STAND-UP COMEDY: MANNY PETTY and friends

Like Tom Petty - but with nicer nails - MANNY PETTY is a comedian and musician, a first-generation Sicilian-American, a happily gay-married house-husband, and a former punk rocker turned clown.

Manny's single "Let's Get Fat Together" hit #40 on the A/C 200 charts, and his hit set “Thirst Trap Salon” garnered rave reviews and was featured on WGN TV’s Spotlight Chicago.

He was featured in the "Comedians to Watch Showcase" at the Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival, has headlined at The Laugh Factory, Zanies Chicago, The Lincoln Lodge, Laugh It Uptown, Laughs at Atmosphere, and The Comedy Clubhouse, andalso opened for Beth Stelling, Cameron Esposito, and Matteo Lane.

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ACADEMY AFTER HOURS is The Laughing Academy’s BOYB (snacks and sodas available at the venue), grown-ups-only, not-too-late-night performance series, bringing top-tier comics from around the country right -here to YOU in Glenview!

So call the babysitter, bag a bottle (or stow a six-pack, we’re not here to judge . . . ), and take a quick ride over to Glenview Road for free parking and first-class funnies!

Host or Publisher THE LAUGHING ACADEMY