Our Beautiful Featured Performers
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"Out of the forgotten depths of SeeSo itself, Joe Bates has come to show us the true meaning of laughter. Joe Bates' list of accomplishments are innumerable of course starting with being the only comic to ever go #1 on iTunes. He also does a podcast with his wife the much more beloved Katie Hetlage called "This Is A Good Movie Podcast." Are you still reading this by the way? I'm a comic that's in the smallest font on the poster that isn't local so it would be weird if any of the previous text specifically caught your eye. Bios are really insane especially in the IG format. I used to say I had 'acerbic wit' in my bio. What the fuck does that even mean?
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Cali Botkin is an up and coming Louisville comic originally from Campbellsville, KY. Don’t let her Disney princess voice fool you, Cali’s quick, absurd jokes have something for everyone. Whether you can’t keep a succulent alive, or also look exactly like Cameron Diaz, there’s room for everyone when the self-described “loudest broad in Panera” takes the mic.
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Joey Cerone is a Los Angeles comedian by way of Bloomington, IN. He is a simple man with a couple of thoughts a day and he’d like to share those thoughts with you. He does slow comedy slowly and hopes that’s alright with you. You can see him in Los Angeles as a Door Guy at The Comedy Store opening up all three rooms.
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Erin Depke is New York based comic by way of Bloomington, Indiana. She’s performed in the Limestone Comedy Festival, the Middle Ground Comedy Festival, and headlined Indiana University’s Funny501 Festival. Erin is a feature at the Comedy Attic and has worked with Beth Stelling, Michael Longfellow, and Chris Fleming.
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“George Delgado is a comic that got his start in comedy back in Texas and currently calls Denver home. Drawing inspiration from his unconventional home life, intrusive thoughts, and cultural identity crisis, George crafts sharp material that resonates with diverse audiences. Since relocating to Colorado, he’s become a regular in the local scene, performing at clubs, festivals, and showcases across the state. With a voice that’s both authentic and relatable, George continues to connect with crowds while carving out his place in stand-up.”
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Ossia Dwyer is an instantly endearing and overly self aware comic from Cincinnati, OH by way of Vermont. Her sincerity, dry delivery, and self-awareness has made her both a crowd and comic favorite! Ossia has opened for national acts like Matteo Lane, Sean Patton, and Dave Attell and has performed at festivals like Limestone and the Pittsburgh Comedy Festival. Her debut comedy special ‘Knockout’ can be streamed on YouTube.
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Adam Flick is a Philadelphia comedian by way of Indiana. His sharp writing ability coupled with his unique blend of dry humor and deadpan delivery has quickly made him one of the top comedians in Philadelphia. Adam has performed all over the country at major clubs including Helium Philly, Punchline Philly, the DC Comedy Loft, The Comedy Studio Boston, The Port Comedy Club Baltimore, Comedy Corner Underground Minneapolis and The Punch Line San Francisco. He has appeared on Good Day Philadelphia and performed with some of the biggest names in Comedy including Emily Catalano, Kelsey Cook, Geoffrey Asmus and Shane Gillis.
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Adam Gilbert is a comedian based in New York City. He has been featured on Don’t Tell Comedy and was selected as a New Face in Just For Laughs in 2022.
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Evan Hull was born and raised in Denver, Colorado as the middle child in a far too supportive Jewish family. Now based in Chicago, he performs all over the midwest and greater USA with tales of vagrants kicking birds, drunk wrestling his own father, and other chaotic anecdotes told from the perspective of a "well-adjusted" 28-year-old. When not headlining, you can catch him opening for comedians such as Alec Flynn, Katherine Blanford, and Sean Patton. Mothers and grandmothers love him.
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Katie Kincaid is a Chicago-based comedian who has been featured at the 2024 Netflix is a Joke Fest, along with the Limestone, Big Pine, Fountain City, and West End Comedy Festivals. Her high energy, queer centered humor has made her a regular around the Midwest, and has brought her to open for some of the best names in comedy today such as Josh Johnson, Beth Stelling, Natasha Leggero, Steph Tolev, Jay Jurden, Amber Autry and more. Katie is a regular at Laugh Factory Chicago, Zanies and has performed across the country at clubs like the the LA Comedy Store, Comedy Mothership, Comedy on State, Milwaukee Improv, The Den Theatre, and The Second City.
Katie is also a resident cast member at the iO Theatre and a Producer for Sautéed Standup, Chicago’s premier comedy cooking competition, which has been featured on NPR, Eater, and was named Time Out Chicago's Best Comedy Show of 2023.
