August 17-19, 2018
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3502 N Elston, Chicago
YippieFest 2018 Schedule
Friday - Stage A
Opening Ceremony Pigasus Players Opening Ceremony performed by the Pigasus Players |
Sandy Lee Sandy Lee is a Chicago-based standup comedian with a valley girl sound. Sandy graduated from the Feminine Comique program and studied improv at Second City. She is the founder and producer of Taco Takeover and has performed at the Lady Laughs Comedy Festival (Madison, WI). You can catch her all over |
Carma Nibarger This is the website dedicated to Carma Nibarger. Here, one will find clips of her stand-up sets as well as story-telling. There are pictures and performance dates. website |
Sean Corcoran tells stories and jokes and shit to make you forget about your sad sad life Sean Corcoran |
Diary Of A Madman Rush Pearson The story of a man which raises the question, "when does positive thinking become denial?". |
Subhash Thakrar Subhash is an actor, comedian, and writer in Chicago. He does all sorts of sh** and hopes to make you laugh, think, and connect with each other in this crazy experience. website |
Go Set the Table: A Dysfunctional Family Comedy Hippohorsey Donkeymonkey Hippohorseydonkeymonkey improvises a dysfunctional family holiday during Go Set the Table. We already have established characters and relationships—but the rest is improved. Come see what shenanigans we get up to during this year s holiday. |
Truth Inspires You Tuyeni Akanke Tuyeni Akanke is a modern day Griot, a superhero, who infuses divine truth, poetry, dance and theater, into a soul shifting experience that is sure to heal and inspire the audience. |
FreakShow & Tell READER RECOMMENED Sideshow artist Thom Britton created and stars in a fast-paced and funny look at life as a fire-eater, fusing science, history, anatomy and physics. Britton s show also pulls back the curtain on his other talents, which include walking on broken glass and playing with Tesla coils. website |
Me Myself and a Mic DarrickJ STAND-UP COMEDIAN, ALSO HOSTS AND PRODUCES COMEDY SHOWS AROUND CHICAGO: KILL THE CROWD COMEDY SHOWCASE, LAUGHS IN LAKEVIEW, AND (THE UPCOMING) CHICAGO GODFATHERS OF COMEDY. website |
Riddle Me That LIVE! Riddle Me That Chicago s hottest physical challenge trivia is here for a new day! Be the first audience to see the future of the popular weekly game show featuring questions, interviews, physical challenges, and a whole lot of dumbness. Who will get their name on the trophy? website |
Stand-Up Comedy Jess Martinez Jess Martínez is a Chicago-based comedian originally from the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. A graduate of both The Second City Training Center and Feminine Comique stand-up programs, Jess enjoys making audiences laugh as she genuinely tries to understand the world around her. You can catch her perfo |
Jack Allen Jack Allen is an awkward young man both offstage and on. Originally from Oklahoma and now living in Chicago, Jack is known for his unique sense of humor, absurdist bent, and one-of-a-kind stage presence, Jack has received acclaim as a comic, actor, and playwright. The Tulsa Voice has said of Jack, " |
Ron Ervin Ron Ervin Ron Ervin is a chicago based comedian and actor who performs all over the Midwest. He has recently opened for Adult Swim writer Stewart Huff and can be seen in the upcomg season of Chicago Med and the upcoming feature film Workingman website |
Keegan Damron Keegan Damron is a comedian based out of Northwest Indiana. Bringing to the stage a mixture of controversial and insightful comedy. He hosts a podcast Keegan & Friends, and has been preforming and booking shows in Northwest Indiana since 2017. website |
Claire Hawley Claire Hawley A Sicilian girl from Las Vegas pours her view out and serves it to you with whipped cream in her stand-up comedy! CO-HOST ON THE BONANZA BOYZ PODCAST, and HOST OF HER OWN WEEKLY SHOW IN LAS VEGAS. |
Hopefully Tasteful Prateek Srivastava Prateek has showcased for NBC Stand Up for Diversity and appeared at SF Sketchfest and Milwaukee Comedy Festival. His stand up has appeared on MOVEON.org and NPR. He also writes and performs on the sketch shows POV at IO Theater and SLAPDASH COMEDY at Crowd Theater. website |
Mark Cunningham |
Friday - Stage B
Ben Marshall Ben Marshall Band FEATURED ON WGN CHICAGO, WLUW, and RADIO ONE CHICAGO. Alt/Contemporary Singer-songwriter, Ben Marshall has filled clubs locally and toured the Mid-West. PLAYED THE LEGENDARY WHISKY A GO GO, and OPENED FOR LEIF GARRETT. website |
