Conan and Comedy Central's IAN ABRAMSON!
Conan and Comedy Central's IAN ABRAMSON!
It's always exciting the off-the-wall comedy of Ian Abramson returns to our stage!
Ian Abramson is from Moreno Valley, California, where he learned to walk, read and drive, but not in that order. He studied theater at California State University Channel Islands, which isn’t on an island, but has been converted from an old mental hospital, so it’s isolated in its own way.
While at school he took as many performance and writing classes as he could and, after trying stand-up at a couple of campus open mics, he decided to start writing comedy. When he finished school, he briefly lived in Orange County, doing stand-up and preparing to move to Chicago, where he felt he’d get the best training to begin his career.
When he moved to Chicago, he began taking improv classes at The Second City, as well as continuing to do stand-up regularly. He also began co-creating web series for Tom Snyder of Dr. Katz, making over 50 weekly episodes total over the course of a year and a half.
His stand-up has evolved into a mix of precise wordplay, longer emotionally absurd jokes and larger conceptual pieces.
He has been a regular for the Onion.
In the past few years, Ian has performed at the Oddball Comedy Festival, UP Comedy Club, Milwaukee’s Comedy Cafe, The Lincoln Lodge and even recently brought his show “Seven Minutes in Purgatory” to Atlanta’s Laughing Skull. “Seven Minutes in Purgatory” is a show where comedians perform to a camera in one room while the audience watches in another room so that the comedians have no idea how they are doing. Because of shows like this, as well as his approach to stand-up, Ian was recently named the “Best Experimental Comedian” by Chicago magazine, which also listed him as one of the “16 Comedians You Should See This Fall” in a different article.
He's also performed a wildly-experimental set on "CONAN" and several episodes of his "7 Minutes in Purgatory" on Comedy Central!
It's ONE night and ONE show with one of the wildest comics you'll EVER see!
You can guarantee your seats for Ian Abramson online by clicking on the show and following the prompts.
Walk-ins will also be welcome after 7 p.m. Saturday. TEXT Dan ahead of time if you want at 309-635-3900.
All sales are final.
Dress is casual.
Parking is available in front of the club and to the east and west of the building. There's Butch's pizza and garlic cheese bread, popcorn and chips available for snacking.
Get set for a terrific night with one of our long-time favorites!
It's always exciting the off-the-wall comedy of Ian Abramson returns to our stage!
Ian Abramson is from Moreno Valley, California, where he learned to walk, read and drive, but not in that order. He studied theater at California State University Channel Islands, which isn’t on an island, but has been converted from an old mental hospital, so it’s isolated in its own way.
While at school he took as many performance and writing classes as he could and, after trying stand-up at a couple of campus open mics, he decided to start writing comedy. When he finished school, he briefly lived in Orange County, doing stand-up and preparing to move to Chicago, where he felt he’d get the best training to begin his career.
When he moved to Chicago, he began taking improv classes at The Second City, as well as continuing to do stand-up regularly. He also began co-creating web series for Tom Snyder of Dr. Katz, making over 50 weekly episodes total over the course of a year and a half.
His stand-up has evolved into a mix of precise wordplay, longer emotionally absurd jokes and larger conceptual pieces.
He has been a regular for the Onion.
In the past few years, Ian has performed at the Oddball Comedy Festival, UP Comedy Club, Milwaukee’s Comedy Cafe, The Lincoln Lodge and even recently brought his show “Seven Minutes in Purgatory” to Atlanta’s Laughing Skull. “Seven Minutes in Purgatory” is a show where comedians perform to a camera in one room while the audience watches in another room so that the comedians have no idea how they are doing. Because of shows like this, as well as his approach to stand-up, Ian was recently named the “Best Experimental Comedian” by Chicago magazine, which also listed him as one of the “16 Comedians You Should See This Fall” in a different article.
He's also performed a wildly-experimental set on "CONAN" and several episodes of his "7 Minutes in Purgatory" on Comedy Central!