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10 Shows This Week: Monday, April 15-Sunday, April 21, 2024

By Teme Ring | April 15, 2024

Sammy Obeid is at The Den this week. CHICAGO COMEDIANS IN THE NEWS A new Paul Farahvar special is always reason to celebrate. On April 26, Helium Comedy Studio’s will release Paul’s latest, Middle Western, Middle Eastern. Paul is a lawyer-turned-comedian and popular nationally touring headliner. He is the creator of original hit productions like […]

When Dave Stone Packs A Lunch, It’s a Comedy Feast

By Teme Ring | April 9, 2024

By Teme Ring and Ben Feldman Dave Stone lived many lives before comedy, experiencing things most of us can’t imagine. His newest special Pack A Lunch takes you behind the scenes from an explosive rural Georgia boyhood to an adulthood filled with unplanned twists and turns. For instance, there was the time he worked security […]

10 Shows This Week: Monday, March 25-Sunday, March 31, 2024

By Teme Ring | March 25, 2024

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 […]

13 Shows This Week: Monday, March 18-Sunday, March 24, 2024

By Teme Ring | March 18, 2024

CHICAGO COMEDIANS IN THE NEWS Paul Farahvar appeared on Fox 32 to talk about life in comedy and his upcoming shows at Zanies on April 2. Kellye Howard appeared on ABC 7 Chicago and WGN to talk about next Sunday’s ‘M’ES’S’ing Around Comedy at the Laugh Factory. The show will benefit Multiple Sclerosis Research and […]

Index to Online Interviews

By Teme Ring | March 14, 2024

A Nemr Abou Nassar – April 3, 2018 Mike Acerra – July 1, 2015 Actual Murderers – July 6, 2017 Sarah Albritton – January 2, 2018 Sarah Albritton – September 14, 2016 Michael Alexander – October 20, 2018 Michael Alexander – June 7, 2023 Krista Atkinson – September 1, 2016 B Brian Babylon – September […]

14 Shows This Week: Monday, March 11-Sunday, March 17, 2024

By Teme Ring | March 11, 2024

Cat Cohen is at The Den Theatre this week CHICAGO COMEDIANS IN THE NEWS Orly K.G. and Colleen Brennan appeared on WGN News Chicago Spotlight on March 4 to talk about the Bad Irish Momz of Comedy St. Patrick’s Day performance. The show completely sold out. Follow the Bad Momz in Instagram and Facebook, and […]