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Shannon Norman is a comedian from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is also a barber, so he definitely has bad tattoos. Raised in a working-class sportsmen environment, Shannon instead chose to be a weird indoor kid, funneling an endless vortex of 1960s sitcoms and pre-Internet pop culture into his soft, malleable skull. He has become an obscure reference machine of the highest order. His work in comedy has led Shannon to appear at the High Plains Comedy Festival, Limestone Comedy Festival, FEST in Gainesville, along with the Burning Bridges and Pittsburgh Comedy Festivals. He also produces a monthly barbershop show, “Good Night, Sweet Bits” is a 2025 comedy album / filmed special by Shannon Norman, now available from Burn This Records & on YouTube. His 2018 album, “Human Raccoon,” is available to stream on all platforms, whether they like it or not.
He’s currently working on writing a play whenever he’s not cutting hair at his barbershop.
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Katie Novotny has the self-deprecating humor of a Midwestern tomboy. She doesn't shy away from her Catholic upbringing, her dad’s love of Fox News, and how incredibly bad she is at dating. But she is afraid to talk about sex –mainly cause she rarely has it. She got voted into SLO Comedy Festival’s Best of Fest line up (top 7 comics out of 40) and has been an official artist at Limestone, Asheville, Big Pine, Vail, Amsterdam’s Boom Chicago Comedy Festival, HBO’s Women in Comedy Festival, and many more. She trained at Second City and iO in improv and sketch comedy, produced two award-winning webseries (Guilty and Wellness Check), and her pilot scripts have landed her as a semi-finalist in Slamdance and Screencraft. She's performed at Hollywood Fringe Festival and is commercially repped by BBR (six national commercials and counting). She dreams of using her arthritic knees to become an influencer for Bengay.
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Mitchell Potts is a comedian that is based out of Chicago, IL. Using a combination of self-deprecating humor and clever one-liners, Mitchell has charmed audience across the Midwest. He has been accepted as a featured performer for the Limestone, 10,000 Laughs, and Milwaukee comedy festivals and has worked with some of the biggest names in comedy like Kyle Kinane, Mike Birbiglia and John Mulaney. He has also appeared on the nationally syndicated radio show Bob & Tom.
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Hannah’s debut album, Asian-American Psycho, was released by 800 Pound Gorilla Records. A regular at The Laugh Factory Chicago and The Stand NYC, she’s opened for Todd Barry, Robert (Bobby) Kelly, Big Jay Oakerson, AJ Wilkerson, Megan Gailey, Brittany Schmitt, and more.
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A fixture of Chicago’s comedy scene, Abi’s unique perspectives on the nuance of daily life, combined with his dead pan delivery and relatable content have quickly cemented him as a favorite with audiences everywhere. Abi was the winner of the 2020 HBO Latino Standup competition and is featured on an episode of Entré Nos on HBOMax. He can be seen on HBOMax's "Entré Nos: The Winners" and Comedy in Color" on Peacock.
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Jamie Shriner is what would happen if Bo Burnham and Jenna Marbles were cryogenically frozen together in a pair of cat lady glasses. A former theatre kid, current queer & hard of hearing divorcé, Jamie uses humorous original songs to discuss her struggles with dating, body image, womanhood, and being queer in Indiana where she grew up.Jamie was named Best of the Fest at Big Pine Comedy Festival and Laughs After Dark Comedy Festival and is a regular feature at Zanies and Laugh Factory Chicago. The host and producer of Chicago Underground Comedy has opened for the likes of Beth Stelling, Randy Feltface, and Chrissy Chlapecka, and is a former Features Contributor for The Onion. Her debut comedy special, Corn Baby, is available to stream on YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, and more.
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Gus Viveiros is a comedian, writer, and playwright from Boston, based in Los Angeles. He has worked on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Cobra Kai, and When Stand Up Stood Up. He runs a monthly show in LA called Bughouse and has some mean post moves.
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Val Werner is an Indianapolis-based stand-up comedian. Her diverse experiences as an Asian immigrant, army brat, and longtime married human enrich her comedy. Val has performed at clubs and theaters nationwide and she’s appeared at several 2024 festivals, including the Detroit Women of Comedy Festival, Portland Comedy Festival, and Blue Whale Comedy Festival. She is the former host of The World Series of Comedy.
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Andrew Yang is a Michigan comic who has been a featured performer at festivals across the country including Sketchfest in San Francisco, the Treefort Music Festival in Boise, and many others (no, not that one he was rejected from there). He has been fortunate enough to work with a few of his comedy heroes including Beth Stelling, Joel Kim Booster, the Sklar Brothers, and one time had lunch with Maria Bamford. He has also been featured on NPR and was a Best of Fest winner for the Big Pine Comedy Festival. When he’s not on stage Andrew is probably cooking dinner for his wife and daughter to make up for all the jokes he's written at their expense.