRA, she has worked in Theatre, Television, and Film. Cher has performed all over Boston, including Improv Boston, The Comedy Studio, Laugh Boston, Nick’s Comedy Stop, The Burren, The Riot Theatre, The Gas at Great Scott, and McGreevy’s. Cher studied acting with Howard Fine at his acting studio in Hollywood, California. She earned her Masters of Arts in Theatre Arts from California State University, Northridge and her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from San Diego State University. Her published Master’s Thesis is entitled, Underneath Her Skirt: Staging Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days as an Embodiment of The Feminine Mystique. Cher is a certified yoga instructor.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
8:00 Plan SHE Show
(CLEAN)
Christine Ferrera (BALTIMORE) is an American triathlete, comedian and mother of eight (goldfish). She performs darkly absurd stand-up in clubs, conference rooms and crawl spaces internationally and has appeared as a peripheral character in several Nora Ephron films in her mind. She has performed at the Pittsburgh Comedy Festival, Chicago Women’s Funny Festival, Amsterdam Fringe Festival and Thunderfest, among many others, and was recently a featured performer on Wham City Comedy’s national tour. Ferrera’s book about her decade-long correspondence with Starbucks Coffee Company, Starbux Diary: My 10-year Journey to Caffeinated enlightenment, was included in City Paper’s Top 10 Baltimore Books of 2015 and described as, “Hilariously personal.” She lives and works and eats and prays and loves in Baltimore, USA.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
9:00 HER-Har-Har Show
(CLEAN)
Christine Hect (MADISON) has been doing Stand Up comedy in the Madison area since the Fall of 2009. She’s performed at several “DragDown CancerComdey” shows. Several “Six Shot Comedy” shows. Several “Alphabet Soup Comedy” shows. Countless open mics. Almost all of my comedy stems from the realities she experience as a transgender woman..
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@Plan B
7:00 Alphabet Soup
(DIRTY)
Clare Austen-Smith (CHICAGO) is a comedian from Chicago, IL. She approaches comedy from a staunchly feminist and queer perspective, which is completely her Mom’s fault. She performs stand up all over Chicago and recently featured for Joel McHale and JF Harris at the Palladium Theater in Carmel, Indiana. In addition to comedy, Clare is a freelance writer and illustrator. You can find her online at www.clareaustensmith.com or @okayclare on instagram.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@Plan B
8:00 Hoo-HA HA’s
(DIRTY)
Clare Dickerson (MADISON/LOS ANGELES) is a native of WI who currently resides in southern California with her sweet kitty Oliver. She loves a good beer, a wild story, the perfect karaoke song, tacos, & comedy.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@Plan B
10:00 You Joke Like A Girl
(DIRTY)
Colleen Brennan (CHICAGO) is a stand-up comedian, writer and producer (Waves of Laughter, Burn ‘Em Brew-HaHa, Living Room Sessions). She graduated from the Conservatory Program at The Second City in 2001 then later received training in stand-up comedy at The Second City and Feminine Comique. Described as a polished performer, Colleen is an expert at zeroing in on the hilarious details of personal stories and cracking up audiences all over the Midwest. You may have seen her at Snubfest 2016 (*Winner – Audience Favorite), Lady Laughs Festival 2016(Madison, WI), Zanies, The Kates at the Laugh Factory and in her car driving her children all around Chicago.
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage @Brocach
9:00 Ladies Who Kill
(DIRTY)
Danielle Thralow (TWIN CITIES) was recently named the “Second Funniest Person in Minneapolis and St. Paul” at the ACME comedy club. Soon, the winner moved. making her the funniest person in the Twin Cities. She also won the right to represent Miami in Florida’s funniest. Danielle has been selected to perform at comedy festivals across the U.S. Including the Highlarious Comedy Festival in Seattle, the Women in Comedy Festival in Boston, the Cape Fear Comedy Festival in North Carolina and Cinderblock Comedy Festival in New York.
