Femmes The Rules: the comedy show where male comedians get interrupted! It’s all in good fun!

Touring stand-up comedy show Femmes the Rules is finally coming to Chicago after being rescheduled from last Spring! Femmes the Rules is based in Los Angeles and regularly features some of the city’s best talent. As “The show where men get interrupted,” Femmes the Rules pairs female/non-binary comics with a male comic of their choice, and allows them to interrupt the male comic whenever they’d like, sitting onstage and riffing with them, setting arbitrary rules, and giving strikes (3 strikes and he’s gotta get off stage!) Then when his set is over, the female/non-binary comedian does their set completely uninterrupted.

While the show can feature biting riffs, this is not a “takedown” or roast-battle type of show.It’s a night of off-the-cuff ribbing and riffing between friends! Along with the standard interruptions, the show has featured physical challenges, dance numbers, the airing of grievances, unexpected phone calls, and more.

Femmes the Rules is coming to Lincoln Lodge for one night only, and features some of Chicago’s favorite comedians: Deanna Ortiz & Matt Drufke, Audrey Jonas & Andy Fleming, Casey Larwood & Tucker Brookshire, and Mike O’Keefe, being interrupted by host Sammy Mowrey.

Hosted by Sammy Mowrey (Adult Swim) and Bailey Norton (Reductress)

Sammy Mowrey is a Los Angeles comedian. They have appeared on Adult Swim, performed at the Midwest Queer Comedy Festival, Albuquerque Funny Fiesta, The Drop Comedy Club and Dinah Shore. Sammy has been featured in Vice, The Atlantic, Buzzfeed and College Humor.

Bailey Norton is a stand up comedian, writer, and illustrator living in Los Angeles, CA by way of Springfield, Missouri. She’s a Speech and Debate National Humor Champion, a contributor at Reductress, and her animated comedy pilot The Devil and Britney was a finalist in the 2020 Screencraft Animation Contest. She loves corn dogs, painting, roller skating, and her two cats Leo and Ghost.

Doors: 7:30, Show: 8, Cover: $5