The OG’s & WannaBe’s of Comedy & Music
One of Omaha’s most popular comedy concepts returns for its first show of 2025 with “The OG’s & WannaBe’s of Comedy & Music” at The Waiting Room on Wednesday, July 2. This show gives you the best of both worlds with Omaha’s best local comics and some of the up-and-comers on the scene. This unique show has sold out The Funny Bone and packed Bushwackers and the German-American Club, venues that are usually too large for local comedy. One the comedy side is Matt Mainelli, who has competed in “The Clash of the Comics” at The Funny Bone and local comic veteran David Lombardo. Some of the newer comics include JoJo Marie, who has performed in Lincoln as well and Nya Deng, who studied at the Backline Comedy Club before performing her first few shows. The Host of the show is Jim Sheil, who started promoting shows in 2022 after performing around the metro with getting his start at the Backline Comedy Club. The musical artists include two local rookies in solo singer-guitarists Brian Tyrey and Ella Waddington. Both play covers from the 70s to present day, while performing some original material.
Joe Fenti
SEATED SHOWJoe Fenti is a Boston-based standup comedian. He’s performed stand-up all over the country—headlining The Comedy Bar in Chicago, The Uptown Comedy Corner in Atlanta, Mic Drop Comedy in San Diego, Mic Drop Mania in Arizona, and opening for Alex Borstein at the Somerville Theater. He has a following of over 630K across Instagram and Tiktok (@FentiFriedChicken) and produces multiple sketch comedy videos every week.
Don’t Kid Me – A Comedy Night for Reproductive Rights
Back for a second round of laughs and liberation, Don’t Kid Me is NEAR’s annual comedy night where the jokes are fresh, the vibes are pro-abortion, and the cause couldn’t be more vital. Hosted by the unstoppable Melissa Nicole and featuring a stacked lineup of local female and nonbinary comics—Carmela Andersen, Erin Clough, Ocho de la Rosa, Cole Sichta, Mel Mackey, Breanna Kalthorn, Ben Miles, and Lauren Vana.
Moms Unhinged — Standup Comedy Show
Adult themes and language. Seated show. 21+Join us for a night of laughter as we explore everything from motherhood, midlife crisis, marriage, divorce, online dating, and other things that irritate us. Men are welcome to the show, too. Moms Unhinged has been selling out shows all over the country and is coming BACK to Omaha with a brand NEW lineup of mom comedians. We do clean (ish) comedy and this is a fun night out with your girlfriends, drinking club (I mean book club), neighborhood group or your own mom. Headliner Stephanie McHugh has been featured on Nick at Nite’s TV Show “America’s Funniest Mom” and regularly performs on cruise ships and all over the country.
The OG’s & WannaBe’s of Comedy!
An Evening with David Cross
Please note this is an 18+ age restricted performance.
An Evening with David Cross
Please note this is an 18+ age restricted performance.
*SOLD OUT* Moms Unhinged — Standup Comedy Show
with Andrea Marie, Kimberly Koester, Stacy Pederson and Special Headliner Nancy Norton.Adult themes and language. Seated show. 21+Join us for a night of laughter as we explore everything from motherhood, midlife crisis, marriage, divorce, online dating and other things that irritate us. Men are welcome to the show, too. Moms Unhinged has been selling out shows all over the country and is coming to Omaha for a special performance. We do clean-ish comedy and this is a fun night out with your girlfriends, drinking club (I mean book club), neighborhood group or your own mom. Nancy Norton was the winner of the Boston Comedy Festival and the Seattle Comedy Festival.