Arlieta will be sharing the stage with Lil Rel Howery, bringing healing and laughs to Chicago’s biggest stage as part of the Laughter for Life Fundraiser (sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield). Both comedians know grief intimately, each having lost their father, and both have found in comedy a way to transform that pain into connection. Howery has never been shy about turning pain into laughter. Known for his breakout role in Get Out and his self-titled series Rel, he’s bringing his newest special home to Chicago this month, taping it at the historic Black Ensemble Theater during the What’s Funny Comedy Festival. The special is dedicated to his late father, whom he lost in January, and it marks the latest chapter in a career built on vulnerability, family, and an unshakable love for the city that raised him.

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