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RUSSELL BRAND
JUNE 12 AT 7:30 pm
Since exploding to U.S. stardom in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, British actor and comedian Russell Brand has established himself as one of the comedy world’s true heavyweights. The star of such box office hits as Get Him to the Greek, Rock of Ages, Arthur, Hop, Bedtime Stories, Despicable Me and The Tempest, Brand can currently be seen hosting his wildly popular unscripted late-night series Brand X on FX Network, which was recently renewed for a second season. He is currently in pre-production for Paramount Pictures’ The Hauntrepreneur, produced by Michael Bay, and is slated to star in Diablo Cody’s directorial debut later this year.
The Chicago Theatre: 175 North State Street
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THE CHICAGO THEATRE
DAVID CROSS
JUNE 13 AT 7:30 pm
AND HIS SUPER DUPER PALS
DOUG BENSON, BRIAN POSEHN, TODD GLASS, PAUL F. TOMPKINS & CHICAGO’TLANTA We’re only halfway through 2013, and David Cross has already provided the comedy world with one of this year’s singular highlights by slipping himself back into the cutoffs of Never Nude analrapist Dr. Tobias Fünke in the hugely anticipated reboot of Arrested Development. He can also currently be seen in the indie feature It’s a Disaster, as well his cult hit U.K. sitcom The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, which he created, co-wrote and starred in, and which is now streaming on Netflix. And now David Cross leads a cabal of his closest comedy comrades, Doug Benson, Brian Posehn, Paul F. Tompkins, Todd Glass and Chicago’tlanta, into The Chicago Theatre for David Cross & His Super Duper Pals. 4
The Chicago Theatre: 175 North State Street
THE CHICAGO THEATRE
SETH MEYERS
JUNE 14 AT 7:30 pm
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
AL MADRIGAL & HANNIBAL BURESS Just announced as Jimmy Fallon’s replacement on NBC’s Late Night, Seth Meyers returns to TBS Just For Laughs Chicago – this time to play The Chicago Theatre! Meyers is now in his twelfth season as an SNL cast member, eighth as the show’s head writer and seventh as the anchor of Weekend Update. He won the 2011 Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for writing host Justin Timberlake’s musical monologue, and was nominated for another six Emmys for his writing contributions to America’s seminal late-night comedic institution. Master satirist and SNL Weekend Update anchor Seth Meyers performs with his special guests – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’s Al Madrigal and Chicago native son and former 30 Rock writer Hannibal Buress. The Chicago Theatre: 175 North State Street
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THE CHICAGO THEATRE
JUNE 15 AT 7 pm
BOB NEWHART
One of the most important, influential and beloved figures in the history of American comedy, Chicago native Bob Newhart has been entertaining Englishspeaking audiences around the world for the past 52 years. In that time, Bob has managed to star in two of the most beloved sitcoms in television history, The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart, win Peabody and Emmy awards for The Bob Newhart Variety Show, release eight comedy albums (including the first to ever hit #1 on the charts), host The Tonight Show an astounding 87 times, win three Grammys, write a New York Times bestseller and appear in 14 feature films alongside some of the biggest movie stars in the world.
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The Chicago Theatre: 175 North State Street
THE CHICAGO THEATRE
BILL MAHER
JUNE 16 AT 7:30 pm
For the last 18 years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television. His combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs, first showcased on Comedy Central and ABC’s Politically Incorrect, and for the past seven years on HBO’s Real Time, have garnered him 21 Emmy nominations. His uproarious and unprecedented swipe at organized religion, Religulous (2008), has become one of the highestgrossing documentary films of all time. In addition to his television and film exploits, Maher has written four bestselling books and incited the wrath of conservative zealots across the country.
The Chicago Theatre: 175 North State Street
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PETE HOLMES
JUNE 11 AT 8 pm AND 13 10:30 pm JUNE AT 8 pm
JUNE 12 AT 8 pm
Pete Holmes is a nationally touring stand-up comedian, actor, improviser, writer and cartoonist. You may know him from his crazy popular podcast You Made It Weird. Pete has written for and voices multiple characters on Comedy Central’s Ugly Americans and is the voice and writer of the popular “E*Trade Baby” commercials. Keep an eye out for the new late-night talk show he’ll host on TBS later this year, following Conan.
SECOND CITY ALUMNI SHOW
Some of the Second City’s most legendary alumni, Scott Adsit, Kevin Dorff, Jon Glaser and TJ & Dave, return to the improv capital of the world for a night of unscripted, unpredictable and unforgettable improvised comedy.
