In the spring of 2020, as memes of Mayor Lori Lightfoot advising ballplayers to ditch basketball courts and stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic made rounds on the Internet, videos of her counterpart “Lory Litefoot” would soon swirl on the interwebs and bring Chicagoans a persona they could actually laugh at without remorse. Portrayed by […]
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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.
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Last weekend’s Wakandacon transformed the Hilton Chicago into the world’s most successful and self-reliant black community
It was a celebration for nerds of all kinds.
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2 Queens 1 Mic crosses racial, gender, geographic, and comedic boundaries
Stand-ups Brandi Denise and Kellye Howard show off their sketch, musical, and improv chops in a new show at the Revival.
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Second City: The Next Generation
The latest E.T.C. show, A Red Line Runs Through It, shows that even the oldest sketch institutions can make progress.