Discount Party

Discount Party was an immersive variety show which ran at Chicago’s WHIM immersive cocktail lounge from June 2024 to June 2025. It featured a wide collection of local and international comedians, musicians, poets, and performance artists.

Produced, curated, and hosted by comedy duo Dan & Ryan (myself and writing partner Ryan Doyle) we built each show on the pillars of joy, community, audience participation, and immersive story worlds.

Each show featured a unique theme which wove in acts and guests as part of the world.

The themes were:

  • Parties

  • The Horde Awards (Award show parody hosted by two goblins from Middle Earth)

  • Back To School Special

  • Halloween Blow-Out Show-A-Thon

  • The Cosy Poet Show (Featuring over 15 poets from Chicago and Italy)

  • Christmas Spectacular (Featuring Poet Marc Smith)

  • Cafe-Tra-La-La-La-La (French Restaurant show)

  • March Madness

  • The 420 Bicycle Day Special

  • Retrospective

  • Camp Sometimes (Summer camp show)

WHIM Chicago was an immersive cocktail lounge, to built out the experience of Discount Party we collaborated with the bar to create custom cocktails for a complete immersive event.

Each show ended in a dance party mixed live by our resident DJ Zîîo.