Chinook Winds Casino Resort

May 17-18, 2024
Doors @ 7pm, Show @ 8pm
               
EMCEE: NIK MACIK
FEATURE:  JEFF HORSTE
HEADLINER:  BOBBY TESSEL

NIK MACIK (Tubi TV series Groupie) got his start with Comedy Key West and has featured for some of top comedians in the country including Bret Ernst, Chris Cope, Jimmy Shubert and Rocky Dale Davis, as well as performing in the World Series of Comedy and the North Carolina Comedy Fest. His dark, charming, irreverent style has been a hit with audiences all across the US. He’s sure to leave you laughing till your sides hurt!

Detroit native and LA resident JEFF HORSTE likes to cover lighthearted topics such as book bags, candy corn, and racial inequality. Jeff showcased his comedic talents on Comedy Central twice. Once with his appearance on “Hart Of The City” and again in his half hour special, “The Next Level”, both produced by Kevin Hart. Jeff was selected by Killer Mike to be a comedy ambassador on the Weedmaps sponsored TV show Tumbleweeds on Vice TV. He’s appeared on “Laughs” on both Hulu and Fox and performs at top comedy clubs and venues across the country. He has performed in Atlanta’s Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, the Boston Comedy Festival, Limestone, and the Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival. Jeff possesses the rare versatility to connect with diverse audiences and doesn’t shy away from unique locations. He’s performed in theaters, living rooms, dispensaries, weddings, ice cream parlors, nudist colonies, parking lots, backyards, museums, and hopefully on a “stage” near you

BOBBY TESSEL strolls up to the microphone with the casualness of walking into his own living room.  He raises his hand to give a slight wave to the crowd as he utters one word, “hi”.  The audience responds immediately with laughter. 
Within seconds of his arrival on stage, he has captured the crowd and squired them away into an atmosphere of comfortableness. 
For the next hour, Tessel rattles off joke after joke for his attentive throng.  Moving from subject to subject, his coolness belies the tangential state of topics. 
Bobby Tessel is one of only a few comics to appear on both,“The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, and “The Late Show with David Letterman”.  What does that mean?  Not much really, but he’s done it, have you? 

May 31-June 1, 2024
Doors @ 7pm, Show @ 8pm
               
EMCEE: LEIF SKYVING
FEATURE:  KEITH NELSON
HEADLINER:  BOB ZANY

Born in Sweden, raised in L.A., Leif Skyving began his comedy career 20 years ago at the world famous Comedy Store in Hollywood CA, and has shared the stage with such great acts as Weird Al Yankovic, Howie Mandel, Paul Rodriquez, Steve Alan, and Jimmy "JJ" Walker among others. Leif has appeared on The Comedy Network's Comedy at Club 54 and Comedy Kitchen, Last Comic Standing, ABC's Three's Company and General Hospital. Leif’s performances are played regularly on XM and Sirius satellite radio.
Leif has a vast wealth of background from which to draw upon for material from his roots in Sweden, to growing up in L.A. and getting his start in Hollywood, to hitting middle age, marriage and fatherhood all at the same time!

Keith Nelson has been making people laugh in all fifty states—and all over the world—for more than a quarter of a century. He has appeared on Entertainment Tonight and  Hulu's Comedy Time. Apart from being a great comedian, Keith Ross is also a director, co-writer and star of Electives. He can be seen on Amazon Prime’s Not for Nothin’ which he co-writes, co-stars, and is executive producer.
He has appeared in hit independent movies like Mobsters and Mormons and The R.M. In 2011, Keith was featured in the Who's Who. There are articles on him in popular publications such as New York Weekly, L.A. Wire, U.S. News, Los Angeles Times, U.S. Reporter, Entertainment Monthly News, the Daily News, and many more.

