AIRBORNE!, The Washington Generals, Cook County Social Club at i.O.
Sure, we’ve all got options for a Friday night: chicken or pasta, a movie or a movie based on a book. But if you’re looking for something different check out the i.O.’s Cabaret stage every Friday at 8 and take in the improv stylings of two i.O. student teams and the full on prowess of Cook County Social Club. Lucky for you, the Bastion took its own advice and spent this past Friday at the Cabaret along with a packed house of comedy voyeurs to see AIRBORNE!, The Washington Generals and Cook County Social Club.
AIRBORNE!, um, landed on stage right at 8 and took the audience through 30 minutes of occult practices, movie set intrigue and the confusing world of slot jockeys. Sure there were hits and misses, but AIRBORNE!’s energy and solid cooperative approach kept the audience happy and the night moving right along.
A second 9-member student team, The Washington Generals, joined AIRBORNE! and the two groups combined their powers to bring to life the dreams of one audience member brave enough to tell them about his day: Adam, the carpenter’s apprentice who lives in Lakeview with his girlfriend and her friend, we salute you. Good luck selling that motorcycle.
The Washington Generals then took all the comedic energy built up at that point and powered through a set highlighted by a high school prom night proposition and a father son chastity dance off.
While the student teams worked to polish their timing and sharpen their improv teeth on the meaty flesh of a live audience, Cook County Social Club hit the stage already shiny and gorged on the praise of the improv masses. The tight four member team had the audience reeling through a hilarious journey that began at an abusive and poorly planned Memorial Day picnic and moved on quickly to the sadistic and charming offices of Doctors Mancuso and Feinberg, paddleboats, a naked frat girl pyramid and the even more seedy, if less disturbing, world of WWII sailors on leave. What movie based on a book could possibly compare?
Cook County Social Club headline every Friday night, so go catch them and enjoy two different student teams each week starting at 8.
