Paul Farahvar & Paul Ollinger

Tickets: Will Call is the ONLY option given when purchasing tickets. We do NOT give physical or digital tickets for entry to our shows. Once tickets are purchased the ONLY thing you will show once doors open is the ticket purchaser’s driver’s license to get in. There is nothing to print or pick up ahead of time for entry. Restrictions 18 & over Two items minimum per person from our menu Cell phones are subject to be locked up using Yonder bags. This is at the discretion of The Lab and the Comedian. Location The Lab at Zanies 2019 8th Ave S Nashville, TN 37204 Bio: Paul Ollinger quit his job at Facebook to chase his comedy dream. (Don’t ever do that.) This highly unprofitable decision has allowed him to headline major clubs like Carolines on Broadway, Cobbs (SF), and Zanies (Nashville). He has performed at the Hollywood Improv and Comedy Cellar, headlined his own show in the 2025 New York Comedy Festival, and has appeared on line-ups with Jim Gaffigan and Jerry Seinfeld. Paul O. lives in New York City with his wife, two teenagers, and French bulldogs, Theo and Colonel Tom Parker. Chicago-based Paul Farahvar delights audiences with his unique, quick-witted dry humor, centered on being an aging bachelor and former litigator. A staple on the Chicago comedy scene, he tours nationally as a headliner, and has also opened for major acts like Demetri Martin, Gary Gulman, and Dusty Slay. Paul F. was runner-up in the Chicago Reader for Best Stand up Comedian in 2021 and was voted “Top 40 Up and Coming Comedians” in 2017. His Dry Bar special Always a Groomsman dropped in 2023, his second special, Middlewestern, Middle Eastern with Helium Comedy Studios came out in 2024 and his Nateland short special was released in 2025.