Tue. March 19, 2013
By Danny Bernardo
Queer Comedy at Zanies has made no secret about its intentions to prove that queer comedy belongs with mainstream comedy. So it's with extreme pride that we present a man who was a finalist on Last Comic Standing, has headlined SXSW and opened for the great Joan Rivers and made appearances on everything from Comedy Bang, Bang to Conan--James Adomian.
Queer Comedy at Zanies has been named the Advocate.com‘s "9 LGBT Friendly Comedy Shows You Should Be Supporting," Timeout Chicago‘s "Critic's Pick," The Redeye's "Do" and included on Chicago Reader's "The Agenda." On Tuesday March 26th at 8:30pm, join us as we welcome headliner James Adomian, hosted by Candy Lawrence and featuring Adam Guerino.
Headlined by James Adomian. Adomian is a daredevil dancing queen renowned for the many masks he wears and his fiery populist satire -- but don't you know deep down he's just a kitten? Adomian was a top 10 finalist on Last Comic Standing (NBC,) has headlined SXSW, opened for Joan Crawford, and appeared on Comedy Bang, Bang (IFC,) Children's Hospital (Adult Swim,) Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, The Late Late Show (CBS,) Face To Busy (Comedy Central,) Wordgirl (PBS,) and The Onion Radio News. His comedy album Low Hanging Fruit was released to critical acclaim in 2012. Check him out performing at festivals, theatres, dive bars, party schools and radical political events across North America or watch his hit videos on Funny or Die, Atom and Youtube.
Adam Guerino is a stand-up comic, dating columnist and producer. He is the creator of OutLoud Chicago which brings queer entertainment to the mainstream and performs regularly at OutLoud Chicago's Queer Comedy at Zanies shows as well as the weekly comedy variety show The Sarcastic Squad. He has been featured in comedy clubs all across the country and in Timeout Chicago's Joke of The Week,The Redeye, Gaper's Block, Huffington Post and Chicago Public Radio. For more info, www.adamguerino.com.
Presented by Outloud Chicago, OutLoud Chicago is a series created by Adam Guerino to bring queer entertainment to mainstream Chicago venues. Queer Comedy at Zanies showcases the best queer and straight comedians of the country who have appeared on Comedy Central, BET, TBS Just For Laughs, A Night At The Apollo and Last Comic Standing. Each show has continued to show that no matter if the comedians or audience members are queer or straight, laughter knows no sexuality.
Tuesday March 26th at 8:30pm, Zanies Comedy Club 1548 N Wells. Tickets are $10 in advance (call the club or visit the Zanies website) or $15 or at the door. Audience members must be ages 21 or over. Two item minimum.
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