Connecting Through Comedy

PAUL
FARAHVAR

feat. Ali Hormann

January 21-22

AT 8PM

After being a regular performer at Laugh Factory in Chicago, Farahvar received a rare opportunity to host his own show “Singes Only”. Farahvar is an unforgettable comedic force. He burst onto the comedy scene five years ago when he began training at The Second City and iO, quickly landing stand-up spots at local Chicago comedy clubs such as Zanies Comedy Club, Comedy Bar, Laugh Factory and UP Comedy Club as well as the Laugh Factory in Las Vegas, Scottsdale, and Hollywood.
 

DUSTY
SLAY

SPECIAL EVENT

February 11-12

4 SHOWTIMES

Named “Best Comedian” by the Nashville Scene in 2019, the man they also called one of the “most hardworking Music City stand-ups” had a break-out year with Variety naming him one of their “10 Comics to Watch for 2019.” His episode of Comedy Central’s “Stand-Up Featuring” premiered in May, and he’s now appeared twice on NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” following previous sets on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “Last Comic Standing” and “Laughs on Fox.”
 

AMBER
PRESTON

feat. Shyloh Blake

January 28-29

AT 8PM

In 2020 Preston released her debut album with Stand Up! Records. Building on her natural instinct for engaging improvisation, Sparkly Parts’ saucy skewering of Midwestern charm belies a knack for wringing deceptively blue material from her Red State upbringing. Scarce as it may seem, in her spare time Preston mentors low-income youth through Stand Up with Comedy. The non-profit organization encourages creativity, self-expression, and exploration of the arts through live performance.
 

ANDREW
WEGLEITNER

SPECIAL EVENT

February 14

AT 8PM

Wegleitner has been producing and hosting a monthly showcase in the Experimental Thinking Center Theater at Brave New Workshop for the past year. He placed 3rd in 2014 Funniest Person with a Day Job Contest at Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy, 2nd in 2012 Acme’s Funniest Person in the Twin Cities Contest, and 2nd in the 2013 Funniest Person in Coon Rapids contest. His style of comedy is based on personal experience and introspection, his struggles with addiction, and the woes of working and performing.

PIERRE
DOUGLAS

feat. Khadijah Cooper

February 4-5

AT 8PM

Pierre Douglas was raised in Minneapolis MN, being funny on Twitter is what lead Pierre to pursue standup comedy in 2012. Since then he has opened for comedians such as Darnell Rawlings, Ali Siddiq, and Taylor Williamson from “America’s Got Talent”. His greatest accomplishment to date is opening his own comedy club with fellow twin Cities comedians Brandon Riddley & Bruce Williams and having that comedy club be the hosting venue for Kevin Hart's Comedy Central show "Hart of The City.

ZACH
MARTINA

feat. Pearl Rose

February 18-19

AT 8PM

Zach brings his big energy to crowds across America delivering dark jokes in a delightful manner while pointing the finger of blame at everyone except himself. In addition to his debut album “Skunkman”, you may have heard him on The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson & Dan Soder or the hit podcast Dumb People Town with the Sklar Brothers & Daniel Van Kirk. He’s performed as part of Rock on the Range & the Best of the Midwest at Gilda’s Laughfest, among others.