UP Comedy Club Announces Upcoming Roster

Tickets are currently on sale for UP Comedy Club's roster of stand-up and sketch shows taking place January - May 2013, including Matt Braunger, Nick Kroll, Donnell Rawlings, Dana Gould, Dan Harmon, as well as new shows including "Team Starkid: Airport for Birds and Other Great Ideas," "Four Girls (And A Guy)," and "REACH: Risky, Eclectic Artists Comedy Hour." Stand-up comedians have been added to the calendar through May 5 including: Greg Fitzsimmons, Judy Gold, Nick Thune, Dave Foley, and Pablo Francisco. Most events carry a suggested rating of R. For more information and performance updates visit UPComedyClub.com.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-662-4562 or visiting UPComedyClub.com. UP Comedy Club is located at 230 W. North Ave, 3rd Floor of Piper's Alley in Chicago.

January 10 - 12, 2013
Matt Braunger

Matt Braunger's television credits include a recurring role on NBC's "Up All Night," a series regular role on "MADtv," and various roles on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "United States of Tara," "Pushing Daisies," "Carpoolers," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," "Acceptable TV," and "Live At Gotham." He is also a regular guest on the "Chelsea Lately" roundtable. In 2009, he was named to Variety's Top 10 Comics to Watch and Comedy Central's Hot 9 in '09 list, his debut album "Soak Up The Night" was released by Comedy Central Records and named to the iTunes REWIND Top 20 Albums of 2009. Along with touring Comedy Clubs across the country he is also a regular at the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles. Matt won the 2008 "Best Of The Fest" at the inaugural Rooftop Comedy Festival in Aspen and he co-founded the popular Bridgetown Comedy Festival that takes place annually in Portland.

ONE NIGHT ONLY - January 13, 2013 SOLD OUT
Nick Kroll From Comedy Central

Nick stars as "Ruxin" on FX's critically acclaimed series, "The League." Nick's Comedy Central Series, "Kroll Show," which he created and stars in, will premiere on the network January 2013. Nick has also appeared in "Get Him To The Greek," opposite Russell Brand and Jonah Hill, "Dinner For Schmucks," opposite Paul Rudd, and "Date Night," opposite Steve Carell and Tina Fey. Other feature credits include "Little Fockers," "I Love You Man" and "A Good Old Fashion Orgy." Nick currently lives in Los Angeles and performs stand-up all over the country.

January 19 - 20, 2013
Donnell Rawlings

Donnell Rawlings is an overnight success a decade in the making. He made a splash in the DC Comedy Clubs going from a heckler in the audience to HBO's Def Comedy Jam in a period of six months. Today you can watch Donnell on MTV2's most watched shows "Guy Code" and "Hip Hop Squares." In 2007, Donnell co-created and starred in Heavy.com's hit web series "From Ashy to Classy," which was picked up for a second round of episodes. His movie of the same name screened at the 2011 L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival. His rise to stardom may not have been "overnight," but the journey itself has kept him edgy and relevant.

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