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Review: Gelli Haha Brings an Adorable Circus to Schubas Tavern
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (207+ words) Dolphin balloons. Boxing matches. Bubble guns. Plastic pig masks. Hula hoops. That's just a sample of the delightful craziness Gelli Haha brought to Schubas Tavern on Saturday night. It was less of a concert and more of an adorable circus,…...
Interview: Coming Up at the Den Theatre'Dewayne Perkins Is Better Than You, and That's OK
19+ hour, 41+ min ago (386+ words) You were born and raised in Chicago and found your comedic footing here. What does it mean to return to the city and perform at the Den? You were involved in the comedy scene for a long time here. What…...
Review: The Merry Wives of Windsor'A Delightful Romp at Chicago Shakespeare
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1003+ words) Third Coast Review Chicago Shakespeare's production of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor has a stellar cast in modern environs. This has been a year of Sir John Falstaff getting his comeuppance, as the hunter captured by its prey. Lyric…...
Review: Now Streaming on Hulu, Pizza Movie is a Drug-Infused Trip Where a Simple Delivery Becomes an Epic Journey
3+ week, 3+ day ago (787+ words) Third Coast Review This is a good month for filmmakers Nick Kocher & Brian Mc Elhaney. Later this month sees the release of the terrific dark horror/comedy/love story Over Your Dead Body (an English-language remake of the 2021 Norwegian film…...
Review: The Ally at Theater Wit Relies Too Much on Volume, Rather Than Drama
3+ week, 5+ day ago (172+ words) During his professorial office hours, Asaf is visited by students'both Jewish and Palestinian'demanding that he support various issues involving Israel and Palestine. But Asaf, whose parents emigrated from Israel, says he subscribes to the "acoustic-guitar-based variety" of Judaism. And he…...
Review: Time Traveling, Mafia Crime and Romantic Affairs in a Messy but Entertaining Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
4+ week, 2+ day ago (1003+ words) Third Coast Review When your script is in doubt, add a time-travel plot line. That's what it feels like writer/director Ben David Grabinski (Happily) deduced could save his decidedly average crime comedy Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice about two gangsters…...
Review: Chicagoan Amy Landecker Writes, Directs and Stars in For Worse, A Late-in-Life Rom Com with Heart
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (595+ words) Third Coast Review Although it takes a great many broad strokes when it comes to its comedy, actor-turned-first-time feature writer-director Amy Landecker's (Transparent) For Worse gets a great deal right when it comes to its more genuine looks about restarting…...
Preview: The Onion Co-Founder Scott Dikkers Brings Funny Con to Chicago
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1333+ words) We talked with Scott about creating Funny Con, why the Funny Awards are so necessary, and his picks for a comedy Mount Rushmore. How long has the idea of Funny Con been floating around? So we put in the time,…...
Review: Rivendell Theatre's Pivot Tells a Tragicomic Story of Life, Love and Farming
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (16+ words) Third Coast Review...
Review: Gabby's Dollhouse Live at the Rosemont Theatre Brings Impressive Puppetry and a Fun-for-All-Ages Event
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (21+ words) Third Coast Review...