A Double Feature: Sarah Perry and Deanna Ortiz
A Double Feature: Sarah Perry and Deanna Ortiz
Presented by Rhizome Comedy
SARAH PERRY
Sarah Perry is a Chicago-based national touring comedian and writer. Sarah has produced multiple successful shows in Chicago, including the Laugh Factory's Drink Date Laugh on Fridays and her creation, Boy/Girl Sleepover. She gained Internet attention when Laugh Factory Hollywood posted videos of her stand-up online, racking up over 4.3 million views on Instagram and YouTube. Sarah recently lent her writing and acting chops to WGN's Man Of The People, a late-night show hosted by Pat Tomasulo.
Sarah has opened up for Natasha Leggero, Melissa Villaseñor, Becky Robinson, Big Jay Oakerson, Jay Chandrasekhar, Lynne Koplitz, Michael Kosta, Chris Redd, Esther Povitsky, Joe List, and more. In June 2019, she was named a semi-finalist for StandUp NBC. In November 2019, she was the keynote speaker of the TEDx Talk at Columbia College Chicago. She also performed at Team Coco House in Chicago. She also featured at the 2021 SXSW Festival for standup comedy.
Sarah has performed at several comedy festivals, including Laughing Skull, Limestone, Floodwater, Flyover and more. In March 2021, Sarah was voted Best Stand-Up Comic by The Chicago Reader. And in July of 2022 Sarah filmed her first special with OFTV, which is currently available on the platform.
DEANNA ORTIZ
Voted Best Standup in The Chicago Reader’s 3 years in a row, and named one of Time Out’s Comics To Watch in 2025, Deanna Ortiz is the host of the podcast ‘Crushes!’, ‘Crime For Bed’ on Hatch+, and The Drunk Cooking Show on Instagram. She has worked as a contributing writer for NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, and her standup has been featured in Vulture, WGN News, FOX Good Day Chicago, and TimeOut Chicago.
The Den Theatre and comedy club is pleased to host A Double Feature: Sarah Perry and Deanna Ortiz on June 20, 2025 at 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.
Tickets are currently available at thedentheatre.com or by calling (773) 697-3830.
