Christmas Karen 3

Alfred is a Chicago based comedian who is thrilled to be going back to his roots and playing a sad Victorian alcoholic.

Allison hails from Cave Creek, Arizona, where she spent her formative years studying the human mind—earning a degree in psychology from the University of Arizona—before deciding that making people laugh was a more fulfilling way to explore human behavior. In 2019, she moved to Chicago to pursue a career in comedy and honed her craft at the famed Second City. Since then, she’s been performing improv, sketch, and standup at some of Chicago’s most beloved comedy venues, including Annoyance, iO, and Bughouse. When she’s not on stage, Allison can be found engaging in thrilling hobbies like thrifting old knick-knacks, working on jigsaw puzzles with questionable difficulty ratings, and studying the fine art of reality TV.

Brian Scot is a performer, improviser, writer and big fan of writing bios 80 to 90 words long. Originally from Minnesota, Brian moved to Chicago in 2023 to complete the Second City Conservatory program, earning himself a sweet t-shirt in the process. Brian is currently writing and performing sketch with Irrelephant, and has improvised in several shows on stages across the city. He is excited to be part of Christmas Karen 3 and extends a huge thank you for seeing the show. Okay, how many words is that? 89? Perfect.

Catrina Hughes (she/her) performs and coaches across Chicago for various improv/sketch teams. She has been dancing all of her life and is excited to bring science-fiction-magical moves to CK3 this year!

Catrina is currently faculty at Second City (Chicago). She also leads improv movement workshops throughout the country to enhance players' presence and joy both on and off the stage. Learn more about the fusion of improv, movement, and well-being on her Instagram page @comfortableimprov.

Welcome Charlotte to the CK3 family!

Chloe Grogean is delighted to return as Karen for another season of Holiday High Jinks! When she’s not being a Karen, you can find her performing comedy around Chicago as well as trying to make people laugh on the internet. You can find her on TikTok/Instagram @chlo_gro.

Connor is a well-seasoned improviser who has gone through the grad revue program at Second City and going through both the Annoyance and iO programs.

Connor O'Neil, once a former door to door vacuum salesman (true story), is now a writer and performer here in Chicago. You might know him as “bystander #7” in the Knights of Columbus’ latest promo video. If not, you’ve probably seen him lighting the dance floor on fire at weddings, concerts and his bathroom mirror. His guilty pleasure is watching Love Island UK, though USA *did* beat expectations this year. The only thing he loves more than comedy is corned beef hash—not out of a can.

Courtney Zelazny (she/her) is excited to return to Annoyance for her second mainstage production. Courtney is a standup comic, podcast host of The Witty Committee, and producer of Sunday Best at the Lincoln Lodge. You can see her around the country performing at Latina Comedy Festival, Lookout Comedy Festival, Detroit Women of Comedy Festival, Madison Comedy Week, and more. Courtney has trained with Second City Conservatory and Grad Revue, Acting Studio Chicago, and The George Washington University, and is now in crippling debt as a result.

Danny Sabo is an actor and improvisor based in Chicago. Recent credits include Steamworks: The Musical, Sorry: Summer Camp, and Christmas Karen 1 & 2! You can currently catch him at the Annoyance Theater in Little Orphan Boy and Y2K: The Musical, and performing with Sorry Improv. Thank you for supporting live theater!

David is a writer and comedian who, despite owning 17 castles all over the world, chooses to make his home in Chicago. His past Annoyance Theater productions include Goodnight Gladys, Christmas Karen 2, That's Gravy!, and Never Not Murder. You can find him performing with improv team Weekend Lawyer, in sketch show Season One (at The Den), and at parties where no one asked him to.

Elena is a proud alumni from Illinois State University. You may have seen her around Chicago performing at Annoyance Theatre and Second City. She had the honor of performing in the Chicago premiere of “Sex Tips for Straight Woman from a Gay Man”. After performing in Chicago, she got to take the show international and perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Fest! When Elena isn’t on stage you can find her rotting in her bed on Tik Tok or occasionally working out, there’s no in between.

Elizabeth Fulton (she/her) is an award-winning writer, director, producer - and a breakfast sandwich connoisseur. She is a faculty member at the Second City Training Center and a graduate of Second City Training Center's writing and conservatory programs. You can find her around town producing, writing, performing, and directing shows like America Runs on Women, Christmas Karen 3, Deep Dishin', Intentional Dimension, Eight Drinks Minimum, Tindred Spirits... and social media managing for Y2K: A 90's Musical... and she's bad at remembering what else to include in her bio, so you can find out what she missed by following her on Instagram @elizahhhhhhope - 6 h's because 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 were taken.

