- Blogs, Bleader, May 8, 2013
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Honored and ousted—a life in journalism
Chicago Sun-Times lays off photographer Jon Sall, who then wins awards.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 15, 2013
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Reader's Agenda Mon 4/15: Black Playwrights Festival, Purling Hiss, and Julia Sweeney
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Monday, April 15, 2013
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 28, 2013
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Reliving Fear's SNL riot
The full version of SNL's most notorious musical guests is finally easily viewable online.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 6, 2012
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The Reader's Agenda: Sat 10/6
What's on the Agenda for Saturday, October 6, 2012
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 4, 2012
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Stroke of genius: asking Norm Macdonald to write about golf for VICE
The former "Weekend Update" correspondent gets a gig with the magazine run by former crackheads
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 26, 2012
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Opening soon: The Watch
Ben Stiller and company go hunting for aliens in this sci-fi comedy
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 12, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: The Specials, "Gangsters (live)"
Skank my hangover away
- Performing Arts, Performing Arts Review, Jul 3, 2012
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We're All in This Room Together, Second City
Sharing space with Second City E.T.C’s We’re All in This Room Together
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 26, 2012
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This week's food and drink events
Pizza-making, beer art, cheese, and more cheese highlight this week's events.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 26, 2012
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My Mad Men problem
I wish Jon Hamm were still an unknown actor
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 20, 2012
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In case you missed SNL's Bon Iver joke
SNL gets indie-er
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 27, 2012
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An interview with John Mulaney
Chicago-born SNL writer John Mulaney talks comedy and Law & Order
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 26, 2011
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Best of 2011, number 2: Bridesmaids
J.R. Jones on Bridesmaids, his second-favorite film of 2011.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 12, 2011
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Now playing: New Year's Eve
Garry Marshall's insipid rom-com interweaves a half dozen stories on the title evening.
- Movies, Movie Review, Apr 28, 2011
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The Tube’s First Concept Humorist
Letterman, Conan owe mid-century comedian Ernie Kovacs
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 22, 2011
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Can Chicago Do Better Than Detroit's Robocop Statue?
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 1, 2010
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Reality Check
For a second Jennifer Lopez and Smash Mouth somehow become relevant again.
- News & Features, Feature, Jul 2, 2009
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How I Made It in Comedy: Interviews with David Sedaris, Bob Odenkirk, Robert Smigel, Allison Silverman, and Harold Ramis
An introduction to our excerpts from "And Here's the Kicker: Conversations With 21 Top Humor Writers on Their Craft"
- News & Features, Feature, Jul 2, 2009
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How I Made It in Comedy: Bob Odenkirk
"I had a meeting about writing a movie script for Francis the Talking Mule, which was a really dumb idea. I thought, What did the executives see in my past work that made them think I’m the perfect guy to write this?"
- News & Features, Feature, Jul 2, 2009
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How I Made It in Comedy: Robert Smigel
"There’s just something about the combination of a tiny animal and a man’s nipples that tends to upset viewers. Isn’t that an old comedy saying?"
