Snubfest

08/16/2017

Under The Gun Theater and the Lincoln Lodge Announce Partnership for 2017/2018 Season

Two respected pillars of the Chicago independent comedy season combine forces to produce a truly unique program!

Acclaimed North Side comedy theater Under the Gun and the nation’s longest running independent stand up showcase The Lincoln Lodge are partnering to produce a program containing sketch, improv, stand up and storytelling shows all under one roof in a true first for the Chicago comedy scene.
Angie McMahon, Owner of Under the Gun Theater comments that “We were looking for an innovative approach for our fall and winter programming and when we heard that the Lincoln Lodge was seeking a new venue we decided to invite them to come on over to our house! We are excited that the inclusion of a stand up focused showcase in our offering also presents a lot of opportunity for collaboration and innovation across the comedy disciplines”

Mark Geary, president of Tight Five Productions, the non-profit that produces the Lincoln Lodge, added “It’s no secret that we are actively looking for a permanent home for our productions so when the invite came for a place to produce our 18th Lincoln Lodge season we jumped at the chance to partner on a truly unique experiment in programming.

Not only will the Lincoln Lodge be joining established Under the Gun hits like Tinderella and Breaking News in its weekly offering but Tight Five Productions will also be leveraging its relationship with the Stand up community to bring other shows into the collaboration. To that end the critically acclaimed Blackout Diaries show hosted by renowned Chicago comedian and producer Sean Flannery has already been added to the slate of programming at Under The Gun theater set to debut in September of 2017.

WHAT: Under The Gun Theater
WHEN: Fall 2017 through Summer 2018
COST: See website for show specific details
WHERE: 956 West Newport Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657
EVENT INFO. & TICKETS: underthegun.theater & thelincolnlodge.com

MEDIA CONTACT: Angie McMahon – 773-270-3340
Mark Geary – 773-251-1539

07/31/2017

RIP Miss Nikki, Snubfest Alumni. Our heart goes out to your family and friends.

Snubfest judge Tim Kazurinsky

06/22/2017

Carter Deems won a spot at The Lincoln Lodge Fumi Abe won a spot at Zanies Comedy Club Rosemont and Derek Minto won a spot Laugh Factory Chicago and the title of Best of The Fest we will see him at Under The Gun Theater on Saturday at 9pm.

06/12/2017

Meg Indurti from tonight's StandUp NBC showcase at Laugh Factory Chicago will be our host on Wednesday June 21 at 8pm at Zanies Comedy Club Chicago.

05/09/2017

Thanks PerformInk for the shout out for this years line up

Under The Gun Theater and Zanies Comedy Club have announced the lineup for the 11th annual Snubfest Comedy Festival. Snubfest showcases Comic performers that have been rejected from a festival or stages in the last 12 months and have decided to put themselves on the line for a panel of industry judg...

04/17/2017

Today is the last day to submit for Snubfest. Please share!

04/01/2017

Our website was down, but it's back up now. Only 10 days left to apply!!!

02/16/2017

Applications open till April 17. Seeking Sketch, Solo Sketch, Stand Up, and Storytellers.

Snubfest Applications for 2017 are now open! Please share!!!
http://www.snubfest.com/

Presented by Zanies and Under the Gun Theater

07/25/2016

Congrats to Snubfest Alumni Josh Johnson on getting into New Faces for Just For Laughs

http://theinterrobang.com/new-faces-announced-2016-montreal-just-laughs/

The team at Just for Laughs has announced its highly anticipated list of New Faces for 2016. Each year, a new class of young up and coming comedic talents are invited up to Montreal where they get the opportunity to see and be seen by important industry executives including agents, networks, devel...

06/25/2016

One of the prizes on the table tonight:
A one-on-one Skype session/workshop with Kevin Allison of the RISK! Podcast. Snubfest 2016 - Storytelling- tonight, at 9pm.

06/25/2016

Come to Under the Gun and enjoy a story. It's what Tom Selleck would want you to do.
Storytelling 9pm
snubfest.com for details

06/25/2016

All of our sketch and solo acts really brought their A game tonight!

We want to thank all of our judges and performers so far for a great festival. Seriously, you make our jobs so easy.

A recap of prize winners will be posted soon.