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The Chicago Improv welcomes actor/comedian Jamie Kennedy. First coming to public attention in the Scream trilogy, Jamie's subsequent credits have included the WB's prank show The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, the film Malibu's Most Wanted, and MTV's Blowin' Up. Learn more...

Having just released his second comedy CD and DVD to rave reviews and having recently received a standing ovation on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, it is no wonder that Ralphie May has become one of the hottest comedians in the country. The Last Comic Standing finalist appears at the Improv in Schaumburg. Learn more...

Rotund funnyman Lavell Crawford is quickly climbing the comedic ranks and becoming one rising comedy star to watch. From his numerous television appearances and on stage performances, audiences are becoming increasingly familiar with Lavell's giant-sized talent. Learn more...

The Chicago Improv welcomes Bil Dwyer, who has appeared on "Last Comic Standing," "Ally McBeal," and "The Larry Sanders Show," and has hosted "Battlebots" and "Extreme Dodgeball." He's also a regular comedy commentator on VH1's series "I Love the '70s," "I Love the '80s" and "I Love the '90s." Learn more...

David Alan Grier is best known for his sketch comedy work and impressions on In Living Color. He starred in many films including, Jumanji, Boomerang, Bewitched and Amazon Women From The Moon. He's also appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and Crank Yankers, The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Jimmy Kimmel Live, MadTV, and The Late Show with David Letterman. Learn more...

The Chicago Improv welcomes Christopher Titus, formerly the star of his own Fox sitcom, Titus. Time Magazine called Titus "brutal, hilarious and audacious," while Newsday called him "TV's most original comic voice since Seinfeld." Titus pushes the envelope, taking on taboo subject like custody battles, heart attacks, and family deaths, and coming out with material that's both funny and meaningful. Learn more...

Gary Valentine, a former series regular on The King Of Queens, got his start in the world of stand-up comedy. For 13 years, he traveled the country refining his comedic routine by performing at comedy clubs and festivals. After headlining at the Montreal Comedy Festival, he moved to L.A., where he appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Learn more...

Kevin Brennan was voted "Best Comedian" at the 2005 Aspen Comedy Festival which led to him taping an HBO half-hour comedy special. He is a regular guest on the Late Show With David Letterman, Late night with Conan O'Brien and Last Call with Carson Daly. Learn more...

Heath Hyche's first big break came when he was at Auburn University and won "The Funniest Person on Campus" contest. From that point on, he's been doing his stand-up in front of audiences and making people laugh. He's performed on Blue Collar TV and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and his acting work has included appearances in Man on the Moon and The Odd Couple II. Learn more...

Comedy superstar Brett Butler (Grace Under Fire) brings 20 years of stand-up experience to her hilarious and candid appearance at the world-famous Improv. Brett, consistently a favorite of Goldstar's members, is also author of a New York Times bestselling novel, Knee Deep in Paradise. Learn more...

Jeff Garcia, one of the hottest rising comedians, was the voice of Sheen in the animated film "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius," and also recently completed voice-over work in Nickelodeon's "Happy Feet," starring Robin Williams. Garcia performs live nationwide, as well as on TV, delivering hilarious material on growing up Latino in a multi-cultural community. Learn more...

The Chicago Improv of Schaumburg welcomes Christian Finnegan. Christian has appeared on VH1's Best Week Ever and his own Comedy Central half-hour special. Based in New York, he tours the country. Learn more...

The Chicago Improv of Schaumburg welcomes Alex Reymundo of The Original Latin Kings of Comedy and P. Diddy's Bad Boys of Comedy. A likable performer, Alex headlines at clubs all across the nation. Learn more...

The Chicago Improv of Schaumburg presents Back on the Meet Market -- a comedy show designed for singles. Show up early to mingle with your fellow audience members, then watch some of America's top touring comics do material about love, relationships, and dating. Learn more...

The Improv welcomes confrontational, controversial comic Joe Rogan for an evening of no-holds-barred comedy. Rogan has hosted TV's Fear Factor and The Man Show, and appeared on NewsRadio. Learn more...

Colin Quinn is best known as a cast member of NBC's "Saturday Night Live." He was a featured player and writer on the show, and then became the anchor of Weekend Update. His most recent work was the Comedy Central series "Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn," a discussion forum with other comics. He has been performing stand-up comedy for more than 15 years. Learn more...

Actor and comedian Thomas Miles has captivated audiences around the country and has received outstanding critical praise for his performances as a stage actor a variety of acclaimed production. Miles joined his uncle, Steve Harvey, on the nationally-syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show. When his uncle offered to bring him on as his sidekick, Miles jumped at the opportunity to show his comedic chops. Learn more...

Bert Kreischer has appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, Shorties Watchin Shorties, VH-1, FX's Hurt Bert, The Shield, NBC's Last Comic Standing 2, Jimmy Kimmel Live and more. He co-hosted The X-Show on FX and currently hosts Spike TV's Fresh Baked Video Games. Learn more...

Juston McKinney, described by the New York Times as "destined for stardom," headlines at the Chicago Improv. He's appeared numerous times on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, as well as on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, Reel Comedy, Shorties Watchin Shorties, and Comic Remix. Learn more...

