Jim Norton

Comedian Jim Breuer made us laugh as "Goat Boy" on SNL and with his uncanny impersonation of Joe Pesci. He was here with his take on headlines from the week and talk about performing at the Highline Ballroom on Friday as part of his Heavy Metal Family Man...

If any of us wondered if celebrities would still visit Chicago after “The Oprah Winfrey Show” ended in May, we now have our answer. Chicago is still a popular destination for film projects — which this year included “Man of...

Our list of everything going on the week of 11/28-12/4 NOTABLE TV MONDAY Basketball Wives LA: Reunion, Part 2 (special; 8 p.m.; VH1) Top 40 (special; 8 p.m.; BBC America) Bored to Death (season finale; 9 p.m.; HBO) The Closer (mid-season premiere; 9 p....

CAPTAIN AMERICAN: THE FIRST AVENGER (2011) * *1/2 (B-) Directed by Joe Johnston Starring Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Stanley Tucci, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Toby Jones, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, Ken Choi, Samuel L....

Patrice O'Neal dead: Comedian Patrice O'Neal died Tuesday morning from complications of a stroke he suffered on Oct. 19. Veteran New York comic Patrice O'Neal O'Neal was a familiar face on Comedy Central and a frequent guest on the "Opie & Anthony"...

Get ready to laugh, Chicago. Demetri Martin, Louis C.K. and “Community” star Joel McHale will bring their comedy to the Windy City June 14-18 as part of the TBS Just For Laughs festival. Talk show host George Lopez and Comedy Central roast...

Comedian Greg Giraldo's website was directing fans to his Facebook page Wednesday to offer condolences after various media outlets reported that the comedian had died four days after being hospitalized for an accidental overdose. He was 44. Word spread...

Comedian Mike DeStefano, a top-five finalist on the most recent season of "Last Comic Standing," died Sunday of a heart attack, his rep confirmed Monday to various media outlets. Mike DeStefano was 44....

Big-name comics Louis C.K., Joel McHale and Demetri Martin will headline the third incarnation of the Just for Laughs Festival in Chicago. And The Anti-Social Network — featuring Dave Attell, Jim Breuer, Bill Burr and host Jim Norton — will......

Kids and other Robert Pattinson fans won't be running off to join the circus after seeing “Water for Elephants,” the brutish and violent  screen adaptation of Sara Gruen's novel. Whatever romance and charm Gruen summoned forth from these rough...