Downtown Bloomington will be invaded by comedy fans this weekend for the second annual Limestone Comedy Festival. Five downtown venues will play host to sixty comedians over three days.
Our arts reporters have spoken with several local, regional and national performers who will be gracing Bloomington's stages.
Listen to our conversation with co-founder Mat Alano-Martin from last year, where he describes how to festival came to be.
Headliners
Cristela Alonzo will be making her Bloomington debut just weeks after her TV show Cristela was picked up by ABC.
Erin Foley performed at The Comedy Attic last summer, and she returns to Bloomington as a headliner for the festival. She will tape an episode of her podcast Sports Without Balls on Friday at 10:00pm at The Comedy Attic. Former Bleeding Heartland Roller Girls skater Tyler Fergusonwill be a guest on the program.
Regional Talent
Two comics with Bloomington roots, Josh Cocks and Tom Brady, are feature performers at this year's festival. Bloomington native Ben Moore is headlining three show.
After a 13-year hiatus, Jon Hancuffwas drawn back to comedy after The Comedy Attic opened in Bloomington.
Psychologist, mother and Indiana comedian Stephanie Lochbihler has a love/hate relationship with her stand-up.