Chicago iO, The improvOlympic, will not reopen after the pandemic: An End To Another Comedy Institution
First the UCB closed up its doors in New York City. Now comes word that the Chicago theater that...
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Tag: Chicago
Episode #252: Liza Treyger
Liza Treyger is a New York based stand-up comic by way of Chicago, who grew up in nearby Skokie...
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The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will tape week of shows in Chicago: Oct. 16-19, 2017
Chicago fans of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah can see Noah and his correspondents up close and...
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Episode #133: TV Land’s “Teachers,” The Katydids
Caitlin Barlow, Katy Colloton, Cate Freedman, Kate Lambert, Katie O’Brien and Kathryn Renée Thomas...
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Bill Murray and Vince Vaughn lead Cubs fans in “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” for 2016 World Series
Usually the World Series gives participating cities a chance to show off their homegrown musical...
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Episode #110: Godfrey
Godfrey was born in Nebraska to Nigerian parents who had fled that country’s civil war in the late...
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The Second City launches Harold Ramis Film School in Chicago
The Second City’s actors have left a long legacy of comedic brilliance on the big screen,...
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Episode #58: Hannibal Buress
Hannibal Buress, threw himself a big ol’ bash when he turned 30. By then, Hannibal already had...
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Review: John Mulaney “The Comeback Kid” (Netflix)
As a comedian, Mulaney is much more interested in breaking down the rules of language than he is...
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Episode #26: Ali Farahnakian
Ali Farahnakian is living the American comedy dream. Born in Iran and raised in North Carolina,...
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Episode #24: W. Kamau Bell
For two seasons over two different channels (FX and FXX), W. Kamau Bell joined elite company as...
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UP in smoke: Rooftop fire at Piper’s Alley complex in Chicago home to The Second City
When there’s smoke, there’s often fire. And when that fire happens in the...
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