Friday before last was Schadenfreude's Rent Party, at which lots of Chicago comedy notables paid tribute to the troupe's departing member, Adam Witt. That is to say, they ambushed him with a roast, rather than treating him to the schmoopy, sentimental going-away party he was expecting.

Schad's Justin Kaufmann offered the Bastion an exclusive, semi-official statement: "Schadenfreude founding member Adam Witt is dead. Oh shit, wait...he is moving to LA. Sorry about that. He is leaving Chicago this week. We roasted him this month at our rent party with the help of Robert Buscemi, Tony Sam, Mike and Duane, and Kara Buller (just to name a few). Best joke from the roast that was not used: 'Adam is leaving Chicago to fulfill his dream in LA...of being a data entry specialist at a temp agency.' It was a great night and we raised a ton of money for charity. Schadenfreude will still be working together on all our writing projects, but Adam won't be screwing around with the ladies at our Chicago shows for a while. While Adam is enjoying his new town, he will be shopping our finished screenplay 'Alderman'. "

Justin was also very happy to hear that old friend Seth Meyers will be sitting behind the anchor desk on Saturday Night Live this season: "When he was in Chicago we used to tour/party with his show Piccups and Hiccups. If he's Dinosaur Jr., we are the Flaming Lips. I have a great picture of all of Schad getting together in town to watch his first SNL." (That would be at right, from their Flickr album here.)

- Elizabeth McQuern