Edgar Sandoval

November 23

Edgar hosts, "You Got To Eat," on 25 News Now in Peoria.

He took a meandering path to comedy, first embarking on a career in television. He worked at WISN (Milwaukee, WI) before embracing an Emmy's internship in Hollywood. He worked for Miramax films— the house that Tarantino built— before returning to television news. He was then a news anchor and reporter at WMBD (Peoria, IL), KSBW (Monterey, CA) and WEEK (Peoria, IL). He left that profession for corporate communications, where he worked hosting events and trade shows, writing, producing, doing on camera work and voice overs. Edgar started performing stand up comedy in 2016.

Edgar has a confident swagger and a calm, cool and collected demeanor. He relates his unique and shared experiences; being a second-generation Asian-American, maintaining the spark in a 20-year relationship, racism and family foibles. His act is clean and clever. He pokes fun at himself and the environment around him. Edgar has opened for some of the top touring comics in the nation. These include Bob Zany, Will Durst, Bruce Baum, April Macie, Chris Porter, Mike Armstrong, Dr Gonzo and Costaki Economopoulos.

Mandee McKelvey

November 29 - 30

Mandee McKelvey was recently named one of the 50 best undiscovered comics in the country by Thrillist, and it's not hard to see why.  As one of the midwest's most acclaimed stand-up comedians, Mandee is revered for her ability to spin tragedy into comedy, from growing up poor in South Carolina to becoming a widow in her 20's. Wait, it gets funnier!

Mandee was named a breakout performer at Limestone Comedy Festival and the Memphis Comedy Festival, and has recently featured for Whitney Cummings, Michelle Wolf, Laurie Kilmartin, Tig Notaro, Todd Barry, and Anthony Jeselnik.  Her one-woman show, My Left Boob, received the Underdog Award for it's sold-out debut at the 2019 IndyFringe and Kansas City's Best of Fringe award in 2022. 

Mandee produces the celebrated roast show Character Assassination and the storytelling show We Still Like You.

Todd Yohn

December 6 - 7

Mason City Limits Comedy Club welcomes back one of their favorites, Todd Yohn this weekend. Yohn is a thirty year comedy veteran whose high energy, non-stop act blends stand-up, improv and music into one deliciously stimulating show. Every show is different with Todd as his off the cuff remarks coupled with fresh, clever, original comedy tunes are the direct result of being an accomplished musician and songwriter as well as comedian.

"Todd Yohn is the funniest live comedy show you will ever see," - Tom Griswald of Bob & Tom.

"What came first, the chicken or the egg?" asks comedian Todd Yohn when queried about his comedy and musical past. "Actually, I was a musician first." After playing in several Blues bands in Pittsburgh, and later North Carolina, Yohn did a comedy open mic on a dare. The staff at the club was so impressed they told the owner, who then made Yohn his permanent emcee. "I haven't looked back since." While he's known for his funny songs, only about a third of his set his music.

Todd is one of the few performers today who has the ability to generate laughter simply with the lift of an eyebrow or the drop of a lip. His combination of material, uncanny sense of timing and his complete uniqueness of personality have earned him the reputation as one of the most requested comedic performers in the country.

At 6'4" and 180 pounds Todd is a red-headed, walking, talking cartoon. Moving in and out of two or three characters within seconds will make anyone think they're watching multiple performers. But it's just Todd being Todd...or Quadro-man...or any one of the many characters that inhabit his act.

His humor, music and professionalism have also made him a regular on the nationally syndicated comedy radio show Bob and Tom. Todd Yohn is a total entertainer who will thrill any audience. Don't miss the opportunity to experience him!

Robert "Doc" Barham

December 13 - 14

Robert ‘Doc' Barham has been writing and performing professional stand up comedy since 1987. When Doc was a boy, his father told a joke to the family around the dinner table every night. Doc remembered all the jokes and told them to his elementary school friends for his first unofficial stand up comedy show.

