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 […]
Good girls can’t be funny!
[Note: this post is is a one-hour challenge from ChicagoNow: “Write about a time you made a mistake or were wrong about something.”] Growing up, I never thought I was funny. Worse, I thought I wasn’t allowed to be funny. Funny was reserved for people who had been chosen. I was somehow under the impression […]
Which Hillary Clinton gets your vote: Amy Poehler or Kate McKinnon?
On Sunday, Hillary Clinton made the announcement we all were expecting: we’re going to be seeing a lot more of her on Saturday Night Live. Well, that’s not exactly what she said, but happily, it’s the same thing. But which Hillary will it be? Will it be Amy Poehler? Will she return? She has seniority, […]
Chicago can be proud of comedian Jamie Campbell
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 […]
Comedian Maz Jobrani is not a terrorist but he is radically funny
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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