One Liner Madness

One Liner Madness is a Time Out Critics' Pick comedy show that travels the country to find the nation's best joke writers. On Saturday, November 14th, dozens of Chicago comedians will go head-to-head in bracketed, March Madness style, single-elimination, one-liner joke contest. The fast-paced competition goes from 64 comics to a single winner in just 100 minutes. Audience applause determines which performers advance and who ultimately wins the trophy, cash prize, and title of 2026 ONE LINER MADNESS CHICAGO CHAMPION. Featuring: Connor O’Hara Angela Keaton Eli Wilz James River Maxwell Tidey Evan Pratt Giancarlo Pascuzzi Tom Walma Bradley Ray Rose Josh Fred Cam Honeyager Erick Austin Alice Dihon Nick Mayer Joli Yang Jason Issac Natalia Sovero Preston O’ffill Mike Mazzella fae lily Fee Basanavicius Keith Hernandez Robert Rule Tony Castro Lindy Tongol Evelyn Troutman Gunvit Bhatia Annie Russell Steven McCaskey Devin Flaherty Joe Medoff Vivian Burgett Tiel Pierce Heath Thornton Ray Roberts Brian Miklas Jamie Hawkins Mike Glab Ryan Hallam Zach Schneider Jason Issac Chris Starman Colin Jesse Sara Smola Preston O’ffill Prim Stonebraker Cody Ciminillo Tim Piotrkowski Mike Dwyer Kaylan Adams Forrest Wheeler Katie Novotny Chris Calogero Ryan Kushner Grant Bruns Ryan Goldie Jason Issac Luise Noe Owen Damon Al Nimpson Matt Sullivan Timothy Paul McCray Richard Bowen Yoni Heisler Casey Larwood Tristan Miller Courtney Peterson Ashley Lusk One Liner Madness was created in 2016 by TV writer and comedian Emily Winter and live show producer Larry Mancini, and has been recommended by NPR, Time Out, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, LAist, Albuquerque's Daily Lobo, Chicago's WGN and many more. Doors: 7pm Show: 8pm Runtime: Approx. 100 minutes