Friday November 3, 2017
Genre 20/30 Stage @Art In
9:00 Headliner Show w/ Mary Kennedy
(DIRTY)
Davine Ker (WASHINGTON DC) is a stand up comedian, improvisor, musical improviser, Moth StorySLAM winner, actor, visual artist and a musician. Davine caters to your comedy appetite while sharing her laugh story with decadent wit cream. She has performed throughout the DC area and as a featured stand up in shows in New York, Florida, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Montreal, Canada. She has performed at The Source Theatre, The DC Arts Center, The Howard Theatre, Arlington Drafthouse, BloomBars in DC, Jammin Java, Sully’s Comedy Club, Baltimore Comedy Factory, DC Improv Comedy Club, Cozzy’s Comedy Club, Magooby’s Joke House, Liberty Laughs Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club and Dangerfields Comedy Club in NYC. Davine Ker has shared the stage with the likes of Guy Torry, Todd Bridges, Willie Tyler, Pat Dixon,Jeffrey Gurian, Greer Barnes and Canadian legend Mike MacDonald. She speaks English, French, Cambodian and Comedian very fluently. She was affiliated with Laugh Index Theatre as a house comic, is currently a contributing columnist with Bliss Magazine, and is a radio DJ/Host with ListenVision.com.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
9:00 HER-Har-Har Show
(DIRTY)
Denise Medina (CHICAGO) is a cast member of Chicago’s hilarious all female comedy group ‘the kates,’ was born and raised in Chicago and now lives “La Vida Loca” in the burbs! She graduated cum laude with a BA in Speech and Performing Arts from NEIU, was an intern on the Wild Chicago TV show, and is a graduate of Players Workshop and Feminine Comique. She wants to have a staring contest with Samuel L. Jackson because she thinks she could win. She also wants to be hot and thin, like jerky!
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage@Brocach
6:00 The HER-ly Saturday Show
(CLEAN)
Edith Lule (CHICAGO) is a proud Latina born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. She’s got mad love for youths, tacos, and the arts, and threw her scary berry self into the comedy scene in 2016. Edith balances her time between yelling at her kids and freaking out before every performance (someone pass her a bucket). Show this stand-up rookie some love!
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
6:00 She Spot
(DIRTY)
Elaine Orion (CHICAGO) is a stand-up comedian and satirist based in Chicago. She often focuses on sociopolitical issues with fearless edge. The Elgin Review has praised her for “intellectual humor with attitude… on subjects that no ‘mom jeans’ comic would even dare to touch.”
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
8:00 Hoo-HA HA’s
(DIRTY)
Ellen Wesley (CHICAGO) is an ER doctor who does stand-up for fun. She performs all over the country. You will absolutely feel better when you see this stand up.
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
3:00 Ladies of Laughs
(CLEAN)
Elyse Nylin (CHICAGO) is the host/producer of You Joke Like a Girl, a monthly all-women’s open-mic and showcase at Volumes Bookcafe in Chicago. Overall, her sets are pretty dynamic with a humorous trip through some personal and very relatable stories. She likes to poke fun at some of her experiences as she has found her authentic self as well as pose some questions about everyday random things. Her sets contain material that is often women-focused and LGBTQ-friendly. She has performed at The Chicago Women’s Funny Festival, Gilda Radner’s Laugh Fest, The Laugh Factory, The Annoyance Theatre, and Zanies Comedy Club.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@Plan B
10:00 You Joke Like A Girl
(DIRTY)
Emily Burden (VANCOUVER) is one of those “quick outta the gate” comics. In 3 years of doing stand up Miss Burden has performed at 5 Comedy festivals including Sled Island and Improvaganza, she came runner up in the ATB Young Guns comedy competition, and was recently the only Canadian performer in the San Diego Comedy Festival. She has newly moved to beautiful Vancouver BC. When not telling jokes, Emily works as an emergency nurse.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@Plan B
8:00 Hoo-HA HA’s
(CLEAN)
Erin Conlon (CHICAGO) is a writer, stand-up, and producer based in Chicago.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@Plan B
10:00 You Joke Like A Girl
(DIRTY)
Famous In The Future (CHICAOGO) Desiree Burcum and Tina Teske are 2/5 of the Chicago-based sketch comedy troupe, Famous in the Future. They are the only members with vaginas (that we know of). FIF was proud to help launch the inaugural Yippie Fest this past August, featuring 3 days of theatre, music and comedy. Desiree has also played with the Milwaukee Children’s Theatre Company, Comedy Sportz, Scene of the Crime Productions, and Naked TV. She wrote and performed in “Barbie! The Musical,” “Chicken Soup for the Damned,” and “Christian Children’s Playhouse,” and created “The Case of the Dirty Drawers” for Underpants Puppets Productions. When not acting, she can be found talking to inanimate objects. She should probably not be left unsupervised. When not sketching, Tina can be found performing with the all-chick indie-rock band Natalie Gaza and Post-op Trance. Her heart beats to the drum of tiny dogs wearing teeny sweaters. And ice cream.
