Please confirm all details before leaving home in case something’s changed! Shows to add? Please email me at temewring@gmail.com. Wishing you laughter every day! This list’s goal is to help make that happen with events for every day of the year. I add frequently, so check back. Infinite thanks always to the Chicago comedy community […]
CHICAGO COMEDIANS IN THE NEWS Mariann Aalda’s film Gumbo is now streaming on Xfinity. The Murray Brothers Caddyshack Restaurant, originally scheduled to open in Wilmette last March, has been delayed without explanation, as reported on August 4 by The Record. The Murray Brothers have until September 8 to act on their special use permit. Neighbors […]
UPCOMING TICKET ALERTS: August 9: Bored Teachers Summer Break Comedy Tour at Riddles August 18-21: Kellye Howard in Crazy or Nah?! at Steppenwolf August 18: Ben Hollis at the Orland Park Library August 21: Steven Springer presents Bill Gorgo, JT Newton, Michelle Krajecki, Vince Maranto, Matt Kissane, Rachel Labont at Laugh Factory September 1 and […]
CHICAGO COMEDIANS IN THE NEWS: There’s a great interview with Ray Chao in the July 11 edition of Shout Out L.A. Ray talks about how he went from courtroom to comedy, and Chicago to Los Angeles where he is a comedian and actor, and creator and director of two film festivals. Second City alum Quinta […]
CHICAGO COMEDIANS IN THE NEWS The seventh season of W. Kamau Bell’s United Shades of America premiered on CNN last night. The show has earned five Emmy Awards. Kamau’s new book Do The Work: An Antiracist Activity Book will be released on July 19. Find out how to pre-order and get an exclusive free tote […]
Chicago comedians in the news: Sean Bair-Flannery’s long-awaited memoir Places I Can’t Return To has just been released. Order your copy here. Sean has been featured on Comedy Central, written one-man shows (which sold out week after week) and is the creator of Blackout Diaries (now at Lincoln Lodge), one of the most critically acclaimed […]
No one does Creepiness, Comedy and Camaraderie like Sinisterhood! A Q&A with Christie Wallace and Heather McKinney —– Heather McKinney first saw Christie Wallace in 2017 at an improv show at the Dallas Comedy House. In her lyrical Texas drawl, Heather told me, “I remember spotting Christie. She was a teacher. She was on all […]
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