Back to Balance (title of first album) addison lane Performing songs from their upcoming album including the first single, "Walking Alone". Songwriter/pianist Laurie Green, guitarist/producer Johnny Amato, and vocalists Christina Amato & Tina Teske are joined by guest artists Chris Maring, Renee Hughes, Scott Paeth and Stacy Cummings for this debut. website |
Mike Felten WINNER 2017 ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR for DIAMONDS AND TELEVISIONS. Mike Felten returns to Yippie Fest. Singer/Songwriter, guitarist, storyteller. He was there with the original YIPPIES and has a million stories about real Chicago. website |
Dave & Lynn Gow, Acoustic Rock, Blues, Originals Dave & Lynn Gow website |
In 1968 I Saw The Yippies Dance Eliezer Kaplan website |
More songs about trains and wicked animals The Rut |
Dark Room Men Two singing film critics, Simonizing and Garfunkeling their way into you hearts. website |
For the Moment Nire Nah & Friends Nire Nah is a singer-songwriter who writes directly from her experiences as a person in recovery. Her music is an attempt to reach the hearts and minds of others who struggle to overcome internal battles, as well as a world that is hurting for some love. website |
Michael Steven Cohen Performing the best mid-20th Century Love songs...with guitar and voice. Big band standards on a little guitar with stories. |
Jayson Acevedo |
Morbidly funny big shane |
Saturday - Stage A
"Fool for Love" by Sam Shepard Megan Corse & Paul McComas |
BETH IN JULY Citizens' Relief BETH IN JULY by New Orleans "Master of the Macabre" RJ Tsarov. BETH IN JULY is a romantic comedy set in a storage facility against a backdrop of the impending "super-bloody-moon-eclipse-thingy." Performed by Simone Jubyna and Mike Driscoll of the Orgie Award-winning Citizens Relief of Chicago. website |
Make It New - A Sketch of Ezra Pound Collage Productions "Make It New" presents the persona of Ezra Pound toward the end of his life. The piece provides an overview of Pound s various literary achievements, complicated personal life, and the far right leaning political consequences of the consistent application of the of his motto "make it new." website |
The Rebs Special Rebecca Duxler My blog of everythingness! Stories, poems, light shows, and recipes galore! website |
Dan and Kate's Book Club Dan and Kate are two bibliophiles that have read every book that has ever been written. They re-enact passages from an audience member s favorite book (sort of...) while professionally avoiding any underlying interpersonal conflicts they might have. |
Life: Work in Progress Roberta Miles All Roberta s activities in one place: Music, Art, Monologues and more website |
Cora Vasseur Cora Vasseur is a singer-Songwriter from DeKalb,IL who sounds likes a girls night out out with Kacey Musgraves and Alison Krauss. She likes to help listeners see things differently and choose love over fear. website |
Girl Limitless Julia Brownfield www.GirlLimitless.com I use my Facebook page for Comedy, but I also have a website that I m still working on, but I also tell stories and do public speaking. website |
You're Not Depressed Charles Minard |
No Shame Theatre: YippieFest Edition The Agency Theater Collective No Shame Theatre is a theatrical open mic event that focuses on immediacy, originality, and brevity. Whether you re coming to perform, watch or both, together we ll create a show that has never been seen before and will never be seen again. We ll gather 10 performers from Yippiefest, each gets 4 min website |
you must believe Black Forest Black Forest - featuring whitewolfsonicprincess music from Carla on vocals & percussion, James Moeller on guitar and vocals, Nura A. on violin and Douglas Johnson on double-bass. website |
Self-perpetuating awful machine Famous In The Future Famous in the Future sketch comedy presents a series of never before seen sketches. We sing, we dance, and we probably offend a little. website |
Bro Luther Powell and The New Normal Trained Monkey Productions Bro. Luther Powell looks at life post cancer treatment. Steve Evans (writer and performer) has written and performed shows about varied subjects for many Abbie Hoffman Died For Our Sins theater Festvials and The First Yippie Fest. |
The Best of DB Comedy DB Comedy DB Comedy, Chicago s only theatre company devoted in full to political sketch comedy and satire (as far as we know), presents a BEST-OF set, featuring sketches from shows about Presidents 31-45, the #metoo movement, and protest in the USA. |
