Stand up comedian, Calvin Evans, is a Comedy Bar favorite. Watch his newest comedy special, MR. EVANS, filmed live in Chicago at The Comedy Bar, as he discusses intimacy, relationships, and the humor of day to day to day life.
Calvin Evans: Chicago native, Calvin Evans’ comedy career began during his time at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. While obtaining his degree in Sports Management, he fell in love with stand-up comedy and would put his business aspirations on hold. He took his talents back to Chicago and was quickly named Chicago’s Next Big Comic. Calvin received a Puma Scholarship to attend the famed Second City Training Center. Upon completing their Improv Conservatory program, Calvin was awarded a Bob Curry Fellowship. With stand-up as his focus, he traveled the country performing at colleges and clubs. In 2017, he was recognized as a New Face at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. In 2018, he was one of 8 finalists in the nationwide NBC Standup competition.
His television credits include the Fox series APB, NBC’s Chicago PD, Sherman’s Showcase on IFC and Shameless on Showtime. He has also performed standup on the Kevin Hart Comedy Central series Hart of The City, LOL @ JFL and TruTV Laff Tracks . He can be seen on the new NBC series Bring The Funny and recurring role on the hit Comedy Central show SouthSide.
