Comedians from Illinois
61 stand-up comedians from Illinois, A to Z, as their SUCDb records give it: born or raised there, who each one is, the source, and their next date where they have one.
- 61comedians on the list
- 35with a date on the Comedy Calendar
- 23with a special on record
- 16hosting a podcast
On stage soon
The next date for the 8 on this list with a show coming up, the soonest first (35 in all).
- 13NovAdele GivensOntario Improv, Ontario, CA
- 13NovAlex DragicevichThe Stand West, New York, NY
- 13NovEthan Simmons-PattersonThe Stand West, New York, NY
- 13NovJohn MulaneyProspera Place, Kelowna, BC
- 13NovKathy GriffinFred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks, CA
- 13NovKyle KinaneGoodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh, NC
- 13NovMarina FranklinThe Stand West, New York, NY
- 13NovNatasha LeggeroWest Nyack Levity Live, West Nyack, NY
Comedians from Illinois, A to Z
From Illinois as each record gives it: where they grew up or were born, not always where they live now. 35 of them have a date on the Comedy Calendar.
- Adam Mamawala is a stand-up comedian and actor based in New York City who tours nationally and has headlined more than two hundred colleges in more than thirty-five states. Official site (About) ↗ Next: 4 December 2026 · Next In Line Comedy Club, Philadelphia, PA →
- Adele Givens is a stand-up comedian and actress from Chicago who toured and filmed The Queens of Comedy with Mo'Nique, Laura Hayes and Sommore. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · Ontario Improv, Ontario, CA →
- Alex Dragicevich is a stand-up comedian from Chicago who works as a regular at the Laugh Factory, Zanies and clubs across the Midwest. The Tiny Cupboard ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · The Stand West, New York, NY →
- Stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster known for Dave, I'm Dying Up Here and Beef; host of Whiskey Ginger and co-host of Bad Friends. Official video page ↗ Next: 16 November 2026 · The Comedy Store, Los Angeles, CA →
- Anthony Griffith is a stand-up comedian and actor from Chicago, Illinois, who took up stand-up in college and rose through the Los Angeles club circuit to several appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Dry Bar Comedy ↗
- Aries Spears is a stand-up comedian, impressionist and actor who grew up in New York and New Jersey and began doing stand-up impressions at about 14 at a comedy club in Harlem. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 25 November 2026 · Ontario Improv, Ontario, CA →
- American stand-up comedian and actor from Chicago's South Side who broke through with a 1992 set on HBO's Def Comedy Jam and became one of the four stars of the film The Original Kings of Comedy (2000). Wikipedia ↗
- Influential stand-up comedian and actor whose understated, conversational style produced major-selling comedy albums and a television career spanning The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart and later appearances including The Big Bang Theory. Television Academy ↗
- Bob Odenkirk is an American comedian, actor, writer and producer, born in 1962 in Berwyn. Wikipedia ↗
- Comedian, writer, animator, musician, voice actor and producer best known for co-creating Home Movies and Metalocalypse and for creating and performing the music of Dethklok. Dethklok official Linktree ↗
- Stand-up comic, actor and writer who tours nationally and internationally. Official bio ↗ Next: 4 December 2026 · Commonwealth Comedy Club, Dayton, KY →
- American actor and stand-up comedian from Chicago who got into comedy after taking improv classes at the Second City. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 21 January 2027 · Emerald City Comedy Club, Seattle, WA →
- Corey Holcomb is a Chicago-born stand-up comedian, radio host and actor who took up stand-up in Chicago after a short college basketball career. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 17 December 2026 · The Comedy Zone Greensboro, Greensboro, NC →
- Craig Robinson is a Chicago-born actor, comedian and musician who began doing stand-up and taking classes at The Second City while in college, and taught in Chicago schools before going into comedy full time. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 16 November 2026 · Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA →
- Cynthia Levin is a comedian listed on the Improv's comic pages, originally from Chicago. Improv ↗
- Damon Williams is a Chicago-born stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer with more than thirty years in entertainment. Official site ↗ Next: 2 December 2026 · Mic Drop Comedy Plano, Plano, TX →
- Stand-up comedian, actor and writer known for black-ish, grown-ish and Angie Tribeca and for his writing and correspondent work on Conan. Official site ↗ Next: 15 November 2026 · Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA →
- DeRay Davis is a stand-up comedian and actor from Chicago's South Side who broke through at the Laffapalooza festival in Atlanta and won Comedy Central's Laugh Riots competition. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 16 November 2026 · Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA →
