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Posted inBlogs

The iO Theater’s Bentwood Comedy Festival arrives with an abundance of talent

by Steve Heisler July 24, 2018August 18, 2021

In its freshman year, this ten-day comedy bacchanalia approaches improv from all angles.

Posted inBlogs

Easy is spot-on Chicago

by Brianna Wellen September 26, 2016August 18, 2021

Joe Swanberg’s new Netflix series is for everyone, but there’s a little something extra for locals.

Posted inArts & Culture

Susan Messing has been Messing With a Friend for ten years

by Brianna Wellen August 10, 2016August 18, 2021

The comedian celebrates the tenth anniversary of her two-person improv show.

Posted inBlogs

The Bad News Bears, Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, and more things to do in Chicago this week

by Sara Cohen August 8, 2016August 18, 2021

Taste of Andersonville Dinner Crawl, the Grown in Chicago Summer Soiree and Showcase, and more happenings from August 8-11.

Posted inArts & Culture

Behold! The off-the-wall, always-growing world of Hello From the Magic Tavern

by Janet Potter March 17, 2016August 18, 2021

Gather around and read the tale of how three improv comedians created the most insane fake-fantasy podcast to hit the airwaves.

Posted inArts & Culture

iO’s first year in Lincoln Park hasn’t been all laughs

by Brianna Wellen August 12, 2015August 18, 2021

Charna Halpern says iO’s first year in a new theater has left her $7 million in debt.

Posted inBlogs

The Mission Theater is changing hands—but sketch comedy isn’t dead

by Brianna Wellen August 11, 2015August 18, 2021

Despite news reports to the contrary, TJ and Dave’s departure does not spell the end of iO’s Mission Theater.

Charna Halpern learned her way around a construction site during the six-month overhaul of iO’s new building.
Posted inArts & Culture

iO makes a big move into founder Charna Halpern’s ‘dream theater’

by Brianna Wellen August 13, 2014August 18, 2021

iO leaves behind two decades of history as it moves to founder Charna Halpern’s “dream theater.”

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Wed 1/22: Perfect Pussy, Lolita, and TJ & Dave

by Jillian Sandler January 22, 2014August 18, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, January 22

Posted inBlogs

The Reader’s Agenda: Sat 9/22

by Drew Hunt September 22, 2012August 19, 2021

What’s on the Agenda for Saturday, September 22, 2012

Armando Diaz Experiment at iO Theater
Posted inArts & Culture

This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:

by Asher Klein March 26, 2012August 19, 2021

Chicagoans recommend iO Theater, Aripo’s sandwiches, and the Harlotry and Necromancy Appreciation Society

Demetri Martin
Posted inArts & Culture

Just for Laughs: a comic infestation hits Chicago.

by Asher Klein June 9, 2011August 19, 2021

Back for its third year, Just for Laughs brings about 130 comedians to 13 Chicago-area venues. Here are some good bets: A scientist wants empirical proof that her boyfriend is the one in Losing Control, a new movie by Valerie Weiss, screening as part of the JFL Films series (Tue 6/14, 7:45 PM, Gene Siskel […]

Posted inBlogs

The Exploding Girl

by Ed M. Koziarski July 20, 2010August 19, 2021

Bradley Rust Gray’s romantic microdrama “The Exploding Girl” starring Zoe Kazan has its local premiere Saturday in the Blue Whiskey Independent FIlm Festival.

Posted inBlogs

Second City in the Spotlight

by Whet Moser December 10, 2009August 19, 2021

Second City’s past, and its future, are highly recommended this weekend.

Adventures of Power
Posted inFilm

New Comedy Mavericks

by Cliff Doerksen, J.R. Jones and Andrea Gronvall December 3, 2009August 19, 2021

The Gene Siskel Film Center presents an independent comedy film festival

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