CHICAGO – If you’ve never seen the farcical ensemble theater chestnut “Noises Off,” you will see no better version than on the Steppenwolf Theatre stage, now at their northside Chicago venue through November 3rd. For tickets and details for this riotous theater experience, click NOISES OFF.
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Podtalk: Ariel Julie on Benefit for Upcoming Windy City Comedy Fest
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 4, 2024 - 11:46amCHICAGO – The future is bright for Chicago comedy, as the stand-up scene keeps growing along with the improv and sketch juggernauts. Comedian Ariel Julie is organizing the upcoming Windy City Comedy Fest, set for 2025, and is hosting a benefit for that Fest at Chicago’s Den Theatre on August 8th, 2024. Click here for details/tickets.
DVD Review: ‘Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work’ Should Have Been a Contender
Submitted by mattmovieman on December 21, 2010 - 12:11pmCHICAGO – Anyone who considers Joan Rivers to be little more than a plasticized sight gag is advised to check out Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg’s wonderful documentary, a sorely deserving (and unfairly snubbed) contender in this year’s Oscar race. The film invites viewers to look under Rivers’ immobile Botox mask and observe the angry, brilliant, brutally honest and fiercely insecure woman hiding beneath.
DVD Round Up, Feb. 1, 2010: ‘B-Girl,’ ‘Wushu,’ ‘Fireball’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 1, 2010 - 11:54amCHICAGO – The DVD Round-Up is back with a collection of foreign films, indie flicks, a documentary, and a Kathy Griffin stand-up special. The key word for 2010 is diversity and there’s no DVD column more embracing of the variety of titles at your local store than the Round-Up.
Exclusive Portrait: Emmy-Winning Chicago Comedian Kathy Griffin For ‘Official Book Club Selection’ Signing
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on October 7, 2009 - 11:07pmCHICAGO – Chicago comedian and self-described Emmy-winning D-lister Kathy Griffin bit her tongue and beamed for the HollywoodChicago.com lens on Oct. 7, 2009.