The Laugh Hard Comedy Competition - Prelim Round #2

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025 at 08:00 pm UTC-05:00

The Circa 21 Speakeasy | Rock Island

The Circa 21 Speakeasy
Publisher/HostThe Circa 21 Speakeasy
The Laugh Hard Comedy Competition - Prelim Round #2
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Welcome to the second of two preliminary rounds in our 9th annual Speakeasy Laugh Hard Stand Up Comedy Competition!
If you like stand up comedy and like to laugh then you don't want to miss these shows! We've had comedians from as far away as Denver, St. Louis, Chicago, Omaha and all points across the Midwest compete in competition in the past.
30 of the best comics from across the Midwest will be performing in two prelim rounds with the top five from each prelim moving to the finals!
Those competing this evening..
Tanner DesPlanque - Longmont, CO
Holden Sisco - Iowa City, IA
Jobe Fee - Knoxville, IA
Dylan Wenzel - Marion, IA
Matthew Nuehring - Clear Lake, IA
David Kilbride - Des Moines, IA
Nathan Kuhn - Bettendorf, IA
Mike Andrales - Davenport, IA
Samir Abdul - East Moline, IL
Leslie Mitchell - Bettendorf, IA
The Tailor - Moline, IL
Myss Brown Sugga - Washington DC
Paul Lombardo, Lincoln, NE
Josh Staley - Cedar Rapids, IA
Zach Metzler - Cedar Rapids, IA
The top five from this evening will join the top five from our first preliminary round on September 6. Those ten will move onto the finals September 28 to battle it out to see who is selected as the Laugh Hard Champion and wins $1,000!
Come cheer on your favorite comic. Audience response is one of the categories the comedians will be judged in so your response matters!
Tickets for this hilarious night of comedy are only $10 in advance and $12 the day of. Tickets can be reserved by calling
309-786-7733, Ext. 2 or online at the link in this event. Those attending must be 18 or older.
A list of those competing will be posted closer to the show date.
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The Circa 21 Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave, Rock Island, IL 61201-8012, United States

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