BEAR DOWN PODCAST
JUNE 12 AT 10:30 pm
Bear Down was started by a group of wayward Chicagoans stuck in the bright desert of Los Angeles. To hide out from the sun, they created a podcast where all their comedian friends could come by and talk all things Chicago and all things football. Starring Matt Walsh, Horatio Sanz, Joe Nunez and Brad Morris.
KNUCKLEHEADS
JUNE 13 AT 10:30 pm JUNE 14 & 15 AT 8 pm AND 11 pm 8
Knuckleheads is Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong and Tim Robinson. The newest additions to Saturday Night Live return to Chicago for the TBS Just For Laughs Festival. Join them for a night of sketch, improv and more.
UP Comedy Club: 230 West North Avenue
THE VIC THEATRE
ANJELAH JOHNSON
When it comes to comedy, actress, comedian and former Oakland Raiders cheerleader Anjelah Johnson can literally do everything. She joined the cast of MADtv and created her breakout character, disgruntled fast-food employee Bon Qui Qui. Since then, she’s been cast in NBC’s upcoming About a Boy with Minnie Driver, guest-starred on Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Shield and Ugly Betty, starred in films like Our Family Wedding, Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Marmaduke, and recorded her own one-hour comedy special.
JUNE 12 AT 7:30 pm
NICK SWARDSON
In addition to writing and/or co-producing hit films like Malibu’s Most Wanted, Grandma’s Boy, Benchwarmers and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Swardson – the newest full-time member of Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison family – has also co-starred in such movies as Blades of Glory, The House Bunny, Just Go With It, 30 Minutes or Less and Grown Ups 2. He currently co-writes, executive produces and stars in the hit Comedy Central television series Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time, which he also co-created.
JUNE 13 & 14 AT
7:30 pm
truTV’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS
Childhood pals Joseph “Joe” Gatto, James “Murr” Murray, Salvatore “Sal” Vulcano and Brian “Q” Quinn (known to their fans as the sketch & improv troupe The Tenderloins) have drawn over 60 million viewers so far with their smash hit hidden-camera show Impractical Jokers on truTV. The guys will bring their hysterical hijinks for a night of never-beforeseen hidden camera challenges, stories from set that you won’t believe, a live Q&A and real, outrageous messages from fans!
JUNE 15 AT 7:30 pm AND 10 pm
The Vic Theatre: 3145 North Sheffield Avenue
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PARK WEST
WHITEST KIDS U’ KNOW
JUNE 12 AT 7:30 pm
Since they began performing sketch comedy shows on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in 2003, The Whitest Kids U’ Know have won the award for Best Sketch Group at the 2006 Aspen Comedy Festival, been watched by over 50 million viewers on YouTube and completed five seasons of their self-titled comedy show on the IFC Network. They recently finished their first film The Civil War on Drugs and are working on their second. And yes, they really are astoundingly white.
JOHN HODGMAN
JUNE 13 AT 7:30 pm
The Daily Show’s John Hodgman – comedian, actor, author, expert, former professional literary agent, failed doomsday prophet and famous minor television personality – presents an evening of all-new comedy written by him. Unlike his last sold-out appearance in Chicago, he will keep his shoes on. But he will probably dress up at some point as Ayn Rand. That has been happening a lot lately.
DYLAN MORAN Yeah, Yeah
JUNE 14 AT 7:30 pm 10
Award-winning Irish comedian Dylan Moran presents his critically acclaimed new show Yeah, Yeah. Dylan’s perspective is unashamedly unique and utterly fresh. He watches us all through the tinted hue of a glass of fine fullbodied red and then paints what he sees onto a deliciously sarcastic and rich life canvas. Blisteringly funny, painfully accurate, Yeah, Yeah is like looking at a Canaletto painting while someone simultaneously punches you in the stomach and tickles you breathless.
Park West: 322 West Armitage Avenue
PARK WEST
SULLIVAN & SON Comedy Tour See the stars of TBS’s new hit comedy series live in Chicago! The Sullivan & Son Comedy Tour features headliners Steve Byrne (Four Christmases, Couples Retreat), Owen Benjamin (The House Bunny, Jack and Jill), Roy Wood, Jr. (Chelsea Lately, Def Comedy Jam) and Ahmed Ahmed (Axis of Evil, Iron Man) teaming up for one hilarious stand-up show.
