Keep Indy Laughing: Local Comedy Night

Keep Indy Laughing Comedy Night with special guests Ran Barnaclo, Ossia Dwyer, Kelly Collette, and David Brooks at The Vogue in Indianapolis on Wednesday, May 17, 2023!

Join us for this comedy night with 4 awesome comedians that will keep you smiling all night long!

Ran Barnaclo

A born & raised Cincinnati comedian, Ran Barnaclo has proven himself a front-runner in the local scene after winning the title of 2017’s Funniest Person in Cincinnati. Ran has also been nominated as ‘Best Comedian’ in Best of Cincinnati’s 2018,19,21 locally voted contest. Ran’s comedy is full of calculated descriptions, crowd work, and riffs that have audiences ( in the case of one woman in Peoria Illinois) puking on a table laughing. His storytelling abilities are so detailed they can take the crowd out of their seats and into the mind of this scream artist. Ran has been able to build a fan base at his home club, Go Bananas Comedy Club; in Cincinnati. He has shared the stage with national headliners such as Chad Daniels, Dave Attell, and Kyle Kinane. Please watch his special “For The Room” on YouTube.

Ossia Dwyer

Ossia Dwyer is an instantly endearing and overly self-aware comic from Cincinnati, OH by way of Vermont. Her sincerity, dry delivery, and self-awareness have made her both a crowd and comic favorite! Ossia has performed with national acts like Matteo Lane, Pete Lee, and Sean Patton. Her debut comedy special will be released this year.

Kelly Collette

Kelly is a standup comedian and writer who began her career in Cincinnati, Ohio. She now works the road full-time, performing in clubs, theaters, and independent rooms. She has been featured on Sirius XM, NPR, and Pandora. Her comedy special, I Made You This, produced by DryBar Comedy, has amassed over 3 million views in clips. She was a finalist on CMT’s Next Big Comic and toured with “The Nobodies of Comedy”, a rotating cast of comedians hand selected as the best unknown talent in the country. Kelly was named Cincinnati Citybeat’s Best Comedian in 2020. In 2022, she was an Artist In Residence at Acadia National Park – the first standup comedian in the National Parks history.

Kelly has performed at the prestigious Limestone Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, Gilda’s Laughfest (Best of the Midwest showcase), and The Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. She headlined the Super Dope Comedy Festival in 2019 and is headlining the Limestone Comedy Festival in 2023.

David Brooks

David Brooks is a comedian from Indianapolis, IN that got his start in comedy at Second City in Chicago, IL. After improv, he started stand-up in Indianapolis, IN, and hasn’t looked back. Performing at showcases at the Comedy Store to comedy festivals such as Let’s Fest, Nashville Comedy Festival, and Super Dope Festival in Dayton. He was crowned Indiana’s Funniest comedian in 2022. His unique storytelling of his past troubles mixed with his versatile performance style has made him a rising comedian in the Midwest.

KEEP INDY LAUGHING: LOCAL COMEDY NIGHT
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023
21+
THE VOGUE THEATRE
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
TICKETS AT THEVOGUE.COM

PLEASE NOTE:
THIS SHOW IS GENERAL ADMISSION AND SEATING IS NOT PROVIDED. YOU MUST BE 21+ TO ENTER THE VENUE WITH A VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION. ALL TICKETS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE AND NON-REFUNDABLE. TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY.