Zanies Presents – Headliner Series

Ages 21 and up
Zanies Presents – Headliner Series
Thursday, August 20
Doors: 6 pm Show: 7 pm
$10

OVERVIEW

  • 21 and over with valid photo ID
  • Two item minimum purchase per person
  • 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 and everyone in your party will need to show a valid Photo ID for proof of age. 

Ken Garr grew up on the south side of Chicago. The youngest of 4 children, Ken’s hilarious views on life are derived on growing up in a blue collar family with his own white collar aspirations. Ken has been featured on Sirius XM Radio, Fox, HULU and Comedy Central as well as featured in several Comedy Festivals including the “Laugh Your Asheville Off”, Big Sky and the World Series of Comedy Festivals.” Ken was also a finalist in the prestigious 40th Annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition, The San Diego Comedy Festival and the Ventura Comedy Festival and he performs regularly at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas at Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club

Nick Cobb attended Indiana University where he majored in Psychology and learned to obsess over meaningless nonsense. This led him to work in his first comedy club, aptly named“The Looney Bin.” It was at a tiny Beale Street bar where Nick won a stand-up competition, was bitten by the comedy bug and moved to New York to pursue The Dream. While in New York, Nick was seen on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, VH1’s Morning Buzz, AMC’s Date Night as well as on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” 
 
Jeanie Doogan started her career at the tender age of five when she quickly learned that as the youngest of eight children she needed a hook if she ever wanted to be fed, bathed, or have her existence acknowledged in any way. Failing miserably at tap dancing, Irish dancing, gymnastics, and academics, she carved out her comedy niche with kick-ass knock-knock jokes and soon rose to fame at the family dinner table with such classics as: “knock-knock.” “knock-knock.” “knock-knock! Open the door! You left me outside again!” Since her kitchen table debut, Jeanie has entertained audiences at colleges, casinos, and corporate events, She travels nationwide with The Bored Teachers Comedy Tour.
 
Chris Trani is a fantastic stand-up comedian from Chicago who integrates all forms of comedy into his act: Stand-up, storytelling, crowd work, one-liners; and if need be, he can do it all in Spanish (kinda!). Winner of National Public Radio’s The MOTH and the SNUBFEST Comedy Festival for Storytelling, Chris has shared the stage with Roy Wood Jr. of The Daily Show, Beth Stelling of Netflix’s The Standups, and Dov Davidoff of HBO’s Crashing. Chris is the official house emcee at The House of Blues Stand-up Showcase and can be seen performing at clubs all throughout the country.
 
DJ Rybski  – Is a paid regular at Zanies, DJ has built a reputation for sharp storytelling and joke writing. He performed on the Nateland Live showcase in Nashville and was invited to the prestigious 312 Comedy Festival A-List Showcase. In 2025, he recorded a 10-minute special for OFTV. DJ’s comedy has amassed over 20 million views online, where fans have coined him “the best Irish-Polish-Korean comedian in the Midwest.”