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Happy birthday, Mitch Hedberg!

By Teme Ring | February 24, 2016

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 […]

Maria Bamford is coming to Chicago!

By Teme Ring | February 18, 2016

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 […]

Wanda Sykes announces April 9th show at the Chicago Theatre

By Teme Ring | February 16, 2016

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 […]

Defiant Thomas Brothers to teach master class at Second City

By Teme Ring | February 15, 2016

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 […]

Stephen Colbert, Michael Palascak and a big week in comedy

By Teme Ring | September 7, 2015

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 […]