Zombie Edition
Chicago, il
LOCATION
date
Saturday
November 1sT 2025
tIME
dOORS 6:00PM
sHOW 7:00PM
Science + Comedy + Halloween =
Stand Up Science Zombie Edition
Award-winning comedian Shane Mauss is joined by two scientists for his show his new limited-run Halloween-themed comedy and science show Stand Up Science
📣Calling all lifelong learning adults who love intelligent humor, deep ideas, novel perspectives, and perhaps a little irreverent.
Get ready for a 90-minute experience that’s part stand-up comedy, part science panel, and improve based on your questions.
Scientist Guests:
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🎙️Award-winning comedian Shane Mauss (Conan, Netflix, Prime Video, Comedy Central) combines 20 years of stand-up experience with his favorite insights from interviewing over 400 scientists for The Here We Are Podcast for a one-of-a-kind show.
🎤Shane kicks off the show with science-infused stand up comedy show about the history of halloween, witchcraft, and the evolution of superstition.
🧟The second half of the show he moderates a science panel about topics ranging from zombifying parasites in wildlife to the psychology of why humans intentionally scare themselves for entertainment:
😱 Colton Scrivner - Expert on the psychology of horror and true crime and author of 'Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't Look Away'
🧠ASU Cooperation theorist Athena Aktipis is the author of ‘The Cheating Cell’, ‘A Field Guide to the Apocalypse’’, and ‘Hijacked: The New Science of Neural Manipulation and What It Means for Our Health, Happiness and Sense of Self’🤔🤣Equal parts aha and haha, this show uses halloween as a springboard for entertaining science insights to better understand ourselves and the world around us.
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Shane’s career launched 20 years ago when he won “Best Stand Up” at HBO’s Comedy Arts Festival, kicking off a run of TV spots and sold-out shows.
Finding the depth of stand-up to be limiting, he took his curiosity on the road, interviewing over 400 scientists for his acclaimed Here We Are Podcast and building a reputation for making complex ideas accessible and funny.
Stand-Up Science is the culmination of that journey: a one-of-a-kind blend of comedy and real science designed to get you thinking.
Shane performs shows on a wide range of topics, with his upcoming two-part special delving into psychedelics—sharing his insights and reflecting the growing public fascination with them.
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Praise For
Shane Mauss
“Upending expectations of
what a comedy show is.”
The DAILY DOT
“Intelligent, likeable, and sharp.”
VICE MAGAZINE
“Legendary … a very funny journey”
AUSTIN CHRONICLE
“Captivating and enlightening”
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