Friday Night Comedy @ the Main – An Event Space

Chris Barnes can be best described as a high-energy comic that will take an audience and keep them laughing as he interprets his experiences of life. Barnes has worked and laughed with such people as John Mendoza, JJ Jimmy Walker, Andrew Dice Clay, Sinbad, Bill Cosby, and many others. It’s no surprise Barnes has become a national headliner, working in such clubs as Dangerfield’s in New York City; Rascal’s in New Jersey; Zanies in Chicago; Chaplin’s in Detroit and Comedy Cafe in Milwaukee.

Shyloh Blake is a Minneapolis-based stand-up comedian, who tells funny stories about navigating life’s awkward moments, which for her, are most moments. She was highlighted in the “Next Up On Stage” series on MNComedy.com which noted, “Her quick wit and warm delivery made Blake an instant hit, and after just a few short months she was being booked for shows.”

Blake appeared in the 2023 Sno Jam Comedy Festival in Sioux Falls, SD, and was a finalist in the 2022 “Funniest Person With a Day Job” contest at Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy at the Mall of America. She has been interviewed by, MPR News with Angela Davis, the TV show Twin Cities Live, KFAI Radio, and Voyage Minnesota magazine. Locally, she hosts “Stand-Up Saloon, ” at The Saloon in Minneapolis. She can be found performing around the Twin Cities at local comedy clubs and on the road.