Copley Comedy Series: Headliner Tim Benker, featuring Mike Preston
Sat, Nov 07 , 2026
8 E Galena Blvd, Aurora, IL 60506
Join Tim Benker, Mike Preston and host Steve Cochran for a night of big laughs.
Chicago comedy veteran Tim Benker hosted Paramount’s Copley Comedy Series earlier this spring, has performed stand-up from New York to Las Vegas, and co-hosted morning radio shows in Las Vegas and Houston. Benker recently performed the multimedia comedy shows Men of a Certain Rage, The Four Fathers and The Idiot’s Guide to Fixing Stooopid. He occasionally appears on the musical comedy stage as his alter-ego, “The Very Famous Lance Vegas.” Credits include Zanies Chicago, The Improv Chicago, LA and Las Vegas, The Funny Bone in Chicago, St. Louis and Dayton, and Catch a Rising Star in Chicago, New York and Las Vegas.
Mike Preston’s 30 years in standup comedy have included appearances on Showtime’s Comedy Club Network and NBC’s Friday Night. He also produced and hosted a cable television comedy talk show in the Chicago suburbs for 15 years. Along the way, Preston has self published several books, including “The Moron Chronicles,” “STOP TALKING NOW!” and “Sway.”
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