Dave Odd, Tom Simmons, and Steve Hofstetter will be on hand tonight at 8 pm at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts to launch the Blue Stater Comedy Tour, "The Blue Collar Tour for People Who Can Read".

Performers promise that "The Blue Stater Comedy Tour is guaranteed to take on and tackle all the subjects that are on the minds of the well read people who are wondering what the hell happened to our country, and rile and ruffle the feathers of all those who don't think there is a problem."

Special guest John Behan will be there, as well as host Prescott Tolk. Odd and company plan to take the show on the road in '08, but you can catch them now, giving the current administration a little hell for the recent mess we're finding ourselves in. Larry the Cable Guy, presumably, is not invited.

Tom Simmons Live at Gotham:

Blue Stater Comedy Tour, Chicago Center for the Performing Arts,
777 N. Green Street, Chicago, 312-733-6000

- Elizabeth McQuern