{"id":107297,"date":"2026-03-18T11:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/funnycon-to-cement-chicago-as-the-worlds-comedy-capital-this-april-inaugural-funny-awards-set-for-april-fools-day\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:34:36","slug":"funnycon-to-cement-chicago-as-the-worlds-comedy-capital-this-april-inaugural-funny-awards-set-for-april-fools-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/funnycon-to-cement-chicago-as-the-worlds-comedy-capital-this-april-inaugural-funny-awards-set-for-april-fools-day\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;FunnyCon&#8221; to Cement Chicago as the World\u2019s Comedy Capital This April; Inaugural &#8220;Funny Awards&#8221; Set for April Fools\u2019 Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>Chicago, IL, March 18, 2026 &#8211;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pr.com\/\">PR.com<\/a>)&#8211;\u00a0A &#8220;Comic-Con for Comedy&#8221; featuring Leading Talent from The Onion, The New Yorker, Comedy Central, and more.<\/p>\n<p>This spring, the &#8220;April Fools\u2019 Day&#8221; capital of the world moves to Chicago. From March 31 to April 2, 2026, the inaugural FunnyCon will take over The Lincoln Lodge (recently voted Chicago\u2019s best comedy venue), bringing together legendary creators, stand-up icons, and excited fans for a three-day celebration of all things comedy.<\/p>\n<p>The centerpiece of the event is the first-ever Funny Awards on April 1. Unlike the Emmys or Grammys, &#8220;The Funnys\u201d will mark the first time comedy has its own dedicated &#8220;Academy&#8221; style ceremony hosted by stand-up comic and Chicago native BRyan Jobs. Statuettes will be awarded in 15 categories\u2014including Funniest Movie of the Year and Funniest Stand-Up of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComedy is never recognized in its own time,\u201d says FunnyCon ringleader Scott Dikkers. \u201cFerris Bueller\u2019s Day Off and The Blues Brothers (both Chicago-made) are on the Mount Rushmore of funny movies, but where are their awards? Who can even remember what movies won \u2018Best Picture\u2019 when those comedy classics came out?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fan Highlights Include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Legends workshops: Featuring Bob Mankoff (The New Yorker), Scott Dikkers (The Onion), and Rachael Mason (The Second City and iO).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Live Performances: Showcases from Chicago\u2019s best, plus heavy hitters like \u201ccomedian\u2019s comedian\u201d Andy Daly and first-place winner of NYC\u2019s 2025 Ladies Room Festival, Lisa Ann the Glam Ham.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The &#8220;Funny Awards&#8221;: A red-carpet event on April 1 where comedy history will be made.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are available now at https:\/\/www.funny-con.com, with 3-day passes starting at $299, streaming tickets at $89.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pr.com\/press-release\/963431\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago, IL, March 18, 2026 &#8211;(PR.com)&#8211;\u00a0A &#8220;Comic-Con for Comedy&#8221; featuring Leading Talent from The Onion, The New Yorker, Comedy Central, and more. This spring, the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":107298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[171],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-estate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}