COMEDY

Imported from the Philippines, Mike Adrales has been regaling the Midwest with his loud, hilarious stories non-stop for over 3 years. With notable performances including the Floodwater Comedy Festival and the Turnbuckle Comedy and Music Festival, Mike is also a regular at the Circa 21 Speakeasy.

Described by the Chicago Tribune as having "a straight shooting, pull-no-punches style", Joe has performed at clubs and colleges all over America. He's been a personal opener for stars such as Hannibal Buress, Roy Wood Jr and Steve Byrne. With material ranging from alcohol to sex, Kilgallon is sure to rant about something the whole family can enjoy. 

Age: 19, City: Orion, IL., Day job: ticket seller at the i wireless Center, Performing stand-up since ... March 2011, Comedy idols: Mitch Hedberg, Jim Gaffigan, Brian Regan, Favorite topics: pizza, synthesizers, Sega

Bobby Ray Bunch is a real name, unfortunately. His comedy takes you through his journey in the military, his dysfunctional family and hard hitting topics like grocery shopping and Facebook. BRB has performed throughout the country at sold-out comedy clubs, casinos, theaters and one time at a surprise baby shower (she wasn’t surprised). He’s been featured on Mission Creek Festival, Alternating Currents Festival, Turnbuckle Comedy & Music Festival and has a YouTube channel with tens of views. BRB has worked with comedians such as Todd Barry, Tig Notaro and Janeane Garofalo.

Mike Lucas is an Iowa born comic with an inviting brand of humor. His friendly approach to comedy endears him to crowds around the Midwest. It also allows him to get away with saying the outlandish things he says. In 2016 Mike won the Laugh Hard Challenge comedy competition. Mike was also a finalist in the Funniest Person in Iowa Contest, the Comedy for a Cause competition & the Laugh Hard 2015 contest. He has also performed with these national headliners: Jeff Dye (MTV), Theo Von (TBS), Bobcat Goldthwait, Drew Michael (HBO) & Josh Blue (Winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing). You may have also seen him at the Beast Village (2016), Green Gravel (2015, 2016, 2017), Floodwater (2015, 2016, 2018), Turnbuckle II (2018) and Alternating Currents (2018) comedy festivals.

​Jeff Bailey is a stand-up comic from Metamora, IL. He’s been working clubs in the Midwest for the past four years and has featured for Ryan Singer, Henry Phillips, and Brett Erickson, as well as hosted a show headlined by the one and only Steve-O. He was the 2013 winner of the 2013 Jukebox Comedy Competition. (Steve Martin never won the Jukebox Comedy Competition. Just saying.)

Donny Townsend has been a fixture of Iowa comedy for the last handful of years. He recently featured for Chris Porter at the Jukebox Comedy Club in Peoria Illinois and was on Guilda’s Laughfest in Grand Rapids Michigan. He's also performed at Floodwater Comedy Festival, Beast Village and Turnbuckle Fest. 

James Draper finds humor in nearly everything, so he brings a variety of ways to make you laugh. With jokes, stories and songs, he’ll have you quoting his set long after the show. He has headlined and featured in clubs, theaters and festivals throughout the Midwest working with comics from all over the country. James has featured for Bob and Tom favorites like Donnie Baker, Larry Reeb, Costaki Economopolis, and many others you may or may not have heard of. Currently, you can find James Draper performing at stand up shows, writing and acting for sketch comedy shows (live and audio/voice over), guest spotting on podcasts, and then bragging about it at the end of his bio. 

At 6’ 9” Alex Price was always going to be the center of attention anyway. He developed an outsized sense of humor to match his physical stature and quickly became known in comedy circles far away from his native Indiana. His unflinching, self-deprecating and hilarious take on life as an actual giant form the basis of an act that's garnered him opening spots for Kyle Kinane, Brian Posehn, and Hannibal Buress and many appearances at festivals across the country such as SF Sketchfest and The Limestone Comedy Festival. It's a perspective you've likely never considered, but that you're sure to never forget.