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Francesca Bucci is an actor, improviser, writer, producer, director and comedian based in Chicago. Some credits include Summer Camp: a sketch revue, Final Girlies (iO), Splatter Theater, and The Holy Fuck Comedy Hour (Annoyance Theater). She can also be seen hosting Meet Cute: a Comedy Dating Show monthly at the Den Theater. Francesca is represented by Grossman & Jack Talent for all things legendary. Compliments should be passed along to her mother so she knows that this isn’t a waste of time. IG @francescabucci

Hayden is a Chicago actor and improviser who enjoys rocking on and jamming out. Theatre credits include: Back to the Future, Sherlock Holmes (Cloud Theatre - Istanbul), Big Love [producingbody], Wolf Play (The Gift Theater). He performs improv and sketch with Sorry (iO), Phoebe & Hayden (Hoopla impro - London), and the trio of Big Boring. Hayden is represented by Grossman & Jack Talent and would like to wish Karen a very merry Christmas! IG: @hayden.burp

Katie Rae Horn (she/her) is a comedian, a stage manager, and a really good friend. Katie is best known for her recent solo show, Welcome Home, and for her solo performances at iO Fest & at Boom Chicago Comedy Festival in Amsterdam. All she wants for Christmas this year is a new bookshelf, a hug, and rent money! She's excited to return this year as Elf on the Shelf & ready to spread some Christmas Cheer.

Kenny is originally from Staunton IL and attended SIUE for a BS in theater performance. He is co-producer for We Took Edibles an Hour Ago (returning in January) and likes to write short bios. Thanks for seeing the show!

MacKenzie Shapiro is multi-hyphenated gremlin. You can find her almost anywhere in the city doing comedy, clowning, burlesque, teaching and general random endeavors (like being an elf on the shelf!) She loves having fun with her friends and being a part of this community. Looking to run into her on purpose? She produces three (3!) shows: Slumber Party (Comedy, Lincoln Lodge), Gems (Comedy, Lincoln Lodge), and Horse Show (sketch/clown, Clash).

Mary Ferguson, originally from Scranton PA, is a comedic actor, writer, and improviser celebrating her third year living in Chicago. This is her third mainstage production at The Annoyance and she's delighted to be back. You can find Mary performing here and there, or haunting your local cemetery.

Matt Spanier is an actor, improviser, and writer from the Chicagoland area and graduated with a degree that is quite possibly the complete opposite of comedy - accounting. He began his comedy career in 2022 and has since completed the Annoyance improv program and Second City’s conservatory program. He performs with a few indie improv teams ( @goodcultimprov and @GrandparentTrap_improv ) and writes and performs sketch comedy with his team @nokissingcomedy . When he isn’t performing, you can catch him running on the lakefront trail or sipping a coffee in a local coffeeshop!

Maura Caruso is a writer and performer (comedy) from Chicago. Her favorite mediums are stand up, sketch, and solo character work. During her free time, she eats fish and reads books about pigeons. She is a part of @littleguyproductionco. You can catch her performing around the city. You can read her weird little short stories and essays on Medium.

Max is ecstatic to join this year's Christmas Karen cast as the understudy for Spiderman, Jack Frost, and the Easter Bunny. He is a recent graduate and an even more recent resident of Chicago. When not performing in Christmas-themed shows or doing improv in theaters across the city, he can be found enjoying piña coladas, getting caught in the rain, and having half a brain.

Michael is so thrilled to be back for more Christmas Karen. An actor, writer and producer from suburban Northbrook, IL, Michael currently performs improv all over the city with a couple different groups. Who are these groups you ask? Well, Megalodonna at iO, Brandon’s Stand-ins at Comedy Clubhouse (each Saturday at 7:30 through January if you wanna see him in normal clothes) and with his indie team, Cat Bath, who currently hosts Funderdome at Clash on Clark each Friday at 9. He wants to thank his family for always being in his silly little corner.

Nichole Reed (she/they) is an actor, writer, and perpetual overthinker. Originally from Memphis, she started her journey with improv classes on Zoom (yes, really) and came to Chicago to experience the thrill of performing in a room with actual people. Her recent claim to fame? Being credited as "Costumer Runner 3" in a social media ad. Follow her on Instagram: @nicholeisonline.

Penn Lodin is a Chicago based writer and performer. You may know him from Batman Returns at the annoyance theater or you may know him personally. That's about it.

Ronee (she/her) is a certified funny lady originally from Maryland. She can’t wait to return to the Christmas Karen world after her successful run as Ronee/Farkus in last year’s show. She is a proud Resident Artist at @twochairstheatreco and a soon to be graduate of the Second City Conservatory. She hopes you can tell she has a BFA in Acting from her work in this show. She hopes she’s not in debt for no reason.

Ryan is happy to be here.

Shannon Burke has been subject to Chicago for the past three years after moving from his homeland of Florida. He graduated from UCF studying acting. Since being in Chicago, he has performed for Corn Productions, Stage Left Theatre, Chicago Kids Company and the Annoyance Theatre where he finished the improv program after almost 3 years.

SYD HANNA (Alexi Understudy) is from Wauconda, IL, and graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a BFA in Acting. They are a local Chicago actor with a soft spot for comedy! They love performing with their current improv teams Good Cult and No Kissing! You can find these teams on Instagram @goodcultimprov and @nokissingcomedy. They love performing around the city with these groups and spreading laughs along the way! You can follow them! @syd_hanna1057