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Arts & Culture, Comedy Jun 15, 2020
Dwayne Kennedy is the voice of Chicago

And it’s a voice the rest of the world needs to hear.
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Comedy, Dwayne Kennedy, comedy, Zanies, Seinfeld, Martin, 227, W. Kamau Bell, Arsenio Hall, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, United Shades of America, Chris Rock, Oak Head Records, Who the Hell Is Dwayne Kennedy?, Oh No! It's Dwayne Kennedy

Blogs, Bleader Jan 11, 2019
Zanies executive director says he would book Louis C.K.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Comedy, Gross, Louis C.K., Zanies, Bert Haas, Mike Mulloy, Vulture, comedy, bookers

Blogs, Bleader Apr 6, 2018
Zanies comedy club has lasted 40 years with an old-school stand-up model

The club continues to draw audiences and motivate local comics to obtain a paid slot.
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Comedy, Do This, bert haas, jay leno, jerry seinfeld, dwayne kennedy, larry reeb, zanies, stand-up, spirit airlines, anniversary, jeff garlin, two-item minimum, the funny firm, catch a rising star, the improv, all jokes aside, chicago-based comics

Blogs, Bleader Dec 8, 2017
The League's Steve Rannazzisi and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Trade Routes: A Festival of Artistic Exchange and more events the weekend of Friday 12/8-Sunday 12/10
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, a very shitty bitchmas, kristin phillips, sierra carter, io theater, steve rannazzisi, the league, zanies, speed rack, thalia hall, goods for good craft fair, 826chi, busy beaver button company, buttons over bullets, trade routes, links hall, emily schubert, character assassination of donald trump

Blogs, Bleader Dec 4, 2017
Vic Mensa opens for Jay Z, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver writer Josh Gondelman at Zanies, and more goings-on the week of December 4-7
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, vic mensa, jay z, united center, the autobiography, paula scaggs, megan stalter, talk show presents, josh gondelman, zanies, aaron weaver, comedians you should know, timothy otooles, zachary buchner, lost in a dream, andrew rafacz gallery, paul muldoon, poetry foundation, pulitzer prize, princeton

Blogs, Bleader Oct 30, 2017
‘Saturday Night Live: The Experience,’ Northalsted Halloween Parade, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

The Obama Foundation Summit and more goings-on the week of October 30-November 2
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, obama foundation, thriller, northalsted costume parade, belmont, halsted, rent due comedy show, just nesh, taneshia rice, watch jazzy, harold washington cultural center, dana gould, zanies, saturday night live, seth meyers, coven, metro, horrors of the humanities, depaul university

Blogs, Bleader Oct 9, 2017
Bill Murray at Symphony Center, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

Jim Gaffigan, Ricky Jay, the Chicago Latino Music Festival, and more goings-on October 9-12
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, io theater, having it all, bill murray, new worlds, chicago symphony orchestra, jan volger, ricky jay, the prestige, depaul university student center, chicago latino music festival, luis rafael vivanco, tash sultana, thalia hall, michael palascak, zanies, jim gaffigan, chicago theatre

Blogs, Bleader Aug 14, 2017
Broadway in Chicago Summer Concert in Millennium Park, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

James Brown vs. Charlie Brown, iO's Musical Improv Festival, and more things to do August 14-17
- By Emily Wasielewski
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Musical Improv Festival, iO Theater, Charles McPherson Quartet, Jazz Showcase, Clark After Dark, Unites Services Organization of Illinois, The Remains, DFBRL8R Gallery, Emo Philips, Zanies, Readings from the Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks, City Lit Books, Not Quite: Asian American by Law, Asian Woman by Desire, Ada Cheng, Women & Children First, Broadway in Chicago Summer Concert, Pritzker Pavilion, James Brown vs. Charlie Brown, Drinking & Writing

Blogs, Bleader Jul 28, 2017
Tour de Fat, Wicker Park Fest, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend

Comedian Dwayne Kennedy, MMA fighter-turned-podcaster Brendan Schaub, and more happenings from 7/28-7/30.
- By Emily Wasielewski
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Dwayne Kennedy, Zanies, The Amish Project, Oak Park Festival Theatre, By the Light of the Moon: Nocturnal Japanese Prints, Art Institute of Chicago, AIC, Brendan Schaub, Thalia Hall, Tour de Fat, Northerly Island, Closed Loop Food Fest, the Plant, Meredith Gran, Mike Holmes, Octopus Pie, Secret Coders, Challengers Comics + Conversation, Bring It! Live, Chicago Theatre, Newberry Book Fair, Newberry Library.

