Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan announce new arena tour

Here’s some great news for comedy fans. Two of comedy’s biggest names are teaming up for a brand new arena… MORE
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The Laugh Button Records to release Dale McPeek “My Mother’s Son” on July 15th

We’re excited to announce the next album release by The Laugh Button records. On Friday, July 15th we’re going to… MORE
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iO Chicago has been purchased, with plans to resume classes and shows

A year ago, it was announced by Charna Halpern, who founded iO Chicago back in the 1980’s with Del Close,… MORE
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The Second City brand has been sold to a private equity firm

Last year, it was reported that the famed The Second City, which has theaters in Chicago, Toronto, and L.A., was… MORE
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The Second City is reportedly up for sale for the second time in its history

Without a doubt, this has been a tough year for every single industry that doesn’t specialize in making hand sanitizer… MORE
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Chicago’s iO, an improv institution, closing is the latest change to the comedy scene

Within the past few months, we have witnessed a massive shake up in the world of comedy and improv. Back… MORE
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Chicago iO, The improvOlympic, will not reopen after the pandemic: An End To Another Comedy Institution

First the UCB closed up its doors in New York City. Now comes word that the Chicago theater that gave birth to the Upright Citizens Brigade also will not reopen. Charna Halpern, co-founder and still head improviser in charge of improvOlympic (aka iO), …

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Chicago iO, The improvOlympic, will not reopen after the pandemic: An End To Another Comedy Institution

First the UCB closed up its doors in New York City. Now comes word that the Chicago theater that gave birth to the Upright Citizens Brigade also will not reopen. Charna Halpern, co-founder and still head improviser in charge of improvOlympic (aka iO), …

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‘There’s always a spot for the next weirdo’: inside Second City’s comedy HQ

Chicago’s pioneering club – where comics from John Belushi to Tina Fey learned their craft – is 60 years old. We crash an improv class in search of its secretsIn the fashionable Old Town district of Chicago, I am making mooing noises and performing dee…

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Episode #252: Liza Treyger

Liza Treyger is a New York based stand-up comic by way of Chicago, who grew up in nearby Skokie after immigrating from Russia when she was 3. Treyger has her own Comedy Central half-hour special and album, GLITTERCHEESE, and a more recent half-hour spe…

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