A circus is, in essence, a variety show, Ed Sullivan under a peaked tent. One act after another spills out into the center ring, and the audience cheers it on or doesn't have long to wait fo…
Did you ever wonder why comedian Jerry Seinfeld is still touring regularly despite his incomprehensible wealth? He is, and he will play Rosemont Theatre this fall, the venue announced Friday…
It's a fine fall for comedy in the Chicago area as the latest stand-up renaissance continues. Below are some of the leading shows of the season, and we don't even mention the steady fare at …
Before he found comedy, Kyle Kinane was in a Chicago punk band, The Grand Marquis, with some of the friends he grew up with in west suburban Addison.
Even before Tuesday, a handful of speakers at this fall's Chicago Humanities Festival had been announced: comedian Paula Poundstone, writer Colm Toibin, former Brown University president Rut…
The museum in "Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England" is no stately edifice adorning a public park, no shimmering repository of great artifacts.
Former Chicago improv comedian Jordan Klepper is the newest member of “The Daily Show’s” correspondent team, the Comedy Central show announced Monday. &nbs…
It's not easy becoming blue. It's pretty easy to be sad. It's a piece of cake to paint your face cerulean or powder or some other sky or sea shade. But actually becoming a Blue Man? That's a…
(BY STEVE JOHNSON) ... Paula Poundstone lives in Santa Monica, Calif. "We're near the Jack in the Box," she says. "But I don't like to brag." And although she doesn't perform her stand-up co…
Downers Grove native returns to play 6 shows in Chicago BY STEVE JOHNSON ... It may surprise those who remember Emo Philips from his white-hot 1980s days to learn that Downers Grove's favor…
Going into "An Evening with Kevin Smith," it was difficult to imagine Smith answering audience questions as a Chicago Theatre show and one of the centerpieces of this year's TBS Just for Lau…
(POSTED BY STEVE JOHNSON) ... You won't find universal love for the Just for Laughs festival in Chicago's comedy scene. But as the aggregation of local, national and international talent pre…
From the longtime Zanies to the brand-new UP, a survey of the Chicago stand-up comedy scene (BY STEVE JOHNSON) ... From the longtime Zanies to the brand-new UP, our guide to the Chicago st…