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Meet our Emcee for the evening:
Rick Young is an accomplished actor/comedian/master of
ceremonies/auctioneer who has appeared all over the country including Second City’s main stage, Kingston Mines, Chicago; Pasadena Playhouse;
Dudley Riggs’ Brave New Worship, Minneapolis, etc. Rick’s brand of humor deals with an interesting variety of dilemmas including marriage, kids, divorce, being single, politics, etc.
Rick is the owner of Chicago Comic Book which involves a group of 30 stand-ups whose credits include the Tonight Show, Oprah, Late Night,
Comedy Central, Showtime, HBO, Colbert and many comedy clubs, theaters and colleges across the U.S. If you need laughs for your event,
better call Rick!
Music by the LFHS Jazz Ensemble and the Don Stiernberg Trio:
Guitarist Andy Brown is known for his brilliance with all facets of guitar playing in this style-accompaniment, blazing solo lines, and his own unique chordal style. He is understandably Chicago's busiest and most highly regarded jazz guitarist. He can be found at all the clubs, either leading his own quartet, playing solo, or accompanying singers, most notably his wife, Petra Van Nuis. Originally from New York, Andy worked around Cincinnati for a time and has been firmly ensconced in Chicago almost two decades.
Jim Cox is everyone’s favorite bass player, with performance and recording credentials ranging from Earl Hines to Judy Roberts to Marian McPartland to Rosemary Clooney and countless others. He studied bass at the University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana, where he also gained entre into the wider world of jazz. He is highly regarded especially for his versatility (Swing, Brazilian, Latin,etc)and uncanny ability to always provide the right “feel” and “vibe” for any number called.
All 3 of these musicians have performed together from Portland east to Portland west as well as overseas visits to festivals in Germany and Brazil. Their style might be described as swinging interpretations of accessible jazz material played acoustically on mandolin, guitar, and bass. Or in short, The Swingin'est pickin' string jazz trio you will meet!
Hilarious Comedy by:
Laura Hugg
Laura Hugg is a stand-up, sketch & improv comic and storyteller. She is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory and winner of the Mary Scruggs Award for Sketch Comedy Writing. Laura has appeared at comedy clubs throughout the midwest as a headliner. Currently she is a producer and host of a comedy variety show at the Lincoln Lodge in Chicago called “Keep Coming Back”.
Christian Henningsmeyer
Christian Henningsmeyer is a Venezuelan comic who started his career back in Caracas in 2016. Since then he has performed in Venezuela, Colombia where he performed in “Sábados Felices“ a national TV show and now has been doing stand-up all over Chicago. He has performed at Laugh Factory, Zanies and Zanies Rosemont.