Here’s a little preview from our show this week. Originally from SFN’s 2006 revue The Caste and The Furious: Tokyo Drift that originally starred alumni @steveyeun as well as Carl Anderson, Melissa Canciller, Sun W Hong, Sayjal Joshi, Andrew Lee, Jennifer Liu, Ronald Mok, Harrison Pak, Ranjit Souri, and Neal Dandade

ICYMI: Stir Friday Night was on the news this past Friday promoting our show this week at the @american_blues_theater TICKET LINK IN BIO! You don’t want to miss it! Tickets are running out! #comedyinchicago #livecomedy #aapi #chicagogram #thingstodoinchicago #theater #comedy #improv #sketchcomedy

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th and Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet the Current Ensemble of SFN! (excluding @abhshk1 and @robert.kalia.kapaku because they weren’t available that day) This cohort comprises of SFN Members from 2019-Present Some highlights from this year include performing in Steppenwolf’s Lookout Series and traveling all over the US including both coasts (LA & New York), Detroit, and Minnesota! This year, we’ve also had the pleasure of working with the Chicago Public Library, Molson Coors, UIC, Oakton College, and Asian and Friends Chicago!

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th / Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Member Maia Palma (@atfirstnamelastnamenospace)! SFN Member Since: 2024 Amongst her peers, Maia is considered “alive and well”. She’s currently at-large in 48 U.S. states and territories, her dream is by the end of 2025 she’ll be wanted in all 50 states. Recently, she was found impersonating a cadaver at the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and booked her first one-woman cell at the Johnson County Jail. She has never auditioned for America’s Got Talent, Great British Baking Show, or any community theater production in recent history. She holds the world record for highest recorded bounty at $300 Million and 1 (one) dollars. She requests you don’t seek her out but you may accidentally cross her path if you find her performing around Chicago with her indie team Weekend Lawyer.

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th / Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Member Joe Yoon (@the.inside.joe)! SFN Member Since: 2024 A Chicago native and vulnerable millennial, is an actor, improviser, writer, and stand-up. He honed his craft at the Second City Conservatory, iO Theater, and The Lincoln Lodge. Known for his unique blend of dry humor and insecurities, Joe captivates audiences with his ability to laugh at the absurdities of his upbringing in a religious home, having an incredible language barrier with his parents, and being raised by his teenage siblings. In addition to his live shows, he hosts a one-man podcast that no one listens to, The Inside Joe. Follow him on Instagram: @theinsidejoe.

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th / Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Member: Abhishek Ravi (@abhshk1)! SFN Member Since: 2023 Favorite Moment in SFN: A deep educational experience at the Sex Museum when we were invited to perform at the Boom Chicago Festival is Amsterdam What you’re looking forward to at SFN 30: Celebrating AAPI comedy Other places to see you perform: Tikka Masala! Improv at the Den Theatre on 10/4! Final Thoughts: Stir Friday Night has been a much needed comedy family and helped me find like-minded laughter thousands of miles from home

COUNTDOWN to SFN 30 Oct 17th / Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Cast Member: Luke Moghimi Connell (@prooflukeexists)! SFN Member Since: 2024 Luke right now is deep in the woods of Wisconsin without WiFi or cell service so one day we’ll come back to this and edit it with all of his information!!! But for now here’s his bio: Luke Moghimi Connell (he/him) is actor, writer, and director. He is one of The Second City’s inaugural Victor Wong Fellows. You may have seen him in It’s A Bao Damn Time (Second City), Assignec Reading (10), Hit Me With Your Best Plot (Blackout Cabaret), or performing at various festivals in Chicago and the Southwest. He is incredibly excited to be joining Stir Friday Night and working with this incredible group!

We interrupt our regular SFN 30th Anniversary Show posting to let you all know, auditions are HAPPENING for Stir Friday Night! link to sign up in bio! Make sure to read all the detailed instructions in the sign up genius! Questions? Comment, dm, or email us @ stirfridaynight@gmail.com We’re so excited!!!! #chicagoauditions #actor #comedy #audition

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th / Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Member: Christina Hilliard (@christinaahilliard) ! SFN Member Since: 2023 Christina played it RIGHT and hopped in our photoshoot MERE DAYS before she abandoned the team and fled the city. This was MONTHS ago. She hasn’t been seen or heard from in MONTHS. MONTHS have passed without a peep from this girl. MONTHS. Favorite memory with SFN: hey sloots! Wow it’s such an honor to be posted on the gram :) I love being here. Fave memory would probably be when we were in Amsterdam. I also really loved when we went to the Hard Rock Cafe for the bit and ended up really regretting it in every way!!! So many great mems. God how long has it been? Months? What you’re looking forward to SFN 30: Though I will unfortunately not be at the 30th bday as I am far far away (god how long has it been? Months?), I look forward to living vicariously thru everyone reuniting and having a good time! :) I know the show’s gonna be completely awesome and I hope everyone can make it!