He made his official start in comedy by producing a weekly stand up comedy, The Wits End Comedy Club, show while majoring in Theatre Arts at the School Of Performing Arts at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. The comedy show was a genuine success, and in its second year, relocated to another venue downtown adjacent to campus. Soon, touring professional stand up comedians from around the United States performed at the club. Today, many of those comedians are known as the biggest names in comedy. Doc was also host and DJ of his own humorous alternative music show at the university radio station WUVT FM. While still in school, he was invited to be an opening act for Ellen Degeneres at an on campus taping of HBO's Comic Relief. After the show, Doc met Ellen at the back of the show room and she told him he was "funny". He decided to make a career of it and become a professional stand up comedian. He returned home to Northern Virginia to tour, performing at comedy clubs, universities and for companies around the United States and Canada.

Within a short time, he was headlining. He received an invitation from professional comedians who had moved from the Washington DC Area to the Bay Area, and Doc relocated to the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco. His agent helped him land an audition at the world famous Melrose Improv in Hollywood. From a field of over two thousand comedians who auditioned, he was one of twelve comedians chosen to perform in the New Faces Of Comedy Showcase at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, Canada that year. While on tour, he recorded a live sold out show at the Funnybone in Boise, Idaho which led to the release of his first stand up comedy album, Global Village Idiot. His lifelong interest in personal growth and development motivated him to become a master hypnotist, NLP practitioner and certified hypnotherapist which led to an additional career as a headlining professional stage hypnotist. In 2001, he moved to Los Angeles to further his career and continue performing internationally. In 2016, he moved back to his home state of Virginia. There, he continued his education and received more than a dozen certifications in television and radio production arts.

Doc has performed with such well known artists as Franklin Ajaye, Larry Amaros, Carlos Alazraqui, Jeff Altman, Dave Atell, Heywood Banks, Lewis Black, Joe Bolster, Jim Breuer, Drew Carey, Rodney Carrington, Tommy Chong, Mark Curry, Ellen Degeneres, Dustin Diamond, Will Durst, Adam Ferara, Charles Fleischer, Sue Ford, John Fugelsang, Jamie Foxx, Greg Geraldo, Paul Gilmartin, Judy Gold, Anthony Griffith, Mitch Hedberg, Darryl Hammond, DL Hughley, Kevin James, Rich Jeni, Jake Johannson, Mario Joyner, Mac King, Kozak The Magician, Carl Labove, George Lopez, Kathleen Madigan, Mark Maron, Steve McGrew, Kevin Meany, Flip Orley, Tammy Pescetelli, Marc Price, Paula Poundstone, Larry Reeb, Brian Regan, John Riggi, Craig Robinson, Rondell Sheridan, Ron Shock, Bobby Slayton, Margaret Smith, Judy Tenuta, Chris Titus, Gary Valentine, Thea Vidale, Ron White, George Wallace, Harland Williams, Tim Wilson, and John Wing.

He has performed on Comedy Central's Two Drink Minimum in New York City with host Jake Johansson and comedians Mark Maron and Dave Atell, on Night Shift With Kevin Ferguson, and Comedy At Club 54 in Canada. He has also appeared elsewhere in the media on The History Channel's Ancient Aliens, PBS' American Health Journal, Spike TV's 1000 Ways To Die, The Bob and Tom Show, Big Biz Radio, Zo What? Show, Voice Of Reason, Business Rockstars, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Success Magazine, Business Insider, Fast Company, Psychology Today, and Huffington Post.

Doc is also a certified Heartmath coach and mentor, and a Usui reiki master teacher. He is a member of Toastmasters International, the National Speakers Association, the International Coaching Federation, the National Guild Of Hypnotists, and the National Federation Of Hypnotists Union OPEIU 104 AFL-CIO-CLC. Currently, he acts as a producer for the talk radio show My Wake Up Call with Dr Mark Goulston which is globally ranked in the top 1% of podcasts on the web. He hosts his own weekly talk radio show American Dreamtime - The Robert Doc Barham Show.