Hannibal Buress

August 29, 2026 PURCHASE TICKETS HERE  Doors 7pm/ Show 8pm Ages: 12+ From within the bustling heart of the Windy City, a comedian named Hannibal Buress embarked upon his journey. The year was 2002, the location, the Big Muddy Room at Southern Illinois University. Guided by the wisdom of his friend Chidi and sharpened in the fires of Tony Trimm’s “Sunday School sessions,” young Buress was prepared to take the comedy world by storm. In 2006, he emerged from the shadows, performing at Montreal’s Just for Laughs New Faces, an event that led to his first international appearance on Late Night with Jörgen Raymann in Holland. From that moment, he continued to grow, creating a series of successful stand-up specials including Animal Furnace, Live From Chicago, Hannibal Takes Edinburgh, Comedy Camisado, and Miami Nights. Fate intervened in 2009, when a last-minute booking on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon led to a meeting with Seth Meyers. This encounter gave him the opportunity to write for the… View Source