Star-studded Porchlight at GAMH Jan. 27!

[Porch Light]

It's our annual Sketchfest show -- this year at the Great American Music Hall with guest storytellers Stephen Asma, Cristela Alonzo, Nyima Funk, Chris Garcia, Paul Giamatti and Bob Odenkirk. $30 advance, $35 day-of-show, partially seated, All Ages). Tickets here: https://wl.seetickets.us/event/porchlight:-a-storytelling-series/576523?afflky=GreatAmericanMusicHall

Nyima Funk is the host of "Undercover Cupid," the new hidden camera dating show on NickMom. She’s also a cast member on the CW’s "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and Comedy Central’s "Key & Peele." Her television credits include NBC’s "Thank God You’re Here," MTV’s "Wild ‘N Out" and "Short Circuitz," TNN’s "LifeGame," VH1’s "Basketball Wives LA," ABC’s "According To Jim," UPN’s "Girlfriends," "The Oprah Winfrey Show," TV Guide Channel’s Countdown Shows, and "The George Lopez Show." She has also done extensive voiceover work for the Style Network’s "Style Star" and numerous national commercials. Nyima is a Second City alum from the Chicago and Detroit resident stages. You can see her perform live at Second City Hollywood with The 313 and at The Groundlings Theater with The Black Version. Check out her vlog on YouTube: Nyima Funk’s Mommy Vlog’s.

Paul Giamatti is an American actor who has worked steadily and prominently for over twenty years, and is best known for leading roles in the films "American Splendor", "Sideways", and "Barney's Version" (for which he won a Golden Globe). He won an Emmy for his portrayal of "John Adams" in the HBO miniseries of the same name, and was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in "Cinderella Man". His long list of acclaimed roles includes "Billions", "Private Life", "Straight Outta Compton", "San Andreas", "12 Years a Slave", "Love & Mercy", "Win Win", "Too Big to Fail", and many more.

Stephen T. Asma is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia College Chicago, where he is a Senior Fellow of the Research Group in Mind, Science and Culture. He is the author of ten books and writes regularly for publications including The New York Times. He has been an invited lecturer at Harvard, Oxford, Brown University, the Field Museum, and many more. In 2018, Asma was awarded a three-year Henry Luce Foundation grant, The Public Theologies of Technology and Presence program. Stephen Asma was also a professional musician in Chicago for many years, playing with such legends as Bo Diddley and Buddy.

Bob Odenkirk is an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer, producer, actor, and New York Times bestselling author. In 2015, Odenkirk reprised the character he originated on the hit drama "Breaking Bad", playing the title role in AMC's "Better Call Saul", earning critical acclaim and six Emmy nominations. The actor, who also serves as a producer on the series, has also received multiple Golden Globe, SAG, and Critics Choice nominations, winning three Critics Choice awards. The sixth and final season of "Better Call Saul" premiered in 2022. More here.

Chris Garcia is a comedian, television writer, actor and podcaster from Los Angeles. Chris is currently writing on HBO's Season 2 of "Minx". Chris's WNYC podcast, "Scattered", was called "one of the most touching, and funniest, narrative nonfiction podcasts of the year" by Uproxx and Time Magazine deemed it "one of the top ten podcasts of 2019". The limited series focuses on his Cuban exile family and the mystery of his father's past (in a funny way). You may have seen Chris tell his jokes on his very own half hour special on Comedy Central, "This Is Not Happening", "Adam Devine's House Party", and "@Midnight". Chris was named a "New Face" at the 2016 Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival and a "Comedian You Should and Will Know" by Vulture. He has written for Comedy Central, Adult Swim, Broadway Video, and most recently wrote for Mr. Iglesias, a sitcom coming soon to Netflix. He's been a guest on memorable podcast episodes of "This American Life", "WTF with Marc Maron", and "2 Dope Queens".

Cristela Alonzo made history when she became the first Latina to create, produce and star in her own network sitcom, "Cristela" for ABC. Cristela made history again when she became the first Latina lead in a Disney Pixar film when she voiced the character of Cruz Ramirez in "Cars 3".