by Carl Kozlowski | September 16, 2026Comedian Nick Thune Travels Between Eras in “Never Always” Twenty years of comedy will come together for Nick Thune's "three-parter" special at the Den Theatre.
by Carl Kozlowski | September 9, 2026Geoff Bennett on the Cultural Zeitgeist of Black Sitcoms Ahead of an appearance at Printers Row Lit Fest, the author and PBS Newshour co-anchor discusses his new book on the history of Black comedy in America, "Black Out Loud."
by Carl Kozlowski | August 14, 2026Comedian Kellye Howard Doesn’t Mess Around With MS Howard's nonprofit helps people with multiple sclerosis find a way to laugh through the pain and live for today.
by Carl Kozlowski | August 5, 2026The Windy City Comedy Fest Is a Lollapalooza for Laughs Comedy-lovers will revel in this four-day festival founded by Ariel Julie, featuring more than twenty shows across nine of the city’s most iconic comedy venues.
by Carl Kozlowski | August 3, 2026Stand-Up Won’t Let Go of Dwayne Kennedy The Chicago comedy legend on winning an Emmy and growing up in the city's stand-up scene.
by Christine Trevino | July 30, 2026“Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares,” A Show Starring One of Broadway’s Favorite Leading Ladies Benanti bridges the gap between Broadway and stand-up in this playful one-woman show.
by Mary Wisniewski | July 24, 2026American Players Theatre’s Wondrous “As You Like It,” Staged in the Woods In Shakespeare's comedy, the characters go to the forest and become more fully human. The same thing happens when you see theater in the woods at Spring Green, Wisconsin.
by Mary Wisniewski | July 20, 2026“The Matchmaker” Is the Play That Became “Hello, Dolly!” On stage at American Players Theatre, Wisconsin native Thornton Wilder's play is an old-fashioned but well-made farce that was later adapted into the 1964 Broadway hit.
by Mary Wisniewski | July 13, 2026In a Room Full of Empty Chairs, a Couple Grapples With Nothingness The Eugène Ionesco play, on stage at American Players Theatre, is philosophically bleak, but with a comedic vaudeville feeling.
by Christine Trevino | July 6, 2026“Iceboy!” Keeps Things Cool at the Goodman Goodman concludes their centennial with a star-studded musical comedy headlining real-life couple Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.
by Carl Kozlowski | April 3, 2026Mohanad Elshieky’s Comedy Journey Brings Him to the Den Theatre Elshieky discusses the trajectory of his comedy career, from his early days podcasting in Libya to making his break on "Conan."
by Carl Kozlowski | March 16, 2026Comedian Jimmy Pardo Returns to His Chicago Roots The quick-witted host of the podcast “Never Not Funny,” brings his improvised stand-up to Zanies Rosemont for a special matinee show.
by Carl Kozlowski | October 27, 2025312 Comedy Festival Tries To Capture the Comedy Zeitgeist The festival stages its third edition, bringing together an eclectic mix of top comedy stars and rising talents.
by Carl Kozlowski | September 12, 2025Gary Gulman Finds the Funny in the Fragile The comedian reaches new creative heights with his one-man show "Grandiloquent," coming to the Athenaeum Center.
by Charles Kenney | August 29, 2025Rehearsed Laughter: A Review of “The Chaos Theory of Everything” at The Second City