Blogs, Bleader Jun 26, 2017
‘Gauguin: Artist as Alchemist’ at the Art Institute, Millennium Park Summer Film Series, and more things to do in Chicago this week

White Mystery in Schubas' Battle of the Bands, comedy from the Hodgetwins, and more happenings from June 26-29
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, hodgetwins, paul gauguin, White Mystery, Ric Wilson, Lili K, Modern Vices, julia and julia, millennium park, susan bordo, hillary clinton, zanies, punchline panic, questlove, schubas, tour de fat

Blogs, Bleader May 30, 2017
Voices Against Violence, Maifest, and more things to do in Chicago this week

Trixie Mattel, the Fourth Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival, and more happenings from May 30-June 1.
- By Emily Wasielewski
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Emily Galati, Zanies, Welcome Home series, The Chicago Reporter, Young Chicago Authors, Public Narrative, Kennedy-King College Theatre, Voices Against Violence, Trixie Mattel, RuPaul's Drag Race, Laugh Factory, Women and Children First, Courage Campaign, Annie Clark, Andrea Pino, We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out, Ada Cheng, No Quite: Asian American by Law, Asian Woman by Desire, Public House Theatre, Healing Corner, Maifest, Lincoln Square, German Festival, Patton Oswalt, Fourth Annual 26th Annual Comedy Festival, Xasthur, Beat Kitchen

Blogs, Bleader May 1, 2017
The One-Minute Play Festival, a May the 4th Star Wars party, and more things to do in Chicago this week

Female Chicago Comics Panel, Chiang Mai Thai New Year Celebration, and more happenings from May 1-4.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, The XX, Aragon Ballroom, Damon Krukowski, Quimby's, Crystal Lake Brewing Dinner, Signature Room, Female Chicago Comics Panel, the Whistler, One-Minute Play Festival, Den Theatre, Platformance Anxiety, Annoyance Theatre, Huggable Riot, Jermaine Fowler, Zanies, Malcolm Gladwell, Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago, Chiang Mai Thai New Year Celebration, Immm Rice & Beyond, May the 4th, Star Wars, Spin Chicago

Blogs, Bleader Feb 27, 2017
Mardi Gras shrimp boil, Wayne's World live reading, and more things to do in Chicago this week

Kathleen Rooney at Curbside Books and Records, stand-up from Megan Gailey, and more happenings from February 27-March 2
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Wayne's World, Uptown Underground, Happy Hour Swill, Curbside Books, Bitch Be Realistic, Museum of Contemporary Art, Kamilah Rashied, Fat Tuesday Shrimp Boil, Frontier, Lee Fields, Thalia Hall, Identity Unknown, Swedish American Museum, The Best Worst Show, Township, Megan Gailey, Zanies, Arc Gallery, Alisa Singer

Blogs, Bleader Sep 26, 2016
The Chicago History Museum, Zanies, and more places to watch tonight's presidential debate

Watch Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's first official debate at these Chicago venues.
- By Sara Cohen
- Tags: Do This, News, Politics, Election, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, presidential debate, Chicago History Museum, Kitty Kurth, Logan Center for the Arts, Institute of Politics, Harris School of Public Policy, Jaks Tap, DS Tequila Company, Museum of Broadcast Communications Young Professionals Board, Sidetrack, Chicago LBTQ for Hillary, LBTQ, Saint Xavier University, Zanies, comedy, Mystery Sciences, Tim Slagle, FitzGerald's, Wise Owl

Blogs, Bleader Jun 27, 2016
A Prince and Bowie Tribute, The SpongeBob Musical, and more things to do this week in Chicago

Isaac Oliver, Cash Levy, and more happenings from June 27-30
- By Marc Daalder
- Tags: Arts, Do This, ronit bezalel, david bowie, prince, tribute, rock, pop, jazz, dada, cabrini green, steppenwolf theatre, steppenwolf, isaac oliver, intimacy idiot, cash levy, comedy central, zanies comedy club, empty bottle, mannequin pussy, ron gallo, lifestyles, spongebob musical, schubas, art institute of chicago, the national, a lot of sorrow, ragnar kjartansson, jaap block, fred lonberg-holm, tim daisy, elastic, zanies, image

Blogs, Bleader Jun 20, 2016
Cubs vs. Cardinals, the Japanese game show Batsu!, and more things to do in Chicago this week

