The Hope & Anchor Comedy Night

Saturday, February 15th, 2025
$10 Cover
Show starts at 8pm
Make sure to Call the Hope & Anchor (815-633-2552) during normal business hours to get a Reservation of a Table. The Show Cover will be added to your Table Check for the Night.
Comics for the Night:
Host: Big AL
Guest Feature: Tim Brennan
Main Feature: Yoni Heisler
Headliner: Katie Meiners
Comedian Bio’s for the Night:
Host Big Al is a rising comedian from the Chicago and Wisconsin area, known for her quick-witted humor and ironic observations. Since stepping on stage in 2023, she’s been seen at venues like The Vixen in McHenry and the Red Room Comedy Club in Chicago, and all over northern Illinois and Wisconsin. If you’re looking for laughs with a side of sarcasm, you won’t want to miss Big Al live!
Guest Feature Tim Brennan has…well… given his best effort. Be it losing weight, quitting drinking, relationships, or becoming a real adult; With an honest and optimistic approach to life’s struggles, Tim has shared the stage with Dave Attell, the cast of MTV’s Jackass, Jamie Kennedy, Nick Mullen, Ian Bagg, Finesse Mitchell, and Bert Kreischer leaving audiences around the nation smiling, laughing, and thinking “whatever he does, I’m doing the opposite.”
Main Feature Yoni Heisler is a Chicago-based stand-up who enjoys blending sharp one-liners with quirky observational humor. Currently a paid regular at Zanies in Chicago, Yoni has opened for headliners like Tim Dillon, Ali Macofsky, and Myq Kaplan. Yoni has performed at clubs across the US, including The Laughing Tap, Comedy Plex, Carolines on Broadway, and New York Comedy Club.
Headliner Katie Meiners is a funny and energetic stand-up comic who performs on stages throughout the Midwest including regularly at the Zanies, Helium and Improv Comedy Clubs. She’s a graduate of The Second City Chicago’s Comedy Writing Program and loves weaving together jokes with crowdwork and improvisation. Katie won the inaugural Chicago Comedy Championship as well as the Smoke Break Comedy Competition early in her pursuit of comedy. She’s worked with hundreds of incredible headliners including too many Saturday Night Live legends, social media stars and podcasters to list. When not on stage, you can find her walking in the woods, shopping in a Ross and pursuing her latest vision board goal of becoming the first over-40 Disney princess.