Join us for an evening of laughter and fun at Fall down, Standup! A standup comedy show featuring four talented comedians who are sure to bring the laughs! The show will take place in the intimate setting of our Grotto Blackbox theater, offering an up-close and personal experience.

After the standup performances, stick around for an improv Q&A session, where the comedians will answer your burning questions in a spontaneous and hilarious way!

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, aging, doctors, 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!

Tim Walkoe is one of the most sought after comedians and corporate humorists working today. A Grand Prize Winner on ABC TV’s “ America’s Funniest People”, he has appeared on over 500 television and radio shows, headlined almost every comedy venue in America, and performed for some of the top corporations in the world, including Sony, Honda, Sears, Whirlpool, AT&T. American Express and Motorola.

Most recently Tim has emerged as a popular corporate speaker performing as the main entertainer, Master Of Ceremonies, or coming out as a “Fake Expert”, leading the audience to believe he is an outrageous authority on any social, political or business topic before slipping into complete comedy. He also lectures on the value of humor as a means of reducing stress in our daily lives.

Walkoe has recently released a CD, “A Stand Up Guy” and his new book, “Semi Dynamics”, a parody of motivational speakers, was co-written by Nate Herman formerly of “Saturday Night Live”.

James Wesley Jackson is the world’s only Enviromedian. Taken from the words “environment” and “comedian”, it means he is an entertainer whose work is humorous in it’s treatment of an environmental theme.

Jackson has toured Europe with the Funkadelics and the Parlaments and has also received an Emmy for his work on the TV show SFO.

Kelli Tosic (they/them) is a stand-up comedian, improviser, and actor based in Chicago. You’ve witnessed them perform at the Floodwater Comedy Festival, in Selected Stand-Up at the Ramova Theatre, and on Irving Park Rd. as they ride their bike with no hands.

You can see Kelli in Forward (In Comfortable Shoes) on June 7th at the Bughouse Theatre, improvising with Old Friends on April 11th at the Bughouse Theatre, improvising with Late Day Cappuccino on Sundays throughout April – June at iO Theatre, and in The Truth About Love: The Musical on Mondays in June at the Annoyance Theatre.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic night of comedy and community!