Comedy Program organized with HACC
A comedy section organized in partnership with HACC — Healthcare Alliance for Chicago Comedians.
Standup comics:
Jacob Crow is a stand up comedian based in Chicago. His stand-up is about family values issues that actually matter: Ariana Grande and why he is somehow still single. He trained at Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade. He has performed on Don't Tell Comedy and at venues including the Lyric Hyperion in Los Angeles, Color Club, iO and Lincoln Lodge in Chicago. His special GAY SON THOT DAUGHTER POWER BOTTOM HOUR debuted at The Den Theatre in Chicago in March 2026. You can find him opening for comics like John Hill, Dylan Adler, and Joe Dombrowski.
Elizabeth Grossman is a lawyer, democracy advocate, and newly hatched stand-up comedian based in Chicago, Illinois. She has opened for Sam Tallent at the Lincoln Lodge and Steve Hofstetter at the Den Theatre in Chicago. She co-founded the Health Alliance for Chicago Comedians, a nonprofit bringing healthcare services to Chicago's longstanding comedy community.
Improv:
Stir Friday Night! is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit theater company founded in 1995. Based in Chicago, Illinois, we are one of the nation’s premier Asian-American comedy troupes. Having worked with such renowned companies such as The Second City and iO (formerly known as Improv Olympic), Stir-Friday Night! has become a fixture in Chicago’s comedy scene.