Ricky Carmona: UnFunkinLimited

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Chicago Underground Comedy Presents "Ricky Carmona UnFunkinLimited" Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009

Chicago, IL, November 2009 -- Chicago Underground Comedy (aka "ChUC") presents "Ricky Carmona UnFunkinLimited," at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at the Beat Kitchen (2100 W. Belmont, near Damen), in Chicago. The show will be free - no cover charge. The evening will be underscored by a live, professional DJ.

"Ricky Carmona UnFunkinLimited" is the fourth in a series of "Unlimited" shows designed to give ChUC's most powerful performers special extra-long sets. Carmona will headline the show with 45 minutes of his favorite jokes. Opening acts include host Chad Briggs, Joe Fernandez, and Carrie Callahan. Carmona chose his openers because, simply, "they're funny as hell."

Chicago's NewCity Magazine has praised Carmona's "High energy and free-wheeling, fearless delivery," describing him as "one of Chicago's best and brightest locals...unafraid to talk race and politics, he counteracts his edge with his unique style and affability." Last month, Ricky Carmona was named one of the top 20 stand-up comics in Chicago by Los Angeles based website Comedy.com, which claimed “...nobody fixes a bad mood quite like Ricky Carmona.” He was also featured in the award-winning documentary “Habla Mas,” on HBO Latino, (clip here) which chronicled the story of Latinos in Chicago.

The theme of the show, in Carmona's words, is "Good Funkin' Times. If it was up to me I would get a time machine and go back to the Parliament Funkadelic Mothership Connection Tour. I would bring P-Funk back with me and the show would start with P-Funk climbing out of the stage and funk just being smacked in people's faces. It's a party and errrybody is invited."

Carmona is a founding member of Chicago Underground Comedy and has been performing stand-up in Chicago since 2001, gracing the stages at the Lincoln Lodge, Joe's On Weed Street, The Chicago Center For The Performing Arts, Zanies and The Improv. He also currently performs with sketch group The ESL Players, who will kick off their new show "We Don't Need Know Stinkin' Edumucation!" November 25 at The Chicago Center For The Performing Arts.

**The Beat Kitchen is a 21-and-over club, and for this night, the show will be free - no cover charge**

Video of Ricky Carmona can be seen here and here, photos from ChUC can be seen here, and a brief highlight clip is here.

Chicago Underground Comedy is produced by rising stand-up star Dan Telfer, who has opened for Maria Bamford and Paul F. Tompkins at the Lakeshore Theater, and Elizabeth McQuern, who spoke about ChUC on Chicago Public Radio, and was profiled in Time Out Chicago.

Chicago Underground Comedy features today's best and brightest up-and-coming talent as well as returning guests including Chicago comedians who have found showbiz success on the coasts. Recent guests and alum include SNL and Colbert Report-featured Comedy Central and NBC writer Kumail Nanjiani, Letterman writer Kevin McCaffrey, Cloverfield star TJ Miller, John Roy (Craig Ferguson Show, Tonight Show With Jay Leno), John Mulaney (VH1, Comedians of Comedy), and Saturday Night Live writer Hannibal Buress (Craig Ferguson Show).

Media Contact: Elizabeth McQuern, Producer
Chicago Underground Comedy
elizabeth.mcquern@gmail.com