As an avid fan of the of the Comedy Vault in Batavia, I was thrilled to finally attend my first Comedy Vault open mic, held every Wednesday. Before the open mic, I sat down with Kyle Alan, prolific Chicago comic and frequent Comedy Vault open mic host. We delved into topics such as open mic…
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Ian Abramson: The Heist
The Heist is if Penn & Teller, Steven Wright, and Andy Kaufman had a baby.
The Comedy Vault
The Comedy Vault is an absolutely world-class comedy club that brings in both elite headliners every weekend and the absolutely best Chicago-area comics as hosts and features. It is everything a great comedy club should be.
Jordan Jensen’s Death Chunk
Jordan Jensen is, for my money, one of the best comics working today. She talks fast, seamlessly transitions between topics based on audience interactions, revisits abandoned bits prompted by distractions
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…
Is Neal Brennan the Funniest Joke for Joke Comic?
This material we saw live is the same material in Neal Brennan’s new special, Blocks, released today on Netflix. I saw this material live at the Den Theater in Chicago in July. What Unacceptable Is: Because of the serious and emotional weighty nature of Three Mics and because Unacceptable premiered on broadway and seemed more…
Laughing All Over Chicago and Beyond: Your Guide to the Chicago Stand-up Comedy Scene with Exclusive Reviews, Interviews, and Resources 