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Chicago, IL

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Chicago, IL

quick facts

current town

Chicago, IL

hometown

Chicago, IL

about

Angela

Angie McMahon is a veteran of the Chicago Improv and Sketch comedy scene. She has been teaching sketch writing and stand up at the famed Second City for 11 years. She founded CIC Theater, where she was the Executive Director and Board President for 13 years. Her comedy Festival “Snubfest” ran for 11 years with such amazing alumni like TJ Miller, Cameron Espisito, and Josh Johnson to name a few. Notable sponsors of the festival included MySpace Comedy, Audible, RoofTop Comedy, Mikey O Productions, Zanies, Laugh Factory, Lincoln Lodge, and the Comedy Bar. She has performed with Nora Dunn, Julia Sweeney, Jay Mohr, Andy Kindler, Stephen Tobolowski and more. She has been seen performing stand up around the city at Laugh Factory, Zanies, Riddles, House of Blues, Red Room Comedy Club, and The Comedy Plex to name a few. She has performed in the Chicago Improv Festival, Hawaii Improv Festival, and Burbank Comedy Festival to name a few. Her TV Pilot “Contemporaries” was a finalist for the Just for Laugh Pitching event in 2003. Her and her writing partner, now emmy award winning director, Catherine Pappas got to pitch the pilot live to a room full of executives and networks at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. Her internet show “Wisecrackin'”, that ran for 75 episodes, has won several awards, including “Best of Chicago” by Chicago Magazine. She also lost badly on the Netflix baking competition Nailed it Holiday. Press: The Chicago Tribune calls her ” Witty, Funny and Hilarious”- Nina Metz. The Chicago Reader said “She has the energy of Snoopy”- Jack Helbig. New City said “This woman is unstoppable” She has been featured in : Time Out Chicago Tribune New York Times Suntimes Chicago Reader and many many more.

about

Angela

Angie McMahon is a veteran of the Chicago Improv and Sketch comedy scene. She has been teaching sketch writing and stand up at the famed Second City for 11 years. She founded CIC Theater, where she was the Executive Director and Board President for 13 years. Her comedy Festival “Snubfest” ran for 11 years with such amazing alumni like TJ Miller, Cameron Espisito, and Josh Johnson to name a few. Notable sponsors of the festival included MySpace Comedy, Audible, RoofTop Comedy, Mikey O Productions, Zanies, Laugh Factory, Lincoln Lodge, and the Comedy Bar. She has performed with Nora Dunn, Julia Sweeney, Jay Mohr, Andy Kindler, Stephen Tobolowski and more. She has been seen performing stand up around the city at Laugh Factory, Zanies, Riddles, House of Blues, Red Room Comedy Club, and The Comedy Plex to name a few. She has performed in the Chicago Improv Festival, Hawaii Improv Festival, and Burbank Comedy Festival to name a few. Her TV Pilot “Contemporaries” was a finalist for the Just for Laugh Pitching event in 2003. Her and her writing partner, now emmy award winning director, Catherine Pappas got to pitch the pilot live to a room full of executives and networks at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. Her internet show “Wisecrackin'”, that ran for 75 episodes, has won several awards, including “Best of Chicago” by Chicago Magazine. She also lost badly on the Netflix baking competition Nailed it Holiday.

Press:
The Chicago Tribune calls her ” Witty, Funny and Hilarious”- Nina Metz.

The Chicago Reader said “She has the energy of Snoopy”- Jack Helbig.

New City said “This woman is unstoppable”

She has been featured in :
Time Out Chicago
Tribune
New York Times
Suntimes
Chicago Reader
and many many more.

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