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    Apr 24, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Annoyance Theatre on the move

    The Annoyance Theatre, a venerable Chicago comedy theater, is on the move. Jennifer Estlin, the theater's owner and executive producer, said Wednesday that it will exit its Uptown digs on the same block of North Broadway as the Uptown Theatre and move to 851 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood.
    The Annoyance Theatre, a venerable Chicago comedy theater, is on the move. Jennifer Estlin, the theater's owner and executive producer, said Wednesday that it will exit its Uptown digs on the same block of North Broadway as the Uptown Theatre and move...

    Tags: Lakeview (Chicago, Illinois), Theater, Entertainment, Broadway Theater, Entertainment Events

    2. Aug 9, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Annoyance Theatre celebrates 25 years

    It's time, dear reader, to raise a glass to Mick Napier, improv queen Susan Messing, wild Joe Bill, hard-toiling Jennifer Estlin, restless Mark Sutton and the Annoyance Theatre, which have, improbably, survived together for 25 years.
    It's time, dear reader, to raise a glass to Mick Napier, improv queen Susan Messing, wild Joe Bill, hard-toiling Jennifer Estlin, restless Mark Sutton and the Annoyance Theatre, which have, improbably, survived together for 25 years. On Aug. 18, the...

    Tags: Media Industry, Twitter, Inc., I Love Lucy (tv program), Entertainment, Andy Richter

    3. Jul 14, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. 'Curb' comic's stand-up blends sweetness and acid

    COMEDY REVIEW: Jeff Garlin's &quot;No Sugar Tonight" at Steppenwolf Theatre &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<br>Only Jeff Garlin could get away with doing an entire show about his giving up sweet stuff, even titling the show "No Sugar Tonight," while swigging from a bottle of Gatorade.
    Only Jeff Garlin could get away with doing an entire show about his giving up sweet stuff — even titling the show "No Sugar Tonight" — while swigging from a bottle of Gatorade. The thematic disconnect was particularly egregious because, by...

    Tags: Health, Building Material, Chicago Hotels, Marriage, Jeff Garlin

    4. Sep 10, 2012 | Zap2It

  4. “Saturday Night Live” adds three new cast members

    Channel Guide Magazine
    When it begins its 38th season this Saturday, Sept. 15, NBC's venerable late-night institution Saturday Night Live will have a noticeably different look, in terms of cast members. Departing the show are favorites Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Abby...
    5. Sep 13, 2012 | Zap2It

  5. With election season in full gear, “SNL” returns to NBC at perfect time

    Channel Guide Magazine
      Some might argue that Saturday Night Live isn't as funny as it was many years ago, but what isn't up for debate is that this weekend's season premiere — thanks to politics and cast changes — is one of the most heavily anticipated in a very,...
    6. Apr 27, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  6. No money? No problem for Arlington Heights filmmaker

    TribLocal - Arlington Heights » News
    Joe Avella wanted to make a movie. But he had one little problem: he had no money to do so. That didn’t stop Avella, a …...
    7. Jan 12, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  7. Mary Scruggs of Second City dies at age 46

    The Theater Loop
    1964 ~ 2011 Mary Scruggs, the head of writing and education programs for The Second City Training Center, died at her home in Chicago late Tuesday night, said Kelly Leonard, the executive vice president of Second City. She was 46.......
    8. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  8. Chicago Improv Festival schedule includes TV funny folks

    It's like stuffing a car full of clowns ... A carload of TV stars with Chicago ties are among the 765 artists set to make funny April 1-7 at the 16th annual Chicago Improv Festival.
    RedEye
    It's like stuffing a car full of clowns ... A carload of TV stars with Chicago ties are among the 765 artists set to make funny April 1-7 at the 16th annual Chicago Improv Festival. "I'm thrilled that Craig and I will finally get to make stuff up for...

    Tags: Community (tv program), Raising Hope (tv program), Jane Austen, Music, Evanston

    9. Apr 3, 2009 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Uptown enjoying an upswing

    There was a time, in its Roaring '20s heyday, when Uptown lived up to its name in more than one way. Yes, it stood higher than the Loop on the Chicago city map, but it also represented a glamorous step up from much of the rest of the Windy City.
    Special to the Chicago Tribune
    There was a time, in its Roaring '20s heyday, when Uptown lived up to its name in more than one way. Yes, it stood higher than the Loop on the Chicago city map, but it also represented a glamorous step up from much of the rest of the Windy City. In his...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Music, Business, Rentals

    10. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. From gypsies to Mormons, the big stories of 2012

    As 2012 draws to a close, let's take a look back at the year in Chicago theater. January started with a roar &mdash; Klea Blackhurst doing Ethel Merman doing &quot;Gypsy" at the Drury Lane Theatre. Twyla Tharp, an artist who refuses to stop reworking her material, brought her "Come Fly Away" musical to one of Frank Sinatra's favorite towns, and it turned out to be a better show than in New York, New York.
    As 2012 draws to a close, let's take a look back at the year in Chicago theater. January started with a roar — Klea Blackhurst doing Ethel Merman doing "Gypsy" at the Drury Lane Theatre. Twyla Tharp, an artist who refuses to stop reworking her...

    Tags: Marriott Theatre, Park Forest, Vince Vaughn, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (movie)

    11. Aug 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Endorsement deal ahead for 'Nordic Thunder'?

    Justin Howard's award-winning performance of a guitar that isn't almost wasn't.
    Justin Howard's award-winning performance of a guitar that isn't almost wasn't. When the Chicago man known onstage as "Nordic Thunder" failed to repeat as U.S. air guitar champion in Denver this summer, it cost him an automatic berth in last week's world...

    Tags: Columbia College Chicago, Metallica (music group), The Huffington Post, Rotary International

    12. Jul 26, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Suburban theater for the week of July 27 to Aug. 2

    "The Second City's Girls' Night Out": Not to be confused with "Girls Night: The Musical," which just opened in the city. This Second City touring show is geared for the gentler sex — though anyone who has seen the work Second City's alumnae have...

    Tags: Theater, Tim Rice, Entertainment, Music, Music Theater

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