2026 Chicago Comedy Ticket Alerts: 365 Days of Laughter (A Work in Progress)

By Teme Ring | December 10, 2025

Please confirm all details before leaving home in case something’s changed! Shows to add? Please email me at temewring@gmail.com. Wishing you laughter every day! This list’s goal is to help make that happen with events for every day of the year. I add frequently, so check back. Infinite thanks always to the Chicago comedy community […]

Paul Chowdhry On Selling Out Arenas – and Starting Fresh in America

By Teme Ring | January 7, 2026

Sitting across from British comedian Paul Chowdhry on a Zoom, it is hard to believe that he was once banned from a U.K. dating app. With his steely gaze, elegant authority, and leading-man presence, he radiates a distinctly James Bond–like charisma. But unlike James Bond, Paul is profoundly funny—and willing to be both provocative and […]

Need NYE Plans? 33 Comedy Shows in Chicago

By Teme Ring | December 26, 2025

Please confirm all details – and laugh as much as possible this New Year’s Eve. Thank you for all your support in 2025! I never take it for granted! Wishing everyone happiness, health and a much funnier year in 2026. On that note, CDG also has a post of 2026 shows here. I love finding […]

QUICK! Before They’re Cancelled! Go see the Practical Theatre Company’s 2025 Year-End Revue … Before Someone Decides You Can’t.

By Teme Ring | December 23, 2025

INT. DANA OLSEN’S HOUSE – LATE AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER Three friends gather in the living room. Victoria, Paul and Dana met at Northwestern University in the late 1970s. They have been close ever since. As they settle in for a Zoom interview about their new 2025 year-end revue “Quick! Before We’re Cancelled!”, simply getting their mics, […]

2026 Chicago Comedy Ticket Alerts: 365 Days of Laughter (A Work in Progress)

By Teme Ring | December 10, 2025

Please confirm all details before leaving home in case something’s changed! Shows to add? Please email me at temewring@gmail.com. Wishing you laughter every day! This list’s goal is to help make that happen with events for every day of the year. I add frequently, so check back. Infinite thanks always to the Chicago comedy community […]

Eat the Cake!!! Bill Young’s Sweetest Lessons

By Teme Ring | December 4, 2025

If you could give a new comedian one piece of advice, what would it be? Andrew Brynildson doesn’t hesitate. “Anytime a new comic’s willing to listen, I tell them, ‘Let me tell you about a guy named Bill Young.’” Bill Young was a rarity. He was known in Minneapolis as a transcendent presence in comedy […]

From Mic to Memoir: 2025’s Best & Boldest Comedy Books to Read and Gift

By Teme Ring | December 3, 2025

The actual homeowner reveals what it was like to live in this gorgeous Winnetka home during the filming of Home Alone and its aftermath. An archaeological expedition into a fabulously successful life in comedy. He wasn’t just a Loooooocy-shouting dreamboat. His revolutionized television and the way we watch comedy. A book for the Lucy fan […]

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