Your Funniest Friends is a stand-up/sketch comedy group that consists of, you guessed it, 5 of my funniest friends. I really can’t express how excited I am to bring them to Primas. They are as diverse stylistically as they are funny and most importantly, they’re fun people. Here’s a little bit more about them for now and I will release an individual video for each performing throughout the next two weeks. BE SURE TO WATCH THE VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST!
Joe Fernandez — A half-Cuban, half-Irish, (Or Cubish) comedian. Growing up in Texas, he had an affinity for the sport of baseball and dreamed of playing for the Houston Astros, but when his body didn’t grow up with his dreams he moved to performing comedy.
Joe has been performing since the age of 15 and has improvised with comedy groups at iO Chicago, the Annoyance, and the Playground theater.
While at Marquette University, he performed in numerous plays, including ‘Quid Pro Quo’, which went on to be performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. He also won the Chris Farley scholarship for using humor in a positive manner.
Joe has been performing stand-up consistently for a little over 4 years and was recently a Finalist for the Andy Kaufman Award, a member of the Chicago Just For Laughs Festival in 2011, as well as the Laughing Stock Festival and the Boston Comedy Fest. Armed with smart satirical jokes that often toe the line as well as bits that involve character work and audience participation, he always finds a way to make the audience have fun.
He is a regular on the Chicago comedy scene, having done shows at Zanies, the Improv, Lincoln Lodge,Comedians You Should Know Show, the Comedy Bar, SpeakEasy Comedy and Chicago Underground Comedy where he is also a member.
Lane Pieschel — Lane Pieschel began performing in 2006 in Gainesville, FL. Quick question: What do you call a 3 minute set that weirds people out and causes even the performer to leave the club early? Acceptable answers are a) Lane’s first performance and b) the birth of a dream… I guess c) Lane’s second performance would have also been cool. Since then he has been featured on the stand-up website RooftopComedy.com and taken the stage at the Aspen Comedy Festival. You may even recognize him from ABC’s super super duper popular talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! Lane has performed with the likes of Dan Cummins, Steve Hofstetter, and Finesse Mitchell. He’s currently working on a television script and a job application for Allstate. Be on the look out for Lane Pieschel!
Jeff Steinbrunner– An Ohio native who has made his way to Chicago to continue his career in comedy. Starting stand up at his alma mater, Ohio University, Jeff began at open stage to then founding the university’s first stand up club, OUSUCC. Performing regularly at open stage and monthly showcases he looked for more time in Columbus and Cincinnatti performing for audiences at the Funny Bone and Go Bananas respectively.
Now approaching his two year anniversary since becoming a resident of the Windy City, Jeff continues to exhibit his talents on famous Chicago stages, including: Speakeasy Comedy, Lakeshore Theater and Comedians You Should Know.
A Truckload O' Comics 