Kyle Scanlan is a Chicago-based comedian who started doing comedy in Carbondale, Illinois. Prior to stand up, Kyle was trained in both writing and improv at iO Chicago. Kyle has performed at the Del Close Marathon, The Laugh Factory, Comedy-Bar, and different clubs throughout the mid-west. In 2005, Kyle made his TV debut on Fox's Stupid Behavior Caught on Tape. Kyle currently writes for the humor website The Whiskey Journal and is a cast member of both the Lincoln Lodge and Speakeasy Comedy. Kyle's brand of self-deprecating humor will leave the audience laughing... and wondering where his eyebrows are.

​Comedian Lyn-z Harney holds the attic door open to mental health and the unbalanced anxiety of being a human. Hailing from Iowa, she began her stand-up career in the basement of The Yacht Club in Iowa City. Harney moved to Chicago in October of 2017, and has been sleepless and happy ever since. Harney has been featured on Best Night Ever, Blanket Fort, and Zanie's Comedy Club, and began producing her own show, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, at the Under the Gun Theatre which you can catch every third Thursday. For a full-access view into the hell-scape of Lyn-z Harney, follow her on that social media garbage that everybody likes.

Jessica is an Iowa native and stand-up comedian based in Chicago. She has been lucky enough to open for such names as Tig Notaro and Jim Norton. Jessica has performed all around the city of Chicago at places like Second City, iO, and Laugh Factory. You can see her hosting the Smart Mouth open mic Monday's at @North Bar. 

Sam Wiles is right-handed. Oh, you need more? I guess. Sam is also a comedian from Iowa who started stand up in San Diego, where he still frequently performs. He now lives in Los Angeles where you can see him do stand up every week at Rod Stewart Live, the comedy showcase he produces at La Cuevita in Highland Park. He also hosts the comedy debate show Straw Men every month at the Lyric Hyperion and his own podcast Fight Island. Sam is also a writer, and has written animated shorts for Bleacher Report, and is the co-creator of the popular animated series Gridiron Heights. He has also written for NBC Universal and Mad Magazine.

AJ Grill is a standup comedian currently residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An Iowa native, AJ won the 2016 Penguins Comedy Club ‘Funniest Person in Iowa Contest.’ His comedy is a casserole of silly and humorous personal tragedy. AJ performs at clubs, bars and DIY shows all over the country. He has recently performed at the Milwaukee, Memphis and Cape Fear Comedy festivals. In 2018 he opened for Colin Quinn at the historic Turner Hall where Colin said AJ "gets it" so there's that.

Zach Pugh is a comedian living in Los Angeles. He has been featured on SiriusXM and regularly tours the country performing at comedy clubs, bars, breweries, coffee houses, backyards, basements, warehouse spaces and one Italian restaurant that has since burned down. He’s also performed at the Pittsburgh Comedy Festival and Accidental Comedy Fest in Cleveland.

Kristen Toomey’s comedy career began in 2008 in Chicago. Since then she has performed in L.A., New York City and everywhere in between.

Her commanding stage presence and energetic, expressive and truthful style of comedy are just a few of the reasons entertainment website, The A.V. Club, said, “Kristen Toomey is a Chicago original.” She was a founding member of the all-female Hoo-Ha Comedy troupe and the first female producer of Comedians You Should Know. She has performed at numerous festivals, including the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, Chicago Women’s Funny Festival, Turnbuckle Comedy & Music Festival in Iowa, What A Joke National Comedy Festival at The Hideout, Pygmalion Festival in Champaign, Flyover Festival in St. Louis, LaughFest in Grand Rapids, and Oddball Festival.

Kellye Howard is a stand-up comedic actress, as seen on FOX Laughs, Last Comic Standing, NBC's Chicago Justice, and this upcoming season of Kevin Hart's LOL at JFL. Kellye hosts a podcast; "Be less Petty" on all podcasting channels. She's a Second City Conservatory graduate and serves on the Columbia College Chicago Employer Advisory Board, which advocates for fair and diverse creative education opportunities for all.

Jake McDowell is a comedian from Davenport. He's pretty nice and pretty funny...looking (I'm kidding don't put that in there.) He performed with Screech once in a bar. He has completely normal man nipples and his Dad is proud of him.