JUNE 14 AT 10 pm
MARIA BAMFORD
One of the original Comedians of Comedy featured in both the original Comedy Central series and Netflix movie, alt-comedy goddess Maria Bamford is the first female stand-up to ever record two half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials. Recently named one of Rolling Stone’s 50 Funniest People, she has recurring roles on the re-booted Arrested Development, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and Check It Out.
JUNE 15 AT 7 pm
ARTIE LANGE
From stand-up to sketch comedy to movies, TV and the biggest radio show in the world, Artie Lange has done it all in the comedy world. A popular character on The Howard Stern Show for almost a decade, Artie currently hosts The Artie Lange Show podcast. His television credits include MADtv, Comedy Central Roasts of Hugh Hefner and William Shatner, Rescue Me, Entourage and Dave’s Old Porn with Dave Attell. Artie’s memoir, Too Fat to Fish, was a New York Times bestseller.
Park West: 322 West Armitage Avenue
JUNE 15 AT 9:30 pm AND midnight
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The Heat (film) iO Theater presents TJ & Dave Double Threat: Junior Stopka & Mike Lebovitz Naked Sports Live Pete Holmes Double Threat: Mike Stanley & Sean Flannery Double Threat: Kellye Howard & Friend Wrestling with Depression ChUC presents Secret Big-Time Local Comedy Showcase The Shit Show Pete Holmes
Kerasotes ShowPlace ICON Stage 773 – The Box Stage 773 – The Pro Stage 773 – The Cabaret UP Comedy Club Stage 773 – The Pro Stage 773 – The Thrust Stage 773 – The Cabaret Stage 773 – The Box Stage 773 – The Thrust UP Comedy Club
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The Comedy Bar Kickass Showcase The Dailymotion Comedy Showcases Moshe Kasher Anjelah Johnson Whitest Kids U’ Know Russell Brand Second City Alumni Show The Todd Barry Podcast Ari Shaffir – This Is Not Happening The Annoyance Theatre presents: Messing with a Friend Above Average presents: Tripp & Tyler and The Katydids @DadBoner and Friends, You Guys Bear Down Podcast [REDACTED]
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Team Coco Podcast The Dailymotion Comedy Showcases The Lincoln Lodge Moshe Kasher David Cross & His Super Duper Pals John Hodgman Nick Swardson Pete Holmes A Tight 60 with … Chelsea Peretti Dancing Around the Shit Fire with Kyle Kinane Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net Stage Time @DadBoner and Friends, You Guys Double Threat: Kumail Nanjiani & Friend Jokes and Notes presents The Urban Comedy Hour The Combo Knuckleheads Ari Shaffir – This Is Not Happening Above Average presents: Tripp & Tyler and The Katydids The Super Serious Show Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net
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The Dailymotion Comedy Showcases The Playground presents Alone: Chicago’s Best Solo Acts Doug Loves Movies Podcast Moshe Kasher Seth Meyers with Special Guests Al Madrigal and Hannibal Buress Nick Swardson Dylan Moran – Yeah, Yeah Knuckleheads A Tight 60 with … Chelsea Peretti Comics to Watch Dancing Around the Shit Fire with Kyle Kinane Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net Competitive Erotic Fan Fiction with Bryan Cook Double Threat: Kumail Nanjiani & Friend The Combo The Sullivan & Son Comedy Tour Todd Barry Bad Boys of Comedy Knuckleheads Ari Shaffir – This Is Not Happening The Blackout Diaries The Super Serious Show Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net
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SATURDAY, JUNE 15 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 8:30 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 10:00 pm 10:00 pm 10:00 pm 10:30 pm 10:30 pm 11:00 pm 11:30 pm 11:30 pm 11:30 pm 11:59 pm
Bob Newhart Maria Bamford You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes Podcast The Dailymotion Comedy Showcases The Playground presents Alone: Chicago’s Best Solo Acts Chelsea Peretti truTV’s Impractical Jokers Knuckleheads 5-Star Leading Ladies A Tight 60 with … Dancing Around the Shit Fire with Kyle Kinane Kill All Comedy Moshe Kasher Artie Lange Double Threat: Kumail Nanjiani & Friend truTV’s Impractical Jokers The Combo Todd Barry Best of Chicago Playground presents: The Tomkat Project Knuckleheads Ari Shaffir – Skeptic Tank Podcast The Blackout Diaries The Super Serious Show Artie Lange
SUNDAY, JUNE 16 7:30 pm 8:00 pm
Bill Maher The Lil Rel Show
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Stage 773 • the thruSt KELLYE HOWARD & FRIEND
Double Threat:
Double the pleasure, double the fun! Two comics with complementary styles team up and perform extended sets for a super-sized stand-up bill.
