The Lighten Up Comedy Show

The Lighten Up! Comedy Show features Steve Hansen, Shane Dials, and Billy Reno, three rising stand-up comics on the Michigan scene!

Steve Hansen

Steve's comedy style is sharp-tongued, often dark, and frequently self-deprecating. He draws on his experiences growing up as a child of baby boomers in the 70s and living in Detroit, Chicago, Boston, and L.A. He looks for the humor in life's frustrations and traumas. Steve's ideal joke is one that makes you laugh . . . and then ashamed for laughing. He performs regularly at venues throughout Michigan and has opened for Tom Papa, Tom Simmons, Dave Landau, Bryan McCree, Dwayne Kennedy, and Norm Stulz.

Shane Dials

Shane is an upstanding comedian with a genuine and charismatic presence. With a fresh take on anything from technology to relationships, he gets the audience to engage in his stories while explaining his observations of the world around us. Shane performs literally everywhere, including places he shouldn't like funerals, hospitals, and during fights with his wife. Shane has opened for Ian Bagg at Mark Riddley's Comedy Castle and performed at the world-famous Comedy Store as well as resorts in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Shane was the winner of the Detroit Steam Vodka Comedy Contest and has been featured on Laugh Fest, Big Time Garbage Fest, and the Paul Bunyan Comedy Festival.

Billy Reno

Billy has been entertaining audiences from young to old with his quick wit and affable charm. He has performed at laughfest and the Chicago Skyway Comedy festival and has open for Dwayne Kenndy, Norm Stultz and Jodi White. Honing his skill on the Detroit comedy scene he has travled across the Country delighting folks with his warped sense of humor and outlook on life in general.