Be. Blue Island The Cannabis Store and Blue Island Beer Co are proud to present a unique comedy show. Get ready for an uproarious afternoon of comedy featuring the incomparable Chad the Bird and friends.

Chad the Bird flew to Chicago from Laguna Beach CA against all Nature cuz the food's better and the beer specials are unmatched. He reports his findings on humanity every week on the social medias and live in your face cuz you're worth it. So far top hits of humanity include: Mozzarella sticks, science, pinball and Prime points.

Friends of Chad...

Adam Burke

Originally from the UK (by way of Australia...long story), Adam Burke has been performing comedy in Chicago and throughout the U.S. for over ten years. He is a fixture on showcases and clubs throughout the Midwest and beyond. He is a regular panelist on NPR's popular comedy quiz show Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, and was a writer for WGN's Man of the People with Pat Tomasulo. Voted Best Standup by readers of The Chicago Reader in 2014, he was also the winner of Second City's Up Next Comedy Competition. He appeared at numerous festivals including Bridgetown Comedy Portland OR, Just for Laughs Chicago (four years running), and the local stage of Funny Or Die's Oddball Comedy Festival.

Deanna Ortiz

Chicago Reader’s 2022 and 2023 Best Standup Of the Year, Deanna Ortiz isthe host of the podcast ‘Crushes!’, ‘Crime For Bed’ on Hatch+, and The Drunk Cooking Show on Instagram. She is a contributing writer for NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, and her standup has been featured in Vulture, WGN News, FOX Good Day Chicago, and TimeOut.

Groovebox

Dylan Carey (a.k.a. Groovebox): Never the same show twice, Groovebox is a vocally looped, beatbox-driven, improvised musical comedy experience that will have you saying, "Why?" and "Oh!" The man behind the pedals (Dylan Carey) is an improv comedian, actor, voice over artist, musician & producer from Chicago. Trained at Chicago’s Second City, iO Theater, Annoyance Theater and ComedySportz, he has been performing for over 16 years. Dylan has worked with TruTV, Fox, Zanies Comedy Club, McDonalds, Bud Light, Ben and Jerry's, Chili's, State Farm, and has even performed at Carnegie Hall.

Gena Gephart

Gena is a standup comic from Chicago. She is on the cast of the Lincoln Lodge and hosts the Ladylike Podcast.

This is a private ticketed event, 21+. We will be closing to the public for this show.