'#DATEME' to Feature Q&A with OkCupid Founder at UP Comedy Club

Learn the science behind finding your soulmate from the man who started it all, Sam Yagan, co-founder of OkCupid, Vice-Chairman of Match Group, and Board member at Tinder. Along with this, he recently joined ShopRunner as the CEO and has co-founded several companies such as SparkNotes, eDonkey, Techstars Chicago, Firestarter Fund and Corazon Capital.

Start the night seeing the hottest comedy show about online dating, #DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment, at UP Comedy Club (230 W North Ave, 3rd Floor of Piper's Alley), then grab an after show drink and soak up some love knowledge from Sam Yagan, who was named one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World." Who knows, with all your new insights you might find your soulmate here! Tickets start at $20 and can be reserved at www.UPComedyClub.com. The Q&A, hosted by #DateMe creator Robyn Lynne Norris, will follow immediately after the performance.

Come for the show, stay for the Q&A with OkCupid founder, Sam Yagan on Sunday April 23, after 7pm.

#DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment is a hilarious journey through the world of online dating made up of actual dialogue from interactions on OkCupid! 38 "Undateable" profiles were placed on the world's most popular online dating site to see who would interact with them. The results were tracked with a shockingly hilarious outcome.

#DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment = months of research of REAL people talking to FAKE characters. A scientific experiment about the online search for love.
Date night? Girls' night out? Bromance hang?

#DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment is the perfect show for people looking for love, already in love, or who want to laugh at love. Featuring multimedia, original music, improvisation, and real life characters transferred from the online world to the stage. It's unlike anything you've ever seen before.

Sam Yagan joined ShopRunner as the CEO in July 2016. He also serves as Vice-Chairman of Match Group (Nasdaq: MTCH), a position he assumed after serving as the company's Chief Executive Officer and leading it through a period of explosive growth that culminated in its IPO. He has co-founded several companies, including SparkNotes, eDonkey, OkCupid, Techstars Chicago, and, Firestarter Fund, & Corazon Capital.

UP Comedy Club is a venue dedicated to producing and presenting a diverse array of comedic performers and formats which include stand-up, sketch, improvisation, podcasts, and other eclectic entertainment that is smart, funny and provocative. This club is located at 230 W. North Ave on the third floor of Piper's Alley in the heart of a rich comedy community, including the legendary Second City theatres and training center. The cabaret-style club boasts state of the art audiovisual capabilities in an intimate room with seating for 285 people with a full service kitchen and bar with a no drink minimum.

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