Chicago iO, The improvOlympic, will not reopen after the pandemic: An End To Another Comedy Institution
by First the UCB closed up its doors in New York City. Now comes word that the Chicago theater that gave birth to the Upright Citizens …
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Episode #252: Liza Treyger
Liza Treyger is a New York based stand-up comic by way of Chicago, who grew up in nearby Skokie after immigrating from Russia when she …
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 personal this October, as Comedy Central is taking the …
Episode #133: TV Land’s “Teachers,” The Katydids
Caitlin Barlow, Katy Colloton, Cate Freedman, Kate Lambert, Katie O’Brien and Kathryn Renée Thomas met in various Chicago improvisational theaters, and with a shared name …
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 talent to sing the National Anthem. In the case of …
Episode #110: Godfrey
Godfrey was born in Nebraska to Nigerian parents who had fled that country’s civil war in the late 1960s. Godfrey grew up in Chicago, which is …
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, and now, in 2016, the Chicago-based theater company and …
Episode #58: Hannibal Buress
Hannibal Buress, threw himself a big ol’ bash when he turned 30. By then, Hannibal already had released two albums and a Comedy Central special, …
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 literal laws of society. Whether it’s an …
Episode #26: Ali Farahnakian
Ali Farahnakian is living the American comedy dream. Born in Iran and raised in North Carolina, Ali moved to Chicago after college and fell right …