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Stand-up Scene: From sex to work, the 'Big Five' topics of comedy by Jason Heidemann

In Africa, the term "Big Five" refers to a quintet of animals heavily sought after for viewing by tourists on a safari circuit. In the local stand-up scene, I notice a "big five" of topics that crop up frequently in a comic's repertoire: sex, drugs, family, body image and work. In hitting up "The Blind Bet," a weekly show happening Wednesdays at the Pony, "Make Yourself At Home," each Saturday at the Hidden Shamrock …

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune at 03:36PM on February 17, 2014

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