A critic reflects on UCB’s early history in Chicago.
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Live! From Chicago! It’s your favorite podcast
Part hangout, part celebration, part theater of the mind, live podcast recordings are a performance medium all their own.
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Comedy takes center stage at the Chicago Podcast Festival
See those voices in your ears up close and personal.
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Eddie Izzard, the Chicago Podcast Festival, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
Violet Hour celebrates its tenth anniversary, Fleet Foxes perform at the Chicago Theatre, and more happenings from October 2-5.
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Mike Mother, Best of Enemies, The 180 Degree Rule, and eight more stage shows to see now
A Neo-Futurist show, a drama about an almost unimaginable alliance, and a satire of Hollywood’s golden age are among the hits this week.
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Matt Besser discusses the good old days of Chicago comedy
The UCB founder has a show and new special on Seeso, a new online network for comedy nerds.
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The Upright Citizens Brigade, in its element
Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh of the Upright Citizens Brigade close out the Chicago Improv Festival with a pair of sure-to-be-stellar performances.
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Comedy Bang! Bang! shoots for your demographic
Comedy Bang! Bang! live at the Logan Square Auditorium
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This week’s Culture Vultures recommend . . .
Recommendations from in-the-know Chicagoans