THURSDAY, MAY 31
7 Murderer’s Row showcase at Black Orchid, Piper’s Alley, 230 W. North, hosted by Tim Cavanaugh, with Kathleen Madigan, Bil Dwyer,
Rene Hicks, Larry Reeb, Brett Leake, Carl LaBove
and Andy Kindler.
7:30 Fresh Mugs “B” showcase at Coyle’s Tippling
House hosted by Stephen Kruiser.
Restaurant hosted by Neil Hamburger, with Liz
Poirier, Darren Boddeker, Fericito, Jimmy Creasee,
Ian Belknap, Chipps Cooney, and Shappy.
9 Murderer’s Row showcase at Black Orchid hosted
by Maria Bramford, with Drew Hastings, Damon
Williams, Dan Grueter, Jimmy Shubert, Tim
Walkoe, and Nick Swardson.
9 Fresh Mugs “A” showcase at Zanies hosted by
Todd Glass.
9:30 Screening of Some Kinda Joke at Coyle’s Tippling
House hosted by Lenny Schmidt and Steve Seagren.
10 Midnight Bible School showcase at Donny’s
Skybox Studio Theatre hosted by Matt Dwyer,
with Arj Barker, Jeff Klinger, Alyson Lyon,
William Little, Dwayne Kennedy, Leo Allen,
and Brian Posehn.
11 Maximum Ha-ha at Coyle’s Tippling House with
Tom Rhodes.
11 Sketch troupe Killing My Lobster and improv duo
Dana & Julia at Black Orchid.
FRIDAY, JUNE 1
7 Murderer’s Row showcase at Black Orchid hosted
by Brian Posehn, with Leo Dufour, Brett Leake,
Maria Bamford, Rene Hicks, and Corey Holcomb.
7:30 Judy Tenuta at the Vic, 3145 N. Sheffield.
7:30 Fresh Mugs “B” showcase at Coyle’s Tippling
House hosted by Todd Glass.
Brian Scolaro.
hosted by Lisa Alvarado, with Katherine
Alexander, Dickie Palmer, Damon Williams, Dan
Grueter, and Bil Dwyer.
multimedia revue at Donny’s Skybox Studio
Theatre with Rocky LaPorte, Rich Francese, Tony
Daro, and Chipps Cooney.
9:30 Carl Labove and Laura Kightlinger at Black
Orchid hosted by Ian Bagg.
9:30 Eclipse showcase at Coyle’s Tippling House with
Nick Swardson, Jeff Shaw, Danny Bevins, Charlie
Viracola, Justin McKinney, Mick Betancourt, John
Roy, and Marlon Mitchell.
10 Sophomore Show at Zanies hosted by Tom Clark
with Brody Stevens, Mark Gross, Patti Vasquez,
Johnny Midas, Mike O’Connell, Jake West, Vince
Morris, and J. Scott Homan.
10 Neil Hamburger Extravaganza at Lincoln
Restaurant (see listing for Thursday, May 31).
10 Hardcore Show at the Vic with Otto & George,
Rich Vos, Jimmy Shubert, and Tennessee Tramp.
10:30 Midnight Bible School at Donny’s Skybox Studio
Theatre (see listing for Thursday, May 31).
11:30 Maximum Ha-ha at Coyle’s Tippling House with
Tom Rhodes.
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
3 Comedy Writers Seminar at Apollo Theatre, 2540 N. Lincoln, hosted by Aisha Taylor, with Laura Kightlinger, Dan Barton, Merrill Markoe, and John Rogers.
7 Fresh Mugs “B” showcase at Zanies hosted by
Stephen Kruiser.
7 Murderer’s Row showcase at Black Orchid hosted
by Dan Barton, with Aisha Taylor, Drew Hastings,
Ruben Paul, and Kathleen Madigan.
7:30 Don Rickles at Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State.
7:30 John Pinette at Park West, 322 W. Armitage.
multimedia revue at Donny’s Skybox Studio
Theatre (see listing for next Friday, June 1).
Tom Rhodes.
9 Sketch troupe Killing My Lobster and improv duo
Dana & Julia at Black Orchid.
9 Get Up Stand-up showcase at Zanies hosted by
John Rogers, with Ian Bagg, Rich Francese, Dicky
Palmer, Merrill Markoe, Todd Glass, Leo Dufour,
and Ruben Paul.
9:30 Fresh Mugs “C” showcase at Coyle’s Tippling
House hosted by Brian Scolaro.
10 The Worst of Eric Bogosian at the Vic with Eric
Bogosian.
10 Neil Hamburger Extravaganza at Lincoln
Restaurant (see listing for Thursday, May 31).
10:30 Midnight Bible School at Donny’s Skybox Studio
Theatre (see listing for Thursday, May 31).
11 Andy Kindler and Maria Bamford at Black
Orchid hosted by Brody Stevens.
11 Murderer’s Row at Zanies hosted by Jimmy
Shubert, with Rocky Laporte, Rich Vos, Larry
Reeb, and Drew Hastings.
11:30 Eclipse showcase at Coyle’s Tippling House (see
listing for next Friday, June 1).
SUNDAY, JUNE 3
7 Lewis Black at Black Orchid.
festival performers.