Entertainment
-
Robin Thede looks to build legacy in HBO sketch comedy showAug 18, 2019 7:27 am - LOS ANGELES - Robin Thede knew plenty of talented African-American female comedians, but only a few were getting hired on popular TV comedy shows such as "Saturday Night...
-
Weekend picks: Wheeling International Festival brings food, art, performancesAug 18, 2019 7:24 am - Global fun The family-friendly Wheeling International Festival returns with performances by 25 different arts troupes, on-site food trucks, handicrafts and more on ...
-
See suburban artists at work when Wizard World returns to RosemontAug 18, 2019 7:00 am - Celebrity guests, clever costumes and T-shirt towers have become the signature trappings of entertainment conventions like Wizard World Chicago, which returns Thursday, ...
-
Weekend picks: Comedian Dave Coulier plays the Raue CenterAug 17, 2019 7:24 am - 'House' comedian Actor and comedian Dave Coulier ("Full House," "Fuller House") performs a standup comedy set on Saturday at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Wil...
-
5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsAug 16, 2019 9:00 am - Bernadette Peters performing Broadway show tunes at Aurora's Paramount Theatre and comedian Dave Coulier doing standup at Crystal Lake's Raue Center are just two of many...
-
Theater events: The Lovettes wax nostalgic at Metropolis; Theatre Y stages a pilgrimage in ChicagoAug 16, 2019 6:00 am - • "Mixtape," a 45-minute improvised drama chronicling the evolution of a relationship through the songs on a mix tape, opens Friday, Aug. 16, at Theatre Momentum, a comp...
-
Feder: Bulls expert Mark Schanowski cutting back at NBC Sports ChicagoAug 16, 2019 1:00 am - Mark Schanowski, the affable and authoritative Chicago Bulls basketball analyst who's been a prominent player on the local sports media scene for three decades, is cutti...
-
Director Gary Griffin goes 'Into the Woods' at Writers TheatreAug 15, 2019 11:00 am - “Into the Woods,” Stephen Sondheim's fairy tale-inspired musical opening next week at Writers Theatre, wasn't a show director Gary Griffin wanted to direct. “It wasn't...
-
Feder: Jeff Joniak to join Chicagoland Sports Hall of FameAug 15, 2019 1:00 am - Jeff Joniak, sports director of Entercom all-news WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM and longtime radio voice of the Chicago Bears, will receive the Media Award from the Chicagol...
-
Evanston Art & Big Fork Festival Set for August 16 -18Aug 14, 2019 11:00 pm - The Evanston Art & Big Fork Festival opens on Friday night, August 16, and extends through Sunday, August 18, in downtown Evanston. Organized by the award-winning festiv...