'Funniest' man Comedian Bob Saget may be most famous for his TV stints on “Full House” and “America's Funniest Home Videos,” but his humor is much more blue and adult as a standup. Catch Saget live on Saturday at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. ...

Celebrity chef Get some insights into Italian cooking and culture with “An Intimate Conversation With Lidia Bastianich,” the host of public television's “Lidia's Italy,” on Friday at the Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $37.50-$75. (84...

Nick Albert Wheaton Warrenville South Hometown: Wheaton Class: Senior Parents: Liz and Scott Albert Sponsor: Mike Kosky, counseling department chair Community service: Key Club president and volunteer; Special Olympics volunteer basketball coach; f...

Robotic roars Bring the kids to gawk at robotic recreations of extinct reptilian beasts at the returning “Discover the Dinosaurs” exhibit this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. $24; $28 kids ages 2 to...

The return of pop punk Pop-punk band Showoff has come a long way from its Villa Park inception back in the late '90s. With a record deal and a debut single hitting No. 36 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts, the band faced some lineup shuffling and ...

Simply Semple With a voice made to belt out arena rock songs yet expressive enough to coax poetry out of song, Northern Ireland-born Keith Semple has journeyed through the Chicago music scene from one successful rock band to another. His recent...

Equality comedy GayCo, Chicago's longest-running gay and lesbian sketch comedy troupe, revives its 2015 revue “Fifty States of Gay” for one show only tonight at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $25. (847...

'Red Eye' guy If you enjoyed the work of comedian Joe Machi on TV shows like “Red Eye” or “Last Comic Standing,” then catch him live this week at three Zanies locations: First at 1548 N. Wells St., Chicago, (312) 337-4027, then at Pheasant Run Resor...

Rumble time Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus and Kane vs. Bray Wyatt are just two of the planned bouts for the WWE Live Holiday Tour! on Sunday at the Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. $20-$120; $13-$20 parking. (800) 745-3000 or wwe.com...

Warren B. funny Comedian Warren B. Hall might bill his standup material as 98 percent clean, but he isn't averse to adult innuendo. Catch him this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. $15 plus a...