There are two types of people in this world: those who associate Lisa Ann Walter with Chessy from the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap, the most beloved pop culture […]
When comedy legend Patton Oswalt appeared on the Good One podcast in 2018, he spotlighted Gary Gulman’s “state abbreviations” routine as a “killer” bit he wished he’d written himself. A […]
When Elizabeth Messick, the more attractive half of the magical duo the Cosmic Romantics—that’s straight out of her partner Eric Thirstin’s introduction, not my own editorializing—first appears on stage during […]
Those who have dived deep into the vernacular of Saturday Night Live are familiar with the “ten to one” slot—the last sketch of each episode, sandwiched between the musical guest’s […]
While Hitch*Cocktails has been a staple of the Annoyance Theatre’s lineup for over a decade, the team behind Chicago’s most frighteningly funny drinking game is raising the stakes with the […]
“I didn’t plan any of this shit.” That was Paul Reiser’s hilarious and refreshingly honest assessment of the long—and still ongoing—list of accomplishments in a career spanning over four decades. […]
Dear Cinnamon is our monthly column based on the idea that all of life’s questions can be answered by art, because, after all, art is the spice of life. To […]
Have you ever wanted to witness a Muppet make the beast with two backs? Do a deep dive into getting “felt up”? Learn the history of the monster race? Then Avenue […]
2021 has been weird, and there’s nothing weirder than saying “It’s convention season in Chicago” in early to mid-December, but we’re fresh off Chicago TARDIS, Wizard World was bumped up […]
Well, we’re here. It might be cooler than it is out in California where one particular convention center would normally be packed to the brim with fans of all number […]
Here we are, already facing the final curtain. We’ve had a lot of fun so far, haven’t we? As we promised, there’s been a little something for every kind of […]
Local comedian Drew Michael brought his stand-up tour home to Chicago last weekend. Michael performed at The Den Theatre’s Main Stage for a full audience. Maddie Wiener was the opening […]