We've been musing on the possibility of the creation of a Rififi-style club in Chicago for some time, but wonder what factors need to exist in order to reach this ideal. Is it venue, geographic area, the personalities that infiltrate it, a delicate combination of all of the above, some other unknown element added to the mix? We'd welcome your thoughts on the topic. In the meantime, we're wondering what Gorilla Tango Theatre will offer the Chicago comedy community; we're intrigued by the idea of Pressure Cafe evolving into an all-comedy venue; and we're really excited with the rest of this month's line-up for Monday nights at the Note, the eight hour long revue of pretty much everything imagined. We're going to check it out soon and report back, especially as it's had a few weeks to smooth out the rough spots. Have you ventured into promising unknown territory? Let us know about YOUR interesting nights out in comedy.

Tonight, the Note has host Hannibal, Brady Novak (the Lincoln Lodge, Heavyweight, Goldibear), CJ Sullivan (Visitors Locker Room, Blerds.com), Andy Ross (Chicago Underground Comedy, a Demon Who Never Appeared), Ricky Carmona (Chicago Underground Comedy, HBO Latino), Mike Bridenstine (Chicago Underground Comedy, Blerds.com), one-man band Willis P. Jenkins, and DJ Seoul, followed by an open mic at midnight and DJs spinning until 4 a.m. What a way to start the week.