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 […]
Super Narcoleptic Girl is taking off!
Comedians Sarah Albritton and Catherine “Povs” Povinelli are telling me about the time they drove from Chicago to Sarah’s hometown, Louisville, Kentucky. Sarah drove all five and a half hours. Povs joked about being in the passenger seat, “I risked my life!” “And I was fine,” Sarah pointed out. “I kept you awake,” Povs said. […]
Chicago comedy spotlight for Monday, January 1-Sunday, January 7, 2018
In town: Jeremy Hotz and Preacher Lawson are at The Improv. Jamie Lissow and Eliot Chang are at Zanies along with Chicagoans Dwayne Kennedy and Mike Toomey. Ticket alerts: January 12-March 18 (Sundays): Julia Sweeney: Older & Wider at Second City January 12-14: Dave Attell at The Improv January 25: The Kates at The Improv […]
Chicago comedy spotlight for Tuesday, December 26-Thursday, December 28, 2017
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26 Comedy Cocktail at House of Blues’ Foundation Room, 329 N. Dearborn, 6:00 p.m. Produced by James Allen Kamp, creator of the most excellent comedyofchicago.com. DJ Tone-Knee kicks off the evening at 6:00 p.m. Stand-up showcases at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. RSVP for free admission. Early arrival recommended. Seats go fast! Always […]
Chicago Comedy Spotlight for New Year’s Eve 2017
Everyone who took the time to stop in and read CDG or speak with me in 2017: thank you! You are the highlights of the year! Only comedy can tempt me to step out into the icy chasm of New Year’s Eve. There are a lot of great temptations this year. Did I forget anything? […]
The season’s best new tradition: “Christmas for the Jews” with Joel Chasnoff!
When I first heard about Joel Chasnoff’s show “Christmas for the Jews,” I had a big question. Where has he been all my life? Well, he was growing up in Evanston and attending Solomon Schechter Day School. He spent summers at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin and traveled to Israel with Ramah during high school. That […]
Chicago comedy spotlight for Monday, December 18-Monday, December 25, 2017
Visitor in town: Chris Fleming (a/k/a/ Gayle Waters-Waters). Returning Chicagoans: Joel Chasnoff, Kevin McCaffrey and Dave Helem. I made this list. Please check it twice and confirm all details! MONDAY, DECEMBER 18 CAMP: A Comedy Show at Village Tap, 2055 W. Roscoe, 8:30 p.m. Free comedy showcase created and produced by Tessa Orzech and Samantha […]
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