The life of Chicago improv legend Del Close will be explored tomorrow night (Tuesday, April 29, at 6:00 p.m.) at Second City (1608 N. Wells). Longtime Close friend Kim "Howard" Johnson will discuss his new book The Funniest One in the Room: The Lives and Legends of Del Close during a panel discussion, and Tim Kazurinsky and Michael Gellman will also be performing in an autobiographical one-act play which was written by Close. The event will be held in the E.T.C. Theater and admission is free.

A long excerpt from the book, and a video clip of Close's last birthday party can be seen here, in the Reader. Here's a clip of Johnson on ABC7, talking about Close and his book.