The Onion and A.V. Club Announce The 2nd Annual ’26th Annual Comedy Festival’

AV Club Onion ComedyFest

The Onion & A.V. Club have connected again to put together another comedy festival. The 2nd Annual  26th Annual Comedy Festival will run May 26-30 at various Chicago venues and will include stand-up, film screenings, and conversations.

This year’s stand-up lineup includes performances by John Mulaney, Kyle Kinane, Eric Andre, and Joe Mande. The fest also boasts a pair of screenings of Weird Al Yankovic’s cult classic film UHF with Weird Al and director Jay Levey doing post-show Q&As, plus panel discussions with writers from The Onion and The Simpsons (the roster including Al Jean, Bill Odenkirk, and John Frink!). Plus more!

Buy your tickets at 26comedy.com; tickets are on sale now. See the list of shows and event info below.

Tuesday, May 26

Cabin Boy screening plus Q&A with writer-director Adam Resnick, Lincoln Hall, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27

UHF screenings with “Weird Al” Yankovic and Jay Levey Q&A, Music Box Theatre, 7 p.m. & 10 p.m.

Kyle Kinane, Thalia Hall, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 28

Eric Andre w/ guest Brian Babylon, Thalia Hall, 9p.m.

Seven Minutes In Purgatory, The Hideout, 7 p.m.

The Upperclassmen, The Hideout, 10 p.m.

Saturday, May 30

The Onion and The Simpsons panel discussions, Athenaeum Theater, 2 p.m.

John Mulaney, Chicago Theater, 7:30 p.m.

The Katydids, The Hideout, 7 p.m.

Joe Mande, The Hideout, 10 p.m.

 

 

 

 

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