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage @Brocach
7:00 Sketch-She (Improv & Sketch)
(DIRTY)
Florentina Tanase (BAY AREA) is a stand up comedian, born in Romania and raised on dad jokes. Florentina started performing at The Purple Onion December 2015 and has since performed at Cobb’s Comedy, The Punchline, Poland (yes the country), The World Famous Comedy Store and The Viper Room in Los Angeles. She’s earned a spot on the Road to Funny Co-Finals and a spot at the SHE-DEVIL Comedy Festival. Florentina’s captivating anecdotes about living in rural Romania will leave you wanting to call your mom and tell her, “Thank you for giving us running water.” She likes to think of herself as an elated pessimist. She co-produces a monthly show called Florentina and Alexandria’s High School reunion.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@Plan B
8:00 Hoo-HA HA’s
(DIRTY)
Hannah Vaughan (DALLAS) is a stand-up comedian from Dallas, Texas. She loves junk food and cheesy sitcoms, and uses her experiences growing up in Texas for material.
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
3:00 Ladies of Laughs
(CLEAN)
Harpreet Sehmbi (TORONTO) is a stand-up comedian, improviser, writer and actor. She’s graduated from Second City’s Longform Conservatory and Conservatory Programs and regularly performs improv with her troupe, The Mana Del Rays. She also regularly performs stand-up all around Toronto or, where ever she can find a stage and a crowd to listen to her. She wrote and stars in a web series loosely based on her life called “INDIE-pendent”, about a twenty-something Indian woman living in Toronto trying to figure out her life.
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
12:00 HER-ly & Raunchy
(RAUNCHY)
Heather Morgan (CHICAGO) has performed throughout Chicago, including Zanies, the Annoyance Theatre, and was part of Beast Women, Chicago’s all-female talent showcase.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
8:00 Plan SHE Show
(DIRTY)
Hedi Sandberg (WASHINGTON DC) Performing stand up gives Hedi purpose and energy; she finds the main source of her nonsexual pleasure comes from making other people laugh. She hopes to share this joy with the world through her unique style of deadpan humor, sarcasm and quick wit. Hedi performs all over D.C., Maryland and Virginia at various open mics, showcases and competitions. She is one of the hosts of The Pinch open mic every Tuesday night and is a House Comic for the Laugh Index Theatre. When Hedi is not out and about making people laugh she can be found in bed eating Quest Bars while watching videos of cakes being decorated.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
10:00 Glass Ceiling
(RAUNCHY)
Helen Reicher (WICHITA) is an up and coming Wichita comedian. She headlined at the 2016 Lady Laughs Comedy Festival and was a finalist in the Loony Bin Comedy Club’s 2016 Wichita’s Funniest Person Contest. Drawing on her life experiences, she creates a raw and honest comedic style that can be described with only one word: realness.
