The legacy of The Free Show, dating back to the early days of Improv Olympic, has helped make long-form improv accessible to audiences of all backgrounds. That tradition continues with Dumb John and Birdlady.
Regarded as one of Chicago’s funniest and most promising improv groups of the last decade, Dumb John joins Birdlady for a new weekly long-form double feature. Both teams bring a high-energy strain of improvisation to a bizarre cultural harvest of small-town Americana influence and ephemera, using a single audience suggestion to launch an unhinged long-form ride: diesel-soaked characters, fever-dream karaoke scenes, neon aisles of roadside antique marts, and whatever depravity and brilliance show up in the moment.
Take flight with two back-to-back original iO ensembles, Birdlady and Dumb John, every Wednesday night.
This is a FREE show, but reserving a ticket is highly recommended to guarantee entry.
DOORS: 7:00pm SHOW: 7:30pm
Birdlady is: Ali Khan, Alonso Ramirez, Chris Franz, Daryn Robinson, Devin Henderson, Erin Washington, Justin Parlette, Lauren Frost, Ryan Nolan
Dumb John is: Mike Geraghty, Steve Plock, Linda Orr, Traycie Mcbee
Justin Parlette is a comedic actor, writer, director, producer, and nap enthusiast.
You can see him performing around Chicago as a solo artist as well as with Birdlady, Doogin and Justin, Fleeced, and hosting movies for the Alamo Drafthouse.
He’s a little too excited about his sponsorship from Jeppson’s Malört.