Zany by name, Zany by nature is a terrible way to start a biography. Thankfully, American comedian Bob Zany doesn’t deserve that title. He has, however, been described as ‘The Most Sarcastic Comedian of All-Time’ — it’s the title of his Dry Bar comedy special that has been watched over 4 million times on YouTube since it was uploaded in April 2021. He has also been nominated for three American Comedy Awards and had the honour of representing the USA at the World’s Funniest Person contest in 2016, which is quite some honour. His 45-year-long career has been the subject of a documentary called Close But No Cigar.
Zany is a veteran comic with well over 1000 television appearances to his name. The first of these came in 1977 when he was 15. He appeared on The Gong Show and was yanked offstage halfway through his set by a man dressed as a nun. In 1988, he returned to the show, only this time as a celebrity judge, having established himself as one of America’s prime comedians. He has appeared on Jay Leno, An Evening at the Improv, American Bandstand, Comics Unleashed, and many more. Between 1995 and 2007, he was a co-host of the annual Jerry Lewis Telethon. He has also hosted The Zany Report on both radio and Dry Bar Comedy’s popular YouTube channel. Today, he is as popular as ever with plenty of must-watch YouTube clips and over 22,000 Twitter followers to his name.

May 31-June 1, 2024
Doors @ 7pm, Show @ 8pm
               
EMCEE: LEIF SKYVING
FEATURE:  KEITH NELSON
HEADLINER:  BOB ZANY

Born in Sweden, raised in L.A., Leif Skyving began his comedy career 20 years ago at the world famous Comedy Store in Hollywood CA, and has shared the stage with such great acts as Weird Al Yankovic, Howie Mandel, Paul Rodriquez, Steve Alan, and Jimmy "JJ" Walker among others. Leif has appeared on The Comedy Network's Comedy at Club 54 and Comedy Kitchen, Last Comic Standing, ABC's Three's Company and General Hospital. Leif’s performances are played regularly on XM and Sirius satellite radio.
Leif has a vast wealth of background from which to draw upon for material from his roots in Sweden, to growing up in L.A. and getting his start in Hollywood, to hitting middle age, marriage and fatherhood all at the same time!

Keith Nelson has been making people laugh in all fifty states—and all over the world—for more than a quarter of a century. He has appeared on Entertainment Tonight and  Hulu's Comedy Time. Apart from being a great comedian, Keith Ross is also a director, co-writer and star of Electives. He can be seen on Amazon Prime’s Not for Nothin’ which he co-writes, co-stars, and is executive producer.
He has appeared in hit independent movies like Mobsters and Mormons and The R.M. In 2011, Keith was featured in the Who's Who. There are articles on him in popular publications such as New York Weekly, L.A. Wire, U.S. News, Los Angeles Times, U.S. Reporter, Entertainment Monthly News, the Daily News, and many more.

Zany by name, Zany by nature is a terrible way to start a biography. Thankfully, American comedian Bob Zany doesn’t deserve that title. He has, however, been described as ‘The Most Sarcastic Comedian of All-Time’ — it’s the title of his Dry Bar comedy special that has been watched over 4 million times on YouTube since it was uploaded in April 2021. He has also been nominated for three American Comedy Awards and had the honour of representing the USA at the World’s Funniest Person contest in 2016, which is quite some honour. His 45-year-long career has been the subject of a documentary called Close But No Cigar.
Zany is a veteran comic with well over 1000 television appearances to his name. The first of these came in 1977 when he was 15. He appeared on The Gong Show and was yanked offstage halfway through his set by a man dressed as a nun. In 1988, he returned to the show, only this time as a celebrity judge, having established himself as one of America’s prime comedians. He has appeared on Jay Leno, An Evening at the Improv, American Bandstand, Comics Unleashed, and many more. Between 1995 and 2007, he was a co-host of the annual Jerry Lewis Telethon. He has also hosted The Zany Report on both radio and Dry Bar Comedy’s popular YouTube channel. Today, he is as popular as ever with plenty of must-watch YouTube clips and over 22,000 Twitter followers to his name.

