Allan Johnson

`I'm excited about being in the theater scene more than the comedy. That's kind of how comedy is going now. It's like, the clubs are closing, it's a lot more...

Damon Wayans doesn't think his standup comedy is all that humorous. That's going to come as a surprise to the publishers of "Bootleg," Wayans' book of jokes, observations and musings....

It may be the world's most dangerous soap opera, but the World Wrestling Federation is a soap opera nonetheless, with heroes and villains, triumphs and heartbreaks. As in any soap,...

Oh my my, this here Anakin guy May be Vader someday later -- now he's just a small fry And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye Sayin'...

Classical music: The hot young American countertenor David Daniels will make his area recital debut at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Ravinia's Martin Theatre, accompanied by pianist Martin Katz. Phone: 847-266-5100....

A talk with Jeff Garlin ("I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With," "Uncomplicated," "Concentrated"), one of Chicago's prime comedy products, who's mixing a little pleasure with some business as he...

Comic and actor Paul Provenza is looking awfully familiar in the new Showtime comedy series "Beggars and Choosers," a satirical look at the behind-the-scenes mechanics of network television. Provenza plays...

If Chris Rock can't get a key to his hometown of Georgetown, S.C., then his latest HBO special, "Chris Rock: Bigger and Blacker," isn't going to help. But it will...

In this age of so-called cutting edge humor and alternative acts, ventriloquist Willie Tyler could be seen as a throwback. With his character Lester, Tyler isn't into edgy, biting, dirty...

Art: Garry Winogrand was one of the outstanding American photographers of the 1960s and early '70s. An exhibition devoted to his chaotic, teeming street pictures is at the Museum of...