THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

Jessica is what happens when you mix a hippie Midwest upbringing with a Sarah Lawrence education. She produced The Hysterical Women, an all lesbian stand-up comedy troupe, for many years. Jessica honed her craft on the road at Pride festivals and colleges all across the country. She was nominated as "Best Female Comic" at the 2008 Chicago Comedy Awards and deemed one of the "Queers that Make Our City Great" by Time Out Chicago. Jessica has shared the stage with the likes of the Indigo Girls, Kate Clinton, Margaret Cho, Jill Scott, Justin V. Bond, Dirty Martini, and Julie Atlas Muz. As a nationally touring comic, Jessica Halem brings brains and bawdiness to her racy, politically charged stage act and the result is little like a horny Gloria Steinem on nitrous oxide. Join Jessica and all her friends as they make Homos A-Go-Go the must-see show of Spring!

Laugh Factory Chicago is located 3175 N. Broadway at Broadway and Belmont. Tickets are $17 - $27. This is an 18 and over show. For details and reservations please go to www.LaughFactory.com or call (773) 327-3175 x1.

To reserve tickets for these events, click www.laughfactory.com/clubs/chicago .

About Laugh Factory Chicago:

Located at 3175 N. Broadway, following a $5 million renovation of the former Lakeshore Theatre, Chicago's new Laugh Factory features a flashy new video marquee, 311 seats in an intimate, dinner theater-like setting, high ceilings to accommodate balcony seating, plus a full bar with table service and a selection of appetizers. The Chicago stage and backdrop is a replica of the familiar Laugh Factory stage now so famous in L.A.

Founder Jamie Masada - the driving force behind Laugh Factory - is revered as a pioneer and innovator and is an iconic name on the comedy scene, instrumental in launching the careers of many of today's biggest comics. The New York Daily News called him the "Real King of Comedy." His knowledge and expertise have made him a leading authority on all things comedy and his advice is highly regarded by the entertainment industry's top power brokers.