CCHICACGO COMEDIANS ON LATE NIGHT
CHICAGO COMEDIANS ON LATE NIGHT
After Midnight with Taylor Tomlinson:
Monday: Matt Braunger
Tuesday: Kyle Kinane
Wednesday: Dewayne Perkins
Friday: Lauren Lapkus (rerun)
Late Night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday: Cecily Strong
CHICAGO COMEDIANS IN THE NEWS
I was excited to share a Chicago comedian quoted in a major news outlet but when I looked up contact information, I saw this person is posting antisemitic memes on social media. Since ChicagoNow shut down, I have a smaller corner of the internet, but there’s no way I’m using that corner to spread or condone or connect to hate. I condemn hate and the choice to dehumanize and disconnect from tolerance and empathy. It’s the opposite of comedy, the opposite of what comedy’s supposed to do for us, and the opposite of what we all need right now. I started to get so depressed after I saw those memes, I almost scrapped this week’s calendar and wanted to sit in darkness and just let myself be enveloped by hopelessness. But one of the reasons I love comedy is its power to pull a person out of that shadow, back from the hellishness, maybe even prevent you from landing there at all. So like always, here are shows that I think will restore light and laughter to the world this week. Please confirm all details before leaving home and don’t let this world get you so down that you don’t want to leave home. Go connect with some laughter.
MONDAY, MARCH 25
Good Teachers Gone Bad at Laugh Factory, 5:00 p.m. With Janice Rodriguez and more TBA. Teachers who moonlight as comedians have a lot to say.
Paul Farahvar’s Stand Ups, Sit Down at Laugh Factory, 8:00 p.m. A unique opportunity to actually get to know the comedians you see on stage. Hear Chicago’s best standup, then Paul interviews each comedian about how their life informs their comedy. Insights and secrets you won’t hear anywhere else. With Sarah Perry, Hunter Hirsh, Claire Sundbye, Sohrab Farouzesh.
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
Don’t Quit Your Daydream at Second City, 8:00 p.m. The 111th Mainstage Revue in its final weeks!
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
Kenya Elan at Lincoln Lodge, 8:00 p.m. The Failure Podcast Live! “Comedy and catharsis.”
Mo Good at Riddles, Alsip, 7:00 p.m. Mo Good hosts Ladies’ Night. With Famo and Tara Terry.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28
Big Break Comedy at Holiday Club, 8:00 p.m. Jan Slavin, Ameerah Sanders, Jessica Mance, Michael Myers, Andres Merlos & Headliner Nana Rodriguez. Free show. Donations encouraged.
Liza Treyger at Zanies Chicago, 7:00 p.m. This Chicago native and nationally touring headliner has shows through Saturday. Follow link for all show times.
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
David Nihill at The Den Theatre, 7:15 p.m. Tonight and tomorrow night. The Shelf Help Tour. Originally from Ireland, David is the winner of the San Francisco Comedy Competition and a bestselling author who has appeared on NPR, Drybar Comedy, Moth Grandslam and in the Irish Independent and Huffington Post. Follow link for all show times.
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
Gwen La Roka at Hot Dish LIVE! at Lincoln Lodge, 6:00 p.m. Hosted by Lauren Hooberman and Colleen Brennan. “A comedy, cooking, interview show that dishes up hot goss and hot food.” High stakes trivia included. Special Guest Gwen La Roka is the winner of the 2021 NY Latino Film Festival Latino Stand Up Comedy Competition and the first Latina from Chicago to make her comedy special debut on HBO Max. Use code “Hotdish” for $5 off through Wednesday.
SUNDAY, MARCH 31
Comedy You Deserve at The Den Theatre, 7:00 p.m. Supporting “Red Rover’s Purple Leash Project, ensuring that domestic violence survivors and their pets can find safety and support together.” Kat Diaz hosts Janice Rodriguez, Manny Petty, James Fisher Jr., Zoe Dodson, Luis Arevalo & headliner Grace Bahler.
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