Hundreds of young aspiring comedians move to Chicago every year to learn to improvise from Chicago’s renowned comedy institutions. We have heard it for years and justifiably so: Second City and iO are the stages where future stars go to play. In recent years as new generations of Chicago … [Read more...]
Third Time’s A Charm For Shelly Gossman After auditioning for Saturday Night Live twice in the past, Second City Mainstage star Shelly Gossman was finally offered a writing job with the iconic sketch show this past weekend. As previously reported by Laughing Parrot Author Alan Klehr, SNL … [Read more...]
Saturday Night Live co-creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels made his annual visit to Chicago to scope out the scene and possibly hijack some local talent for his little-known TV show which is currently in its 35th year on NBC. Charna Halpern, co-founder and director of iO Theater, arranged … [Read more...]
Dear makers and/or promoters of comedy, I cordially invite you to submit your event and/or show for inclusion in our super-fly new calendar. Submission into the database is extremely easy with a simple form. More motivated users can create a super fancy listing by injecting flyers and photos into … [Read more...]
The results of the third annual Chicago Reader's "Best of Chicago 2010" poll are in...and the awards go to: Blaine Swen (of Improvised Shakespeare and the Deltones) for Best Improviser Cook County Social Club for Best Improv Group Dominizuelan for Best Sketch/Improv Troupe The … [Read more...]
The Playground Theater recently hosted a 30-hour improv marathon to raise money for the Illinois Coalition of Reach Out and Read. KC Redheart, an incubator team at The Playground, performed the … [Read More...]
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