Comedy
3 months
ago
That Time Eddie Murphy Did a Surprise Set at Zanies
As the iconic comedy club celebrates its 40th anniversary this month, executive VP Bert Haas recounts its wildest moments.
5 months
ago
The Forces That Made Cameron Esposito Funny
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.
9 months
ago
The Comedy Night with Two Rules—Have Fun and Don’t Be a Jerk—Mounts Its 100th Show
CAMP has had a difficult history, but that hasn’t stopped it from thriving.
11 months
ago
Cameron Esposito Is Testing New Material in Chicago
Ahead of a residency at the Den Theatre, the stand-up talks her TV career and carving out a space for queer comics.
11 months
ago
What Makes Something Funny?
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11 months
ago
How to Laugh in the #MeToo Era
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.
1 year
ago
Helltrap Nightmare’s Sarah Sherman on Her “Gross Weirdo” Brand of Comedy
Her experimental comedy show will join forces with Wham City for a night of cringeworthy comedy.
1 year
ago
Yep, Odinaka Ezeokoli’s Episode of Easy Is His Real Life
If you thought the story line of a rising Chicago comic juggling two part-time jobs sounded too real to be fiction, you were right.
1 year
ago
Beth Stelling on HBO, Harassment, and the Weirdest Comedy She’s Ever Seen
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.
1 year
ago
