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Edward J. Blum and Paul Harvey
Tue., Jan. 22, 6 p.m.Literary Events
Blum and Harvey (The Columbia Guide to Religion in American History) talk about The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America.
Queer Comedy
Wed., Jan. 30Stand-Up
Funny has a number of meanings, including humorous and, pejoratively, gay. The performers at the opening of Zanies Comedy Club's third season of Queer Comedy are all sorts of funny! Outloud Chicago rounded up a group of comedians—trans humorist Carey Callahan, bisexual funny lady Ali Clayton, former bartender and current gay man Archer Coe, and headliner Liz Treyger—guaranteed to make you laugh whether you're gay, straight, or something in between. Adam Guerino hosts.
$10-$15
Mo Freedom, Mo Problems
Through 2/1: Fri 7:30 PMImprov/Sketch
A sketch show about the American Dream.
Drips + Grids
Through 2/8:Galleries
Melody Saraniti presents new works that feature unconventional painting processes like pours and drips. Reception Fri 1/11, 5-8 PM.
The Motherfucker With the Hat
Through 3/3: various times, see websiteTheater & Performance
An ex-con quarrels with his girlfriend while attempting to reenter society. Read the full review >> $48-$72
The Aliens
Through 3/3: Thu-Sat 8 PM, Sun 3 PMTheater & Performance
Two slacker friends spend their days in a coffee shop discussing art and philosophy. $25-$30
What the Tour Guide Didn't Tell You: A Chicago Revue
Through 3/26/13: Tue 8 PM, Sun 1 PMImprov/Sketch
There's more to Chicago than Italian beef and the Magnificent Mile, as illustrated by this sketch show. $28
Second City E.T.C.
Open run: Thu 8 PM, Fri-Sat 8 and 11 PM, Sun 7 PM, also Tue 8/2-8/30 and Wed 7/6-8/31, 8 PM,
312-337-3992Improv/Sketch
Second City E.T.C.'s 35th revue, Sky's the Limit (Weather Permitting), is directed by Matt Hovde. $22-$27
Who Do We Think We Are?
Open run: Tue-Thu 8 PM, Fri 8 and 11 PM, Sat 8 PMImprov/Sketch
Second City's 100th revue.
$23-$28
We're All in This Room Together
Open run: Tue-Thu 8 PM, Fri-Sat 8 and 11 PM, Sun 7 PMImprov/Sketch
Second City's 36th Revue. $23-$28
Second City
Open run: Tue-Thu 8 PM, Fri-Sat 8 and 11 PM, Sun 7 PMImprov/Sketch
The members of Second City's latest main-stage sextet clearly enjoy improvising. Their new show, Who Do We Think We Are?, offers them lots of time to riff, both with one another and with the audience. Even ostensibly set sketches have an open-ended quality; several consist of little more conceptually than a location (a Bridgeport bar, say) or a premise (a Luvabulls reunion). Sounds dangerous and exciting, sure—but it can just as easily be dangerous in the sense that it encourages some players to fall back on pat responses or get lost. Mary Sohn, for instance, has a standard character—picture a cross between a drill sergeant and a loud auntie—that she does and does and does here. And for all his talent, Edgar Blackmon seems to skim along this time around, never quite making a memorable connection. It doesn't help that his de rigueur Obama bit expresses nothing so much as a failure of imagination. The only ensemble members who really thrive under these circumstances are Katie Rich, with her ability to maintain a cool center as a counterpoint to the ambient hysteria, and Tim Baltz, a great physical comedian possessed of a sweet combination: solid instincts and fearlessness. —Tony Adler $22-$27
