The comedy festival features reunions, breakouts, and plenty of comedy.
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Half the laughs are offstage with the stand-up trio behind Road Kill Comedy
Jessica Michelle Singleton, Lisa Curry, and Dana Moon film their 15-city tour for a new docuseries, Road Kill Comedy.
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Enroll in the women-only comedy class founded by Cameron Esposito
Take the five-week stand-up comedy class for women founded by Cameron Esposito.
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Can sketch group Hijinks survive a 12-hour comedy marathon at iO?
Hijinks, the experimental sketch group, settles into the iO with a comedy marathon.
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The Brothers Hines keeps funny in the family
From the cradle to the stage with actual siblings Will and Kevin Hines, also known as the Brothers Hines.
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The best comedy of 2014
Hannibal Buress, Tim and Eric, iO’s farewell, and more of the best Chicago comedy of 2014.
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Brian Posehn farts on
Grayer in the beard, Brian Posehn probably ain’t retreating from his trademark bawdy humor anytime soon.
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School’s not quite out for Al Jackson
Comedian Al Jackson spent time as a middle school teacher, and he’s not done educating us all on the ways of the world.
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Do-Re-Mi-Ha? Laughingstock belts out a third year of musical comedy
Three years in, the Laughingstock musical-comedy festival expands to 26 acts and three stages.
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The living-room stylings of comedian Matt Braunger
Living-room comic Matt Braunger makes you feel like one of the guys.
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iO’s Carl and the Passions keep good old-fashioned long-form alive in the new place
Improv team Carl and the Passions keep good old-fashioned long-form alive in iO’s new HQ.
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Comedian Judah Friedlander defends his title
Comedian Judah Friedlander has acted , but his stand-up—complemented by trucker hats and denim—has stayed the course.
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Bridget Everett and Ian Abramson, subtle comedy it ain’t
Cabaret comedian Bridget Everett flaunts over-the-top sultriness, while local eccentric Ian Abramson plays a vaudevillian angle.
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The arena-ready Oddball Comedy Festival offers a motley crew of stand-up comics
Sarah Silverman, Amy Schumer, and Bill Burr headline the second annual Oddball Comedy Festival.
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Mega sketch-comedy troupe Harvard Sailing Team takes the helm, shoves off
The nine-person sketch-comedy troupe Harvard Sailing Team grew its name on YouTube but remains at its best onstage.