51 Things to Do in Chicago in January

By Jason Foumberg, Britt Julious, Graham Meyer, Catey Sullivan, Lauren Warnecke, and Brianna Wellen

Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, Ling Ma, a Cubs Convention, and more ways to stay busy this month Read more

By Jason Foumberg, John Hardberger, Britt Julious, Graham Meyer, Catey Sullivan, Lauren Warnecke, and Brianna Wellen

Thom Yorke, Cendrillon, Danc(e)volve, and more picks selected by our culture critics Read more

The Forces That Made Cameron Esposito Funny

Interview by Brianna Wellen

Ahead of a stop at the Vic Theatre on September 28, part of her Person of Consequence tour, the comic and Western Springs native shares the things that shaped her. Read more

The Comedy Night with Two Rules—Have Fun and Don't Be a Jerk—Mounts Its 100th Show

By Brianna Wellen

CAMP has had a difficult history, but that hasn't stopped it from thriving. Read more

Cameron Esposito Is Testing New Material in Chicago

By Brianna Wellen

Ahead of a residency at the Den Theatre, the stand-up talks her TV career and carving out a space for queer comics. Read more

How to Laugh in the #MeToo Era

Moderated by Brianna WellenPhotography by Clayton Hauck

Six Chicago comedians walk into a bar ... and have a frank (and funny) discussion about harassment, patriarchy, creepy men, and other things no one’s supposed to joke about. Read more

Beth Stelling on HBO, Harassment, and the Weirdest Comedy She's Ever Seen

By Brianna Wellen

Ahead of the comic's return to the city that launched her career, we ask the Entertaining Julia cohost about how the industry's changed since she first went public about her own abuser. Read more

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