The comedian headlines the Chicago Improv Festival, where he’ll be awarded for his achievements in the art.
Tag: David Pasquesi
The Chicago Film Archives preserves midwest history one reel at a time
With two employees and vault in Pilsen, the CFA has been rescuing celluloid for a decade.
Approach Steppenwolf’s The Qualms without reservations
The Qualms, Bruce Norris’s satire about swingers, inspires no reservations in one Chicago critic.
This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:
Chicagoans recommend iO Theater, Aripo’s sandwiches, and the Harlotry and Necromancy Appreciation Society
International Symposium on Chicago Theatre attempts to shake the trees
There are almost 300 professional theater companies at work in Chicago today, ranging from big-name institutions like Steppenwolf and Second City to fringe stalwarts like the Curious Theatre Branch. Yet scholars still consider New York the epicenter of drama in the U.S. Columbia College’s International Symposium on Chicago Theatre is calculated to change that. “This […]
The Moleman of Belmont Avenue
The local indie creature comedy “The Moleman of Belmont Avenue” has a preview screening Saturday at the Music Box Theatre.
The Exploding Girl
Bradley Rust Gray’s romantic microdrama “The Exploding Girl” starring Zoe Kazan has its local premiere Saturday in the Blue Whiskey Independent FIlm Festival.
New Comedy Mavericks
The Gene Siskel Film Center presents an independent comedy film festival
Double dose of Pasquesi
David Pasquesi regrets his hobbies and more in tonight’s Comedy Shorts showcase at the Midwest Independent Film Festival.
Jagodowski and Pasquesi in “Made Up” documentary Saturday
Improv duo T.J. & Dave documentary “Trust Us, This Is All Made Up” local premiere Saturday.
Flag Smoking Permitted in Lobby Only, or Censorama
FLAG SMOKING PERMITTED IN LOBBY ONLY, OR CENSORAMA Second City When you write about Second City, it’s easy to sound like a broken record: they’re not what they were; afraid to make the yups choke on their Perrier, they aim at easy targets and convenient stereotypes; they bog down in Saturday Night Live physical humor […]