The Octopus is proud to present a monthly showcase featuring the best nationally touring and local comedians. Expect longer sets and practiced material from veterans of the stage.

Admission is $10

Headliner: Leslie Mitchell

Leslie Mitchell is a flyover state-based comedian with joyful spirit and a boundless passion for hamburgers.

She has performed in various comedy clubs throughout the Midwest and has worked with established comedians such as Bobcat Goldthwait, Adrienne Iapalucci, Geoffrey Asmus, Mary Mack, Derek Sheen, April Macie, Jackie Fabulous, Jimmie Walker and Ryan Niemiller. In July of 2023, Leslie won the “Funniest Person in Iowa” Competition at the Lucky Cat Comedy Club in Cedar Rapids and in the fall of 2022, took home first place at the 21st Annual Amateur Stand Up Comedian Competition held at the legendary Jukebox Comedy Club in Peoria, IL.

She has performed in the Floodwater Comedy Festival, Des Comedié Festival, Last Best Comedy Festival, Hell Yes Fest, Tower City Comedy Festival and Badgerland Comedy Festival. She will be performing in the North Carolina Comedy Festival this September of 2024.

Leslie continues to perform comedy as a lone entity in the art form of stand up and as 1/3 of the acclaimed
long-form improv comedy troupe, Wisenheimer. Find and follow her on Instagram @LeslieMitchellComedy

Featuring: Lisa Rossi and Dylan Wenzel
w/ Host Summer Dawn