Interviews
Talking with Chicago Improv Festival’s Jonathan Pitts about stars, laughs, and the divine right to play
How about a healthcare plan for the spirit? Appointments are available all this week! Low co-pays ($5-$25). High pay-off in laughs and other transcendent benefits. This plan is open to everyone and it’s called the Chicago Improv Festival. The Festival runs Monday, March 27-Sunday, April 2. Jonathan Pitts created the Festival with Frances Callier in […]
Chicago native and Super Troopers co-creator Jay Chandrasekhar honestly tells all in his new memoir “Mustache Shenanigans”
When Jay Chandrasekhar decided to write his memoirs, he began by putting every story on the page “regardless of how incriminating some of the details were.” Then, as many celebrities do, “I figured I would go back later and ‘clean them up’ for public consumption.” But Jay is not just any celebrity. He forged […]
7 years after death, comedy legend Greg Giraldo returns to spotlight in upcoming biography
Speaking to Matt Balaker I came close to slipping up and calling him “Greg.” Matt, along with Wayne Jones, are the authors of the upcoming definitive and only book about ingenious comedian Greg Giraldo who died of an accidental prescription drug overdose in 2010 at the age of forty-four. Talking with Matt even by phone […]
Yes, and … you must take improv classes if you want to work for Chicago consulting company Mavens
At Mavens Consulting, employees are expected to be fluent in improv. No improv background? No worries. You’ll be flown in to train at Second City from wherever you are on the planet. Mavens is helmed by CEO Prasad (“PK”) Kanumury and this year the Chicago company celebrates its tenth anniversary. Mavens’ mission is “to connect […]
What A Joke Comedy Festival transcends Inauguration Day weekend with support for the ACLU
How will you spend Friday, January 20th? Gnashing your teeth, smashing your head through the wall and venomously wishing that Conway woman a crappy birthday? (As the malevolent fates have it, January 20 is also her birthday.) If so, you will be relieved and happy to learn of a most ideal alternative: laugh. And I […]
Rebecca O’Neal and WCIU premiere Chicago’s One Night Stand-Up on New Year’s Eve
Chicago comedy fans! A dream comes true this New Year’s Eve. You can enjoy stand-up from some of the city’s best comedians in the comfort of your home. No frozen steering wheels. No wind-blasted hair. No parking hassles. Just a happy evening of laughter in your living room with the talent that makes Chicago a […]
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