Dana Carvey Set to Appear
at Make-A-Wish^® Illinois Gala

CHICAGO — Wish Ball, an exciting evening that brings WishMakers together in support of Illinois children with critical illnesses, returns to Navy Pier on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Featuring a performance by comedian Dana Carvey, this inspirational and entertaining black-tie event supports the organization’s mission to grant wishes.

Individual tickets are now on sale for $700/person. A limited number of sponsorship opportunities are still available. Purchase tickets and find more information at wishball.org. Funds raised through Wish Ball help to ensure that every child can have a meaningful wish, an experience that research shows contribute to physical, mental, and emotional health. Presented by GATX Corporation, Wish Ball is supported by Celebrity Sponsor Broadridge Financial Solutions.

Emmy-award winning actor and comedian Dana Carvey is best known for his iconic and indelible SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE characters – most memorably Church Lady, Grumpy Old Man, several political figures, Hans, of the Hans and Franz body building duo, and of course Garth – Mike Myers’ “excellent Co-Host” on the classic sketch turned feature film, WAYNE’S WORLD and WAYNE’S WORLD 2.

Currently, you can hear Dana on his chart-topping hit podcast FLY ON THE WALL which he co-hosts with friend and comic David Spade, and voicing several characters on the animated show MULLIGAN, produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.