Underworld Comedy Showcase

Otherworld Theatre will be testing their livestream system soon!

A live test for the Otherworld Livestream system will be begining in about 30 minutes. Tune in from home and feel free to drop questions in the comments!

It’s happening! See y’all tomorrow!

Don't forget the Underworld Comedy Showcase is this Saturday at 10pm, open mic at 11pm! Bring your nerdiest bits for hosts Julie Merica and Jeremy Drazner!

This Saturday night Underworld Comedy Showcase and Open Mic! returns to Otherworld Theatre Company with host Julie Merica and guest host Logan Nielsen for some geeky laughs! Featuring:

Meghana Indurti
Robert Rule
Bill Bullock
Robert Kushell
with headliner Prateek Srivastava

Tickets are pay-what-you-can! Showcase at 10pm and open mic at 11pm!

This Saturday we are coming at ya with this hot lineup!

Whitney Chitwood
Marcus Banks
Larry Fulford
Rima Parikh
AK Agunbiade
And Mike Hover

With your host Julie Merica! Don't miss out, tickets for the showcase are pay-what-you-can and the open mic starts at 11!

Get your on this Saturday at 10pm at Otherworld Theatre Company for our geeky showcase and then stay for the open mic at 11pm! Sign ups start at 9:45 and stay open til the mic begins!

Underworld Stand Up Showcase Otherworld Theatre Company is bringing a nerdtastic new standup showcase to Chicago, where comics can let their geek flag fly! Hosted and curated by Julie Merica and Skyler Higley, every month will feature a stellar line up at 10pm! Hopefuls looking to get booked for the showcase may attend the open...

The next Underworld Comedy Showcase is right around the corner and we have an amazing lineup for the showcase at 10pm!

Lucia Whalen
Rachel Ann Schrock
Mark Rosenthal
Julie Merica
Jeremy Drazner
and Zachary Boyce!

Skyler Higley hosts this incredible line up! Pay-what-you-can tickets available at the door and online! Open mic starts at 11, signups open at 9:45! Only at Otherworld Theatre Company!

Thank you to everyone who came out the first ever Underworld Stand Up Showcase! Thank you to the comics in the showcase, the open mic comedians who brought us their nerdiest bits, an the STANDING ROOM ONLY crowd that populated Otherworld Theatre Company last Saturday night! We will return the second Saturday of February for another star studded showcase and mic! Til then, nerd on, and tell your friends!

Tonight is the night! Showcase at 10 followed by an open mic. See you soon! ❄️

Another featured comic tomorrow night: Logan Nielson!

Logan Nielsen performs at clubs and colleges across the country and was recently featured at the Brooklyn Comedy Festival. He also co-hosts a Dungeons and Dragons themed detective comedy podcast that is oddly popular in Thailand and that's not even a joke.

Meet another featured comic for the Underworld Stand Up Showcase this Saturday at 10pm!

Robert Flanagan began performing in Iowa in and punk house basements. His comedy draws on body horror, history and debauched drug use but he can't write a joke about dating. He runs Spicy Chicken Sandwich at Under the Gun Theater and was featured on the Onion Comedy and Arts festival.

Meet one of our featured comics for Saturday night, Jamie Shriner!

Jamie Shriner is a Chicago-based comedian, actress, singer, writer, and teaching artist. She is known for her breakout hit “Wife Material,” (Underscore Theatre Company/Prop Thtr) which was acclaimed for its unapologetic female voice. She performs her original music, standup, and storytelling all over Chicago.