Connecting Through Comedy

MAGGIE
FARIS

feat. Julie Bane

November 26-27
AT 8pm

Maggie is noted for her ceaselessly cheerful personality and seemingly endless series of quirky, intelligent jokes dissecting our fears and social barriers. She won the Minnesota Laugh off. Another competition win made Maggie the Public Address Announcer for the St. Paul Saints professional baseball team, which led to an appearance on ESPN™s Cold Pizza for her unique style and memorable announcements. She recently won The Advocate Magazine’s national search for the Next Funniest Queer Comedian. 

EMMA
WILLMANN

SPECIAL EVENT

December 3-5

4 SHOWS

A “fast-rising star” declared by Chicago Now Magazine and described by Paste as a comic who’s “mastered chaos under control,” Emma Willmann is a stand-up comedian, actress, and podcaster originally from Blue Hill, Maine. She was a part of the inaugural season of Netflix’s The Lineup and has made memorable appearances in CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Judd Apatow’s Crashing. Fans know her from her various podcasts, including Inside the Closet, Secret Keeper’s Club, and her new solo podcast Emma’s Bunker. 

RYAN
CONNER

feat. Matthew Torkelson

December 10-11

AT 9pm

Originally from Washington DC, Ryan Conner was a Top-10 finalist on the most recent season of NBC's Last Comic Standing, where judge Norm MacDonald called his first set "The best 3.5 minutes I've seen in five years." In addition to touring the country doing stand-up, Ryan is a writer/producer for MTV's Ridiculousness, and was a contributing writer for two seasons of TruTV's "Billy On The Street." You can hear his album "Live From An Old Prison" anywhere albums can be heard.