Kick off the 2023 Latina Comedy Festival at the popular and Chicago’s only monthly stand up comedy showcase featuring Latina/x comedians- Las Locas Comedy Presents: Chingona Comedy Hour – at the world famous Laugh Factory! This show will feature the top Latina comedians from across the country!
Featuring: Andraiah Lugo – Pico Rivera, CA (Hollywood Improv), Aniria Turney – Atlanta, GA (Que Funny Comedy), Chona E – San Antonio (@Chonae on Tik Tok) Christina Galston – Los Angeles, CA (Comedy Central), Elizabeth Pilar – NY, NY (Grisly Pear), Irma Ruiz – San Antonio, TX (LOL Improv San Antonio), Janice Rodriguez – Chicago, IL (Laugh Factory), Jesnaira Baez – Chicago, IL (Improv Chicago), Julianna Loera Wiggins – Ann Arbor, MI (FemCom), Kristina Feliciano – Boston, MA (Gold Comedy), Michelladonna – NY, NY (New York Comedy Club), Michelle Cantu – San Antonio, TX (Upstage Comedy Club), Mysia Chabert – Temple, TX (Rozco’s Comedy Club), Natasha Samreny – Providence, RI (Improv Orlando), Nana Rodriguez – Chicago, IL (Laugh Factory), , Shari Diaz – Brooklyn, NY (StandUp NBC)
The Latina Comedy Festival hosts a special late night showcase – The Sucia Show! This showcase will feature Latina comedians from across the country being – well sucia! This is a dirty, uncensored, no holds barred show where the ‘Sucias’ will talk about the good, bad, and nasty of whatever the hell they want. For mature (and a little sucia) audiences only!
Performing: Amy Colon – Elizabeth, NJ (Caroline’s), Anna Lucero – Chicago, IL (Zanies), Bren Vila – Mexico City, MX (Laugh Factory Chicago), Chona E (@Chonae on Tik Tok), Christina Galston (Comedy Central), Elizabeth Pilar – NY, NY (Grisly Pear), Hilary Jimenez – Chicago, IL (Limestone Comedy Festival), Irma Ruiz – San Antonio, TX (Mindtwist Comedy), Janice Rodriguez – Chicago, IL (Las Locas Comedy), Jenni Rodriguez – Mishawaka, IN (The Drop Comedy Club), Jess Martinez – Chicago, IL (Laugh Factory), Michelle Cantu – San Antonio, TX ( Kitchen Sink Comedy) Molina Molina – Seattle, WA (Kitchen Sink Comedy), Mysia Chabert – Temple, TX (Rozco’s Comedy Club), Shari Diaz – NYC, NY (HBO Max)
The Latina Comedy Festival started with this exact show last year – The Marathon Show! We expanded the festival this year but this is our flagship showcase! The Marathon Show will feature back to back performances from our festival selectees – all Latina comedians who are killing it across the USA! You’ll see 15-20 loca comedians performing rapid fire sets during this showcase!
Featuring: Alicia Molina – Chicago, IL (Mikey O Show), Amy Colon – Elizabeth, NJ (Caroline’s), Andraiah Lugo – Pico Rivera, CA (Hollywood Improv), Angelica Davila – Chicago, IL (Second City), Anna Lucero – Chicago, IL (Zanies), Bren Vila – Mexico City, MX (Laugh Factory Chicago), Christina Gutierrez – Chicago, IL (Lincoln Lodge), Courtney Zelazny – Chicago, IL (Zanies), Elizabeth Pilar – NY, NY (Grisly Pear), Ilse Zacharias Rivera – Chicago, IL (Lincoln Lodge), Jenni Rodriguez – Mishawaka, IN (The Drop Comedy Club), Jillian Ebanks – Chicago, IL (Baps Comedy), Julianna Loera Wiggins – Ann Arbor, MI (FemCom), Kat Diaz – Chicago, IL (Lincoln Lodge), Kristina Feliciano – Boston, MA (Gold Comedy), Michelladonna – NY, NY (New York Comedy Club), Monica Andrade – Chicago, IL (Laugh Factory), Remy Guzman – Chicago, IL (Zanies), Venessa Peruda – Brooklyn, NY (StandUp NBC)
Elizabeth Pilar got her start doing improv here in Chicago and now performs all over New York City at clubs such as the Tiny Cupboard, the Grisly Pear, and was featured in the 2019 Yass Comedy Festival