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage@Brocach
6:00 The HER-ly Saturday Show
(DIRTY)
Isabeau Dornevil (CHICAGO) is a standup comic, who most recently recorded her half-hour special, funny-sad. You might have also seen her in iO’s all-female cast revival of one of British television’s silliest shows, At Last the 1948 Show—Live!, written by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Marty Feldman. Isabeau can also be seen offstage and on the silver screen as an actress represented by Paonessa Talent.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@Plan B
7:00 Alphabet Soup
(DIRTY)
Jeena Bloom (NEW YORK) A year ago, Jeena Bloom came out to the world both as a lady and as a comic. Since then, she has performed at NYC comedy clubs such as the Broadway Comedy Club, Dangerfield’s and Caroline’s. She directed and hosted in Chance for a Spinster, an improv dating game show set in the 1860s and performed in last summer’s Del Close Marathon. Over the past year, she has been profiled in New York Magazine and appeared in a documentary on vice.com.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
9:00 Story Femme
(DIRTY)
Judy Wolf (DENVER) has been doing theater, improv, and stand-up comedy, for the last six years. She is 50 and my giving zero fucks has done nothing but help me!
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
2:00 HER-Larity
(DIRTY)
Katie Burton (LOS ANGELES) has been performing stand up in and around the greater Los Angeles area for the last five years. Trained by the talented Jodi Miller and Lisa Sundstedt of Pretty Funny Women . Katie’s comedy is relatable , raunchy and twisted .
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
1:00 Broad Side
(RAUNCHY)
Kelly Morgan (ASHEVILLE) is a stand-up comedian who works for LaZoom Comedy Tours. She has toured with the Funny Girrrlz Showcase as well as performing showcases across the southeast. You may recognize her from her time onstage, or because she looks exactly like your friend Chelsea from high school.
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
1:00 Broad Side
(DIRTY)
KJ Whitehead (CHICAGO) As read about in the Chicago Reader, KJ (They/Them) is a 5’9” crowd pleaser filled with unapologetic blackness and unapologetic queerness from Chicago, IL. Back home, they’re a comedy studies alumni and Columbia College Chicago Alumni. In addition, KJ is a regular at the Annoyance Theater, Playground Theater and a teacher at the Second City Training Center. You may never have head of them before, but they promise that you won’t forget them! FOLLOW KJ! iamkjwhitehead.net OR @iamkjwhitehead
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
6:00 He’s Not A Lady
(CLEAN)
Kyna Lenhof (CHICAGO) is a stand-up comedian, storyteller, improviser and all around great gal. She has been performing comedy in Chicago since 2001 and can be seen at places such as Zanies, the kates, Just Dickin’ Around, The Fillet of Solo Festival, and the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival. She is a producer and host of the monthly variety show, This One Woman.
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
3:00 Ladies of Laughs
(CLEAN)
Laura Hugg (CHICAGO) started comedy in improv then added sketch and finally stand-up. Her material often focuses on recovery, self-care, mental, emotional and spiritual health from someone who was once not well-versed in those things at all.
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage @Brocach
9:00 Ladies Who Kill
(CLEAN)
Laurel Cummings (NEW YORK) escaped Florida 15 years ago but still believes Orange Gatorade cures everything but a broken heart, which is the job of Gatorade Mango Extremo. She performs all over New York City, co-hosts the Trigger Show, a variety show at Soho House, and has contributed to BlackBook Magazine, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Reductress, The Onion, as well as scribed many heated opinions pieces for her high school newspaper.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@Plan B
8:00 Hoo-HA HA’s
(CLEAN)
Lauren Hooberman (CHICAGO) is a Midwestern gal who has called Chicago home for 15 years. She works in education to pay the bills, but loves to perform stand-up comedy, play tennis once a year and ride her bike as much as possible in the warmer months. Lauren just moved to a new neighborhood with her anxious, neurotic and elderly cat, Jen. They’re both still adjusting.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
6:00 She Spot
(CLEAN)
Lea Ciastko (CHICAGO) is an up-and-coming Chicago comic. Her recent performances include The Women’s Funny Festival at Stage 773 and the variety show, “Casting Asiancy,” at The Second City.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
7:00 The HER-ly Thursday Show
(CLEAN)
Lin Hardick (LONDON, ONTARIO) began her Stand Up journey at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre just two years ago. She has since performed at open mic venues whenever possible and has enjoyed participation in comedy festivals such as LADY LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL and FLORIDA’S FUNNIEST FEMALE. Lin is now producing STAND UP FOR GEEZERS in her home town of London, Ontario.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
7:00 The HER-ly Thursday Show
(CLEAN)
Lisa Person (WHITE ROCK, B.C.) Lisa’s quiet and reserved — until she gets on stage! — and relates twisted, quirky takes on sexuality, dating and aging. She took up stand-up 3 years ago, at age 53, and has built a reputation as a prolific and sharp joke writer. She’s opened for Tanyalee Davis, Chris Kattan, Derek Seguin and countless others.
