Articles filed under Comedy
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Best Bets: Nathan Chen, 'Stars on Ice' tour to ChicagoMay 10, 2022 6:00 am - Skating winners Cheer on Olympic gold medal winner Nathan Chen, figure skating world champions Brandon Frazier and Addison native Alexa Knierim and a bevy of other famed...
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Best Bets: Oak Ridge Boys at the MAC, Tammy Pescatelli does standup at the ImprovMay 03, 2022 6:00 am - Top pick Country & gospel Hear country-pop hits like “Elvira,” “Bobbie Sue” and more when the Oak Ridge Boys bring their “Front Porch Singin' Tour” to College of DuPage'...
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Best Bets: From Long Grove Craft Beer Fest to Monsters Trucks LiveApr 27, 2022 6:00 am - Hops happening Sample beers and hard ciders from local breweries at the Long Grove Craft Beer Festival at the Stempel Municipal Parking Lot near Buffalo Creek Brewing, 3...
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Widescreen: There's another chance to see Danny Elfman's buzzy, 'Batman'-meets-Boingo Coachella concert onlineApr 22, 2022 6:00 am - If you know the name Danny Elfman, it's either as the frontman for off-kilter '80s rock band Oingo Boingo or as the composer of memorable film scores, most notably for T...
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Best Bets: Circus Vazquez brings high-energy show to the suburbsApr 18, 2022 11:00 pm - Circus antics See death-defying motorcyclists from Colombia, the Ukrainian choreographic Troupe Bingo, the veteran clown David Larible and more when Circus Vazquez sets ...
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Spotlight: Lifeline Theatre remounts pandemic-interrupted 'Middle Passage'Apr 15, 2022 6:00 am - Lifeline's 'Passage' Lifeline Theatre remounts its pandemic-interrupted production of "Middle Passage," co-adapted by director Ilesa Duncan and David Barr III from Charl...
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Best Bets: Jim Belushi, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Lindsey Buckingham hit suburban stagesApr 12, 2022 6:00 am - Funny on the spot See comedy improvised on the spot when “Saturday Night Live” alum and suburban Chicago native Jim Belushi performs with the Board of Comedy at the Des ...
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Best Bets: Renee Elise Goldsberry performs in Chicago, Kurt Elling in NapervilleApr 03, 2022 11:00 pm - 'Hamilton' star Fans of the original Broadway cast of “Hamilton” and the Peacock comedy “Girls5Eva” won't want to miss spending “An Evening With Renée Elise Goldsberry” ...
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Best Bets: 'HYPROV' returns to cast a spell at ECCMar 29, 2022 6:00 am - Controlling comedy Comedian Colin Mochrie and hypnotist Asad Mecci returns with their tour of "HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis" on Saturday at the Elgin Community College'...
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'No place for violence': Suburban comedians react to Will Smith's Oscars slapMar 28, 2022 1:00 am - It was the slap witnessed live around the world. But what happened Sunday during the 94th annual Academy Awards telecast when Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock - af...