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Tag: iO Theater

improv Olympic in Chicago, Now Under New Ownership?
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improv Olympic in Chicago, Now Under New Ownership?

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 21, 2021July 22, 2021

Remember last year during the pandemic when Chicago’s comedy community asked The Second City and the iO to change their ways when it came to …

Chicago iO, The improvOlympic, will not reopen after the pandemic: An End To Another Comedy Institution
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Chicago iO, The improvOlympic, will not reopen after the pandemic: An End To Another Comedy Institution

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 18, 2020June 18, 2020

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 …

“Braving the Unknown,” Susan Messing’s Ted Talk in Chicago, April 2014
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“Braving the Unknown,” Susan Messing’s Ted Talk in Chicago, April 2014

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 22, 2014

“Taking a risk — maybe a tiny one, maybe a giant leap, into the unknown.” Spend the next 14 minutes with Susan Messing, who tells an …

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