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th - Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Member: Lon Tremain-Woodcock (@obilon90)! SFN Member Since: 2024 Favorite Moment in SFN: Popping multiple Lorazepam on the flight to LA What are your looking forward to at SFN 30: The camaraderie, the ambiance, the decor Where else can people find you: On the Football field with the boys takin’ it to the house or in my garage making Lon-derbräu Tibetan Lager Final Thoughts: Injured? Call Gruber Law Office. They’ve got experience, trust, and they don’t get paid till YOU get paid! Gruber Law Office, One Call, That’s All! Una llamada es todo!

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th / Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Member Rey Tang (@reytangerine) ! SFN Member Since: 2022 Favorite Moment in SFN: I fell into the Amsterdam canal because I don’t know how to paddle board. Luke saved me and it was the most platonically romantic moment of my life. What you’re looking forward to at SFN 30: Will we finally see Mr. Pudi or will we keep referencing him in intros? Either way, I’m intrigued! Other places to see you perform: I’m literally all over the place haha follow me on Insta tho I promise I’m a good time Final Thoughts: Hamburger steak is a dumb concept and you can fight me on that. Put some buns on that thang!!! (This is the opinion that gets me cancelled, sorry Jollibee fans)

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th / Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Member Maya Tanaka Allwardt (@mayaki_tanaka)! SFN Member Since: 2023 Favorite Moment in SFN: Going to Amsterdam to perform at boom!! particularly that one night we were all super sober and laid outside in a big blanket pile stargazing. What you’re looking forward to at SFN 30: Hanging out with/meeting SFN alumni! Other places to see you perform: You can see me as Little Sally in Urinetown at THEO, or Rudolph Runs Wild at Second City! Final Thoughts: A runner up to my favorite moment in SFN is when we were in LA and Jonathan Lee-Rey artistic director of Stir Friday Night made us super late to the airport (it really wasn’t his fault but he was driving so for the sake of the story it is) and we ended up on the airport shuttle 15 minutes INTO BOARDING and we were all sprinting to catch the flight in time. We all made it except for Jonathan (because he had to check the SFN suitcase but for the sake of the story he just didn’t have enough pep in his step) and he had to wait 5 hours for the next flight back to Chicago. BUT because of that, @theheathermari got to have a window seat and @freddie_powpow ‘s crane game plush toy got to have its own seat on the plane, so we were all super thankful for Lee-Rey that day.

Two nights of unforgettable comedy from Chicago’s longest-running AAPI comedy team! Ticket Link https://americanblues.wufoo.com/forms/ zivbjvpOuzp2bv/ Or visit www.stirfridaynight.com #chicagogram #thingstodoinchicago #chicagoactivities #aapi #comedy

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th / Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Cast Member Ateeq Rehman (@ateeqmr)! SFN Cast Member Since: 2023 Favorite Moment in SFN: When Danny Pudi and Steven Yeun kissed for 25 minutes straight claiming it was an ‘archived sketch’* What are you looking forward to at SFN 30: I think Danny Pudi and Steven Yeun are going to perform an archived sketch* Other places to see you perform: I do improv with @creamboy.io every Saturday and am doing more standup so plz like share and subscribe my clips. Idk when this is going live so if you want to see me when i dont have a show come to my house 201 E Randolph St Final Thoughts: Yeah I need you all to follow me and like share and subscribe my content *The bits expressed in this post are mine only

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th / Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Cast Member Frederic Powers (@freddie_powpow)! SFN Member Since: 2024 Favorite Moment in SFN: Getting hit in the head by an errant piece of airborne bread during an improv festival hard enough that it drew blood and left a scar. What are you looking forward to at SFN 30: Hearing about everyone’s fun experiences afterwards because I’ll be busy marrying my WIFE Where else to see you perform: You can catch me performing most Saturday evenings at the @the_annoyance with @triggerhappycomedy, and you can hear me in the audio fiction podcast Two Thousand and Late! Final thoughts: Why do they call it oven when you of in the cold food of out hot eat the food?

