Allan Johnson

Fans of pit-bull comic Bobby Slayton -- and in Chicago, there are many -- will delight in "Raging Bully" (Miramar Comedy, $15.98), his first compact disc. Taped last year at...

Things we found out in sessions featuring Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of Comedy Central's profound, profane animated hit series "South Park" (at 9 p.m. Wednesdays), while here...

A project Louie Anderson has been working on for the last 10 years is in its final stages -- and it may signal the end of his standup comedy career....

A tale of two comedians, both trying to make it in the movie world: Carrot Top is known as a prop comedy expert, able to invent bizarre gadgets and then...

Fans waiting for an on-screen cast reunion from the long-running TV series "Cheers" shouldn't hold their collective breath. During a cast reunion of the NBC series at the U.S. Comedy...

`I think it's time for somebody to put standup back into our lives in a good way," says Jamie Foxx, who will be infusing the Arie Crown Theatre with some...

Hull-House, founded in 1889, was the city's first settlement house, and it played a vital role in supporting education, bringing about social reform and creating political organizations; its founders also...

Two of the most profound and versatile reedists in the business will be in residence in Chicago this week. Tenor and soprano saxophonist Bob Berg, a veteran of bands led...

Don't get us wrong, we love the film. But as with anything you think about too much, see too many times, the cracks start to show. Here are 20 problems...

Megasaurus the fire-breathing truck is invading Chicago! And he's being followed by Bigfoot, Reptoid, Nitemare II and others! They're all part of the U.S. Hot Rod Monster Jam, which is...