Malic White Malic White is a writer, stand up comic, and occasional actor who has been making weird art with the Neo-Futurists since 2012. Malic is a frequent contributor at the Paper Machete. Recent shows include Strangermajick (headlining), Deluxe Editions, Ladylike, and Tuxedo Cat Comedy Hour. website |
Improvised Dungeons and Dragons Out On A Whim Classic table top RPGs come to life in this improvised show! Each night, the audience selects a core cast of adventurers to embark on an epic quest guided by a guest Dungeon Master! Watch as our heroes endure triumph and tragedy, romance and revenge, all while reckoning with the almighty d20! website |
PS...Burlesque! PS...Burlesque PS...Burlesque is a burlesque troupe here in Chicago. While they perform a variety of styles, nerdlesque is definitely their favorite! website |
Waiting El Bear More info to come. website |
Puppet Sketch Radio Masters of Sketch Masters of Sketch bring their critically acclaimed and world renown puppet show back to Yippiefest for another whacky puppet fueled hour website |
Sean Corcoran tells stories and jokes and shit to make you forget about your sad sad life Sean Corcoran |
Dramageddon's Throwback Jamz Dance Party Dramageddon Dramageddon is closing out the evening with a curated party of 90 s and 2000 s dance hits! This is your night! Rhythm is a dancer! We re bringing you hits from around the world AROUND THE WORLD! |
Saturday - Stage B
Eleven Empty Frames Clown House Website of Caleb "Cal" Walker, the writer and performer of Eleven Empty Frames. website |
Good Ushers Michael Bratta A comedic retelling one man s experience as a movie usher parodying gangster and 80 s films. Showing that life can be stranger and funnier than the movies. |
Jim Kennedy |
Lele Mason Lele Mason is a rising comedian. Through observation, inquiry and humor she provides a unique perspective into her world. A very interactive and engaging performer Lele will have audience members walking away laughing like "that s one way to think about it". |
Mary Kelly Mary Kelly Mary Kelly s stand-up hits the sweet spot between strong willed feminist humor, and self-deprecation. She is body positive to a fault, but always willing to be the butt of the joke, especially if it s about her big butt. Subversive, goofy, strange and always honest. |
Improvised Superhero Story! The Laser Comedy Show Using laser reactive technology, Chris Fair illustrates and gives voice to an improvised, cinematic world of characters. This futuristic comedy experience will explore a super hero story that the audience will contribute suggestions for from the super hero’s name to his archnemisis’s fatal weakness. website |
LEAN SCENES Mercury Wave Ten short plays by Amy Crider, starring Baird Brutscher, Erin Caswell, Pete Blatchford, and Linsey Summers. In one scene you will hear actual Klingon. website |
Help Me Help You Help Yourself Your Silent Partner Your Silent Partner has been granted permission by YippieFest to appear for a half hour show. With him, he is bringing everything that he has collected during his exploration of humanity. He is going to need help using it all, so come lend Your Silent Partner a hand and in return he will lend you a hand in life. |
We’re Okay... American Distopian Sketch Players Combining elements from both sketch and plays, We’re Okay is a fully scripted character based comedic show that explores the devistating possibilities of a world where America has become a dystopian nightmare. website |
TGIF’D Uncle Bobo website |
Naughty Nautical Nonsense The Courtesan & The Cabin Boy website |
Super Joel And the Feesh Off The Clock A regular group of irregulars trying to keep chicago full of our friends. website |
Stand-Up Comedy Jess Martinez Jess Martínez is a Chicago-based comedian originally from the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. A graduate of both The Second City Training Center and Feminine Comique stand-up programs, Jess enjoys making audiences laugh as she genuinely tries to understand the world around her. You can catch her perfo |
Black Girl Happy Hour El Bear More info to come. website |
Keegan Damron Keegan Damron is a comedian based out of Northwest Indiana. Bringing to the stage a mixture of controversial and insightful comedy. He hosts a podcast Keegan & Friends, and has been preforming and booking shows in Northwest Indiana since 2017. website |
