TruTV and the Onion and A.V. Club announced this morning a star-filled line up for its 3rd Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival. The Festival will take place at venues around Chicago, June 1-5 and will include: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1: TRACY MORGAN at The Civic Opera House, 8:00 p.m. THURSDAY, JUNE 2 MICHAEL CHE at Lincoln […]
We all know Donald Trump’s first act as president will be to appoint Satan to the Supreme Court where he will promptly be confirmed by the Senate, including the four horsemen of the Apocalypse recently voted in claiming to represent Maine, New Jersey, Arizona and the Ninth Circle of Hell. We’ll turn sad and frightened
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AJ is not Anthony James or Andrew John. There’s nothing ordinary or predictable about AJ Lubecker. “It stands for Austin Jack,” he explains. “Whenever I tell people that, they’re like oh my god, that’s the coolest. But I go by AJ. My parents called me AJ before I could talk. That’s always been my name
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Last night at midnight I amazed my husband by singing a McDonald’s commercial I hadn’t heard since the ‘70s. Then I regaled him with a couple of Burger King riffs from the same era. “Have it your way!,” I told him. I also sang the entire Ourisman’s Chevrolet song which meant nothing to him because
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Visiting Chicago this week: Ms. Pat, Broken Lizard, Pablo Francisco, Sam Obeid and Joel McHale. Ticket alerts! Wanda Sykes will be here on April 9 (tickets) and Maria Bamford on August 19 (tickets). Dwayne Kennedy released his first EP, Oh No, It’s Dwayne Kennedy, earlier this month. Dwayne Kennedy was an on-air correspondent and wrote
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Yesss! Maria Bamford is coming to Chicago! Just announced this morning, the show is at the Athenaeum Theatre on August 19 at 8:00 p.m. Get your tickets here. This one is going to sell out very fast. Maria Bamford’s mind works like summer lightning. Brilliant, fast, jagged, beautiful, thrilling, unexpected. She also takes on the
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One of the funniest comedians of our time is returning to the Chicago Theatre. Wanda Sykes announced this morning that her Herlarious tour will touch down here on April 9th. I need to impart a piece of important life-or-death information. Do not buy seats in the front row of the mezzanine. The advantages of having
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This morning, The Second City Training Center announced a monthly one-day master class to be taught by The Defiant Thomas Brothers. The first class will be March 5. Paul and Seth Thomas, who are brothers in last name and comedy if not technically blood, currently have a prestigious and rare open run at Second City’s
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Much anticipated comedy news this week: Dobie Maxwell’s memoirs will be published in March. You’re invited to the launch party at Zanies on Wells on March 14 (Dobie’s birthday) which will include a show and a book signing. This will be a story of strength, heart, perseverance and comedy like you’ve never heard. It involves
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Many opportunities over the next eight days to celebrate love and/or mock it. I’ve listed shows that promise fun with the highs and lows of Valentine’s Day, plus more of the week’s comedy highlights. Visiting this week: Heather McDonald (Chelsea Lately), Margaret Smith (The Ellen DeGeneres Show), Jim Norton, and the Royal Comedy Tour which
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Visitors to Chicagoland this week include Derek Sheen, Vicki Lawrence with Mama, Tracy Morgan, Marina Franklin, Warren B. Hall, Tammy Pescatelli, James Adomian with Anthony Atamanuik, Chastity Washington, Dennis Regan, The Three Tenors Who Can’t Sing, and loud alert: Gilbert Gottfried and Gallagher (but not together). Random unconnected phrases and songs spontaneously ping-pong around my brain
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Visitors to Chicago this week include Lewis Black, Will Durst, Marlena Rodriguez, Sean Patton, Dave Siegel, James Davis, Travis Irvine, Mitchell Potts, Austin Frields and Piff the Magic Dragon. Ticket alert! These shows are likely to sell out fast: February 20 and 21: Dick Gregory at The Legacy Event Venue in Chicago. Some discount tickets
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Chicago comedy is God’s way of apologizing for the weather. How else do you explain this combination of sub-zero temps with hundreds of reasons to go out in it? This week is especially hot with original shows that will lift your spirit. There’s a dog-centric comedy showcase where you can bring your melon collie; yes,
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The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival is in its last week! Meanwhile, two more comedy-related festivals start this week: “Fillet of Solo” features storytelling and comedy. “Tomorrow Never Knows” is mostly music, but some of comedy’s best will be visiting, too. This Saturday there’s a special seminar at The Laugh Factory with groundbreaking, comedy great, Chicagoan
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