April 6, 2024 - Northwestern University, Evanston IL

Friday, April 5 

9:00 PM

Pre-Party Meet-Up

Prairie Moon 

1635 Chicago Avenue

Saturday, April 6 

11:00 AM

Event Kickoff

Welcome by Corey Rosen + "Mee-Ow Day" proclamation presented by Evanston Mayor Biss

11:15 AM

The History of Mee-Ow

McCormick Auditorium 

Kick off the festivities with a short history of The Mee-Ow Show by Joseph Radding, co-author of the upcoming book, ''The Mee-Ow Show at 50: From Cultural Rebellion to Comedy Institution,' to be published in the fall by Northwestern University Press.

12:00 - 4:45 PM

Cat Chats

McCormick Auditorium

At noon, our “Cat Chat" panels begin, featuring Mee-Ow alumni. Alums currently scheduled to appear include Kristen Schaal, Ana Gasteyer, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Meyers, Dan Patterson, Jason Winer, Daniele Gaither, Justin Spitzer, Pep Rosenfeld, Anjali Bhimani, Eric Gilliland, Romy Rosemont, Jean Villepique, and Chris Gorbos*. Stay tuned for more speakers to be announced.

(*Featured speakers are scheduled at this time but may be subject to change)

12:15-1:30pm -  MEE-OW IMPACTS: TV Makers & Screenwriters

Host: Eric Gilliland (Mee-Ow cast/director ’84)

Liz Cackowski (Mee-Ow cast ‘96, ‘97, ‘98)

Jen D'Angelo (Mee-Ow cast '09, cast/co-director '10)

Liz Kruger (Mee-Ow cast ‘85, ‘86)

Abby Kohn (Mee-ow cast ‘93)

Robin Shorr (Mee-Ow cast ‘96, ‘97)

Justin Spitzer (Mee-Ow cast ‘98)

Adrian Wenner (Mee-Ow cast ‘93, ‘94, cast/co-director ‘95)

Jason Winer (Mee-Ow cast ‘94)

1:45-2:35pm - MEE-OW IMPACTS: Developing a Comedic Voice in the Real World

Host: Ana Gasteyer (Mee-Ow cast ‘88, ‘89)

Mark Brogger (Mee-Ow producer ‘84, ‘85)

Karen Cooper (Mee-Ow cast ‘84)

Scott Duff (Mee-Ow cast ‘92)

Richard Radutsky (Mee-Ow cast ‘84, ‘85)

Saskia Young  (Mee-Ow Chicago tour director ‘94, producer ‘95)

Pat Buetow  (Mee-Ow cast ‘13, ‘14)

Danielle Calvert (Mee-Ow cast '11)

Carly Ciarrocchi (Mee-Ow cast ‘07, ‘08, co-director ‘08)

2:40-3:15pm - MEE-OW IMPACTS: Improv Worldwide - from "Whose Line Is it Anyway?" to "Boom Chicago" and Beyond

Host: Josh Meyers (Mee-Ow cast ‘97, ‘98) + BOOM Chicago alum

Dan Patterson (Mee-Ow director '86)

Pep Rosenfeld (Mee-Ow cast '90)

Lillian Frances (Mee-Ow cast ‘89, ‘90, director ‘91-‘92)

Chris Gorbos (Mee-Ow cast '03)

Ed Herbstman (Mee-Ow cast ‘93-‘95, director ‘94)

3:30-4:45pm - MEE-OW IMPACTS: Actors & Storytellers

Host: Jill Alexander (Mee-Ow cast ‘94-‘97, director ‘96-'97)

Anjali Bhimani (Mee-Ow cast ‘93)

Ana Gasteyer (Mee-Ow cast ‘88, ‘89)

Peter Grosz (Mee-Ow cast ‘96)

Jessica Lowe (Mee-Ow cast '05-'07)

J.P. Manoux (Mee-ow cast '89, '90)

Josh Meyers (Mee-Ow cast ‘97, ‘98)

Dermot Mulroney (Mee-Ow cast ‘84, ‘85)

Romy Rosemont (Mee-Ow cast ‘84, cast/director ‘85)

Kristen Schaal (Mee-Ow cast ‘99, ‘00)

Jean Villepique (Mee-ow cast '92, '93, '94, cast/co-director '95)

5:00 PM

All-Star Improv Comedy Jam

McCormick Auditorium

Hosts: Daniele Gaither (Mee-Ow Cast '91-'92), Orly Lewittes (Mee-Ow Cast '22-'24, Co-Director '24)

Producer: Dave Clapper (Mee-Ow Cast '86)

Dust off your Freeze Tag moves and cue up your First Line/Last Line skills as the amazing current cast of The Mee-Ow Show lead us through an improv jam with alums from 5 decades of the show!

8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Party Time!

The Double Clutch Brewing Co. in Evanston - 8:00 p.m.

Cap off the day with an evening reunion party at The Double Clutch Brewing Company, a casual, hip microbrewery AND car museum at 2121 Ashland Avenue in Evanston. Voted “Best Brew of 2023” by Chicago On Tap. Choose from a dozen artisanal beers on tap while you toss down some yummy appetizers. We’ll have some music playing, some over-the-top toasts AND a collection of classic antique racing cars. (Sorry, no driving allowed!).

Can’t wait to see you all there!

We are looking for sponsors to support this event!  If you are interested in being an event sponsor please contact us or make a contribution using this link!  Thank you!

We need day-of volunteers to help run the show. Please contact us if you are interested in more information!

We do not currently have any "blocks" of rooms set aside for this event but have received news that many attendees are staying at the below listed hotels:

Hilton Orrington Hotel

1710 Orrington Avenue

Evanston, IL 60201

Hilton Garden Hotel

1818 Maple Avenue

Evanston, IL 60201

Hyatt House

1515 Chicago Avenue

Evanston, IL 60201

Honorary Chairman: Paul “Papa Mee-Ow” Warshauer

Event Chair: Corey Rosen 

“Chat Chat” Producers: Dory Weiss & Jill Alexander

Communications Chair: Chris Pfaff

NU Relations: Jessica Hughes

Co-Chair/Finance Chair: Mark Brogger

Merchandise Chair: Saskia Young

Resident Historian: Joseph Radding

Improv Jam Chair: Dave Clapper

Party MC’s: Eric Gilliland, J.P. Manoux, Romy Rosemont & Ed Herbstman

Mee-Show Alumni Relations: Stuart Feldman

Commitee Member at Large: Jean Villepique