5 new comedy clubs to know in the Chicago area
Get your maps out, order your two-drink minimum and chart a course with us across these new homes for improv and stand-up comedy.
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‘The Big D,’ a matchmaking comedy show for divorced singles, is coming to Chicago
A unique comedy game show is coming to Chicago, and while anyone can watch, the show’s contestants share one commonality: divorce.
Ferris Bueller’s iconic vest goes up for auction 40 years after famously skipping school
Forty years after cameras first rolled, an iconic piece of the film’s wardrobe is jumping off the screen and into one lucky fan’s closet.
Comedy for summer 2025: Stand-up comics, including some from ‘SNL’
Also on Chicago-area stages these next few months, Trevor Wallace, James Austin Johnson and the Zanies show Roast Battle Chicago.
‘Welcome to the Show’ wants to feel like hanging out with friends in their Lincoln Square basement
Derek Bish's free live talk show has been filling the backroom of The Getaway since its first episode in the summer of 2024.
From classroom to stand-up comedy, teachers take to the stage
Which is harder, a crowd of students or the crowd at a comedy club? Check out the upcoming "Teacher’s Lounge" at Chicago Improv.
Professional bull riders will ‘Unleash the Beast’ this weekend in Rosemont
PBR’s Unleash the Beast stampedes into the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Jan. 10-11, starting at 7:45 p.m. Friday.
For Chicago’s improv and stand-up comics, stage time is more important than screen time
It's tempting to think comedy success these days comes from a TikTok following, but Chicago's working comedians say nothing beats time in front of a live audience.