JUNE 11 AT 8:30 pm
THE SHIT SHOW The Shit Show is produced/hosted by Ever Mainard and Rasa Gierstikas and showcases the best variety of comedic performers in Chicago. This interactive show is the most fun you will have at a comedy show.
JUNE 11 AT 10 pm
THE DAILYMOTION COMEDY SHOWCASES hosted by Andy Daly
Featuring a different selection of the best comedians from across the country, The Dailymotion Comedy Showcases hosted by Andy Daly will be streamed for broadcast daily from The Hub @ Stage 773. Live streams and clips from the shows will be available on Dailymotion.com.
JUNE 12 - 15 AT
7 pm
Stage 773: 1225 West Belmont Avenue
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Stage 773 • the thruSt @DADBONER AND FRIENDS, YOU GUYS
JUNE 12 & 13 AT
10 pm
Hosted by @DadBoner Twitter account creator, Mike Burns, @DadBoner and Friends, You Guys is a special night of stand-up from Burns and guests, also featuring exclusive live readings from Karl Welzein’s upcoming book, Power Moves: Livin’ the American Dream, USA Style.
DANCING AROUND THE SHIT FIRE WITH KYLE KINANE JUNE 13 - 15
Kyle Kinane does some comedy and some other comedians do some comedy and some musicians do some music. Hopefully.
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8:30 pm
THE SUPER SERIOUS SHOW
JUNE 13 - 15 AT
11:30 pm
Super Serious is an L.A.-based mash-up show, presenting an immersive experience exposing audiences to emerging and experimental performers alongside well-known hosts and headliners.
TODD BARRY
JUNE 14 & 15 AT
10 pm
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Widely recognized for his roles as the bongo-playing “Third Conchord” on HBO’s Flight of the Conchords and Mickey Rourke’s deli boss in The Wrestler, Todd Barry is renowned for his nuanced, measured and thoroughly original approach to stand-up.
Stage 773: 1225 West Belmont Avenue
Stage 773 • the Pro JUNIOR STOPKA & MIKE LEBOVITZ
Double Threat:
Double the pleasure, double the fun! Two comics with complementary styles team up and perform extended sets for a super-sized stand-up bill.
JUNE 11 AT 7 pm
MIKE STANLEY & SEAN FLANNERY
Double Threat:
Double the pleasure, double the fun! Two comics with complementary styles team up and perform extended sets for a super-sized stand-up bill.
JUNE 11 AT 8:30 pm
MOSHE KASHER He is currently a writer on NBC’s The New Normal, and co-hosts The Champs podcast alongside Neal Brennan and DJ Douggpound. Named one of Variety magazine’s Ten Comics To Watch, Kasher has also written a criticallyacclaimed memoir, Kasher in the Rye.
Stage 773: 1225 West Belmont Avenue
JUNE 12 - 14 AT
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Stage 773 • the Pro ARI SHAFFIR
This Is Not Happening This Is Not Happening is a storyteller series presented and hosted by Ari Shaffir. Each show has a different topic that all the guest comics tell stories about. Subjects range from psychedelic drug use, to losing your virginity, to family, to near-death experiences.
JUNE 12 AT 8:30 pm JUNE 13 & 14 AT
11:30 pm
CHELSEA PERETTI
Chelsea Peretti tours her stand-up across the country, performs a monthly sold-out show – Live with Chelsea Peretti – at UCB Los Angeles and has recently appeared opposite Louis CK on FX’s Louie. Chelsea has written for NBC’s Emmy-nominated Parks and Recreation and much more.
JUNE 13 - 14 AT
8:30 pm JUNE 15 AT 7 pm
ARI SHAFFIR
The Skeptic Tank Podcast Hosted by Ari Shaffir, The Skeptic Tank is a comedy podcast to help better understand humanity and also to make fart jokes.
JUNE 15 AT 11:30 pm
Double Threat:
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KUMAIL NANJIANI & FRIEND
Named one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch,” Hollywood Reporter’s “10 Rising Comedy Talents” and New York Magazine’s “10 Comedians that Funny People Find Funny,” Kumail teams with a special guest comedian, giving us two extended stand-up sets for the price of one. Talk about value!
