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- Music, Music Feature May 12, 2019
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Do Re #MeToo parodies sexist songs to advocate for abortion rights
Thursday at Metro, Lizz Winstead from The Daily Show led an all-star revue of women musicians and comics.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 20, 2017
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SNL’s Chris Redd and Luke Null, MCA Hearts Chicago, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
A busy weekend at the Museum of Contemporary Art and more goings-on October 20-22
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 20, 2017
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Daily Show’s final night in Chicago: Hasan Minhaj on 90s Bulls and North Korea; Vic Mensa on the city’s ‘toxic situation’
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah wraps up a stint at the Athanaeum Theatre.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 19, 2017
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The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library is SAD!
A pop-up gallery by The Daily Show enshrines the propaganda of the world's most dangerous man.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 18, 2017
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Emanuel proposes ride-sharing fee increases, 911 phone tax increases in 2018 budget, and other Chicago news
Also, CTU president Karen Lewis is recovering from a stroke in the hospital.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 16, 2017
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The Daily Show live, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
The Amazing Acro-Cats, architect Kaneji Domoto, the Joffrey’s Giselle, and more goings-on about town from October 16-19
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 26, 2017
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Judge continues block of Cook County ‘pop tax’ until at least Friday, and other Chicago news
Also, the EPA approved Chicago's dry ice method of killing rats.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 7, 2016
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Police chief: Poverty, ‘society issues,’ not CPD, are causing the gun violence surge, and other Chicago news
Also, how meeting Mother Teresa changed a ex-gang leader's life.
- Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 9, 2015
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The Daily Show enters the Trevor Noah era
- Film, Movie Review Nov 19, 2014
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Jon Stewart, fake news, and real trouble
Rosewater is less significant as a movie than as an act of atonement.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 23, 2014
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Wyatt Cenac brings a little Brooklyn to Chicago
The comedian and former Daily Show correspondent talks about his new special, puppets, and joking about tragedy.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Aug 13, 2014
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iO makes a big move into founder Charna Halpern's 'dream theater'
The legendary improv comedy company leaves behind two decades of history as it enters a shiny, cavernous space in Lincoln Park.
- Arts & Culture, Comedy Critic's Choice Jul 1, 2014
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Entertaining Julia does DIY right
Hosted by the dependable Puterbaugh Sisters, the long-running variety show presents a grab bag of comedy in the back of a dive bar, no two-drink minimum required.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 29, 2014
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John Oliver does it behind a desk
But he's still at his best away from it.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 28, 2014
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Public opinion survey offers shocking evidence that it's better to get news from more than one source
In a New York Times op-ed piece at odds with its own illustration, columnist Charles Blow cites a dubious study of news venues.
- Arts & Culture, Comedy Critic's Choice Oct 15, 2013
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A Mirman, Schaal, and Hodgman stand-up spread
The short Sandwich-to-Go Tour gives one of its dates to Chicago.
- Columns & Opinion, On Media Oct 9, 2013
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Marina Shifrin dances her way out of a job
But remains a member in good standing of the troupe of oddball media makers.
- Arts & Culture, Comedy Critic's Choice Oct 8, 2013
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John Oliver would like to speak with you about a few things
The British comic, coming off a successful summer as host of The Daily Show, is the perfect person to critique the insane world of American politics.
- Film, Small Screen May 1, 2013
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HBO unleashes its Vice squad
Vice on HBO is news for a generation with a steel belly and a short attention span.
- Arts & Culture, Comedy Critic's Choice Jan 12, 2012
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Talking weather, Robyn, and child porn
A conversation with The Daily Show's Wyatt Cenac
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 11, 2009
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"So funny, but sad..."
The Daily Show riffs on the vanishing newspaper.