THIRSTY FOR MORE? Heads up folks, Thirsty: The Premiere Improv Drinking Party is holding auditions for full-time cast members for its seventh season at the Apollo Studio Theater. Guys, it’s drinking and improv, what’s not to like?
VIDEO: Inside Yanky Candle
Yanky Your Candle I’ve never really been into candles, but “Inside Yanky Candle” may have just changed that. Written by comedy duo Ayala Skopp and Drew Anderson, the video lets us into the minds of those who give candles their quirky and nonsensical names. Check it out, but be warned: you will never be able to look at a Yankee Candle without giggling ever again.
NEWS: MCL Chicago Opening in August
Studio BE Is Now MCL Chicago. Studio BE has officially transformed into MCL Chicago – the first venue in the country solely dedicated to musical improvisation and music comedy. MCL, which stands for Music Comedy Live, has come on to the scene in the middle of musical improv’s rise in Chicago. Since numbers don’t lie, the number of people graduating from The Second City’s Music Improv Training Program has tripled in the last four years.
NEWS: Jams with Ambs
A Musical Comedy Fusion Amber Linde didn’t let other people’s doubt distract her from making it as musical improviser. When Linde discovered her preferred style of performing was embraced in the Chicago comedy scene, she took it upon herself to create her own opportunities. Thus, Jams with Ambs was born.
WRITTEN: Poking a Dead Frog
Top Notch Advice from Your Favorite Comedy Writers In 2009, author Mike Sacks sat down with 21 comedy writers to talk about the industry with his book, And Here’s the Kicker. Now, he’s back at it with Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today’s Top Comedy Writers. Sacks recruited a laundry list of A-listers including Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, Amy Poehler and Mel Brooks to talk about the world of comedy.
