Go, see: Michael Hartney in “So I Like Superman: A One-Nerd Show”
by If you see only one one-man show about a young man obsessed with Superman for most of his life, please make it Michael Hartney's "So …
Category: Reviews
“Love Can Suck…” but this show doesn’t, thanks to Leslie Meisel and Megan Neuringer
Warning: The show "Love Can Suck a Dick…and So Can I," does not feature any actual acts of fellatio. Double warning: Leslie Meisel and Megan …
Perverse or perfect? Celebs help Paul W. Downs make his case in “The Paul Downs Syndrome”
Opening with an outrageous performance-art piece, presented by an Oberlin student, Paul W. Downs lets audiences know he's not about to hold anything back in …
Briefly reviewed: “Oh My God, I Heard You’re Dying!” at the UCB Theatre
You know how they tell you to write a spec script if you want to get into the TV business? Chris Kelly, a staff writer …
Complete your Hannibal Buress collection by buying his CD, “My Name Is Hannibal”
Hannibal Buress recorded "My Name is Hannibal" back in January 2009 at the Lakeshore Theater in his native Chicago. The Lakeshore has since closed, but …
Review: First (or second) impressions of Montreal’s New Faces at Just For Laughs 2010
Timing really can be everything. With this year's crop of New Faces at Montreal's Just For Laughs, that was most certainly the case on Wednesday …
Reviews / TV / Uncategorized
Cedric The Entertainer’s Urban Circus on TBS, with a cameo by Jerry Seinfeld #jflchicago
If you tune in tonight to TBS for Cedric The Entertainer's Urban Circus, then you'll probably wonder what in the world is going on when …
Watch Reggie Watts perform “Why S#!+ So Crazy,” then buy his “genius” music and comedy CD/DVD
Reggie Watts is a musician. Reggie Watts is a comedian. But he is much more than just a musical comedian. He has a way with …
Myq Kaplan has a Comedy Central Presents and a CD, “Vegan Mind Meld.” Watch one, buy the other!
I’ve made little to no secret that I’ve been a fan of Myq Kaplan’s comedy for years, and I’m not just saying that because I …
Interviews / Movies / Reviews
“I Am Comic,” reviewed at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and talked up by director Jordan Brady
Is I Am Comic the best documentary about stand-up comedy? Not entirely sure about that just yet, although the DVD and extras might tip the …