Eleven Empty Frames Clown House Website of Caleb "Cal" Walker, the writer and performer of Eleven Empty Frames. website |
HIPHOP SPOKEN WORD ARTEMIS (SOLO) |
Stand up comedy Vikram Balaji Vikram Balaji is stand-up comic and has performed in US, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines. He was part of the Magner s International Comedy Festival in Manila. He has opened for national acts like Tom Rhodes, Matt Davis and Shaun Jones. Bangkok Magazine on his act - "Natural on stage. Jokes are well timed and insightful". |
Ben Gerber Does Stand Up Comedy Ben Gerber Stand up comedy from the eyes and mind of a 22 year old website |
Carly Kane Carly Kane is a writer, producer, and stand-up in Chicago, IL. She is a recent graduate of The Comedy Studies program at Second City and has been published in The Pink Canoe and Comedy of Chicago. You can find her telling jokes throughout the city in clubs, bars, basements, libraries, and on the pho website |
Eric Webb Jr website |
Stand-up comedy Carter Deems Carter Deems is a stand up comic/friendly battle rapper originally from Atlanta, Georgia. He was on the writing staff for the TBS show Drop The Mic and his online videos have over 4 million views. He has also appeared on Funny Or Die, Snoop Dogg’s Gladiator School and at the UCB Theatre. |
Arish Singh The comedy of Arish Singh, with its unique fusion of absurdist humor and political commentary has been praised by many, and described by many others as “yeah, not my thing.” Singh is a Chicago-based comedian who has opened for national acts like Hasan Minhaj (The Daily Show), Tim Heidecker (Tim & Er |
Matt MacLean Matt is a Chicago based stand-up comedian who performs in showcases all over the city. Come see him talk about growing up as a generic looking, Minnesota nice boy who’s trying to make sense of the world around him. |
Hopefully Tasteful Prateek Srivastava Prateek has showcased for NBC Stand Up for Diversity and appeared at SF Sketchfest and Milwaukee Comedy Festival. His stand up has appeared on MOVEON.org and NPR. He also writes and performs on the sketch shows POV at IO Theater and SLAPDASH COMEDY at Crowd Theater. website |
Jarrell Scott Barnes website |
It's Not ALL About You John Michael John Michael |
Sunday - Stage A
Clown Philosopher Poet Shane Zimmer The creative process is a mysterious phenomenon. "Clown Philosopher Poet" explores the phenomenon by improvising a poem on the spot and articulating the process of composing, while incorporating aspects of red nose, or clown work. The performance is new and spontaneous every show. website |
Fasting Cougars Top Banana Productions Three 10 minute comedies, involving a timid man whose loudmouthed buddy takes him to a Chicago brothel; a hot devil trading sock monkeys for souls; and weekend guests at Castle Dracula. |
#NotAllMen, or at least, #NotThisMan, Oh Please Please GOD Don't Let It Be This Man, Pleads This Man M.C. Steffen Rather than speak for women, this monologue offers a male perspective on sexism we rarely see: a personal story about how male guilt keeps well-intentioned men trapped in patterns of self (male) centered thinking, and how to work through shame in order to become more effective, less defensive allies |
Good Ushers Michael Bratta A comedic retelling one man s experience as a movie usher parodying gangster and 80 s films. Showing that life can be stranger and funnier than the movies. |
Clown Philosopher Poet Shane Zimmer The creative process is a mysterious phenomenon. "Clown Philosopher Poet" explores the phenomenon by improvising a poem on the spot and articulating the process of composing, while incorporating aspects of red nose, or clown work. The performance is new and spontaneous every show. website |
It's My Penis and I'll Cry If I Want To Jamie Black A show about gender norms and how society doesn t allow us to integrate our masculine and feminine characteristics. Listen to Madonna! Express yourself, don t repress yourself!! website |
Glorified Carnie: The Life Of An Independent Contractor Huck Poe Solo sketch comedy centered around the struggles of the postmodern worker in the gig economy. A 2017 Yippiefest attendee described my show as "Inspiring, disturbing, funny, icky, cool and thought-provoking too." |
BETH IN JULY Citizens' Relief BETH IN JULY by New Orleans "Master of the Macabre" RJ Tsarov. BETH IN JULY is a romantic comedy set in a storage facility against a backdrop of the impending "super-bloody-moon-eclipse-thingy." Performed by Simone Jubyna and Mike Driscoll of the Orgie Award-winning Citizens Relief of Chicago. website |