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
12:00 HER-ly & Raunchy
(RAUNCHY)
Liz Blanc (CLEVELAND) is a comedian based in Cleveland, Ohio. She has performed comedy all over the Midwest and recently performed in the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival. Liz was was a 2016 finalist in the Cleveland Comedy Festival contest after placing first in her semifinal round. She has been a guest on “The Dricore Show” on WCSB Cleveland (radio) and a guest on “The Glen and Dean Show” (podcast). Liz loves to take awkward situations and make them just a tiny bit more awkward. She illustrates her experiences involving teaching high school, dating and other horrific moments through a comedic lens. Her relatable, cringe-worthy humor will definitely make you laugh at her, and maybe even with her.
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
2:00 HER-Larity
(CLEAN)
Liz Greenwood (CHICAGO) is a stand-up comedian based in Chicago who is known for her one-liners and observational humor. In addition to performing all around Chicago, she has been part of the Women in Comedy Festival (Boston), SheDot Festival (Toronto), and LaughFest (Grand Rapids). When she’s not performing, Liz enjoys meeting deadly animals and has survived peaceful wild encounters with a brown bear, a rattlesnake, and the world’s most poisonous spider.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
8:00 Plan SHE Show
(DIRTY)
Luisa Isbell (SAN FRANCISCO) is trying to figure herself out. She’s a Latina comic, storyteller, and feminist who wound up in San Francisco, slinging software between gigs. Her comedy is a blend of witty one-offs, deadpan observations, and self-deprecating storytelling—always with a positive spin.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
9:00 HER-Har-Har Show
(RAUNCHY)
Margaret Leaf (MADISON) moms 3 kids and 1 cat, works full time as an ANALyst, and tells jokes and stories in her 11 minutes of spare time. She trembled on stage at Lady Laughs 2016, nearly peed herself producing and performing in the Madison story-share series “That’s What She Said,” and cried in her bathtub after co-producing and starring in “Loveseat,” the late-night variety show Madison never ask for.
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage@Brocach
6:00 The HER-ly Saturday Show
(DIRTY)
Mary Lorenz (CHICAGO) moved to Chicago from her hometown of New Orleans 10 years ago with a suitcase and a dream – just like Dolly Parton in a little-known gem called “Straight Talk.” She spends her days trying not to get fired from her desk job and her nights performing standup and storytelling. Sometimes for audiences. Her dream is to live fast and die doing what she loves: scamming old rich men out of money. It’s good to have goals.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
8:00 Plan SHE Show
(DIRTY)
Melisabeth (SAN FRANCISCO)Entrepreneur, comedian, and recovering venture capitalist, Melisabeth Lemmer takes on the world of technology and business in a standup set satirizing the tech scene and lifestyle of the rich, almost famous, and homeless in San Francisco and other business and technology hubs. She studied improv and comedy with some of the most talented people (and probably some future SNL cast members) at The Second City in Chicago, People’s Improv Theatre in NYC, EndGames Improv and Bay Area Theatre Sports in San Francisco, and other workshops through Groundlings, Vancouver Improv Festival, among others.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
6:00 She Spot
(DIRTY)
Moira Goree (ASHEVILLE) Weird trans-girl from Asheville, NCwho might be two nine year olds stacked on top of each other
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@Plan B
10:00 You Joke Like A Girl
(DIRTY)
Nicole Love (OAKLAND) Nicole Love’s comedy is sarcastic wit and a delivery that doesn’t back down, all in a deceptively sweet exterior. Based in Oakland, CA, it is her upbringing in the Bay Area that has largely shaped the unique worldview that informs her joke writing. Nicole is a comedian that confronts and engages, pairing a depth of ideas on race, gender, and society, with a ridiculous take on daily life.
