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 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 Carl Kozlowski | March 15, 2024Funny Forward: Anna Akana Discusses “It Gets Darker” in Advance of her Show at the Den Theatre
by Carl Kozlowski | October 23, 2023The Laughing City: The 312 Comedy Festival Brings Top Comedy Stars to Chicago
by Brian Hieggelke | June 27, 2023Woke Up: A Review of “Don’t Quit Your Daydream” at The Second City Mainstage
by Carl Kozlowski | June 12, 2023Funny and Sad Dad: A Preview of Jimmy Carrane at The Laughing Academy
by Carl Kozlowski | May 1, 2023New and Proven: A Preview of The Lincoln Lodge’s “Latest and Greatest”
by Ted C. Fishman | June 13, 2022You Name It: A Review of “Do the Right Thing, No Worries If Not” at The Second City Mainstage
