According to his routine, California’s Matt Dwyer was an up=and-coming stand-up comedian when Tom Brokaw happened to catch his set. Evidently, Brokaw was so impressed with Dwyer that he invited him up to his hotel room to party it up, where he eventually ordered some call girls, tossed multiple televisions out the window, and asked Dwyer if he wanted to “chase the dragon.” The resulting heroin addiction derailed his career for six months. So, yes, that’s a completely fabricated back story, but it should give you a pretty good impression of Dwyer’s brand of humor, a mixture of self-deprecation, surreal one-liners, and the occasional wordplay. “I told a friend of mine I was thinking of committing suicide, and he said, ‘you know what, suicide is a selfish act,’” Dwyer says while barely moving a muscle. “So I decided that when I do it, I’m going to put forty pounds of candy up my ass and hang myself in front of a Mexican birthday party.” (Andy Seifert)
March 5 & 6 at Lincoln Lodge, 4008 North Lincoln, (773)248-1820, 9pm.
Hair of the Dog: A Preview of Sean Flannery at Lincoln Lodge The Chicago-based comedian and storyteller is the creator and host of the popular weekly comedy show “Blackout Diaries” which focuses on drinking stories and "hilarious misadventures" people have had.
Palimpsests: A Preview of S45 at SITE/less For “S45," Michelle Kranicke and Paige Cunningham-Caldarella invited three choreographers to join them in taking a section of Merce Cunningham's “Suite for Five” as a jumping off point for a new dance.
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