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My nemesis was clear by first grade. Enemy, thy name is reading. My classmates sped, sprinted and gloated through our color-coded readers. Classmates were done with the Red Reader by recess. Stomped the Blue Reader into submission by lunch. Then they competed to see who would get through Yellow and Green the fastest. “Craig is …
March 24-26: Vir Das at The Improv. One of India’s most popular stand-up comics. March 25-26: An Evening With Noel Fielding. From the mighty Mighty Boosh and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Noel Fielding brings his eclectic comic mix of stand-up, animation, music and storytelling to Thalia Hall. March 26: Trevor Noah at The Chicago Theatre. The Daily Show …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Wanda Sykes announces April 9th show at the Chicago Theatre Read More »
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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Lots of big comedy news over the past few days, much of it with Chicago connections. Stephen Colbert The Late Show with Stephen Colbert premieres on Tuesday, September 8. His guests are George Clooney, Jeb Bush and Jon Batiste. Here are some things Stephen Colbert has been doing since the end of The Colbert Report …
Stephen Colbert, Michael Palascak and a big week in comedy Read More »
