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Television stand-up comedians Kyle Dunnigan and Juston McKinney will appear at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at Marlintini's Lounge. Tickets are $12.
Dunnigan is one of the newest cast members on "Cedric the Entertainer," which airs Wednesday nights on Fox. He trained with the improv sketch groups Groundlings, Chicago City Limits, Some Assembly Required and Population Ten, then played the role of Johnny Fame on MTV.
He made his stand-up network television debut on NBC's "Late Night with Conan O' Brien" and has returned to the show three times. He's also appeared on "Later With Craig Kilborn," "The Jim Breuer Show" and "Friday Night," as well as on commercials for Pizza Hut and Mike's Hard Lemonade.
McKinney, a certified police officer, has been on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Comedy Central's "Premium Blend" and "Reel Comedy." Last year, he performed his one-man show, "My Brother's Father" and stand-up at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colo. He won Listerine's "Clean Mouth Award," for talent and clean comedy.