Billed as a genre-defying murder mystery, the only thing this tone-deaf pastiche-fest defies is a reason to be seen.
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Julia Sweeney is done making terrible movies
The former SNL cast member, now Older and Wider, looks back on life post-Pat.
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Chicago principals association head Troy LaRaviere to run against Emanuel in 2019, and other Chicago news
Also, Chance the Rapper scores another hit with Saturday Night Live Boyz II Men spoof ballad “Come Back, Barack.”
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World Naked Bike Ride, Saturday Night Live’s Michael Che, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Whether you’re into nude cycling or peculiar musical gizmos, there’s no shortage of happenings this weekend. (And, hey, there’s always Blues Fest!) Fri 6/9-Sat 6/10: The interactive game show Science Night at the Steppenwolf Theatre (1650 N. Halsted) gives participants an idea of what it’s like to be a real scientist by asking them to complete middle-school science […]
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Cecily Strong takes a Saturday off from SNL at Rainbo
Cecily Strong takes a Saturday off from SNL at Rainbo, freestyle rap legend Juice drops a brand-new album for Christmas, and more.
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Staten Island Summer: Revenge of the teen-sex comedy
A new feature from the SNL crew brings back the bad old days of Porky’s
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Christopher Lee’s five best performances
Highlights from the filmography of Christopher Lee
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iO makes a big move into founder Charna Halpern’s ‘dream theater’
iO leaves behind two decades of history as it moves to founder Charna Halpern’s “dream theater.”
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The Comedy Exposition stand-up fest stands in for Just for Laughs
Locals at the ground floor of Chicago’s stand-up scene launch the Comedy Exposition to help replace the absent Just for Laughs.
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Rob Riley & Domenic Bucci
SNL alumnus Rob Riley and coconspirator Domenic Bucci cut a novelty record about the 1979 blizzard.
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Knuckleheads (Tim Robinson, Aidy Bryant, and Cecily Strong) at Just for Laughs
SNL ensemble members perform as Knuckleheads at Up Comedy Club for Just for Laughs.
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Let Them Eat Chaos tastes a little bland
Let Them Eat Chaos, the new Second City revue, lacks wack.
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Calling Motherfucking Bullmotherfucking Shit on “the Pynchonian Realm of Highbrow Slapstick,” Motherfuckers.
The Atlantic gets a little too fucking precious when it tries placing @MayorEmanuel in a broader literary context.
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Reality Check
For a second Jennifer Lopez and Smash Mouth somehow become relevant again.