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Home » improv comedy

Tag: improv comedy

Posted inArts & Culture

The two improv teams in Oh Hell Yeah demonstrate that timing is everything

by Steve Heisler June 22, 2018August 18, 2021

In less time, Wet Bus covers more ground than Alterboyz.

Posted inFilm

Don’t Think Twice explores the collective challenge of improv comedy

by J.R. Jones July 28, 2016August 18, 2021

Mike Birbiglia follows his debut feature Sleepwalk With Me with an incisive showbiz comedy.

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.

Dave Hill and Bridget Everett
Posted inArts & Culture

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.

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.

Caliber
Posted inArts & Culture

A new show from ComedySportz mixes social media and musical improv

by Brianna Wellen July 28, 2014August 18, 2021

The Social Musical, a new show from ComedySportz, hits high and low notes with its mix of social media and musical improv.

John Pantlind and Caleb George in Hitch-Cocktails
Posted inArts & Culture

Hitch-Cocktails makes for a good (tanked) evening

by Brianna Wellen June 14, 2014August 18, 2021

Hitch-Cocktails features mostly drunk improvisers creating a Hitchcock-style thriller, or something.

Posted inBlogs

Talking show business and Cheap Thrills with David Koechner (part one)

by Ben Sachs April 10, 2014August 18, 2021

The veteran character actor discusses his new movie Cheap Thrills and his memories of performing comedy in Chicago.

John Hartman, Chelsea Devantez, and Emily Walker
Posted inArts & Culture

Second City’s latest main-stage show is full of second guesses

by Tony Adler April 2, 2014August 18, 2021

Second City’s Depraved New World shows us how to feel bad about ourselves.

Posted inBlogs

Not in theaters: Kenneth Lonergan’s Margaret

by Ben Sachs December 12, 2011August 19, 2021

A reflection on Kenneth Lonergan’s Margaret and the Judd Apatow-produced comedy Bridesmaids.

Sheldon Patinkin
Posted inArts & Culture

Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: The Cradle of Chicago-Style Theater

by Tony Adler March 4, 2010August 19, 2021

Both Chicago improv and the off-Loop theater movement have their roots in Hyde Park. Sheldon Patinkin was there.

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