The Lakeshore Theater is lining up more and more amazing comedy offerings with the fall season. Check out this list of visiting comedy dignitaries lined up for performances in the next few months: Todd Barry (Sept. 8), Margaret Cho (Sept. 19-22), Mike Birbiglia (Sept. 29 and Oct. 6), and Paul F. Tompkins, with Kristen Schall (Oct. 12 and 13).

Plus, beginning Sept. 28, on the last Friday of every month, you can catch a 10:30 Blerds show at the Lakeshore, featuring their "distinctive brand of multi-media tomfoolery." (The best kind, you know.) "The first Lakeshore Blerds show will treat a delighted audience to highfalutin stand-up sets by the incomparable Jared Logan, Sean Flannery, CJ Sullivan and Prescott Tolk (along with one Very Special Guest still to be announced) all interspersed with delicious videos by resident director-Blerd Jordan Vogt-Roberts."

And, oh yeah, they're also bringing Upright Citizen's Brigade founders to their hometown of Chicago on Sept. 11 to kick off a series of amazing shows and improv classes taught in the time-honored UCB style that the cool kids on the coasts have been enjoying for some time now. "Beginning Tuesday, September 11, 2007 every Tuesday night will be 'UCB Presents' night at the Lakeshore Theater. UCB will be presenting hand-picked, cutting-edge comedy shows from its two locations in New York and LA. The series will premiere with two performances of the UCB signature show Asssscat starring founding Upright Citizens Brigade members Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Horatio Sanz and Matt Walsh."

- Elizabeth McQuern