The Lucha Cantina First Friday Comedy Nite

Friday, December 6th, 2024

$10 Cover

Show starts at 7:30pm

Make sure to Call the Lucha Cantina (815-977-4319) during Business Hours or E-mail Josh (joshua@lucharockford.com) to get a Reservation of a Table. The Show Cover will be added to your Table Check for the Night.

Comics for the Night:

Host: Tony Lisowski

Guest Feature: Cam Honeyager

Main Feature: Alex Tsakanikas

Headliner: Ronnie Ray

Comedian Bio's for the Night:

Host Tony Lisowski is a stand-up comic based in Chicago. Known as a "comedian's comedian," his sharp writing combines unique, humorous insights into everyday family life with unexpected and playful commentary on the absurdities of our culture.

Guest Feature Cam Honeyager brings his unique perspective, wit, and crazy life stories to the stage. After starting comedy in college, Cam moved to Los Angeles and developed his comedy chops in LA's most prominent clubs. Now based out of Chicago you can find Cam on some of comedy's most historical stages, Zanies, The Laugh Factory, The Lincoln Lodge. He can also be found traveling in small town America telling jokes in bars, breweries, bowling alleys and even a couple of theaters. He's opened for some names almost as big as his waistline such as Mitch Fatel, Tommy Davidson, John Caparulo and many more. He hopes to one day become a big name himself, let's hope heart disease doesn't get him first.

Main Feature Alex Tsakanikas hails from the windy city of Chicago. Having opened for the likes of Angelo Tsarouchas, Pantelis, Jeremy Hotz and many others Alex brings his style of adult absurdism and storytelling to crowds all over North America. You can find him regularly touring the Midwest or listen to his podcast B.A.D. Shorty.

Headliner Ronnie Ray is a Stand-Up Comedian, Writer, Theatrically Trained Actor (SAG/AFTRA), Improviser, Podcast Host and V/P & Founder of UDC Entertainment. He‘s the only Comedian to appear on Nickelodeon and Playboy TV. Ronnie has toured the country as a Headliner and Feature for over 12 years as a stand-up comedian. He has performed on such stages as The Improv (Hollywood, Brea, Ontario, Irvine, Miami and West Palm), The Laugh Factory (Hollywood and Chicago), The Famous Comedy Store (Hollywood and La Jolla) and many more. Also, Ronnie has shared stages with comedians ranging from Robin Williams to Leslie Jones and many more. Mr. Ray’s performances have received accolades in national and local publications, with his stand-up being described as Hilarious, Quick Witted and Extremely Talented. As a Stand-up Comedian Ronnie Ray has recently released Part 1 and 2 of 3 of a Comedy Album EP series called "Outta My System". Also, a full-length Comedy Album entitled "Comedy Before Flesh" was released July 2016. All are available on all music services. In the Summer of 2023, Ronnie Ray will release his first film comedy special "Not Sick". Ronnie Ray’s television credits include Playboy TV’s series "Canoga Park" as Keith Jameson (all 13 episodes), Nickelodeon's "Victorious", Shonda Rhimes’s "Grey’s Anatomy" on ABC, Dick Wolf’s "Chicago Fire" on NBC, Fox’s "Empire" and in 2023 he plays Tony in "Kold x Windy" on WETV. Ronnie Ray has appeared in such movies as Save The Last Dance (with Kerry Washington and Julia Stiles), Redrum (Kenny Young and Jill Marie Jones), C’mon Man (Tony Rock and Rodney Perry) and many others. Also, Ronnie Ray runs his own podcast network "Underdogs of Comedy Network". Including podcast shows "It’s The Ronnie Ray Show (weekly)", "Growing Up Chi", "Relationshits" and returning spring of 2023 "Q and A with Ronnie Ray" which is available on All Podcast Services.