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th / Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Member and SFN 30 Co-Producer Brian Park (@parknbri)! SFN Member Since: 2024 Favorite Moment in SFN: I loved our festival performances!  What you’re looking forward to at SFN 30: Feels good to squeak into the group right under the wire for such a monumental achievement. Other places to see you perform: Follow me and my comedy duo “The Dim Sons” @the_dim_sons and my sketch group,”Secret Family @secretfamilysketch Final thoughts: I love being able to perform with a bunch of funny Asian people. Happy 30 years SFN! Here’s to another 30 thousand years

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th / Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Member and Grant Administrator: Esther Oh (@whoever.u.r)! SFN Member Since: 2024 Favorite Moment in SFN: Traveling & hanging out with the team! What you’re looking forward to at SFN 30: Experiencing the culmination of our efforts and seeing everyone be able to show off their talents! Other places to see you perform: @jackiebass.io & occasionally just wandering around. Final Thoughts: How long can this final thoughts section be? Is there a character limit for Instagram posts? How many thoughts are too many thoughts? I’ll keep rambling until im cut off, I suppose. Will I die alone? Why am I not great at texting? I should elaborate more. Do other people choose which m&m’s to eat based on what’s there or what’s left? I eat them until there’s one of each color left and then decide what color palette I’m currently feeling like and eliminate one by one. Haribo gummy bears’s green color is strawberry and that’s odd. I used to eat a lot of trolli gummy octopuses (octopi?) when I was younger, but I don’t really see them in stores. I’m just vamping now because I am filling space. Space: the final frontier, these are the voyages if the starship enterprise... ahh, I almost put cottages instead of voyages, it has been corrected. A cottage sounds nice. Have a cottage in the city with some yard, maybe on a roof. Roof cottage! With grand bridges to other roof cottages throughout the city. Sunshine galore, but maybe overly windy depending on the elevation. And lightning dangers?! Oh, just so you know, I chose this song to be directed at this monologue, in preemptive anticipation of possible feelings. Anyway, congratulations if you’ve read this far. You’re a real one. I was tempted to put something inappropriate in the middle of this, but I didn’t (or did I? Who’s checking?). So to reward you for reading this word, I’ll leave you with more uselessness: if you microwave a grape with the skin on, it’ll create some plasma (I will not take responsibility for damages). Thank you and see you at the 30th (please)!

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th / Oct 18 (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Member and Director of Digital Content: Ali Khan (@khantheclown)! SFN Member Since: 2022 Favorite Moment in SFN: causing general mischief; being the constant source of @jontheerey’s migraines and Amsterdam. What you’re looking forward to at SFN 30: Finding a new and creative way to stress dear leader @jontheerey out, spike his blood pressure, give him palpitations or lacing the brownies at the afterparty with psilocybin so Lee-Rey trips balls. Other places to see you perform or just around if there isn’t anything rn: Find me at @jontheerey’s nightmares, hiding under his bed, or in his closet. And @birdlady.io Final Thoughts: I will ensure that I live rent free in @jontheerey’s head for the rest of our days. I will make it my mission in life to ensure he has no peace.

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th / Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Member Tina Mavalankar (@mychicagoadventures)! SFN Member Since: 2024 Favorite Moment in SFN: Doing my first ever improv festival at Twin cities this year. It was so much fun. What you’re looking forward to at SFN 30: Representing AAPI comedy and giving the audience a fun experience. There’s so much talent in SFN. You’re gonna like the way we look, I guarantee it. Where else can people find you: I spend a lot of time at IO (@iochicago). Otherwise you can find me doing nightly standup for my cats. One day I’ll perform for an audience that doesn’t get the zoomies Final Thoughts: It’s rare for any group to last 30 years but SFN is still here and better than ever. We’re working hard to put on a great show so please come celebrate this milestone with us!

COUNTDOWN TO SFN 30 Oct 17th / Oct 18th (ticket link in bio) Meet SFN Member and another face behind our social media Heather Mari (@theheathermari!) Favorite Moment in SFN: Adventures in Amsterdam with SFN! Traveling abroad and performing at @boomchicago with Stir Friday Night was an amazing experience. Can’t forget the time we sang Backstreet Boys and laid in grass stargazing the night away. Definitely a core memory for sure. What you’re looking forward to at SFN 30: Celebrating 30 years with current and past SFN! And for what’s to come. What a beautiful thing. Other places to see you perform: @cluedinimprov at @thesecondcity , @hitchcocktails and @firenbeer at @the_annoyance , @bigdeborah.io at @iochicago , and with @wetpizzacomedy ! Final Thoughts: It’s said in your 30s it only gets better. Excited for what’s to come and so proud to be a part of the longest running Asian American Chicago comedy team! Feel very special to be a part of SFN and have shared already so many joyous experiences. Anyway, come out & celebrate 30 years with us! ❤️✨