Midwestern man Indiana native Andy Woodhull shares his brand of Midwestern standup comedy at Zanies at Parkway Bank Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont, (847) 813-0484. $22 plus a two-item purchase. zanies.com. 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 6; and 7 an...

Top autos Ogle custom cars and hot rods this weekend with the return of World of Wheels at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont. $20; $7 kids ages 6 to 12. (847) 692-2220 or autorama.com/attend/chicago. 10 a.m....

Hibernian humor Comedians directly from the Emerald Isle (or with ancestral roots) team up for the Irish Comedy Tour. The Saturday show features Derek Richards, Mike McCarthy, Damon Leibert and Derrick Keane at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Wi...

Just burp it Whenever a new Tupperware catalog or product line is released, you can bet that Kris Andersson , the drag star of "Dixie's Tupperware Party," will be dreaming up new gags. "Dixie's Tupperware Party" returns this week for two shows only ...

What a voice! Famed New York comedian Gilbert Gottfried ("Aladdin," "The Aristocrats") returns this week to perform standup starting Thursday at two Zanies locations: first at 1548 N. Wells St., Chicago. (312) 337-4027; then at Parkway Bank Park, 54...

Naperville Central High School is set to showcase its spring play, "The Game's Afoot," during three shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 8-10. The show, directed by theater club sponsor Susan Johnson and student director Abby Pet...

From meme to stage A 2011 internet meme showing women laughing and eating salads inspired playwright Sheila Callaghan's "Women Laughing Alone With Salad," a satirical, feminist comedy about friendship, sex, men, envy, diets, pharmaceuticals and sala...

Tony Award-winning actor and Grammy Award-winning singer Leslie Odom Jr. of Broadway's "Hamilton" fame is an author, too, and he's coming to Naperville. Odom, who played Aaron Burr in the hit musical about the nation's Founding Fathers, is schedule...

Blocky characters The Legoland Discovery Center Chicago unveils a new Character Meet & Greet area for photo opportunities starting this weekend at Streets of Woodfield, 601 N. Martingale Road, Schaumburg. $19.95. (847) 592-9700 or chicago.legola...

Jersey native Ernst Comedian Bret Ernst ("This is Not Happening," "Beer League") returns to perform a series of standup gigs at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. $25 plus a two-item purchase. (630) 524-0001 or zanies.com....