6:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
SAT
11/9 - 11/23
Sketch
6:00 PM
Small Theater
This 45 minute, scripted sketch revue blends the creative brain juices of comedians Joe Cariola
and Gabby Seed. Watch Gabby uncover the grounded side of unhinged characters while Joe
explores what it really means to absolutely lose it. Character-forward, absurdist, and
big-hearted, “Double Trouble” is the perfect antidote after a long week of day-trading, farting
through cold calls, and trying not to sleep at work.
Created by Lexi Purvis (director, writer), Gabs Lopez (producer, writer), and Gabby Seed
(producer, writer).
Starring Joe Cariola and Gabby Seed.
Consulting director: Leila Gorstein.
Follow the show on IG @doubletroublechicago.
Double Trouble
Show Program - Cast & Creative Team
Chris Gierymski
Chris is thrilled to be making his Annoyance debut as a Music Director with the team of Double Trouble. He works as a Piano Teacher, Music Assistant/Copyist, and Composer in NYC. He co-created and composed A Very Bloody Christmas Carol, which premiered at the Greenhouse Theater in Chicago in 2019. He recently received his MFA from NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. A Chicagoland native, he's very grateful to be back to enjoy the best food any city has to offer. @gierymstagram
Gabby Seed
A writer/producer on the show and one half of the "Double Trouble" duo, Gabby Seed is a sketch/musical comedian and comedy writer from northeast Ohio. She is a graduate of the Second City Writing program and holds an MFA in Comedy Screenwriting from DePaul.
Gabs Lopez
Gabby Lopez is a comedy writer from Jacksonville, Florida. She moved to Chicago to further her studies and graduated with her MFA in Screenwriting, with a concentration in comedy, from DePaul University. She was also a semi-finalist in the Nickelodeon Writer's Program 2022. This is Gabby's third sketch comedy revue and she is excited to have it performed on the Annoyance stage!
Joe Cariola
Joe Cariola is a Chicago native and a graduate of Loyola University Chicago, where he first got started writing and performing live comedy. He has performed improv, sketch, and stand-up throughout the city for several years and is a recent graduate of the Second City Conservatory. When he is not writing or performing, Joe is sitting in total silence in his unlit apartment.
Lexi Purvis
Lexi is the director, co-writer & co-creator of Double Trouble. Lexi is also a stand up comedian who performs stand up all over Chicago and has co-created multiple sketch shows at iO Theater and The Annoyance. Lexi started her comedy career performing for Oxford Comedy in Oxford, Mississippi where she earned her bachelors degree in journalism and went on to earn her MFA in screenwriting with a comedy concentration at DePaul University and is currently studying acting at Acting Studio Chicago. You can find Lexi performing at Lincoln Lodge, The Annoyance, iO Theater and more!