- Dewayne Perkins is a stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor who started stand-up in 2017 and tours his one-man show How Being Black & Gay Made Me Better Than You. Official site (Comedy) ↗
- American stand-up comedian and actor from the Chicago area who started comedy in Bloomington, Indiana, and is now based in Brooklyn. Wikipedia ↗
- Emo Philips is an American stand-up comedian known for his one-liners; Jay Leno called him the best joke writer in America. Acme Comedy Company ↗ Next: 14 November 2026 · The Rockwell, Somerville, MA →
- Esther Ku is a Korean-American stand-up comedian raised in Chicago who made her television debut on NBC's Last Comic Standing, reaching the Las Vegas semi-finals and then the top ten in Hollywood. Official site (Bio) ↗ Next: 7 January 2027 · Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club, Sunnyvale, CA →
- Stand-up comedian, actress, writer and producer whose television work includes co-creating and starring in Alone Together, appearing in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and starring in Dollface. Paramount+ — Hot For My Name ↗
- Ethan Simmons-Patterson is a stand-up comedian from Waukegan, Illinois, who has performed in the Chicago and Iowa City area at open mics and showcases and as an opener for headliners. The Stand ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · The Stand West, New York, NY →
- Frank Caliendo is a stand-up comedian, actor and impressionist. Official site ↗ Next: 15 December 2026 · Wiseguys Comedy Club – The Gateway, Salt Lake City, UT →
- Stand-up comedian, actor, voice performer, writer and author known for frequent character roles and a distinctive low-key delivery. Official Linktree ↗
- Comedian, actor, writer and producer whose stand-up career led to two influential television series: It's Garry Shandling's Show and The Larry Sanders Show. Television Academy ↗
- Hannibal Buress is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer from Chicago, known for The Eric Andre Show, Broad City and his writing for Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 20 November 2026 · Wilbur Theater, Boston, MA →
- Jaboukie Young-White is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor from Harvey, Illinois, who began doing stand-up in 2015 and came up through the New York Comedy Festival's Comics To Watch showcase. Vanyaland ↗ Next: 17 November 2026 · The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY →
- American comedian and violinist who rose from the vaudeville circuit to become one of the leading entertainers of the 20th century. Wikipedia ↗
- Jeff Allen is a clean stand-up comedian from Sauk Village, Illinois, known for his marriage and family material and the special Happy Wife, Happy Life. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 12 December 2026 · Palm Beach Improv, Wellington, FL →
- Comedian, actor, writer, producer, director and photographer best known as executive producer and co-star of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Official site ↗
- Stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer and author known for observational comedy. Official site ↗ Next: 14 November 2026 · Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN →
- Stand-up comedian, host and political-commentary broadcaster. Official about page ↗ Next: 27 November 2026 · Flappers Comedy Club, Burbank, CA →
- Stand-up comedian, host and podcasting pioneer known for fast, improvisational crowd work. Official bio ↗
- Stand-up comedian, impressionist and actor who began performing professionally in the Chicago comedy scene in 1979. Official tour page ↗
- Stand-up comedian, writer, actor and host whose career includes Saturday Night Live writing, multiple stand-up specials and live television. Official site ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · Prospera Place, Kelowna, BC →
- Stand-up comedian, television performer, host and author. Official biography ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · Fred Kavli Theatre, Thousand Oaks, CA →
- Kevin Brennan is a stand-up comedian, writer and podcaster who wrote for Saturday Night Live and appeared on its Weekend Update. HBO - One Night Stand ↗
- Stand-up comedian and recording artist whose specials include Dirt Nap. Official site ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh, NC →
- Stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcast host based in Los Angeles. Official Linktree ↗ Next: 19 March 2027 · The Orange Violet, New Orleans, LA →
- Stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer and director from Chicago. Official Linktree ↗ Next: 28 November 2026 · The Comedy Bar @ Remo's (Pittsburgh), Pittsburgh, PA →
- Marina Franklin is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcast host from Chicago who lives in New York City. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · The Stand West, New York, NY →
- Stand-up comedian and actor best known to television audiences for Night Court, but with a long live-comedy career before and after the series. Official site ↗
- Comedian, actor, musician, writer and visual artist whose dry, satirical style crossed recordings, television, film and live performance. Television Academy ↗
