Review: So Much Wrong with The Play That Goes Wrong
I attended The Play That Goes Wrong on a friend’s recommendation. I will never forgive him. The touring production runs at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St., through December 16, […]
Review: Sixth Annual Nerd Comedy Fest Remains Full of Heart
It’s been about a week since the sixth annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival. In its sixth year at Stage 773, this festival has always been an intimate favorite, truer to […]
Review: Acrobatica Infiniti is Nerdy and Amazing After Dark, With No Pants
Tana Karo started Acrobatica Infiniti, billed as the world’s first “nerd circus” back in the era of Gaper’s Block. It was 2015, and “nerd culture” was on the rise, as was the […]
Calling All Nerds: It’s Time to Assemble for the Sixth Annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Fest
It’s time once again to buckle up for three days of nerdy performance fun at Stage 773 tonight as the sixth annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival begins. This year’s […]
Review: Festival of Me with Jonah Ray at @North Bar a Hulk-Style Smash
Chicago’s a comedy city. Throw a stone and you’ll hit a great comedy stage, and whether it’s Second City, iO, Annoyance or somewhere else you’ll be guaranteed a laugh or two. […]
Preview: Jonah Ray Hits Chicago for Comedy, Raydio and Riffs with ‘Festival of Me’ at North Bar This Weekend
While you might have been forgiven a few years ago if you were unfamiliar with Jonah Ray, these days you’d have to have more or less lived under a rock […]
Humboldt Pie is a Slice of Comedic Comfort Food at Slate Arts
Humboldt Park might not be the first place you’d think of when you’re talking about seeing comedy in Chicago, but recently, the ever-changing nature of Humboldt Park has become home […]
Second City’s She the People Zips by the Nuances
Just in time for the Second Annual Women’s March, the Second City remounts the sketch show She the People: Girlfriends’ Guide to Sisters Doing It For Themselves at the UP […]
Dream Freaks Fall From Space Is a Comedy Masterclass at Second City
By Matthew Nerber There is clear motive, it occurred to me, behind the Second City’s 106th Mainstage Revue Dream Freaks Fall From Space. The piece was directed by Ryan Bernier, […]
Review: 5th Annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival Brings The Laughs
[soliloquy id=”18461″] Stage 773 is home to quite a bit of fun, funny theater and comedy all year round. This past weekend, though, it saw the invasion of the […]
Get Serious About Nerding Out at 5th Annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival
Were you left a little wanting when Wizard World wrapped up at the end of August? A little bit sad that C2E2 won’t pop up till spring, and can’t wait for […]
Cheese and Cheesecake in Hell in a Handbag’s Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes
Fresh off receiving a Non-Equity Special Jeff Award for theatrical and charitable contributions, Hell in a Handbag co-founder and Artistic Director David Cerda presents Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes, his latest […]