Stand-up Scene: These comics can go the distance
"A diphthong is a bathing suit used for short distances," says Adam Burke to medium laughter. "That one was just to take the level of the room," he says. "It's...
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Stand-up Scene: Outdoor laughs in Bronzeville
The North Side could learn a thing or two from the South Side. For starters, given all the stand-up showcases and open-mic nights happening in Lakeview, Logan Square, Wicker Park...
Stand-up Scene: Promising start for Comedy Expo
"We think Chicago has the greatest comedy scene in the country," said stand-up comic Stephanie Hasz at Township in Logan Square on Sunday night, "and we're going to be back...
You Should Know Comedian Liza Treyger
This standup from Chicago is on her way to the top, one failed-feminist joke at a time.
Stand-up Scene: Filling the Just for Laughs void
Once upon a time each June, hundreds of hilarious people from across the comedy universe descended upon Chicago for a very funny festival called Just for Laughs. In a single...
Stand-up Scene at the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival
Put your hands together for funny women — more than 400 of them. This weekend was the 3rd annual Chicago Women's Funny Festival, an event that draws hundreds of comedy...
Stand-up Scene: Summer puts smiles even on comics’ faces
I can feel the heat. Summer in the city is finally revealing itself — and not in the way it does to the masses who revel in the season at...
Stand-up Scene: If a joke lands in ‘Purgatory,’ it’s still funny
"I'm going to ditch my wife and marry Ian Abramson," I hear some dude say while filing out of the Upstairs Gallery in Andersonville Saturday night, where wide grins are...
Stand-up Scene: Taking in the suburban laughs
In the suburbs no one can hear you scream — with laughter. One thing I know for sure about the vast and expansive Chicago area is that the folks who...
You Should Know Comedian Tom Brady
The 26-year-old brings his absurdist humor to Timothy O’Toole’s on May 7.