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CALVIN EVANS

Calvin Evans a standup/actor/writer based in Chicago. His television credits include the recurring role of GENO on Max’s SOUTHSIDE, the Fox series APB, NBC’s CHICAGO PD, and Showtime’s SHAMELESS.

His debut special B.O.R.N, debuted with Helium Comedy Records in 2022. He has also performed his standup on TBS’s CONAN, the TruTV series LAFF MOBB’s LAFF TRACKS, Kevin Hart Comedy Central series HART OF THE CITY, NBC’S BRING THE FUNNY, and MTV’s ACTING OUT. Calvin was a “New Face” at the 2017 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and has since been back as a featured performer at the fest. He was the winner of the WGN Chicago’s next big comic contest, a finalist for Standup NBC, and was a featured performer at NBC’s Breakout Comedy Festival. Calvin performs standup across the country and is a regular performer at several of Chicago’s top comedy clubs including: The Laugh Factory, Up Comedy Club, and Zanies.

Calvin is a graduate of the Second City Chicago Conservatory and is a Bob Curry Fellowship recipient.

EUNJI KIM

Eunji Kim is a comedian and writer based in Chicago. Most recently, she appeared as a recurring Judge on the Hulu Unscripted Series BEST IN DOUGH. Other recent television credits include a recurring role on Chicago Med/ Chicago Fire (NBC). You can also see her currently performing standup on her co-headlining tour 2 KIMS AND FRIENDS, with friend and comedian Peter S. Kim. Last year she performed her one woman show at the prestigious Steppenwolf Theatre. You can also catch her regularly performing stand-up/solo sketch/improv at The Laugh Factory, Zanies, Paper Machete, and iO. She has been invited to perform at comedy festivals all over the Midwest, including The Chicago Improv Festival, The Chicago Women's Funny Festival, Chicago Sketchfest and the Detroit Improv Festival. She is currently a Mercenary Writer for Cards Against Humanity and OnlyFans.  She is a graduate of The Second City Conservatory and iO Chicago's Training Center. She was a 2017 Bob Curry Fellow at Second City and a featured performer in the 2017 NBC Universal Break Out Festival. KIM KONG: A Comedy Monster, her solo show at the Annoyance Theater was Reader Recommended and described by her mom as, "Oh, gawd." She also co-hosts The Podcast “2 Kims 1 Pod”. To learn other reasons she feels great about herself, follow her @TheBestEunji.