Head to the Lakeshore Theater NEXT weekend for Biker VS Babe, featuring Illinois native Natasha Leggero, who we saw opening for Todd Barry not long ago. She has recently enjoyed spots on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, and Comedy Central’s Reno 911. The cute and hilarious Leggero will share the stage with the closest thing to her polar opposite, burly biker-type and Emmy award winning writer Wild Willy Parsons, whose credits include Last Comic Standing and Tracy Takes On. The pair will be at the Lakeshore Friday, January 18th and Saturday, January 19th at 8 & 10:30 PM and Sunday, January 20 at 8 PM.

J.J. Abrams' Cloverfield is preparing for its 1-18-08 release, and several set stills featuring Chicago comedy expat TJ Miller are online at HollywoodChicago.com. The trailer can be seen here.

Our friends at the Apiary are advising us that a don't-miss group at Sketchfest this weekend is The Apple Sisters, playing tonight at 9. They made this special commercial just for their Sketchfest performance:

P.S. Just for fun, terrible Olan Mills family photography through the years. Thanks to our friend Shannon for the link.

(EDIT: Yes indeed, the Leggero/Parsons show is next weekend at the Lakeshore Theater, not this weekend. The Bastion regrets the error, and apologizes for occasionally being dumb.)

- Elizabeth McQuern