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 comedy spotlight for Monday, December 11-Sunday, December 17, 2017
Visitors in town: Joe List, Bryan Callen, Jim Breuer, and The Tenderloins (Impractical Jokers). Returning to their hometown: Matt Braunger and Mike Lebovitz. In the news: The Kates University is open for enrollment for stand-up classes beginning in January. More here. Movie award season is here and The Big Sick, written by Kumail Nanjiani and […]
I’m a liberal blogger. Chad Prather is a conservative comedian. Can we talk?
One day in 2015, Chad Prather sat at the steering wheel of his pickup truck mulling over a bad experience at Target. We all know how it is. A simple errand derails in a cascade of rudeness and incompetence. Had it been me, I would have driven home on autopilot, blowing through red lights while […]
Chicago comedy spotlight For Monday, December 4-Sunday, December 10, 2017
Visitors in town: Josh Gondelman, Mark Curry, Steve Rannazzisi, Mike Birbiglia, Jim Norton, Michael Carbonaro, Rhett & Link, and Bob Garfield. Lots of people returning to their comedy hometown: Aaron Weaver will record his debut album on Wednesday. Later in the week: Tim Meadows, Beth Stelling, Danielle and Tiffany Puterbaugh, and Nate Weatherup. Ticket alerts: December […]
Aaron Weaver will ask the big questions at his album recording on Wednesday night
This Wednesday, December 6, Los Angeles comedian Aaron Weaver returns to his comedy hometown to record his debut album in front of a live audience. Like many comedians around the country, he’s chosen “Comedians You Should Know” as his venue. CYSK is known for its intimate atmosphere and smart comedians. You can always count on […]
Take A Good Look! Ernie Kovacs’ rule-breaking, long-lost comedy game show is back!
When Ernie Kovacs got up in the morning, he did it like nobody else. Ernie Kovacs never did anything like anyone else. His widow, the singer, actor and comedian Edie Adams, had clear memories of mornings with her husband. She told Kovacs estate archivist Ben Model that Ernie “woke up on a manic high and […]
Chicago comedy spotlight for Thursday, November 30-Sunday, December 3, 2017
Visitors in town: Iliza Shlesinger and Billy Gardell. Returning to hometown Chicago: Michael Palascak, Liza Treyger, and Nick Offerman. Ticket alerts! December 6: Aaron Weaver returns to Chicago’s Comedians You Should Know for his live album recording. Get your tickets soon! December 29: Hannibal Buress at Lyric Opera House with special guest Thundercat. June 12, 2018: […]
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