It’s been over two years since South Side debuted on Comedy Central and made many Black Chicagoans from the city laugh in a way that felt personal. Amongst the many dramas centering the violence and real disadvantages many south-siders face on television, South Side screened with a refreshing perspective that many folks from the south […]
Tag: Comedy Central
Posted inArts & Culture
Kyle Kinane’s barroom storytelling
The thunder gets louder on the stand-up’s new special, Trampoline in a Ditch.
Posted inArts & Culture
Lisa Beasley cooks up her own opportunities
How she went from cracking jokes at church to touring with one of the world’s comedy giants to writing her own recipe for success.
Posted inFilm
South Side is an inside joke even outsiders will get
The Comedy Central series offers a nuanced, and incredibly funny, depiction of Englewood you won’t see on the news.
Posted inBlogs
The iO Theater’s Bentwood Comedy Festival arrives with an abundance of talent
In its freshman year, this ten-day comedy bacchanalia approaches improv from all angles.
Posted inFilm
There’s something ugly about I Feel Pretty
In the new Amy Schumer comedy, the road to empowerment leads straight to the cash register.
Posted inBlogs
Daily Show’s final night in Chicago: Hasan Minhaj on 90s Bulls and North Korea; Vic Mensa on the city’s ‘toxic situation’
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah wraps up a stint at the Athanaeum Theatre.
Posted inBlogs
The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library is SAD!
A pop-up gallery by The Daily Show enshrines the propaganda of the world’s most dangerous man.
Posted inBlogs
The premiere of The Opposition With Jordan Klepper, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
Wicker Park Bucktown Fall Dinner Crawl, the Chicago Architecture Biennial’s “Sight Six,” and more happenings from September 25-28
Posted inFilm
How Chicago comedy prepared Jordan Klepper for Comedy Central
The former Chicago improviser and Daily Show correspondent adds “yes, and” to “no, but” for his new show The Opposition With Jordan Klepper.
Posted inBlogs
Judge continues block of Cook County ‘pop tax’ until at least Friday, and other Chicago news
Also, the EPA approved Chicago’s dry ice method of killing rats.
Posted inBlogs
Blagojevich has high hopes for his latest court battle, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago Public Schools still could close for the summer 20 days early.
Posted inBlogs
A Prince and Bowie Tribute, The SpongeBob Musical, and more things to do this week in Chicago
Isaac Oliver, Cash Levy, and more happenings from June 27-30
Posted inBlogs
Serengeti and Workaholics’s Anders Holm enrich an alternate universe as Perfecto
The pair further the story of Serengeti’s alter ego, Kenny Dennis, a 50-something blue collar rapper with an increasingly absurd, detailed history.
Posted inArts & Culture
Nathan for You’s third season means more hilariously terrible business ideas
On Nathan for You, now in its third season, Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder poses as an expert and helps small business owners revolutionize their fledgling concerns by coaching them to do things that are really, really ridiculous—like serving poop-flavored frozen yogurt, selling vouchers for booze to underage kids, or renaming a coffee shop Dumb Starbucks. […]