June 7, 2024
Doors @ 7pm, Show @ 8pm
               
EMCEE: BEAU MCDOWELL
FEATURE:  ART KRUG
HEADLINER:  KENNY ROGERSON

Beau McDowell is a standup comedian and co-host of the Losers With A Dream podcast with comedy legend Lisa Lampanelli. Beau performs regularly on the East Coast, and is known for his big personality, his big stature, and his even bigger sense of humor about his former struggles with substance abuse, family co-dependence, and his search for self-acceptance. Beau’s ability to approach serious and sometimes heartbreaking experiences with levity and warmth differentiate him as a comedian on the rise with something new to say.

Comedian Art Krug has a style that has been described as intelligent, surprising, and universal. Krug’s quirky observations about everything from strange news stories to free range chicken will take you in a direction you couldn’t have guessed. A staple of Pacific Northwest comedy since the eighties, Krug has also travelled across the U.S. and into Canada, performing at such prestigious venues as The Improv in L.A. and The Riviera in Las Vegas. Krug has appeared on cruise ships and comedy clubs, colleges and corporate parties for over 30 years. He has appeared on The Showtime Network and won the Peoples Choice Award at the Bend Comedy Festival 2010. 

Ken Rogerson, the funniest man you’ve never heard of, started his comedy career working the Chicago club circuit and at the famed Second City.  After touring with the improvisational troupe The Comedy Rangers, Ken moved east and became a central part of the now famous and infamous exploding Boston comedy scene of the 1980’s.  There he honed his standup act to a fine edge.
Rogerson is one busy comic.  A recent hit on Showtime’s Billy Gardell’s Road Dogs, just off his third Rescue Me Comedy Tour, appearances in Showtime’s “When Standup Stood Out”,   and recently seen on CNN Comedy and at the TBS LOL Lounge from The Comedy Festival in Vegas, you may have also seen him as “Kevin the Biker Fireman” on F/X’s hit show “Rescue Me” starring Denis Leary or as “Pat the Cop” on ABC’s “It’s All Relative” with Lenny Clarke.   He has made numerous other television appearances on such shows as NBC’s , “Late night  with Conan O’Brien”, “The Late Show with David Letterman”,  “Last Comic Standing” “Comics Come Home” for Comedy Central and Showtime’s  “A Pair of Jokes” just to name a few.  
A writer, sketch player, actor and comedian, Ken wrote and starred in comedy film pieces on Fox Television Network’s “Sunday Comics” and has made film appearances in “Fever Pitch” and “There’s Something About Mary.”  He has also been seen on Byron Allen’s “Comedy Jam” and starred in his own episode of “Who Wants to Date a Comic?”  Rogerson has also written for the new series “Sirens.”

June 8, 2024
Doors @ 7pm, Show @ 8pm
               
EMCEE: BEAU MCDOWELL
FEATURE:  ART KRUG
HEADLINER:  KENNY ROGERSON

Beau McDowell is a standup comedian and co-host of the Losers With A Dream podcast with comedy legend Lisa Lampanelli. Beau performs regularly on the East Coast, and is known for his big personality, his big stature, and his even bigger sense of humor about his former struggles with substance abuse, family co-dependence, and his search for self-acceptance. Beau’s ability to approach serious and sometimes heartbreaking experiences with levity and warmth differentiate him as a comedian on the rise with something new to say.

Comedian Art Krug has a style that has been described as intelligent, surprising, and universal. Krug’s quirky observations about everything from strange news stories to free range chicken will take you in a direction you couldn’t have guessed. A staple of Pacific Northwest comedy since the eighties, Krug has also travelled across the U.S. and into Canada, performing at such prestigious venues as The Improv in L.A. and The Riviera in Las Vegas. Krug has appeared on cruise ships and comedy clubs, colleges and corporate parties for over 30 years. He has appeared on The Showtime Network and won the Peoples Choice Award at the Bend Comedy Festival 2010. 

