Whether it be acting or comedy, Lyssa Laird is no stranger to the stage.  Her acting career started at the tender age of 6 with the Chicago Theater Company.  After a decade of performing in numerous stage plays and a brief stint in the Air Force, she decided to pursue another passion of hers, stand-up comedy.  Her hard-hitting brand of comedy is impossible to ignore, making her a comedic force to be reckoned with.  As a young mother, Lyssa is able to connect with many audience members through shared experiences and a unique sense of humor.  Performing at clubs all over the city, she has achieved a lot in her short comedy career and only plans to do bigger and better things.  Keep an eye out because this is one comedienne who you will definitely be seeing more of.

Since 2010, Chris Damen has been traveling the world telling his unique, personal, absurd humor for any audiences or random vagabond who will listen. He’s participated in many indie comedy festivals, on three of the continents and was the first comic to headline an English language show in Uruguay. When he’s not performing on the road, Chicago is his home, and on every Friday hosts the popular open mic Power Hour! which has been covered by Bloomberg.com.

Kayley Horton is a larger-than-life comedian who specializes in misdirecting her audience while giggling through the evil grin on her face. She is a producer of Laughter Hours at the Lincoln Lodge and hosts a weekly open mic at Easy Bar. You can enjoy her mischievous sense of humor all over Chicago!

Michael Johnson is a Chicago based stand up comedian, writer, drinker and has lived in the city his entire life. Known as the punk rock comic he has produced many different shows throughout Chicago, most notably “The Open Heckle Mic.” You can find him either at a bar performing comedy, rock club producing comedy, or at a dive bar drinking. TRIPLE THREAT!

Ilango Gopalan is a standup comedian based in Chicago.  He came to America at a young age, thus depriving an Indian village  of their idiot.  Ilango is sardonic, sarcastic, sinister, and cynical.  He has been told he has a “radio voice” (and face) for the past 25 years, and today discusses the city, parenting, marriage, martial arts, news, corporate tomfoolery, and how it’s OK to hate SOME Asians.  Ilango hopes to one day defeat Marc Zuckerberg in Brazilian Jiujitsu (current purple belt) in order to get his Facebook account reinstated.

Tina Youkhana is a Chicago based comedian. She started her stand up comedy journey in 2019. She has performed all over Chicago, NYC, and Austin. She touches on topics such as growing up biracial, differences in cultures, and partying.

A Chicago collective of musicians that know how to rock! You can catch them Every Friday playing at the Power Hour! open mic in Wicker Park.