Snubfest, Scopitone Party 2, and more happenings from June 20-23.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, American Glass Now, Logan Center of the Arts, Chicago Cubs, Saint Louis Cardinals, Wrigley Field, Out in the Field, Sidetrack, Women Street Artists of Latin America, 57th Street Books, Scopitone Party 2, Comfort Station, Snubfest, Zanies, Under the Gun Theater, It's All True, Tim Barnes, North Bar, Batsu!, Kamehachi

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Jun 14, 2016
Recommended
Snubfest is a comedy festival for rejects

Stand-ups, sketch comedians, and storytellers seek redemption at this local festival.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Snubfest, Zanies, Under the Gun Theater, comedy, sketch, stand-up, improv, storytelling, Angie McMahon, Bert Haas, Tim Kazurinsky, Matt Barbera, Lily Be, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Summer Guide Jun 1, 2016
What’s so funny about Indiana?

The Hoosier State makes a case for seeking comedy beyond Chicago.
- By Jason A. Heidemann
- Tags: Summer Guide, Indiana, Hoosier State, comedy scene, The Drop Comedy Club, The Comedy Attic, South Bend, Bloomington, Indianapolis, Milktooth, Fountain Square, Fletcher Place, Lockerbie Square, St. Joseph County Jail, Triple XXX, Marc Maron, Maria Bamford, Andy Kindler, Horseshoe Hammond Casino, Persimmon Inn, Jonathan Baldizon, Zachery Boyce, Todd Barry, Natalie Jose, Kristen Toomey, Laugh Factory, Zanies, Laugh Factory, Dew Drop Inn Restaurant & Lounge

Blogs, Bleader Jan 8, 2016
The Roast of Donald Trump, Naked Girls read Roald Dahl, and more things to do this weekend in Chicago

Comedian Beth Stelling, Lagunitas Beer Brunch, and other happenings in Chicago from January 8-10.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Late Late Breakfast, Roast of Donald Trump, Hideout, Beyond the Valley of the Dahl, Studio L'Amour, Naked Girls Reading, Beth Stelling, Zanies, Seventy-Seven, Galerie F, Penny Pinch, Professional Bull Riders Chicago Invitational, Allstate Arena, Sone Fence Mitten Competition, Chicago Athletic Association

Blogs, Bleader Dec 28, 2015
New Year's Eve events, John Oliver at Chicago Theatre, and more things to do this week

Alex Chilton Birthday Bash, the Moth StorySlam, and other happenings in Chicago from December 28-31
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, Alex Chilton Birthday Bash, Empty Bottle, Ron Funches, Zanies, Moth StorySlam, Mayne Stage, John Oliver, Chicago Theatre, New Year's Eve

Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture 2015 Readers' Poll Jun 24, 2015
Best venue for stand-up
- Tags: Arts & Culture 2015 Readers' Poll, Zanies

Blogs, Bleader Jul 22, 2014
Reader's Agenda Tue 7/22: Tuesdays on the Terrace, lawn bowling, and Queer Comedy

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Tuesday, July 22
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Do This, Arts, MCA, Tuesdays on the Terrace, Tomeka Reid, lawn bowling, Jackson Park, Lakeside Lawn Bowling Club, Queer Comedy showcase, Zanies, Adam Guerino, Candy Lawrence

Blogs, Bleader Jun 9, 2014
Reader's Agenda Mon 6/9: Snubfest, Eddie Izzard, and Kelis

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Monday, June 9
- By Taylor Tolbert
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Snubfest Chicago, Oh Theodora, Cody Melcher, Paul Thomas, Sean Flannery, Zanies, Eddie Izzard, Force Majeure, Chicago Theatre, Kelis, Park West, Son Little

Blogs, Bleader Mar 25, 2014
Reader's Agenda Tue 3/25: James Adomian, the Internet, and "Just Yell"

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Tuesday, March 25
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Do This, Arts, James Adomian, Zanies, Syd the Kyd, the Internet, Odd Future, Matt Martians, neosoul, Bottom Lounge, Museum of Contemporary Art, Just Yell, Cheryl Pope

Blogs, Bleader Feb 28, 2014
Reader's Agenda Fri 2/28: Ron Funches, Wes Anderson Anthology, and Revelations

What's on the Reader's Agenda for Friday, February 28
- By Jillian Sandler
- Tags: Do This, Arts, Ron Funches, Oregon, Chicago, Zanies, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Music Box, Wes Anderson Anthology, Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, Alvin Ailey, Revelations, Auditorium Theatre, Wayne McGregor Chroma, Ronald K. Brown, Four Corners

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