ADVANCE TICKET ALERTS
August 4: Hot Dish with Lauren Hooberman, Colleen Brennan, Amy Sumpter and Special Guest Geoffrey Baer at Steppenwolf
August 28: Maurice Benard, “Sonny Corinthos” General Hospital Tour. Comedy, Q&A, mental health awareness and advocacy at The Comedy Vault, Batavia
September 29-30: Patti Vasquez at CG’s Comedy Club, Bolingbrook
September 29-30: Jess Hilarious at The Den Theatre
October 26-28: Maria Bamford at The Den Theatre
November 9: Jenny Yang’s Self Help Me (a competitive self-care comedy show) at The Den Theatre
December 16: Margaret Cho at The Vic
January 27, 2024: Randy Rainbow at The Chicago Theatre
THIS WEEK AT:
Zanies Chicago: Super Six Showcase, Kiran Deol, Prateek Srivastava, Molly Kierney, Calvin Evans, Jen Fulwiler
Zanies Rosemont: New Material Night (Dawn B hosts Pat Tomasulo, Jim Flannigan, Laura Hugg, Todd Glover, Brian Hicks, Alan Ford & surprise guests), Kiran Deol, Prateek Srivastava, Morgan Murphy, Yassir Lester, Larry Reeb
Riddles: Will Hill, Marvin Dixon & Friends
The Improv: Don McMillan, Lavell Crawford
AND SPOTLIGHTING these ten shows! Please confirm all details before leaving home …
MONDAY, JULY 24
Open Mics at Lincoln Lodge, 6:00 p.m. All sorts of open mics at Lincoln Lodge on Mondays in Spanish, English and going until …? in a vibrant quintessential Chicago venue.
TUESDAY, JULY 25
Zainab Johnson at City Winery, 8:00 p.m. This former math teacher says her point of view comes from growing up in a Black Muslim family with thirteen children in Harlem. Among many other television appearances, she is currently a series regular on Amazon’s Upload.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
Comedy Night at The Wilmette Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Sophie Smarendescu, Jeff Brumfield, Chelsea Hood, Larry Bloom, Mike O’Keefe. A Funnier by the Lake Production.
THURSDAY, JULY 27
River Room Comedy at Burning Bush Brewery, 7:00 p .m. Soli Santos & Toni Arcely host Janice Rodriguez, Seth Davis, Matthew Torres, Audrey Jonas, Jamie Shriner. Standup showcase.
My Best Friend is Black at Lincoln Lodge, 8:00 p.m. All-Black comedy variety show with standup, sketch, improv, games and music. Fourth Thursdays.
FRIDAY, JULY 28
Adam Burke at CG’s Comedy Club, Bolingbrook, 8:00 p.m. Tonight and tomorrow night. This multi-award winning comedian (including Chicago Reader’s Best Standup) is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!
FBTL Comedy Showcase at Madame Zuzu’s, Highland Park, 8:00 p.m. Megan McMurtry, Peter-John Byrnes and Vince Maranto. A Funnier by the Lake Production.
This Show Could’ve Been an Email at Second City, 10:00 p.m. Not “your everyday workplace comedy.”
SATURDAY, JULY 29
Chicago’s Best Stand Up at Laugh Factory, 7:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. Calvin Evans, Ian Abramson, Eunji Kim, Rebecca O’Neal, Ali Drapos, Vic Pandya
9:00 p.m. Pat Tomasulo, Rebecca O’Neal, Ian Abramson, Jonah Jurkens, Aaron Weaver, Ed Towns, Hannah Roeschlein
SUNDAY, JULY 30
Patti Vasquez & Friends at Laugh Factory, 7:00 p.m. Radio and comedy star Patti Vasquez hosts Claire Sundbye, Reg Thomas and more TBA.