Jeremy Nunes

July 18

Often referred to as "Comedy's next great storyteller," Jeremy's unique show has been in demand for over 20 years. He's drawn rave reviews for his clever observations, unique storytelling style, and ability to improvise with his audience.

After winning $200 in a local comedy competition, the 6'6" comedian left the rural, Southern Illinois life behind to explore the comedy scene in Chicago. Once in Chicago, it was at The Second City Comedy Theater that he first developed the "front porch" comedy that is now a staple of his act.

Jeremy's Dry Bar Comedy Special, Neighborhood Sasq-Watch, is one of the highest rated episodes on the platform. Nunes also released an Amazon Prime special titled Who's With Me?! He has appeared in The Layover, The Break-Up, Last Comic Standing, Final Witness, 2 PBS mini-series, Comcast on Demand, a National Geographic Special and heard on ESPN Radio. Nunes is also one of the most requested comedians by Sirius/XM Satellite Radio listeners. He hosts the award-winning comedy-meets-pro-wrestling podcast Dynamite Drop In.

Jeremy returned to his rural hometown of Dawson, IL where his parents manage a trailer park. Resisting the temptation to cash in on that gold mine, he continues to tour entertaining a wide variety of audiences from church shows, private events and comedy clubs. Well, he tours when he can, because he got elected mayor of that town! He even wrote a best-selling book about his experiences, "You Can't Write City Hall." Audiences are treated to observations of rural life, working as a small-town Mayor, tales of marriage and raising kids, and plenty of stories about his wisecracking Dad. Plus, hear the jokes that put him on the Bob and Tom radar!

This one-of-a-kind act is a must see… Who's with me?!

Kathy Brennan

July 25

Kathy Brennan hosts this NERD Girl (Never Ever Really Dirty) Comedy Showcase featuring funny ladies from all over Illinois. Smart Women. Sharp Jokes. Adult themes without gross out comedy.

After retiring from state government, Kathy Brennan started hitting the comedy stage in the Springfield area with her funny and often ridiculous observations. Kathy was a finalist at Peoria's Jukebox Comedy Club's annual contest and was voted Illinois Times Best Local Comedian in 2022. While comedy clubs were shuttered by Covid, Kathy continued writing and performing on Zoom shows, leading to an appearance on the Flappers Comedy Club stage in Berkely, California in October 2021. Kathy's comedy presents a positive view of aging in which every challenging situation results in a win, if only in her nutty mind!

Ryan Singer

July 31 - 1

Ryan Singer is the rarest of breeds: A comic's comic who electrifies mainstream audiences with material that is both uncompromising and unpretentious. LaughSpin says, "With his high-energy delivery and unpretentious leanings, there's not a lot to dislike about comedian Ryan Singer. And it's not just us saying it: In the last few years, he's won over audiences headlining the nation's finer comedy clubs and was hailed by Marc Maron in Rolling Stone as a comedian "who should be big."

His debut album, HOW TO GET HIGH WITHOUT DRUGS, is an intense exercise in wordplay, improvisation, and storytelling. Those who enter Singer's world will be rewarded with knowledge of the connections between dimwitted hunters and Tyra Banks, cookies and racial tension, and even gay marriage and dragons, courtesy of a comedian who expertly connects insanity and brilliance.

Both his debut album and sophomore release COMEDY WONDER TOWN were selected as Top 10 Comedy CD's of the year (2010 & 2012). He was selected by LA Weekly as one of "10 LA Comics to Watch" for 2014, was mentioned in NY Magazine as a "Comic to Watch," was one of 4 finalist in CMT's Next Big Comic Contest, is a frequent guest on the WTF Podcast w/Marc Maron and the Bob & Tom Show, regularly heard on XM/Sirius Satellite Radio, and was a regional finalist in Comedy Central's Open Mic Fight. He was the winner of the Golden Shingle Award at the Rooftop Comedy Festival, an award given to the next rising star in comedy.