Laugh You Bastards Trevor Gertonson Laugh You Bastards is a comedy series developed in 2011 to feature the best stand up comedians that you may not be seeing in the big clubs but should. Their unique comedy that doesn’t quite fit the mold of the easy to digest mainstream comedy features the best men and women in the scene today. website |
Sam Rhodes Comedy Explosion Sam Rhodes Sam Rhodes is an internationally touring loop pedal based alternative comedian, who has played at the UCB in New York and made a half hour TV special for the BBC. He remains unaware of why he is allowed to do these things, but looks forward to sharing whatever it is he does with you! website |
Nico's Last Tape Very Good Theatre Theatre Co. Nico s Last Tape is a claustrophobic, post-apocalyptic play about love, zombies, and why we should keep living. website |
Scott Vehill Scott shares stories about Yippies |
Bro Luther Powell and The New Normal Trained Monkey Productions Bro. Luther Powell looks at life post cancer treatment. Steve Evans (writer and performer) has written and performed shows about varied subjects for many Abbie Hoffman Died For Our Sins theater Festvials and The First Yippie Fest. |
Closing Cermemony Pigasus Players |
Sunday - Stage B
Portmanteauzone website |
Camilo Restrepo website |
Cora Vasseur Cora Vasseur is a singer-Songwriter from DeKalb,IL who sounds likes a girls night out out with Kacey Musgraves and Alison Krauss. She likes to help listeners see things differently and choose love over fear. website |
music whitewolfsonicprincess |
Flabby Hoffman's Radio Extravagonzo Flabby Hoffman And The Citrus State Cheerios Flabby Hoffman, long time provocative musician and radio host, is bringing his AM radio team of diverse wackos (aka The Citrus State Cheerios) out from behind their studio mics to present their variety show live with comedy, music and verbal caterwauling that ranges from the profane to the profound. website |
Sarah Manning Sarah Manning is a standup comedian who s goofy, dark and topical acts often include characters and music. She is a Second City Music Conservatory graduate, has performed at Sketch Fest, Zanies, Laugh Factory, Annoyance, and tours with her act nationally. website |
Hesitation El Bear More info to come. website |
hosted by Pat McDonald Short Film Fest Short films: Positioning, Tea Party, Field Song, Step one, Lobster, Sounds of Exodus, Scandalous, Do The Trump, Off Into Space, 24 second films, and Typing |
You're Not Depressed Charles Minard |
Fasting Cougars Top Banana Productions Three 10 minute comedies, involving a timid man whose loudmouthed buddy takes him to a Chicago brothel; a hot devil trading sock monkeys for souls; and weekend guests at Castle Dracula. |
The Seth Show Seth Davis Comedy The Seth Show is a standup comedy and storytelling show that is sweet, sincere, and stupidly funny. Seth will share tales of embarrassment, failure, and triumph when life, family, relationships, and mental illness decide to fart on your face website |
Mary Lorenz Mary Lorenz got into comedy because she loves to make people laugh and wasn’t hugged enough as a child. She has performed stand up all over the Chicago area. Sometimes for audiences. Her dream is to live fast and die doing what she loves: scamming old rich men out of money. It s good to have goals. |
Drew Brown |
Max Shanker Based in Chicago, Max Shanker has been seen at Zanies, Second City, and dimly lit bars throughout the Midwest. His comedy takes topics ranging from growing up with food allergies to conversations with 5th dimensional beings and combines them into a fun, energetic, acidic mess. |
Kyna Lenhof Kyna is a stand-up comedian, storyteller, improviser and all around great gal. She is the co-host of This One Woman, a variety show and podcast, and can be seen performing throughout the Midwest with the kates, The Fillet of Solo Festival, Lady Laughs Festival,the Chicago Women s Funny Festival. |
Nate Gallaway |
Mark Cunningham |
Christina Lundin |
Subhash Thakrar Subhash is an actor, comedian, and writer in Chicago. He does all sorts of sh** and hopes to make you laugh, think, and connect with each other in this crazy experience. website |
Intellectual Mercenary With A Stutter Luis Arevalo Luis Arevalo DoesJokes About His Stutter, His Parents And Whatever Comes.2 His Mind website |