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
1:00 Broad Side
(DIRTY)
Noelle Lynn (LOS ANGELES) is originally from Chicago, where she started modeling, acting, and eventually transitioned to standup comedy. She now resides in Los Angeles, where you’ll find her still racing off to auditions and photoshoots as well as comedy shows. She is a co-host of Flavorz podcast and comedy show. You can follow her on Instagram and twitter @Inoellelynn
Friday November 3, 2017
Genre 20/30 Stage @Art In
9:00 Headliner Show w/ Mary Kennedy
(DIRTY)
Sandy Lee (CHICAGO) is a sassy valley girl born and raised in the Chicago burbs. Slightly mild-mannered tax accountant by day, knife throwing adventure seeker by night and weekends who is willing to try anything at least once. Talents include masochistically proving her Chicago mettle by standing in lines in the freezing cold for obscene amounts of time, finding new and obscure things to do, and describing gastronomical experiences in a strangely hypnotic way. Bad decisions make good stories.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
8:00 Plan SHE Show
(DIRTY)
Sarah Roche (WASHINGTON, DC) has performed all over the District as well as Virginia and Maryland. Her comedy has been described as awkwardly adorable and uncomfortably arousing.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@Plan B
10:00 You Joke Like A Girl
(DIRTY)
Seth Davis (CHICAGO) Did you know Seth shares a birthday with Bette Midler, Woody Allen, Richard Pryor, and his little sister who is hilarious and 5 years younger?! Born in Chicago and raised on the mean streets of Skokie, Seth is a writer, standup comedian, actor, storyteller, and producer. His comedy explores his quirky life through the lens of mental illness and situational storytelling. A graduate of The Second City and i.O. Theater, he has been described as pee-in-your-pants funny by people with bladder control problems. Seth has appeared off-Broadway in The Awesome 80’s Prom, NBC5’s The Nude Hippo Show, and on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. Seth has also appeared in You’re Being Ridiculous at the Steppenwolf Theatre, NACA, Milwaukee Comedy Festival 2017, The New Orleans Comedy Arts Festival, North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, Chicago Musical Improv Fest, Chicago Fringe Fest, and Chicago Sketchfest. He is regular at Zanies, The Laugh Factory, colleges across the country, a producer/ performer of the critically acclaimed live comedic storytelling and podcast show I Shit You Not, a co-producer/ performer of the brand new storytelling show Snapped: Live, and performs in the improvised show for children, Storytown. His comedy shows have been reviewed by The Reader, Timeout Chicago, and The Chicago Tribune, they actually said pretty good things.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
6:00 He’s Not A Lady
(CLEAN)
Shawna Lutzow (MADISON) Shawna uses comedy to shine light on the ridiculousness of heteronormativity and uses her own experiences as a lesbian to make audiences both laugh and think.This is her second year performing at LLCF and has performed at several comedy shows including BCity BFunny out of Beloit, WI, Alphabet Soup out of Madisn, WI and headlined at the Beloit International Film Festival all women comedy show.
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
1:00 Broad Side
(DIRTY)
SKORT (CHICAGO) The women of SKORT met during their training at iO and have been performing together since late 2014. Their collaboration grew out of a shared appreciation for smart, patient, off-kilter comedy. SKORT’s signature form begins with a group-o-logue from the point of view of a character invented based on the audience suggestion. The show unfolds from there, building on the themes and worldview established in the opening. Since finally putting a name to the faces, they’ve performed at the Chicago Women’s Funny Fest, The Compass Improv Festival, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, the Chicago Improv Festival and more. SKORT regularly plays at venues across Chicago, including The Second City, iO, The Playground, Stage 773, and CIC theater. Check them out online at www.facebook.com/skortimprov and follow on Twitter @WeAreSkort.
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage @Brocach
7:00 Sketch-She (Improv & Sketch)
(CLEAN)
Sophia Smarandescu (AMES), comedy terrorist, leaves a wave of destruction and confused looks wherever she goes. Her comedic style blends real life experiences, chairs, and microwaves. She has appeared in the Green Gravel Comedy Festival and Beast Village. She co-produces DG’s Taphouse Comedy Showcase in Ames, Iowa.
