It's never too late for laughs! Close out our fest with us and some of these amazing local and traveling comics at Omaha's favorite tapas bar, Cumbia.

Featuring:

Lauren Vana (Host)
Lauren Vana is a stand-up comedian and writer based in Omaha, Nebraska. A graduate of The Backline Comedy Theatre, she has won the Omaha Funny Bone Clash Comedian of the Year and was nominated for Outstanding Comedian at the 2026 Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards. She has opened for numerous nationally touring comedians, including Amber Autry, Beth Stelling, and Joe Dombrowski. Her debut short comedy film, 'Cry Night,' was featured at Omaha Film Festival and Benson Film Festival and is now out on YouTube.

Colette Gregory
Colette Gregory is a performer from the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. She hosts the standup shows Thank a Black Woman and That 90’s Comedy Throwback Show at The Lincoln Lodge in Chicago. She performed in the 2026 Knockouts (NYC) and Vice City (Miami) comedy festivals. Her one-woman show BLACK BEST FRIEND (BBF) was awarded “Favorite Sketch or Variety Performance by a Group or Individual” at the 2024 Pack Hollywood Festival. Colette was recently featured on the third season of HBO Max’s “South Side.”

Sarina Ochoa
Sarina Ochoa is an MMA fighter turned stand up comedian. Her MMA career was unfortunately cut short when she discovered that she was funny.

John McCombs
John McCombs is a 14 year veteran of comedy and a 4 year veteran of the Marine Corps. His unique perspective intertwines the absurdity of an aggressive military background with realizing his shortcomings as a man who relies on Youtube to learn how to fix things. John has performed in 20 different countries over four European tours and has opened for Michelle Wolf (Netflix, Comedy Central) Tim Meadows (SNL) and is a regular at clubs in the Chicagoland area. He also has a special on Tubi called, "Make a Way to Estonia"

Jonah Nigh
Jonah Nigh, whom Instinct Magazine exclaimed is "armed with razor-sharp wit, an infectious stage presence, and a fearless approach to storytelling," has appeared in a variety of roles for NBC (“Baking It,” produced by Amy Poehler and hosted by Maya Rudolph and Andy Samberg), Peacock, CBS, Don't Tell Comedy, NYC Pride March, among other outlets. He has opened for Robby Hoffman and Natasha Leggero, and he was recently filmed for the comedy series "Behind the Comedian" which will air on Amazon Prime. He was awarded second place in the 2025 US Comedy Contest (Los Angeles) and 2024 Next Best Comic competition (Canada); third place in the 2025 Comedy Mob Festival at Rodney's (NYC); and he was a finalist in the 2025 NY Queer Comedy Festival and 2024 Portland Comedy Film Festival. He has appeared in commercial campaigns for Chevy, Bose, and other national brands. A former opera singer, Jonah was born in San Francisco and grew up in Minnesota and Washington, D.C.

Headliner Aida Osman!
Aida Osman is a writer, stand-up comedian, and actress recognized for her work across television, comedy, and screenwriting. One of the youngest executive story editors at HBO, she stars in and serves as Executive Story Editor for Issa Rae's HBO Max comedy series Rap Sh!t. Her writing credits include HBO's Betty, where she worked as a story editor, and Netflix's Big Mouth. Osman is also a cohost of Crooked Media's popular podcast Keep It. She currently stars in The Hawk on Netflix, alongside Will Ferrell.

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