Ken Rogerson, the funniest man you’ve never heard of, started his comedy career working the Chicago club circuit and at the famed Second City.  After touring with the improvisational troupe The Comedy Rangers, Ken moved east and became a central part of the now famous and infamous exploding Boston comedy scene of the 1980’s.  There he honed his standup act to a fine edge.
Rogerson is one busy comic.  A recent hit on Showtime’s Billy Gardell’s Road Dogs, just off his third Rescue Me Comedy Tour, appearances in Showtime’s “When Standup Stood Out”,   and recently seen on CNN Comedy and at the TBS LOL Lounge from The Comedy Festival in Vegas, you may have also seen him as “Kevin the Biker Fireman” on F/X’s hit show “Rescue Me” starring Denis Leary or as “Pat the Cop” on ABC’s “It’s All Relative” with Lenny Clarke.   He has made numerous other television appearances on such shows as NBC’s , “Late night  with Conan O’Brien”, “The Late Show with David Letterman”,  “Last Comic Standing” “Comics Come Home” for Comedy Central and Showtime’s  “A Pair of Jokes” just to name a few.  
A writer, sketch player, actor and comedian, Ken wrote and starred in comedy film pieces on Fox Television Network’s “Sunday Comics” and has made film appearances in “Fever Pitch” and “There’s Something About Mary.”  He has also been seen on Byron Allen’s “Comedy Jam” and starred in his own episode of “Who Wants to Date a Comic?”  Rogerson has also written for the new series “Sirens.”

June 14  2024 Doors @ 7pm, Show @ 8pm                     
      
 EMCEE                            PHIL JOHNSON
 FEATURE                        TYLER BOEH
 HEADLINER                   JAKE JOHANNSEN

Phil Johnson has an action packed show filled with his two loves, comedy and music. It’s a show filled with sharp unexpected turns, sneak attack jokes, and hilarious songs that doesn’t shy away from controversial territory… race, sex, religion, and doughnuts – so many doughnuts – all delivered from the viewpoint of a guy who happily grew up in the deeply multi-everything community of the San Francisco Bay Area. Phil has been seen and heard at the Sundance Film Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, on Sirius/XM and Bob and Tom radio, and on Amazon Prime. He’s also released multiple comedy specials and albums filled with his colorful, tightly-written comedy. 

Tyler Boeh’s award winning “beat-boxing” talent and ability to shift seamlessly from well-crafted material to improvised exchanges keep audiences in awe. He established himself early in his career by placing in the finals of three of the most prestigious comedy competitions in the country: the Seattle International, San Francisco International, and the World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas. With past appearances on “NESN Comedy All-Stars”, “Celebrity Name Game”, and two seasons of “Laughs on Fox”, Tyler has laid the groundwork for his growing success. In 2018 Tyler’s second album, “Full Circle” debuted at #2 on the Billboard Comedy Charts and he was selected as the SiruisXM 98 Artist of the Month. His Dry Bar Comedy special “Wait for it” has garnered millions of views online. You can find his comedy on Amazon Prime, Spotify, Pandora, and SiriusXM, but don’t miss the chance to see Tyler perform live!

A native of Iowa, Jake Johannsen spent three years at Iowa State University dabbling in veterinarian science and chemical engineering before moving to San
Francisco and trying his hand at comedy. Jake sought to make his comedic mark on the city at a time when San Francisco was fostering the likes of young talents such as
Bobcat Goldthwait and Dana Carvey. Jake made his own comedy debut during an open mike night at San Francisco’s Cobbs Comedy Club. Four years later, in 1986, he won
the 11th Annual San Francisco Stand-Up Comedian Competition. A self-confessed raconteur of weird stories, it’s no wonder that Jake is one of
David Letterman’s favorite comics. With forty-four Letterman appearances under his belt, more than any other comic, (not to mention a handful of Late Night with Conan
O’Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Politically Incorrect gigs) Jake is no stranger to late night television. His late night appearances gave Jake the exposure he
needed to land his very own HBO comedy special, This’ll Take About An Hour. Jake received incredible reviews, strong ratings, and a Cable Ace Award nomination for Best
Writing in an Entertainment Special. People Magazine rated the special as one of the “ten best television shows of the year,” and TV Guide named it one of the “50 Funniest
Moments of TV.” 