- Matt Braunger is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer, born in Chicago and raised in Portland, Oregon, who moved to Chicago to start in comedy after studying theater at Manhattanville College. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 10 December 2026 · Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, VT →
- Matteo Lane is a Chicago-born, New York-based stand-up comedian, singer and former oil painter and classically trained opera singer, known for blending stand-up with music. Official site ↗
- Michael Ian Black is a comedian, actor and writer from Hillsborough, New Jersey, who co-created, wrote and starred in the sketch and comedy series The State, Viva Variety, Stella and Michael & Michael Have Issues. Official site (About) ↗
- Stand-up comedian, actor, author and podcaster whose work spans club comedy, television and books. Official site ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · West Nyack Levity Live, West Nyack, NY →
- Oscar Aydin is a stand-up comedian and host, originally from Chicago and based in New York City, known for an unfiltered, 'rainbow pushing' style. New York Comedy Club ↗ Next: 18 November 2026 · The Stand, New York, NY →
- Richard Pryor was a stand-up comedian and actor from Peoria, Illinois, regarded as one of the greatest and most influential comedians for his storytelling and trenchant observations on race and American life. Wikipedia ↗
- Stand-up comedian, actor and writer renowned for rapid-fire improvisation, character work and a career spanning clubs, television, film and concert comedy. Television Academy ↗
- Stand-up comedian, actor and host known for physical observational comedy and large-scale theater and arena touring. Official site ↗ Next: 19 November 2026 · Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, FL →
- Seth Meyers is a stand-up comedian and television host based in New York who has hosted NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers since 2014. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 20 November 2026 · San Diego Civic Theatre, San Diego, CA →
- Shecky Greene was a stand-up comedian and actor from Chicago who became a headliner in Las Vegas nightclubs and lounges in the 1950s and 1960s. Wikipedia ↗
- American comedian, actor, writer, teacher and poet whose influential stand-up relied heavily on monologues and one-sided telephone routines. Television Academy ↗
- Steve Mazan is a clean stand-up comedian, corporate comedian and keynote speaker who grew up in Chicago, served in the U.S. Navy aboard the submarine USS Scranton, came up through the San Francisco comedy scene and is now based… Official site (Even More About Steve) ↗
- Tee Sanders is a stand-up comedian, actress and host from the South Side of Chicago who decided to pursue comedy in her early twenties and built her audience on Instagram and TikTok. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 13 November 2026 · Comedy Off Broadway, Lexington, KY →
- Stand-up comedian and actor who first broke ground in the interracial comedy duo Tim & Tom with Tim Reid, then built a solo career that included more than sixty appearances on The Tonight Show and years opening for Frank Sinatra. Television Academy ↗
- Trevor Wallace is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor who grew up in Camarillo, California, and moved to Los Angeles in 2015. Comedy on State ↗ Next: 25 November 2026 · Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA →
- Will Burkart is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, born in Peoria, Illinois and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, who moved to Los Angeles after film school in Chicago and began doing stand-up in 2014. Wikipedia ↗ Next: 14 November 2026 · Hollywood Improv, Los Angeles, CA →
More lists of stand-up comedians
- British stand-up comedians 302
- Canadian stand-up comedians 108
- Irish stand-up comedians 58
- Australian stand-up comedians 100
- New Zealand stand-up comedians 103
- Clean stand-up comedians 100
- New York City stand-up comedians 521
- Los Angeles stand-up comedians 390
- Austin stand-up comedians 39
- Nashville stand-up comedians 22
- Stand-up comedians with Netflix specials 178
- Stand-up comedians with HBO specials 91
- Stand-up comedians with Comedy Central specials 210
- Female stand-up comedians 939
- Comedians from California 88
- Comedians from Florida 21
- Comedians from Georgia 25
- Comedians from Maryland 15
- Comedians from Massachusetts 43
- Comedians from Michigan 26
- Comedians from Minnesota 17
- Comedians from Missouri 22
- Comedians from New Jersey 51
- Comedians from New York 170
- Comedians from Ohio 29
- Comedians from Pennsylvania 43
- Comedians from Texas 32
- Comedians from Washington 17
- Storytelling comedians 381
- Observational comedians 199
- Crowd work comedians 109
- One-liner comedians 82
- Political comedians 70
- Character comedians and impressionists 145
- Musical comedians 80
- Dark comedians 33
- Absurdist comedians 50
- Deadpan comedians 106
- High-energy comedians 154
- Confessional comedians 98
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