Comedy
Piven headlines two shows at the Vic Theatre as part of his first comedy tour following the death of his mom Joyce Piven in January.
Darby Lynn Cartwright and Alexis P. Bevels — the duo behind the beloved drag comedy series “IMHO (In My Homosexual Opinion)” — is bringing their live show to Chicago for the first time since moving to Los Angeles in 2022.
The talented cast and crackerjack director Jen Ellison get up-close and personal with material about people simply inhabiting this world, rather than commenting on it.
Bell brings his ‘Who’s With Me?’ comedy tour to Chicago, where he graduated from high school and began his career.
At 6-6, Dragicevich, a Glenbrook North alum, stood tall over a four-year college career split between Notre Dame and Boston College. He’s now one of the biggest — in size, at least — stand-ups in comedy.
Rising star has been imitating famous people since he was 4, and at this point, “it’s just sort of part of my life.”
The comedian best known for his outlandish comedy with partner Eric Wareheim will be presenting his sincere brand of indie rock on Friday at Thalia Hall.
Smashing Pumpkins leader says his father told him he had a son out there named Bill, by another mother.
The comedian, axed from CNN’s countdown show after outcry about her bloody Trump photo, is grateful for Chicago Theatre gig on what had become “a painful night for me.”
With comedy and music, the entertainer hilariously addresses the mysterious illness that put him in a coma for about three weeks.
At an Oak Park comedy club, Daniels was quite the comedian.
A Neil Diamond musical, Billie Eilish in concert, Larry David in conversation and the Black Harvest Film Festival are among the highlights in the week ahead.
Instead of digging into politics, e.t.c. revue draws laughs from an evil ventriloquist dummy and a kid DJ with a dancing dad.
Late-night host focuses on fatherhood in no-frills HBO and Max special taped in Chicago.
Back in the city he loves for its “sophisticated” comedy audience, the Second City alum shared the inside stories of “Wayne’s World” and “Austin Powers” and doubled over from “the funniest thing I’ve ever heard in my life.”
As a female comic in a male-dominated field, Madeline Esterhammer-Fic felt excluded. Her solution: Put on her own show in Edgewater.
Sabrina Carpenter and Jelly Roll are making tour stops at the United Center, the Botanic Garden is getting into the spirit of the season with 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns, and more than 250 lowriders are heading to Navy Pier — just some of the fun that’s in store in the coming week.
Sunday’s event of song, comedy and poetry was organized by the Inner-City Muslim Action Network, with Muslim, Jewish and other acts. The funds raised will go to World Central Kitchen and Anera.
The rising star, seen on TV’s “English Teacher” and “Bust Down,” is coming to Chicago’s Den Theatre to tape an episode of “My Momma Told Me” with co-host David Gborie.
Friends said he found humor where others just found life. He also wrote for TV sitcoms including “The Wonder Years” and “That ‘70s Show.” The Glenbrook South High School grad always came home to sing on Christmas Eve with the choir he grew up singing with at Glenview Community Church.