Join Jeanie Doogan, Katie Meiners and host Tim Benker for a night of big laughs.
Subscriber pre-sale: Feb. 18 at 10 a.m.
Public on-sale: Feb. 20 at 10 a.m.
When it comes to comedy, Chicago is a driving force. The Windy City area has produced some of the biggest names in improv, sketch and stand-up comedy in the country. So we’ve tapped into the talent pool of professional stand-ups that call Chicagoland home when they’re not touring the nation doing what they do best: making people laugh.
Welcome to the Copley Comedy Series. On select Saturday nights through May 2 amazingly talented professional stand-ups take the stage in the intimate 165-seat Copley Theatre. From Zanies, the Improv and Chicago Theatre to the Fillmore, Symphony Hall, HBO and Nexflix, these seasoned stand ups are coming to Aurora intent on showing you a good time – interpret that as you will.
There’s no drink minimum. Come early and hang out in the very cool Copley Bar and just have some fun.
March 14’s line-up:
Headliner: Jeanie Doogan
Featuring: Katie Meiners
Host: Tim Benker
But wait, there’s more…
This show is a part of the Copley Comedy Series. Stay tuned for more information and on-sale date for these upcoming shows:
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Headliner: Tim Walkoe
Featuring: Paul Farahvar
Host: Tim Benker
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Headliner: Jeanie Doogan
Featuring: Katie Meiners
Host: Tim Benker
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Headliner: Dwayne Kennedy
Featuring: Jim McHugh
Host: Tim Benker
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Headliner: Vince Maranto
Featuring: Steven Haas
Host: Tim Benker
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Headliner: Brian Hicks
Featuring: Des Mulrooney
Host: Tim Benker
About the performers
Jeanie Doogan started her career at the tender age of five when she quickly learned that as the youngest of eight children she needed a hook if she ever wanted to be fed, bathed, or have her existence acknowledged in any way. Failing miserably at tap dancing, Irish dancing, gymnastics, and academics, she carved out her comedy niche with kick-ass knock-knock jokes and soon rose to fame at the family dinner table with such classics as: “knock-knock.” “knock-knock.” “knock-knock! Open the door! You left me outside again!” Since her kitchen table debut, Jeanie has entertained audiences at colleges, casinos, and corporate events, and is a regular at venues such as Zanies Comedy Clubs, The Laugh Factory, and The Comedy Bar. She was highlighted in Chicago Parents’ Magazine’s Four of Chicago’s Funniest: Stand Up Parents, and was featured on Team CoCo’s House All Star Showcase, and Nick Jr.’s Moms’ Night Out debut stand up special.
Katie Meiners is a funny and energetic stand-up comic who performs on stages throughout the Midwest and is a regular at Zanies, The Improv and The Comedy Vault here in Chicagoland. She’s a graduate of The Second City Chicago’s Comedy Writing Program and loves weaving together jokes with crowdwork and improvisation. Katie won the inaugural Chicago Comedy Championship as well as the Smoke Break Comedy Competition early in her pursuit of comedy. She’s worked with hundreds of incredible headliners including too many Saturday Night Live legends, social media stars, podcasters and talented touring road comics to list. When not on stage, you can usually find her out walking in the woods.
A Chicago comedy veteran, Tim Benker has performed stand-up from New York to Las Vegas, and has co-hosted morning radio shows in Las Vegas and Houston along the way. Tim recently performed the multi-media comedy shows “Men of a Certain Rage,” “The Four Fathers” and “The Idiot’s Guide to Fixing Stooopid.” Tim occasionally appears on the musical comedy stage as his alter-ego, “The Very Famous Lance Vegas.” Credits: Zanies Chicago; The Improv Chicago, LA, Las Vegas; The Funny Bones Chicago, St. Louis, Dayton; Catch a Rising Star Chicago, New York, Las Vegas.