Marc Maron is a stand-up comic and writer who has appeared in countless clubs, in film, and on various TV shows including The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He is known for his incisive cultural and political commentary, mystical ruminations and neurotic insights into human nature. Learn more...

From the Tonight Show, to sold-out concert venues and Cable ACE Awards, Richard Jeni's one of America's favorite comics. Now, hot off his third HBO Comedy Hour, 2005/2006's "A Big Steaming Pile of Me," Jeni, the star of award-winning Showtime and HBO comedy specials, brings his stand-up act to the Chicago Improv of Schaumburg. Entertainment Tonight has called him "flat-out hilarious" and People Magazine has called him "thrilling to watch." Learn more...

Best known from NBC's hit reality show Last Comic Standing, Rich Vos is one of the most exciting and broadest headlining comedians in the country. The excitement of a Rich Vos show comes from his unique, no-holds-barred perspective on relationships, divorce and parenthood. Rich pulls no punches when it comes to comedy. Learn more...

The Chicago Improv welcomes comedian Greg Giraldo, host of Comedy Central's Stand-Up Nation with Greg Giraldo. Prior to hosting his own show, Greg was a regular panelist on Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and has appeared on Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien more than a dozen times. Learn more...

The world-famous Improv presents comedian Daniel Tosh. In addition to being a favorite headliner at colleges across the nation, Tosh has had many TV appearances, including: Comedy Central's Friday Night Standup and Premium Blend, VH-1's The Best Week Ever, E! Network's Wild On, MTV's Punk'd, as well as the Late Show with David Letterman, NBC's Last Call with Carson Daily, Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Learn more...

Todd Barry has appeared on Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and in two of his own Comedy Central Presents specials, as well as on The Larry Sanders Show, Sex And The City and Chappelle's Show. Learn more...

Kevin Brennan, former Saturday Night Live writer/performer, was voted "Best Comedian" at the 2005 Aspen Comedy Festival. He's had his own HBO half-hour comedy special, and is a regular guest on the Late Show With David Letterman, Late night with Conan O'Brien and Last Call with Carson Daly. Learn more...

Comedian Jeff Rothpan, a veteran of the comedy club scene, has appeared six times on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." Rothpan talks about the things we can all relate to, from getting a haircut to dealing with family squabbles. The L.A. Times referred to Rothpan as "a young Johnny Carson." Learn more...

The Chicago Improv of Schaumburg welcomes comedian T.J. Miller. In addition to doing stand-up, T.J. has appeared in commercials such as the national Quaker Oatmeal commercial, and has done voiceover work and appeared on the PBS show The Standard Deviants. Learn more...

With enthusiastic honesty and a penchant for pushing buttons, there's no telling where Frank Townsend will take you. He's opened for Damon Wayans (My Wife and Kids), Tommy Davidson (In Living Color), Adelle Givens (Def Comedy Jam), and D.L. Hugley (Kings of Comedy Tour, The Hugleys). He has also performed on four seasons of BET's Comicview, and is the winner of the 2000 Miller Genuine Draft Comedy Search. Learn more...

After resigning from the NYC Transit Police in 1998, John moved his wife and three children to California. He did 11 movies, "15 Minutes," "Miss Congeniality," "Miss Congeniality 2" and "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days," to name a few. He's appeared on the Tonight Show, the Howard Stern Show and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. His television show on FX "Trash To Cash" was a huge success and he has a new show with brother Jimmy, "Hammered," on HGTV. Learn more...

Blake Clark has been doing stand-up comedy on the club circuit and on television for decades. In addition, he has been in over 50 feature motion pictures and 100s of sitcoms and other TV shows. Blake is a warm, intelligent, funny and inovative social commentator. His comedy runs the gamut from obseration on the current military conflict to his Southern roots in Georgia. Learn more...

See Todd Glass, from the second season of NBC's Last Comic Standing, live on stage at the Chicago Improv. In addition to performing stand-up on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Show with Craig Kilborn and The Dennis Miller Show, he's done acting roles on shows such as Friends, Home Improvement, Married with Children and HBO's Mr. Show. Learn more...

"Co-ordinate" a date to see comedian-actor John Witherspoon ("The Wayans Brothers," "Boomerang," "Soul Plane") at the Chicago Improv. You may not know the name, but you'll recognize him from his hilarious parts in Boomerang and Soul Plane, and his role as "Pops" on The Wayans Bros. Show. Learn more...

Comedian Jeremy Hotz, known as "Mr. Standing Ovation," has made smash-hit appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Late Show with David Letterman." Learn more...

Chicago Improv welcomes Dov Davidoff. Dov has become somewhat of a regular fixture on Comedy Central, having performed on Premium Blend, Chappelle's Show and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. Currently, Dov is shooting the Paramount feature film "Invincible" in which he stars opposite Mark Wahlberg. Dov has also been featured twice at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and has won numerous comedy competitions. Learn more...

Arnez J is rapidly becoming one of the most talked about comics around. His charisma and physical agility are unforgettable. His rapid fire humor dealing with relationships and family life are delivered with sizzling energy complete with cart wheels, hand stands, and flips. In an age when comedy is becoming routine, Arnez J is a breath of fresh air. Learn more...