Cassidy Kulhanek is:

a visual artist, writer, and comedian living and working in Chicago, IL. She holds an MFA in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a BFA in Studio Art from Auburn University, both with a concentration in Printmaking. She has been performing comedy and producing comedy shows since 2019. She currently produces a monthly variety showcase (The Laugh Yard) and a podcast (How to Write a Joke) at the Lincoln Lodge.

Cassidy was voted “Funniest” by the fifth grade class at Hutchens Elementary School in 2003, and was voted Chicago’s third funniest standup comedian by The Chicago Reader in 2023. She has performed improv, sketch, and standup across the US, has featured at Zanie’s, The Laugh Factory, The Laughing Skull, and Goodnight’s Comedy Club, and is a former student of The PIT, Second City, and CIC Theater. She has been featured on various comedy festivals across the US and has opened for Aparna Nancherla, River Butcher, Niles Abston, Martin Urbano, and more. Most importantly, she was once involved in an international sex scandal with a Canadian politician, netting her a mention on his Wikipedia page.