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
2:00 HER-Larity
(DIRTY)
Stacey Stark (OMAHA) was born and raised a gay kid in small-town Iowa. Now she’s finally one of the cool kids, because she’s a standup comedian in Omaha, Nebraska.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@Plan B
7:00 Alphabet Soup
(DIRTY)
Stephanie O. (NEW YORK) Hailing from Houston, Texas, but a New Yorker at heart, Stephanie O. is an up and coming stand-up comedian whose comedy is a mashup of observational humor and personal exploits. Stephanie got her start at New York City’s Magnet Theater doing Improv Comedy. Her experience there was the driving force that pushed her to get serious about stand-up – to stop mulling and start doing! Saying “yes” to stand-up has proved to be an amazing, worthwhile, and life-affirming decision.
Thursday November 2, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage@ Plan B
7:00 The HER-ly Thursday Show
(CLEAN)
Strip Joker (CHICAGO) Chicago’s only LGBTQ-produced, body-positive stand-up comedy show. The inclusive stand-up show encourages some of the country’s finest comedians to joke about learning to love their bodies and – if they so wish – shed some clothing. How much will they bare to celebrate body-positivity? You’d be surprised. Featured in Huffington Post, Chicago Reader, RedEye Chicago, Rebellious Magazine for Women, Chicagoist, Patch.com, Do312, MetroMix, Chicago Pride.com, and was included the 2017-2018 Feminist Theatre Watch List by Spiel Chicago.
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage @Brocach
10:00 STRIP JOKER
(DIRTY)
Trish Pandya (SAN FRANCISCO) is a modern upcoming female Indian comedian in San Francisco. She has a slightly ridiculous and unique take on race, gender, and dating in a big city. This 5 foot woman is relentless with her opinions about the world .She has performed at the World Famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles, Punchline in San Francisco, as well as all over the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
3:00 Ladies of Laughs
(DIRTY)
Vanessa (Pants) Tortolano has been slinging funnies since she was old enough to talk back. Involved with theatre and the stage since the age of 5, Vanessa has just begun the practice of stand-up comedy in the last few years. She has also been a regular performer with Madison’s Monkey Business Institute since 2011. Vanessa is a feisty mother of 4 teenagers and one of the Co-founding owners of NessAlla Kombucha.
Friday November 3, 2017
Genre 20/30 Stage @Art In
9:00 Headliner Show w/ Mary Kennedy
(DIRTY)
Vickie Lynn (BELOIT) is a comedian from Beloit, WI. In her 5th year of comedy, Vickie still makes the crowd laugh with her humorous and truthful standup. Her boisterous, brash, brave, & boobylicious humor has made her a fan favorite where ever she roams.
Sunday November 5, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
12:00 HER-ly & Raunchy
(DIRTY)
Wynter Spears (LOS ANGELES) Originally from Chicago, Wynter Spears is a comedian who has been seen hosting and performing at clubs all over Southern California including Flappers Comedy Clubs in Burbank and Claremont, CA, The World Famous Ice House in Pasadena, and the Laugh Factory Long Beach. She was in the Laugh Riot Grrrl Comedy Festival and was a Best of the Fest Semifinalist in the Ventura Comedy Festival.
Friday November 3, 2017
Nessalla Kombucha Stage @Plan B
6:00 She Spot
(CLEAN)
YES MA’AM (MADISON) Come laugh with the ladies of the Monkey Business Institute in their very own improv comedy show, “Yes, Ma’am!”. Unpredictable and irreverent, these Madison-based comedy darlings will have you howling in no time flat. MBI doesn’t waste time with such trivialities as sets, props, scripts or line memorization, instead they create spur-of-the-moment, seat-of-the-pants improvisational comedy by mixing audience suggestions, decades of improv experience and sheer moxie.
Saturday November 4, 2017
Artemis Bow Stage @Brocach
8:00 YES MA’AM
(DIRTY)
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