 

une 14 & 15, 2024 Doors @ 7pm, Show @ 8pm                     
      
 EMCEE                            PHIL JOHNSON
 FEATURE                        TYLER BOEH
 HEADLINER                   JAKE JOHANNSEN

Phil Johnson has an action packed show filled with his two loves, comedy and music. It’s a show filled with sharp unexpected turns, sneak attack jokes, and hilarious songs that doesn’t shy away from controversial territory… race, sex, religion, and doughnuts – so many doughnuts – all delivered from the viewpoint of a guy who happily grew up in the deeply multi-everything community of the San Francisco Bay Area. Phil has been seen and heard at the Sundance Film Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, on Sirius/XM and Bob and Tom radio, and on Amazon Prime. He’s also released multiple comedy specials and albums filled with his colorful, tightly-written comedy. 

Tyler Boeh’s award winning “beat-boxing” talent and ability to shift seamlessly from well-crafted material to improvised exchanges keep audiences in awe. He established himself early in his career by placing in the finals of three of the most prestigious comedy competitions in the country: the Seattle International, San Francisco International, and the World Series of Comedy in Las Vegas. With past appearances on “NESN Comedy All-Stars”, “Celebrity Name Game”, and two seasons of “Laughs on Fox”, Tyler has laid the groundwork for his growing success. In 2018 Tyler’s second album, “Full Circle” debuted at #2 on the Billboard Comedy Charts and he was selected as the SiruisXM 98 Artist of the Month. His Dry Bar Comedy special “Wait for it” has garnered millions of views online. You can find his comedy on Amazon Prime, Spotify, Pandora, and SiriusXM, but don’t miss the chance to see Tyler perform live!

A native of Iowa, Jake Johannsen spent three years at Iowa State University dabbling in veterinarian science and chemical engineering before moving to San
Francisco and trying his hand at comedy. Jake sought to make his comedic mark on the city at a time when San Francisco was fostering the likes of young talents such as
Bobcat Goldthwait and Dana Carvey. Jake made his own comedy debut during an open mike night at San Francisco’s Cobbs Comedy Club. Four years later, in 1986, he won
the 11th Annual San Francisco Stand-Up Comedian Competition. A self-confessed raconteur of weird stories, it’s no wonder that Jake is one of
David Letterman’s favorite comics. With forty-four Letterman appearances under his belt, more than any other comic, (not to mention a handful of Late Night with Conan
O’Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Politically Incorrect gigs) Jake is no stranger to late night television. His late night appearances gave Jake the exposure he
needed to land his very own HBO comedy special, This’ll Take About An Hour. Jake received incredible reviews, strong ratings, and a Cable Ace Award nomination for Best
Writing in an Entertainment Special. People Magazine rated the special as one of the “ten best television shows of the year,” and TV Guide named it one of the “50 Funniest
Moments of TV.” 

 

July 12, 2024
Doors @ 7pm, Show @ 8pm
               
EMCEE                         TODD ARMSTRONG
FEATURE                      RICK D'ELIA
HEADLINER                  JOE LARSON