Stage 773: 1225 West Belmont Avenue
Stage 773 • the Box iO Theater presents
TJ & DAVE
One of the most critically acclaimed improv teams in the world, TJ Jagodowski and David Pasquesi promise “this is all made up” as they create a showcase for elaborately imagined characters whose relationships reveal the wildly funny quirks of human nature.
JUNE 11 AT 7 pm
ChUC presents
SECRET BIG-TIME LOCAL COMEDY SHOWCASE hosted by Bryan Bowden
This annual tradition kicks off the Festival with high-energy sets from some of Chicago’s best stand-ups. It’s always a dazzling show, and almost certainly a list of future who’s whos.
JUNE 11 AT 9:30 pm
THE COMEDY BAR KICKASS SHOWCASE In partnership with the 2013 TBS Just For Laughs Chicago Festival, The Comedy Bar presents A Kickass Showcase. Some of Chicago’s most awesome talent, including Russ Williamson, Ali Clayton, Ralphie Roberts, Joe Kilgallon and Matty Ryan.
JUNE 12 AT 7 pm
The Annoyance Theatre presents
MESSING WITH A FRIEND
Venerable Chicago improv staple Susan Messing takes a special guest on a special journey for a night of uncomfortable, weird, filthy, off-thecuff comedy. Sometimes, the most fun stuff is the stuff that feels so… wrong.
Stage 773: 1225 West Belmont Avenue
JUNE 12 AT 9:30 pm 19
Stage 773 • the Box THE LINCOLN LODGE
JUNE 13 AT 7 pm
Now in its thirteenth season, The Lincoln Lodge comedy showcase features a rotating cast of emcees, a fresh line-up of comedians and weird and wacky variety acts each week. Truly one of Chicago’s most unique comedy experiences!
SET LIST: STAND-UP WITHOUT A NET
JUNE 13 & 14 AT
8:30 pm AND midnight
The second they walk on stage, some of the world’s top comedians are given a never-before-seen “set list” with original, deranged topics and literally ZERO seconds to prepare – and they have to perform seamlessly, as if it’s the act they normally do. Hosted by Paul Provenza. Watch the stream live at YouTube.com/JustForLaughs.
Jokes & Notes presents:
THE URBAN COMEDY HOUR JUNE 13 AT 10 pm
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Chicago’s urban comedy at its best! Hosted by Brian Babylon, this line-up features some of the South Side’s funniest comics showcasing their unique style in stand-up and sketch.
Stage 773: 1225 West Belmont Avenue
Stage 773 • the Box The Playground presents:
ALONE: CHICAGO’S BEST SOLO ACTS Alone unites the city’s best solo artists and puts them up in one place. Their rich character work and silly sensibilities unite for one hilarious evening, a run-down of the great solo work happening all over the Windy City. Hosted by Gary Richardson.
JUNE 14 & 15 AT
7 pm
COMPETITIVE EROTIC FAN FICTION with Bryan Cook
This comedy show and soon-to-be podcast was created and is hosted by Bryan Cook. Each show features ten comics, writing and performing erotic fan fiction pieces based on their whims or audience suggestions. It’s really stupid.
JUNE 14 AT 10 pm
KILL ALL COMEDY
A comedy collective and showcase displaying Chicago’s best and strangest minds in the scene. Kill All Comedy is also a record label, a website and a video production company. To this day, it is Chicago’s only comedy.
JUNE 15 AT 8:30 pm
The Playground presents
THE TOMKAT PROJECT
The critically acclaimed chronicle of the threesome marriage of Cruise-Holmes and Scientology is coming to Just For Laughs! Seven actors brilliantly portray over 50 celebrity characters in this mind-altering juggernaut of tabloid storytelling hailed as “Genius!” by the Chicago Tribune.
Stage 773: 1225 West Belmont Avenue
JUNE 15 AT 10:30 pm 21
Stage 773 • the CaBaret NAKED SPORTS LIVE
JUNE 11 AT 7 pm
Naked Sports Live is a sports/comedy podcast hosted by comedians Joe Kilgallon and Megan Gailey. The show covers all things sports from players tweeting nude pics to coaches getting fired to - of course - insane fans!
WRESTLING WITH DEPRESSION
JUNE 11 AT 8:30 pm
Wrestling with Depression is an Internet radio program hosted by comedian Marty DeRosa. It features other comedians, wrestlers and performers who talk about some of the unseen sides of entertainment: sadness, depression or other emotions that you might not expect to hear from personalities. Don’t worry though, it’s not all sad – some parts are pretty funny!
