The New Hope Cinema Grill Comedy Club will present an evening of stand-up comedy with professional headliners Jason Schommer and Maggie Faris at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2749 Winnetka Ave. N., New Hope.
Schommer is a stand-up comedian and storyteller who spent two years as the opening act for comedy icon Louie Anderson in Las Vegas and toured with him regularly. As a stand up comic, Schommer has performed all over the U.S. as well as Canada and for the U.S. military in Japan.
A regular performer at The Moth, Schommer has won numerous Story Slam competitions and was invited to perform at the GrandSlams at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, the Guthrie Theater and at the Pantages Theater.
Faris is a highly-acclaimed comedian, winning the Minnesota Laugh Off and becoming the public address announcer for the St. Paul Saints baseball team, which led to an appearance on ESPN’s "Cold Pizza."
Faris has been recognized with several awards, including the “Funniest Clip of the Year” and the Silver Nail award at the Aspen Comedy Festival, where she beat out Tig Notaro. Curve magazine named her one of the “Funniest Lesbians in America,” and she recently won The Advocate Magazine’s national ...