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Tag: improv comedy
Don’t Think Twice explores the collective challenge of improv comedy
Mike Birbiglia follows his debut feature Sleepwalk With Me with an incisive showbiz comedy.
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.
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.
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.
A new show from ComedySportz mixes social media and musical improv
The Social Musical, a new show from ComedySportz, hits high and low notes with its mix of social media and musical improv.
Hitch-Cocktails makes for a good (tanked) evening
Hitch-Cocktails features mostly drunk improvisers creating a Hitchcock-style thriller, or something.
Talking show business and Cheap Thrills with David Koechner (part one)
The veteran character actor discusses his new movie Cheap Thrills and his memories of performing comedy in Chicago.
Second City’s latest main-stage show is full of second guesses
Second City’s Depraved New World shows us how to feel bad about ourselves.
Not in theaters: Kenneth Lonergan’s Margaret
A reflection on Kenneth Lonergan’s Margaret and the Judd Apatow-produced comedy Bridesmaids.
Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: The Cradle of Chicago-Style Theater
Both Chicago improv and the off-Loop theater movement have their roots in Hyde Park. Sheldon Patinkin was there.