More Free Fun at iO Tonight
Top 17* Reasons We Love i.O. This Week**
17. They're close to our apartment. ("Our" in the editorial sense of "we." The Bastion staff does not live in a communal apartment and have zany adventures. Yet.)
16. Charna Halpern's dogs are adorable.
15. They're close to cute 20-somethings apartments, if you know what we mean.
14. Their drink specials are excellent, if you know what we mean.
12. They don't mock us for being superstitious sometimes.
11. The fake-house stage in the Del Close Theater makes us feel fake-at home.
10. Nick Vatterott's show "No Outlet" is still running Thursdays at 9pm.
8. There is no 9, because seven ate nine.
6. 7 was shortly put in jail for murder and desecrating a corpse.
5. The Monday "Armando Diaz Experience, Theatrical Movement, and Hootenanny" features i.O.'s best and funniest in a masterfully heightened, completely improvised,
knight/astronaut/leech/murderer/pedophile/teenager/power-eater/inmate-filled show.
4. Said Armando shows often bring in famous people and/or alumni of i.O.
3. This week's Armando brought in the beautiful and talented Lauren Weedman, (as seen on The Daily Show) whose funniest monologue moments were about writing her new book.
2. Lauren Weedman is also crashing i.O. tonight (Tuesday, Oct. 9th) at
8pm for a book signing, reading and dance recital!
1. The show mentioned in #2 is FREE!!
As we try to stay current on Chicago comedy, even we can't handle it all, so it must be overwhelming for you, dear reader. That being said, we highly recommend you at least check out the free shows (specifically Lauren Weedman's book reading tonight) with our full money back guarantee!***
*Why 17? Because 18 would be too many.
**Not to imply we don't always love i.O. to varying extents, just that some of these reasons are time-specific and we did not want to imply otherwise.
***Money back guarantee only refers to money spent on admission to
free shows. Isn't that a black fly in your chardonnay?
