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Chicago Comedy Ticket Alerts: 2023

By Teme Ring | January 1, 2023

Welcome to the Comedians Defying Gravity Ticket Alert index for 2023! My hobby is scouring comedy listings to find the best shows whether I can attend or not. Is that weird? Well, no matter. My goal is at least one show -maybe more- for every day of the year. Because Chicago Comedy. Here’s what I’ve …

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How can you get your hands on The Next to Last Joan Rivers Album? I’ve got the scoop here.

By Teme Ring | April 10, 2015

UPDATE BELOW How can you get your hands on The Next To Last Joan Rivers Album which Stand Up! Records will release exclusively on Record Store Day (April 18)? Here’s the scoop. Record Store Day (RSD) was founded in 2007 and is celebrated every year on the third Saturday in April. Albums with exclusive content …

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Think you know Joan Rivers? Can we talk? Rare album releases April 18, 2015.

By Teme Ring | April 10, 2015

When I was in seventh grade, I was obsessed with the book Having A Baby Can Be a Scream. Granted, most of it went over my head, but it didn’t matter. Comedy was something of a religion in our house and I recognized the voice of a deity when I read one. I didn’t know …

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Chicago can be proud of comedian Jamie Campbell

By Teme Ring | March 2, 2015

Jamie Campbell will release his new album, Tell Me You’re Proud of Me on March 10. Two things you wouldn’t guess about Jamie. First, he’s shy. You wouldn’t guess because with a microphone, the shyness is gone. When Jamie takes the stage, his warmth and charisma fill the room. He’s a tough guy with a …

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Comedian Maz Jobrani is not a terrorist but he is radically funny

By Teme Ring | February 21, 2015

In just the past few weeks, Maz Jobrani has been profiled by the Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, Mother Jones and NPR. For the past fifteen years, the Iranian American comedian has been profiled by casting directors and airport officials all over the world who tend to see him as a terrorist. For those …

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Rod Man, Winner of Last Comic Standing, Appears in Schaumburg this Week

By Teme Ring | January 27, 2015

Life is better when it’s funny. Life is infinitely better when you know the comedy of Rod Man. Rod Man, born Rod Thompson, is the 2014 winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing. He will appear at the Improv in Schaumburg from Thursday, January 29 to Saturday, January 31. Tickets are selling out fast. As of …

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Comedian Paul Thomas Warms Up January

By Teme Ring | January 4, 2015

Most New Year’s resolutions are unappealing, but this year I can’t resist. Fighter-trainer Kurt Grasa (oops, don’t look up what his last name means in Spanish) promises to make me “an all-around whole participant on this planet” in five minutes a day with his just released “Mixed Life Arts” program. His methods are somewhat unusual. …

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