Chicago Department of Comedy

03/25/2014

Tomorrow at Bar Forza, check out our headliner Nate Simmons. Not only is he hilarious but ALSO he's great with dogs! Aren't dogs great? Come tomorrow at 8!

03/19/2014

Tonight's the night! Bar Forza, 2476 N Lincoln Ave, 8 pm, fooooo freeeee. Come watch Chicago's darling Alex Stone do a club length, 40-minute headliner set. Great drinks, great food, be there!

03/18/2014

This Wednesday 8 pm at Bar Forza we have Alex Stone. He's fresh off his Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal audition (my verdict: he'll get in). He's been in Chicago for less than a year and he's already one of the city's favorite comedians. Come watch him do a 40-minute headliner set tomorrow night!

03/11/2014

Tomorrow at 8 pm, we have Tom Brady slanging jokes for y'all, and another stellar lineup, including Sally Brooks (worked with Bobcat Goldthwait, Kevin Nealon, Greg Proops). Cya then!

03/06/2014

Tonight's show was great! Thanks so much to everyone for coming! Look up Marty DeRosa, Mike Cronin, Jay Washington, Mike Cronin and Charlie Vergos on Facebook and follow them on Twitter!

Maybe check us out on Twitter too (https://twitter.com/ChiDeptofComedy) and follow us too, eh? Goodnight!

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03/04/2014

Jason Rhee, Mike Cronin, Jay Washington all perform tomororw, with headliner Marty DeRosa! Look how smart he looks in that suit!
Bar Forza (2476 N Lincoln Ave), 8 pm.

03/02/2014

Hello, loyal viewers! We just recently got a new twitter account. Check it out, follow us if you want.

https://twitter.com/ChiDeptofComedy

02/26/2014

Tonight, Sean White brings the laughs. You bring your lovely selves! It's free! 8 pm, Bar Forza.

02/24/2014

Yo guys, this Wednesday 8 pm at Bar Forza. Tyler Jackson hosts the show with Kenny Metroff, Odinaka "Od" Ezeokoli, and the big dawg Sean White headlines. We'll party like back in our college days, which is convenient because Bar Forza is right by DePaul. Cool? Cool see you then.

02/18/2014

Our one-off show at The Playground Theater got written up in the Chicago Tribune.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/0217-heidemann-20140217,0,5532597.story

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02/16/2014

TONIGHT! BYOB! Some of the absolute best comics in the city for a one-off show! $10 for a monster lineup. 9:30 at The Playground Theater (3209 N Halsted St). Be there!

02/12/2014

New time! New Day! TONIGHT! Tyler Jackson hosts with with headliner Marc Henderson. ComicView, Chicago Theater, Laugh Factory, everywhere all over America. This dude's gonna get famous real soon so come check him out tonight for FREE before you have to pay $40 at The Vic in two years.