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 Kyle Kinane’s new special Dirt Nap is out today on 800 Pound Gorilla. Directed by Chicagoan Bobcat Goldthwait. Cathryn Michon (Second City Chicago) and W. Bruce Cameron are the powerhouse couple behind the Dog’s Purpose books and films which honor dogs’ transcendent presence in our lives. Now for a limited […]
Michael Blaustein is at The Den this week CHICAGO COMEDIANS IN THE NEWS Orly K.G. and Colleen Brennan appeared on Fox32 News to talk about the Bad Irish Momz of Comedy St. Patrick’s Day Show on March 9 at Chief O’Neill’s TICKETS HERE. This world urgently needs a full length comedy special on a major […]
CHICAGO COMEDIANS IN THE NEWS Free tickets for Comedians Defying Gravity readers to one of the best shows in the city! Have you ever left a comedy show wanting more? Like you definitely laughed – a lot! But often, a set just makes me more intrigued. Who are these comedians really? What’s their actual life? […]
WHETHER YOU’RE LOOKING for a funny Valentine – or anti-Valentine vibe – here are nearly forty ways to celebrate. Please confirm all details before leaving home! But first … CHICAGO COMEDY IN THE NEWS Joseph Jefferson Award nominations (non-equity) were announced this past week. They include Gwen La Roka for Mi Casa Es Tu Casa! […]
Above: Self-portrait by Erin Nekervis Comedy fans in the know recognize the name Erin Nekervis. Erin was one of the first photographers to document Chicago’s alt-comedy scene. This “tiny do-it-yourself comedy scene … produced some of the most successful and influential stand-up comedians of their generation” during the late 1990s to early 2000s, according to […]
Harry Hickstein is not the man he used to be. He’s even better. Back in 1985, Harry went on stage for the first time at the Comedy Womb in Berwyn. He was “a hulky, intimidating presence” and audiences wondered whether he was a member of the Mob or Hell’s Angels, according to Vince Vieceli and […]
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