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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The comedy duo of Michael Issac and Calvin Evans are two of Chicago's Very Own, Evans from the North Side and Issac from the South ...

The North Side has long reigned as the cradle of Chicago comedy. Stand-ups flock to Zanies or The Laugh Factory, and improvisers and sketch comics flit between The Annoyance, The Second City and iO.

Chicago is a world-famous comedy town. The Windy City and its suburbs teem with ways to stir up audience laughter. You can catch film and TV celebrities in major theaters, see original sketch comedy ...

What do Tina Fey, Bill Murray, John Belushi, Mike Myers, Martin Short, Stephen Colbert, Gilda Radner, Joan Rivers and Chris Farley have in common? They all got their start at The Second City — the ...

Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

Sometimes the biggest names in comedy are hard to ignore when they come through town. Just look at Hard Rock Live’s star-filled start to 2024 in Northwest Indiana: Ron White (Jan. 20) and Tim Allen ...

Comedy is often an overlooked artform though Chicago is known for producing national talent. But many local comedians are ...

“Being naturally gifted is something I don’t take for granted,” says Jeremiah Frazier, the Chicago comedian better known by his stage name FrayWay. “But listen, understand that there are some ...

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Located in the lower level of the recently restored Norwood event space, the Comedy Bar will open on Feb. 14, adding another stage to the area’s stand-up comedy scene. Opening weekend features two ...