Chicago’s a comedy city. Throw a stone and you’ll hit a great comedy stage, and whether it’s Second City, iO, Annoyance or somewhere else you’ll be guaranteed a laugh or two. […]
After seeing Steppenwolf’s Chicago premiere of Clare Barron’s poignant play, You Got Older, I felt the need to text my sister. Much like Barron’s protagonist, Mae (Caroline Neff), my sister, […]
Humboldt Park might not be the first place you’d think of when you’re talking about seeing comedy in Chicago, but recently, the ever-changing nature of Humboldt Park has become home […]
BLKS, poet Aziza Barnes’ foray into playwriting, is a funny, insightful and honest look into the lives of four, 20-something black women living in New York City. Forged with humor […]
As disturbing or angst-ridden as they can get, I have a real affection for the works of Mike White, as both writer and director. His only previous time as a […]
[soliloquy id=”18461″] Stage 773 is home to quite a bit of fun, funny theater and comedy all year round. This past weekend, though, it saw the invasion of the […]
Though it hadn’t seen nationwide release until today, The Big Sick is already all over the news. The film features Kumail Nanjiani, a Pakistani-born stand-up comedian who came up in the comedy world via our […]
So Chicago is pretty good, right? The weather is shit, but it’s just as miserable and gray in Minneapolis or Milwaukee or Cleveland or Buffalo. Unlike those cities, in Chicago […]
Please note: I could go on for days, but I’ll keep it short. The election cycle has run its course again and a large majority of individuals, myself included, are […]
Guest Author Patrick McManus is a stand-up comic living and working in Chicago. Patrick is a real cool guy who won the 100 Proof Comedy’s Chicago’s Top College Comedian Competition […]
Guest Author Patrick McManus is a stand-up comic living and working in Chicago. Patrick is a real cool guy who won the 100 Proof Comedy’s Chicago’s Top College Comedian Competition […]
I like lasers and I like comedy. When I gave my 6-year-old son, Pudge, the opportunity to pick a show for us to see together, he was quick to select […]