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Home » Arts & Culture » Comedy Critic's Choice

Category: Comedy Critic’s Choice

Posted inArts & Culture

In its 15th year, SketchFest is bigger than ever

by Brianna Wellen January 6, 2016August 18, 2021

The comedy festival features reunions, breakouts, and plenty of comedy.

Posted inArts & Culture

Half the laughs are offstage with the stand-up trio behind Road Kill Comedy

by Brianna Wellen March 17, 2015August 18, 2021

Jessica Michelle Singleton, Lisa Curry, and Dana Moon film their 15-city tour for a new docuseries, Road Kill Comedy.

Posted inArts & Culture

Enroll in the women-only comedy class founded by Cameron Esposito

by Gwynedd Stuart February 26, 2015August 18, 2021

Take the five-week stand-up comedy class for women founded by Cameron Esposito.

Posted inArts & Culture

Can sketch group Hijinks survive a 12-hour comedy marathon at iO?

by Brianna Wellen February 3, 2015August 18, 2021

Hijinks, the experimental sketch group, settles into the iO with a comedy marathon.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Brothers Hines keeps funny in the family

by Gwynedd Stuart January 27, 2015August 18, 2021

From the cradle to the stage with actual siblings Will and Kevin Hines, also known as the Brothers Hines.

Hannibal Burress
Posted inArts & Culture

The best comedy of 2014

by Drew Hunt, Kevin Warwick and Brianna Wellen December 26, 2014August 18, 2021

Hannibal Buress, Tim and Eric, iO’s farewell, and more of the best Chicago comedy of 2014.

Brian Posehn
Posted inArts & Culture

Brian Posehn farts on

by Drew Hunt October 11, 2014August 18, 2021

Grayer in the beard, Brian Posehn probably ain’t retreating from his trademark bawdy humor anytime soon.

Al Jackson
Posted inArts & Culture

School’s not quite out for Al Jackson

by Kevin Warwick October 6, 2014August 18, 2021

Comedian Al Jackson spent time as a middle school teacher, and he’s not done educating us all on the ways of the world.

Nashville leads last year's end-of-fest jam session.
Posted inArts & Culture

Do-Re-Mi-Ha? Laughingstock belts out a third year of musical comedy

by Brianna Wellen September 29, 2014August 18, 2021

Three years in, the Laughingstock musical-comedy festival expands to 26 acts and three stages.

Matt Braunger
Posted inArts & Culture

The living-room stylings of comedian Matt Braunger

by Drew Hunt September 22, 2014August 18, 2021

Living-room comic Matt Braunger makes you feel like one of the guys.

Michael Lehrer, John Reynolds, Griffen Eckstein, Shad Kunkle, Tracie McBee, Linda Orr
Posted inArts & Culture

iO’s Carl and the Passions keep good old-fashioned long-form alive in the new place

by Brianna Wellen September 13, 2014August 18, 2021

Improv team Carl and the Passions keep good old-fashioned long-form alive in iO’s new HQ.

Judah Friedlander
Posted inArts & Culture

Comedian Judah Friedlander defends his title

by Gwynedd Stuart September 9, 2014August 18, 2021

Comedian Judah Friedlander has acted , but his stand-up—complemented by trucker hats and denim—has stayed the course.

Dave Hill and Bridget Everett
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Bridget Everett and Ian Abramson, subtle comedy it ain’t

by Molly Adams August 30, 2014August 18, 2021

Cabaret comedian Bridget Everett flaunts over-the-top sultriness, while local eccentric Ian Abramson plays a vaudevillian angle.

Sarah Silverman
Posted inArts & Culture

The arena-ready Oddball Comedy Festival offers a motley crew of stand-up comics

by Brianna Wellen August 26, 2014August 18, 2021

Sarah Silverman, Amy Schumer, and Bill Burr headline the second annual Oddball Comedy Festival.

Left to right: Adam Lustick, Chris Smith, Sara Taylor, Clayton Early, Rebecca Delgado Smith, Billy Scafuri, Faryn Einhorn, Jen Curran, Katie Larsen
Posted inArts & Culture

Mega sketch-comedy troupe Harvard Sailing Team takes the helm, shoves off

by Brianna Wellen August 18, 2014August 18, 2021

The nine-person sketch-comedy troupe Harvard Sailing Team grew its name on YouTube but remains at its best onstage.

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