THE TODD BARRY PODCAST JUNE 12 AT 8:30 pm
JUNE 12 AT 10 pm JUNE 13 AT 11:30 pm
Highly regarded and amazing comedian Todd Barry talks to friends - and maybe people he doesn’t know - about their careers, travel, food and various other topics.
Above Average presents:
TRIPP & TYLER AND THE KATYDIDS
Proud member of the Broadway Video family, the people who brought you SNL, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Portlandia and 30 Rock, Above Average is an online comedy network that brings different voices together with the same mission: to make high-quality stuff that makes you laugh.
THE BLACKOUT DIARIES
JUNE 14 & 15 AT
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A comedy show where stand-up comedians plus “regular” people (cops, firefighters, teachers, etc.) tell true drinking stories and then you, the audience, can ask questions. Complete with photos and voicemails from the events, it’s a bit like the Socratic Method, but with tequila.
Stage 773: 1225 West Belmont Avenue
Stage 773 • the CaBaret
SHOWS CURATED BY TEAM COCO
TEAM COCO PODCAST
Every week, Team Coco wunderkind Aaron Bleyaert hunts down and hog-ties a new celebrity or Conan staffer to interrogate them about their jobs, what’s in their pockets, and everything in between. It’s the ultimate glimpse behind the scenes.
JUNE 13 AT 7 pm
A TIGHT 60 WITH…
On Conan, you get to see stand-up comedians do a tight five minutes of TV-clean material. Come see what happens when some of our favorite comics are unshackled from time constraints and network legal departments.
JUNE 13 - 15 AT
8:30 pm
THE COMBO
Isn’t deciding between comedians the worst thing in the world? Well, we solved that for you with The Combo, a show that features two or three of our favorite comedians, so that you don’t have to decide.
JUNE 13 - 15 AT
10 pm
DOUG LOVES MOVIES PODCAST
Join Doug Benson (Super High Me, Last Comic Standing) and his special surprise guests as they record a podcast featuring conversations and games about... movies!
JUNE 14 AT 7 pm
YOU MADE IT WEIRD WITH PETE HOLMES PODCAST
Everybody has secret weirdness – Pete Holmes gets comedians to share theirs. You Made It Weird is a weekly podcast by comedian Pete Holmes where he interviews other comedians and actors and makes it weird.
Stage 773: 1225 West Belmont Avenue
JUNE 15 AT 7 pm 23
KERASOTES SHOWPLACE ICON Comedy directed by Paul Feig Cast: Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demian Birchir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rapaport, Spoken Reasons, Tom Wilson, Joey McIntyre, Bill Burr, Jane Curtin, Nate Corddry Uptight FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) and foul-mouthed Boston cop Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy) couldn’t be more incompatible. But when they join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies. From Paul Feig, director of Bridesmaids.
JUNE 11 AT 6:30 pm
JUNE 12 AT
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ADVANCE SCREENING ON JUNE 11! RATED R Director Paul Feig will make a special appearance to introduce an advance screening of his new movie The Heat!
Constellation and The A.V. Club present [REDACTED], a stand-up showcase featuring [REDACTED], [REDACTED] and a special appearance by [REDACTED]. So that should be pretty awesome, right? All proceeds will benefit 826Chicago.
Kerasotes ShowPlace ICON: 1011 South Delano Court East
JOKES AND NOTES STAGE TIME
hosted by Damon Williams New faces bringing the laughter in a wildcard mix of clean and edgy comedy.
JUNE 13 AT 8:30 pm
COMICS TO WATCH
hosted by Clark Jones Get acquainted with this fresh, new talent on the rise! These comics have an approach to comedy that appeals to all walks of life.
JUNE 14 AT 8:30 pm
BAD BOYS OF COMEDY
hosted by Marlon Mitchell Urban comedy gets real with this hilariously hardcore, uncensored show.
JUNE 14 AT 10:30 pm
5-STAR LEADING LADIES
hosted by Vanessa Fraction Funny, sassy girls with similar paths in life will take the stage and show you the funny from a woman’s perspective.
JUNE 15 AT 8:30 pm
BEST OF CHICAGO
hosted by B. Cole Some of Chi-Town’s best urban talent – this show cray!
JUNE 15 AT 10:30 pm
THE LIL REL SHOW Lil Rel – live and uncut!!!!!!!
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