About The Show

18 of Chicago’s funniest standup comedians celebrate the healing power of comedy at these sober shows! These four nights of hilarity prove that laughter really can be the best medicine!
Laughing Matters in Chicago, a local nonprofit organization, supports those impacted by addiction and mental illness through scholarship and performance opportunity while increasing community awareness of recovery from addiction and mental illness.

MARCH 8: Amy Sumpter (host), Liz Greenwood, Larry Bloom, Travele Judon, Claire
Swanson and Seth Davis.

MARCH 15: Larry Bloom (host), Colleen Brennan, Laura Hugg, Eunice Jarrett, Seth Davis and Travele Judon.

MARCH 22: Laura Hugg (host), David Santori, Denise Medina, Sharup Karim, Lea Ciastko and Adam Bowman

MARCH 29: Claire Swanson (host), Michele Alley, Matt VanEpps, Oscar Carvajal, Tim Brennan and Amy Sumpter

Produced and Directed by: Valerie Jencks, MS, LMFT, LCPC
(www.laughingmattersinchicago.com)

A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to the following sponsors: Constellation Behavioral Health, Origins Behavioral Healthcare, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, SunCloud Health Outpatient Treatment Center, The Manor, Ascend Consultation in Health Care, Heartfelt Recovery and Lakeview Health Addiction Treatment and Recovery.