The Local Corner: Exploring the North & Wells intersection in Chicago's Old Town

By Amanda Parker Playing at: UP Comedy Club, 230 W. North Ave. www.UpComedyClub.com When: Wednesdays at 8 p.m., currently on an open run. Basic storyline: This isn’t your normal improv show. In Game Night, Second City cast members are contestants on their own versions of classic game shows. It’s totally unscripted, and every segment of ...

First Look review: Second City’s ‘Miracle on Wells Street’ at Up Comedy Club

We Ask, They Answer: Q & A with Emily Walker from Second City’s Improv All-Stars

The former “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” star sits down to chat about getting attacked on stage, Miley Cyrus, Nazi bikers and his podcast’s ramblings about things only he cares about

First Look review: The Annoyance Theatre’s TNT (Tuesday Night Thing)

Ben Bailey, the star of TV’s Cash Cab, visits Chicago’s Up Comedy Club May 9-10

An interview with John Sabine, star of Second City’s What the Tour Guide Didn’t Tell You, now playing at Up Comedy Club By Trent Modglin We all love Chicago, but we also don’t necessarily mind making fun of our fair city, either. You know, the stereotypes, baseball’s loveable losers on the north side, shady politics, ...

Second City’s sparkling new Up Comedy Club plays host to a variety of laugh-heavy shows

Second City star discusses new show, finding comedy amidst tragedy and making racial differences fun By Trent Modglin The Second City’s 99th mainstage revue, South Side of Heaven, opened April 10 to rave reviews that are calling the performance “groundbreaking, intelligent, knee-slappingly hilarious and richly textured.” Those critics are hardly blowing smoke, as the show ...