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WELCOME TO "CNCF GOES DIGITAL",
THE FIRST EVER VIRTUAL CHICAGO NERD COMEDY FESTIVAL!

The Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival celebrates all that is nerd comedy: Stand-Up, Sketch, Improv, Burlesque, and so much more. This year, we’re coming to you, so you can stay safe at home!

We will be streaming October 15th - 17th, 2020, and have nerdy comedy acts from all over the country. Please sign up for Sched and build your schedule of all the events and shows you want to see. For those that register, the streaming links will be e-mailed out the morning of the shows.

Please contact us with any questions, concerns, memes, or jokes at NerdFest@Stage773.com and/or Tech@Stage773.com. We’d love to hear from you!

STAY SAFE, AND LIVE LONG AND PROSPER!
#CNCF2020
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Saturday, October 17 • 8:00pm - 8:55pm
Hardwood / Clown Car

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Hardwood are a comedy band and duo of writers from Rochester, NY. They have been playing songs and writing funny shit since 2014, and there seems to be no end to the madness. Hardwood was featured by NPR in the 2019 Tiny Desk Community video, in the NY Comedy Music Fest in 2015 and 2019, Women in Comedy Fest in 2017, and has performed with the likes of The Trailer Park Boys, Creed from The Office, Turquoise Jeep, and David Liebe Hart. With 5 years of performance experience, and a lifetime of pooping experience, Hardwood is ready to take your stage by storm!

Clown Car is a musical sketch comedy group in Chicago, IL. We write and perform original songs and sketches, hoping to reach the inner nerd in everyone! Come see what these nerds have to sing and say about the current nerd culture!
Performers
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Kara Maillie

My name is Kara, and I am a member of the comedy band Hardwood.  Hardwood was my first step in my comedy journey, beginning in 2013 in Rochester, NY.  Since then, I've stepped into stand up, sketch writing, and show producing.  I formerly helped produce a comedy variety show on... Read More →
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Greg Gonzales

Writer / Performer, Clown Car
Greg is a member of Clown Car, he has contributed to Clown Car as a writer and a performer. He is from San Antonio but has lived in Chicago the last 6 years performing comedy. He has also contributed to many other productions across the city of Chicago, more recently this past summer... Read More →
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Emma Luttrell

Clown Car
Emma is a half-woman-half-baby from Washington, IL that has been singing, making weird voices and playing in the Chicago theatre scene since 2017. When she's not working with her beloved Clown Car family, she is a swing for various roles in the Tony and Tina's Wedding touring cast... Read More →
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Meme Matteson

Meme Matteson is a Chicago-based performer and Advanced Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors. She earned her bachelor's in Musical Theatre from Columbia College Chicago in 2018. Her most recent work has been with Clown Car, writing and performing musical sketch... Read More →
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Willie Opper

Producer, Clown Car
Willie is a member and producer of the musical sketch comedy group Clown Car, based in Chicago, IL, which writes and performs original songs and sketches, hoping to reach the inner nerd in everyone! Come see what these nerds have to sing and say about the current nerd culture!Willie... Read More →
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Meaghan Pelissier

Meaghan Pelissier has been doing Improv/Comedy Sketch for the last 6 years! She has been doing Musical Theater her entire life! Some of her favorite past shows include RENT, Aida, CHICAGO, and all her Clown Car shows. She is working on her one woman show, which should happened some... Read More →
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Katie Foster

Katie Foster is a Musical Director, Composer and Teacher from the Chicagoland area. She received a Bachelors Degree from DePaul University in Music Education with a focus in voice, and is currently in her 8th year of teaching. Katie has performed for such groups as Stir Friday Night... Read More →

Sponsors
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Empiral Brewery

Empirical is named after our process: we use empirical observations to improve our beer. Our brewers test new recipes on a custom 1-barrel pilot system on a regular basis with two goals in mind: explore new styles, or refine previously created recipes. Our brewery is our laboratory... Read More →
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I Play Games

I Play Games! at its core is a combination of passionate Video Gamers who professionally bring unique solutions for all of your Video Game needs. We are a national company that brings the fun of video game entertainment to your event or activation through equipment rentals, staffing... Read More →
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Toy de Jour

Toy de Jour - Vintage, Toys, Arts & Farts' is Chicago's best spot for all things vintage toys & collectibles and local artists' pieces. They also sell fart machines.


Saturday October 17, 2020 8:00pm - 8:55pm CDT
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