EXCLUSIVE: Chicago entrepreneur Knowledge Beckom is teaming up with longtime friend and collaborator Lil Rel Howery to bring the inaugural Whats Funny Comedy Festival to Chicago this fall, Deadline can exclusively reveal.
The festival will take place from September 16th-22nd at the historic DuSable Museum of African American History, along with a few other prime Chicago locations.
It represents a labor of love for Beckom and Howery, driven by their desire to provide something unrivaled to their hometown of Chicago.
Their vision for this yearly spectacle is to celebrate humor and fellowship while highlighting the skills of gifted comedians, both up-and-coming and established, at the same time providing them the opportunity to network with industry insiders.
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