Thursday Tidbits
--The Chicago Tribune published a piece about the stand-up scene in Chicago, entitled "Stand and Deliver." Writer Glenn Jeffers spoke to Jared Logan, Kumail Nanjiani, TJ Miller, ChUC producers Dan Telfer your dear editor (who is also a ChUC producer) as well as the Bastion's Kristy Mangel.
It mentions the most recent exodus of talent to the coasts and says Chicago's lack of industry is why this is a great place for talent to develop under the radar.
from the article:
"There's no money in the mix here, so it's not tainted," says Jared Logan, a local who is slated to appear on "Live at Gotham" on Comedy Central. "You can develop in a place where you can let your imagination run wild and no one's going to say, 'That's not going to make it on television.'"
--The Comic's Comic, run by a blogger we've known for years, is getting tons of good scoop on Live at Gotham. The new season of the Comedy Central show airs shortly after Memorial Day but the Comic's Comic is happy to treat you to lots of pre-air info. Recent Chicago Underground Comedy guest Myq Kaplan apparently killed, and former Chicagoan Matt Braunger had a ready musical gag when the lights inexplicably went out during his set.
