The North Side has long reigned as the cradle of Chicago comedy. Stand-ups flock to Zanies or The Laugh Factory, and improvisers and sketch comics flit between The Annoyance, The Second City and iO.
Some of the biggest American comics have gotten their starts at Boom Chicago, an Amsterdam improv theater. Seth Meyers, ...
The Latina Comedy Festival is kicking off its fourth year — and largest festival — on Thursday, more than doubling the acts from seven last year to 20 this year. It’s also happening during Hispanic ...
What do Tina Fey, Bill Murray, John Belushi, Mike Myers, Martin Short, Stephen Colbert, Gilda Radner, Joan Rivers and Chris Farley have in common? They all got their start at The Second City — the ...
The Canadian actress got her start in 1974 in the Toronto company of Chicago-based Second City. Two years, later she appeared ...
Comedy Dance Chicago Comedy Dance Chicago is a high-energy laugh-riot! A joyful mashup of sketch comedy, physical humor, music, and dance, this feel-good show is sure to have you smiling, laughing, ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Today in our Comedy Spotlight a stand-up ...
Chicago's comedy scene is legendary, known around the world for producing top talent at clubs like The Second City, iO Theater, Laugh Factory, Zanies, and more. A monthly standup show in Logan Square ...
Chicago comedians argued on Tuesday that the cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” will lead to more jokes about President Donald Trump, not fewer, in contrast with liberal critics’ ...
The Chicago Comedy hour is a comedy variety show featuring sketch comedy, improv comedy and stand up comedy from some of the best up and coming comedians in Chicago. Featuring: Danny Neary, Sean ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. They’ve sold out comedy venues across ...