Jason Heidemann

On Facebook this week, I see that a boatload of Chicago comedians are heading out Friday night to Diamond Jo's casino in Dubuque, Iowa, to compete in the "Comedy 10K,"...

"It's fine if you're quiet," says Renee Gauthier to a sparse crowd at the Lincoln Lodge on Friday night, "I have a therapist." The enemy to Chicago standup comedy, it...

"I remember when this neighborhood used to be rich white people," says comedian Adam Burke on opening night of the revamped "Lincoln Lodge" at Subterranean in Wicker Park. "Now it's...

Ever get into a taxi and the cabbie is a talker? It can be a nightmare. You want to piddle around on your iPhone or talk with your friend or...

At "Your Monday's Best," an open mic that happens weekly at Schubas, host Chris Condren is cracking himself up. His laughter is infectious and it helps him sell each joke....

The wheel was not kind to comedian Arslon. Forced to spend four minutes performing only crowd work, the Turkish standup said simply in his broken English, "This is the biggest...

"This is where my comedy belongs," says Ricky Gonzalez at the top of his hosting set at the final show at the Lincoln Lodge on Saturday, "in the back of...

Sean White is a yeller. When he takes the stage at the Lincoln Lodge's "Double Feature," a monthly night of stand-up comedy interspersed with short films, the blond and bearded...