Todd Armstrong a hilarious stay at home Dad who was a part of the Bridgetown Comedy Festival a couple times, he was featured on VICELAND's Bong Appetite', was a cast member on Season 7 of Portlandia. He also represented Portland, Oregon for Comedy Central's "Comics to Watch". From Maui to Montana, Los Angeles to New York City have enjoyed his unique wit, energetic charm, honest takes and stranger than fiction stories. He has worked with Dave Chapelle, Bill Burr, Marc Maron, Amy Schumer, Iliza Shelsinger, Jay Mohr, Nick Kroll, Dave Attell, Chelsea Peretti, Todd Barry, Jon Lovitz, Tommy Chong Rob Schneider and just loves to laugh.
Originally from Boston, Rick was a recurring sketch performer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno whose keen observational humor, quick wit & and improv skills lead him to the finals in the prestigious San Francisco Comedy Competition. People are talking about this kid.  What's the latest buzz?
While maintaining that 500-yard limitation, Rick has appeared on other TV shows such as Stand-up-Stand-up (Comedy Central), National Lampoon’s Funny Money (GSN), Comedians Unleashed (AP), Laughs (Fox), Grand Slam Comedy Jam (UPN), West Coast Comedy (Starz/Encore). He’s headlined clubs across the country as well as aboard Celebrity Cruise Line throughout Europe & the Caribbean. He’s also entertained our troops for Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) in Africa, Bahrain, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Korea and Kuwait.
Joe Larson, the son of a working comedian, started comedy at an early age and has always had a knack for making light of any situation.  At 20, he began to seriously pursue stand-up, comedy, acting, and improv as a potential career when he was chosen “College Comedian of the Year” at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival. Then, the Seattle-born comedian decided he didn’t have enough traffic, smog, and pastrami in his life, so he moved to New York City. “I realized that my dream of being the first person on the cover of “O Magazine” other than Oprah wasn’t going to happen on its own.”
Working the comedy circuit on the East Coast, Larson found early success. He was nominated “Best Up-And-Coming Comedian” at the NYC MAC Awards, and was a finalist in both the prestigious Johnny Carson Great American Comedy Festival and the well-respected Boston Comedy Festival. He’s in a serious relationship with his girlfriend … they're married. “She proposed to me,” he explains, “at a romantic candlelight dinner she looked me in the eye, and said, ‘Joe, I’m pregnant.’”  

July 12-13, 2024
Doors @ 7pm, Show @ 8pm
               
EMCEE                         TODD ARMSTRONG
FEATURE                      RICK D'ELIA
HEADLINER                  JOE LARSON

Todd Armstrong a hilarious stay at home Dad who was a part of the Bridgetown Comedy Festival a couple times, he was featured on VICELAND's Bong Appetite', was a cast member on Season 7 of Portlandia. He also represented Portland, Oregon for Comedy Central's "Comics to Watch". From Maui to Montana, Los Angeles to New York City have enjoyed his unique wit, energetic charm, honest takes and stranger than fiction stories. He has worked with Dave Chapelle, Bill Burr, Marc Maron, Amy Schumer, Iliza Shelsinger, Jay Mohr, Nick Kroll, Dave Attell, Chelsea Peretti, Todd Barry, Jon Lovitz, Tommy Chong Rob Schneider and just loves to laugh.
Originally from Boston, Rick was a recurring sketch performer on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno whose keen observational humor, quick wit & and improv skills lead him to the finals in the prestigious San Francisco Comedy Competition. People are talking about this kid.  What's the latest buzz?
While maintaining that 500-yard limitation, Rick has appeared on other TV shows such as Stand-up-Stand-up (Comedy Central), National Lampoon’s Funny Money (GSN), Comedians Unleashed (AP), Laughs (Fox), Grand Slam Comedy Jam (UPN), West Coast Comedy (Starz/Encore). He’s headlined clubs across the country as well as aboard Celebrity Cruise Line throughout Europe & the Caribbean. He’s also entertained our troops for Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) in Africa, Bahrain, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Korea and Kuwait.
Joe Larson, the son of a working comedian, started comedy at an early age and has always had a knack for making light of any situation.  At 20, he began to seriously pursue stand-up, comedy, acting, and improv as a potential career when he was chosen “College Comedian of the Year” at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival. Then, the Seattle-born comedian decided he didn’t have enough traffic, smog, and pastrami in his life, so he moved to New York City. “I realized that my dream of being the first person on the cover of “O Magazine” other than Oprah wasn’t going to happen on its own.”
Working the comedy circuit on the East Coast, Larson found early success. He was nominated “Best Up-And-Coming Comedian” at the NYC MAC Awards, and was a finalist in both the prestigious Johnny Carson Great American Comedy Festival and the well-respected Boston Comedy Festival. He’s in a serious relationship with his girlfriend … they're married. “She proposed to me,” he explains, “at a romantic candlelight dinner she looked me in the eye, and said, ‘Joe, I’m pregnant.’”