How do I describe it? It was just beautiful, magical flow the entire show. I cannot describe what it felt like to be in that room.
Author: ChitownComedy
I am a 37 year old mother of two living in the Chicago area. I spend most of my disposable time and income going to live standup shows and watching comedy specials wherever I can find them. I interview Chicago-area comics. I write about those experiences in this blog.
The Comedy Cellar’s Reservation System Sucks
The Comedy Cellar is a magical, wonderful place for any comedy lover but their reservation system sucks hard. And they need to at least double their prices. Here’s how the Comedy Cellar’s reservation system works: The Comedy Cellar charges a cover fee like any comedy club but they don’t charge you at the time you…
The Stand is as Essential an NYC Comedy Club as the Cellar
You are a comedy fan stopping over in New York for one night. What is your first instinct about where to spend your precious time?
The Comedy Cellar?
Yes, of course.
But then you gotta book it 15 minutes over to The Stand.
Chris Rock Live at the Chicago Theatre
Chris Rock is the level of famous where people are just thrilled to be in the same room as him. Normally when I am going to a comedy show, I have to explain to people who the comedian is and where they might know him from. When I went to this show, I simply told…
A Tale of Two Roast Comics: Dave Attell and Jeff Ross Live
I have been a Dave Attell fan for over a decade and seen him live 3-4 times. I have never thought of him as a roast comic. I was always puzzled why he was chosen as Jeff Ross’s roast companion for bumping mics. Dave Attell is a great comic but a roast comic? He has…
Shane Gillis at the Chicago Improv
“Once you become really interested in history you are on the 1 yard line of becoming a Republican,” Gillis proclaimed at this show. Having recently talked with Louis CK for over six hours about all of the past Presidents of the United States*, I suppose Gillis can see the end zone. If an interest in history makes…
Just for Laughs Cancun is Cancelled
Here lies Just for Laughs Cancun: June 2002-August 2022. RIP. Comedy festivals are my favorite thing on earth. When I saw that Tim Dillon was headlining JFL Cancun at a nice resort on a sunny beach in November, just as it is starting to get cold in Illinois, I knew I wanted to go. The…
Tim Dillon, A Real Hero
What Tim does best is lean in hard to ridiculous, hyperbolic points of view to either demonstrate their absurdity or make a point.
Nikki Glaser: Live in Milwaukee/Good Clean Filth
This is a blue special so stop reading if you don’t want to read about sex. Nikki Glaser is 100% who she is and incapable of anything else, on-stage or off. During this special, she actually makes that point out right but you can really feel the truth of it in this material. In her…
Drew Dunn at the Comedy Vault in Batavia
Drew Dunn started his set in a British accent. Any newcomer to Dunn’s comedy just assumed he was British. He dropped the shtick 90 seconds in and riffed on how you can get away with more in a British accent. This start was the perfect setup for his style of comedy. Dunn’s acts floats seamlessly…
Laughing All Over Chicago and Beyond: Your Guide to the Chicago Stand-up Comedy Scene with Exclusive Reviews, Interviews, and Resources 