Outrageous Comedy. #ROTFL Ask and you shall receive. Earlier this year I saw parts of #SHOW at Chicago Sketchfest and in my review, suggested that they put this show back up for a run at Studio BE. Well folks, that’s exactly what happened. Not only did I get to see some of my favorite sketches for a second time, 4 Days Late added in a number of new and hilarious bits too!
New Year. New You. Just Like Last Year. Happy New Year’s everyone! This time every year, people find themselves hemming and hawing over what new ways they want to change themselves this year. How much more often will they go to the gym? How many more clubs will they join to meet new people? Will they finally give online dating a shot? You know, the usual. Well in light of comedy and in specific light of Chicago comedy, I bring … →
A CLOWN CAR NAMED DESIRE @The Second City, feat. Carisa Barreca, Brooke Breit, Mike Kosinski, Michael Lehrer, Punam Patel & Chris Witaske A&R @ iO, feat. Ross Bryant & Andy Carey ADSIT & EVELETH @ Chicago Improv Festival, feat. Scott Adsit & Jet Eveleth ALMOST A GENIUS @ The Playground Theater, by Maria Wojciechowski ANARCHY: AN IMPROVISED ROCK OPERA @ Studio BE, feat. Jean Bonavita, Bri Fitzpatrick, Brad Kemp, Andrew Lund, Matthew Payne, Brandon Price, Byron Roussin, Michael Silver, & Molly Todd BETTER … →
A Wild Ride. The 13th Annual Chicago SketchFest had 159 groups performing 188 shows in eight days. I went to nine shows and of the nine, there was only one that distinctly stood out to me. Here is my recap of my SketchFest experience.
The Chicago Comedy Vortex is here… The 13th Annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival begins at Stage 773 this Thursday night. Over 10,000 people are expected to flow in and out those doors to see roughly 180 different sketch comedy shows. It is overwhelming, which is why I have pulled out my recommendations of shows to see for this weekend. Next week, I will be posting my recommendations for the second half of Sketchfest. (Hint: Danny Pudi is playing with Siblings of Doctors, … →
