2026 Chicago Comedy Ticket Alerts: 365 Days of Laughter (A Work in Progress)

By Teme Ring | December 10, 2025

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 […]

Your Chicago comedy calendar for October 1 – 4

By Teme Ring | September 30, 2015

It’s Halloween month and the Comedy Calendar is a monster. I’m publishing it in smaller weekly installments because I don’t want to be known as the blogger who turned scrolling into an endurance sport. But  I also don’t want you to miss the extraordinary line-ups still ahead. Please check out  “Twelve Shows you don’t want […]

Twelve comedy shows you don’t want to miss … but will if you don’t buy tickets now!

By Teme Ring | September 30, 2015

I missed the “Blood Moon” because by the time I heard about it (yes, under a rock), it was over. It felt like when you hear about a show of bucket list proportions after it’s sold out or left town. In the spirit of preventing further epic disappointments, here are twelve  thirteen* shows you should […]

Comedy tweets of the week

By Teme Ring | September 26, 2015

My favorite tweets of the week (and a few more)  from comedians and comedy writers …  

Comedy tweets of the week

By Teme Ring | September 17, 2015

My favorite recent tweets from comedians and comedy writers.

Stephen Colbert, Michael Palascak and a big week in comedy

By Teme Ring | September 7, 2015

Lots of big comedy news over the past few days, much of it with Chicago connections. Stephen Colbert The Late Show with Stephen Colbert premieres on Tuesday, September 8. His guests are George Clooney, Jeb Bush and Jon Batiste. Here are some things Stephen Colbert has been doing since the end of The Colbert Report […]

Comedy tweets of the week

By Teme Ring | September 4, 2015

My favorite tweets of the week from comedians and comedy writers.   RT if carrot cake is a vegetable #gaffiganshow — Jim Gaffigan Show (@gaffiganshow) September 2, 2015 Retweeted immediately. Didn’t think twice.   Hey #kimdavis, God put you in jail to think about your decisions. Most would say the law did that but it […]

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