Nick Offerman, Bill Burr and More Join TBS Comedy Festival

Parks & Recreation star Nick Offerman, Bill Burr, Comedy Award®-winning Chicago native Hannibal Buress, Kyle Kinane, Pete Holmes, Brian Posehn, TJ Miller, Kelly Carlin, Steve Byrne, and Angelo Tsarouchas are among the comics added to the lineup for the fourth annual edition of TBS JUST FOR LAUGHS CHICAGO, June 12-17, 2012.

Just announced, Vince Vaughn’s Comedy Showcase at The Chicago Theatre will include national headlining theater act Bill Burr, TBS’s Sullivan & Son star Steve Byrne, and breakout comic Angelo Tsarouchas; while at The Vic, Parks & Recreation’s beloved mustached curmudgeon Nick Offerman (aka Ron Swanson) will present his one-man show American Ham to the delight of his cult followers. Speaking of cult following, Patton Oswalt will add a 10 p.m. show to accommodate overwhelming demand further to a sold-out first offering at 7:30 PM. Chicago’s very own Hannibal Buress, who just scooped up a 2012 Comedy Award, presents Still Saying Stuff with proceeds going to St. Paul Lutheran School, where his mother is a teacher.

The Festival is proud to partner once again with The Second City by presenting a series of programming at its newly minted UP Comedy Club. Kyle Kinane goes solo to launch the series Tuesday night, followed by You Made It Weird podcaster Pete Holmes hosting The Nerd Show – a three-night nerdstravaganza with special guest Brian Posehn. Hometown boy TJ Miller hosts Performance Anxiety, where Festival favorites will intertwine with some of Chicago’s most exciting comedians, while Kelly Carlin, daughter of cult comic George Carlin, presents her one-woman show, A Carlin Home Companion, featuring amusing yet poignant family stories with classic video footage of her father’s career and family memorabilia.

The performances and events added to the TBS JUST FOR LAUGHS CHICAGO roster join a list that already includes stars like Conan O’Brien, Aziz Ansari, Vince Vaughn, Kevin Smith, John Oliver, Bill Engvall, Billy Gardell, John Pinette, Stephen Merchant, Jeff Ross, Henson Alternative’s Stuffed and Unstrung, Mike Birbiglia and The Dan Band. A complete rundown of announced performances follows. . Schedules and other festival information are available at www.justforlaughschicago.com.

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