Secret Society Comedy

Need a laugh to end your week on a high note?

Then discover Cleveland's best kept secret: underground comedy in the back of an Ohio City restaurant.

Featuring:

Kelly Collette (DryBar, CMT's Next Big Comic)

Bob McClure (Flappers Comedy Club)

Amanda Averell (Burning Bridges Comedy Festival)

Secret Drop-Ins

Hosted By David Horning (New York Comedy Festival)

Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door

Escape from the noise of a busy weekend night and feel like you're part of a secret society with a fresh lineup of comedians you've seen on TV and local favorites. Because we start so late, who knows who could drop in...

We recommend ordering your tickets in advance because these shows consistently sell out.

*Lineup subject to change*

Refund policy:

Your purchase can be refunded up to 24 hours before the listed show time. Secret Society Comedy will allow you to transfer your order for another future event of equal cost, as available, if you are unable to make the event or if your order is not eligible for a refund.

Presented by Soulless Soft Drinks

Produced by Golden Ox Studio and Water Cooler Comedy

Originating from Cincinnati, Kelly Collette is a standup comedian and writer.

She has been a finalist on CMT's Next Big Comic, and tours clubs throughout the country. Her jokes have been featured on Pandora, Sirius XM, and NPR. Her comedy special, I Made You This, comes out on DryBar in summer of 2022. Kelly was named Citybeat’s Best Comedian in 2020.

Recently she was selected to be an Artist In Residence at Acadia National Park for 2022, the first standup comedian in the National Parks history.

Kelly has performed at the prestigious Limestone Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, Gilda’s Laughfest (Best of the Midwest showcase) and The Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. She headlined the 2019 Super Dope Comedy Festival. Kelly toured with The Nobodies of Comedy, a national theatre tour of comedians you should know.

Kelly is also a featured emcee and storyteller. She has emceed for the Cincinnati Reds and has twice been a storyteller for USA Today’s Storyteller Project Kelly spoke at the Ohio Women’s March.

Kelly's writing has been published for Bust Magazine. In 2016 she wrote, produced and directed a parody play called "Reservoir Dames". This all-female adaptation of "Reservoir Dogs" sold out and gained national attention. Her original play “Bloody Mary” (a horror comedy) debuted at the Know Theatre in 2020. She recently partnered with Gorilla Cinema and Pan American Airlines and wrote a script for an immersive 1960s pop up cocktail experience that is traveling the country.

Bob McClure, a native of Akron, and has been performing stand-up comedy professionally since 2018. He currently tours nationally with former MTV personality Sean Lynch. Bob has performed in cities like Los Angeles, Boston, Las Vegas, Tampa, and New York City. He is coming off of performances at Broadway Comedy Club and the Friars' Club in New York City.

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Amanda Averell is a stand up comedian, writer, producer, podcast host, co-owner of the Burning Bridges Comedy Club, actor, educator, coach & improviser. Her quick wit, unique perspective & self deprecating sense of humor have made Amanda a rising comic to watch and a festival favorite across the country. Amanda has opened for Todd Barry, Todd Glass, Shane Torres and more. When she’s not eating snacks, you can hear Amanda talk about them on her podcast “Snack Life."