Communication = Persuasion

So sayeth David Angelo in his one-man opus, "Your Ideas Suck." The show, opened by the always hilarious Jason Fever (complete with dodgeball to visualize his period jokes) promises from the beginning to be simultaneously pretentious, philosophical, pun-filled, and even pugilistic (we couldn't resist the alliteration). Somehow, it accomplishes all of the above.

With his unique multimedia stylings (garnering him the title of "3rd Most Innovative Comedian" at the Chicago Comedy Awards), David Angelo goes on a journey through time, space, and logic. The show ranges from a flashback to his youth, a 200 year dead Native American Chief, and a diatribe on toasters and Israel, stopping only for a solid 20 minutes of puns and the occasional board-breaking karate chop. Yeah, we weren't surprised that it sold out, either.

Unfortunately, David Angelo is another in this current exodus of Chicago comedians. Fortunately, his fellow soon-to-be-expatriates Kumail Nanjiani and Becky Garcia attended, along with other Chicago heavyweights such as Prescott Tolk and Dave Odd. Even more fortunately (is that a thing now?), you have one last chance to catch David's show before he escapes for NYC; next Saturday, Sept. 29th, 10:30pm at the Apollo Studio Theater. If you want to know how Israel is like a drunk girl at a bar, we highly recommend you attend.

-Chris Singel