Articles filed under Comedy
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Chicago's Second City for saleOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago's legendary Second City, where such luminaries as John Belushi, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy cut their comed...
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Spotlight: Live improv returns to Schaumburg's Laugh Out Loud TheaterSep 18, 2020 6:00 am - Laugh live Schaumburg's Laugh Out Loud Theater resumes live performances of its improv show "20,000 Laughs Under the Sea." Temperature checks are required for all patron...
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Best Bets: Former 'Jersey Boys' crooners, Felicia Fields take their concerts outdoorsSep 16, 2020 6:00 am - 'Lean on Me' Former “Jersey Boys” stars Michael Ingersoll and Christopher Kale Jones star in an Artists Lounge Live concert “Lean On Me: The Brotherhood of Rock and Roll...
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Spotlight: Live reading of 'The Glass Menagerie' at redtwist, Hershey Felder channels George GershwinSep 11, 2020 6:00 am - Redtwist live Former Goodman Theatre producer/director and redtwist theatre ensemble member Steve Scott helms the company's live reading of "The Glass Menagerie," Tennes...
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Psychic by day, stand-up by night - comedian conjures laughs at Chicago's ZaniesSep 09, 2020 11:00 pm - After comedians finish their sets, you might find them swapping stories with colleagues or maybe getting a bite to eat. But not Karen Rontowski. Not when she's in Chicag...
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Best Bets: The ESO performs two socially distant outdoor concerts this weekendSep 09, 2020 6:00 am - Outdoor symphonies Andrew Grams conducts members of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra with guest artist Philippe Quint for a special socially distant "Symphony on the Farm" o...
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Best Bets: Chicago Dogs host 'Star Wars' theme night SaturdayAug 26, 2020 6:00 am - Space ball Sci-fi fans who didn't get a chance to dress up for the postponed Wizard World Comic Con this summer can still bring their “Star Wars” gear for a special them...
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Best Bets: Stroll Morton Arboretum during the Wine and Art WalkAug 19, 2020 6:00 am - Go shopping for artwork while sipping libations at the Wine and Art Walk. The reconstituted event is this weekend at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle....
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'It just feels like the sauce is cooking right': Sam Jay talks about the diverse energy writing for 'SNL'Aug 08, 2020 7:00 am - In some ways, “3 in the Morning” — the Netflix stand-up special from “Saturday Night Live” writer Sam Jay — is a sort-of capsule from the Before Times. For one, it was t...
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Spotlight: Mike Toomey brings the laughs in-person (and virtually) to the Raue stage SaturdayAug 07, 2020 9:20 am - Toomey returns Mike Toomey headlines Lucy's Live, Raue Center for the Arts' ongoing comedy series. Toomey's appearance alongside stand-up comedian Fritz Nothnagel m...