Men In Pajamas Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez are The Pajama Men. If you’re like me, you may be wondering why grown men are performing absurdist comedy on stage in their pajamas and where the name came from. Well, Shenoah and Mark were kind enough to answer a few questions and turns out they’ve been in their pajamas for well over a decade. Can’t get mad at a man who wants to be comfortable, that’s for sure.
2014 Chicago Women’s Funny Festival Recommendations
June 2, 2014
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Who Said Women Aren’t Funny? This Thursday through Sunday, saddle up for a slew of funny ladies. The Chicago Women’s Funny Festival will be underway at Stage 773 and they’re bringing in acts from coast to coast and beyond. This year you can expect to see sketch, improv, musical improv, puppets and a bit more stand-up that in the past. Turn on the mics and line-up the tutus, the ladies are coming and below are a few shows I recommend … →
INTERVIEW: Holly Laurent
You Have All The Time In The World The lovely Holly Laurent spent fifteen years studying, performing and teaching comedy in Chicago before moving out to Los Angeles last fall. She’ll be back next week with fellow Mainstage alum, Katie Rich, performing at the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival (CWFF) and she was kind enough to share a few words with me about how she got started, her advice to younger performers and what she sounds like when she lets her … →
VIDEO: Bill Weiner: High School Guidance Counselor By Patrick Michalak
May 29, 2014
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Bill Arnett At His Finest This web series, created by Patrick Michalak, stars Chicago improviser, Bill Arnett as Bill Weiner, high school guidance counselor. Each episode goes through an average day in a high school guidance counselor’s life and is filled with local Chicago talent. Michalak is on to something with this series…
NEWS: The Second City’s First Bob Curry Diversity Showcase
May 23, 2014
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Paving New Paths The Second City is so focused on increasing diversity in comedy that they have created an entire department towards these efforts. Dionna Griffin-Irons is the Director of The Outreach & Diversity program at The Second City and was kind enough to share a bit about their latest endeavor: The Bob Curry Fellowship.
