Chicago Comedy Gets More Press
Hannibal Buress in the Tribune: "Comedian Hannibal Buress is on his way...Buress' 'Live at Gotham' set was an emphatic success, another rung up the ladder for this native of Galewood on Chicago's West Side, who appeared last fall on CBS' "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson."
"Funny Ladies" in Centerstage Chicago: "These young, up-and-coming female comedians are shaping Chicago's underground scene...Chicago has no shortage of talented, funny ladies, but you gotta know where to find 'em in the male-dominated comedy scene." The piece mentions Sarah King (whose "Good Crazy/Bad Crazy" was reviewed in TOC), Cameron Esposito, Jena Friedman, the Puterbaugh Sisters, and Fay Canale.
"Peter Deadpan" - Michael Palascak in Time Out Chicago: "Michael Palascak’s career is taking off, and fast: At last year’s Las Vegas Comedy Festival, he won a stand-up contest that secured meetings with top Los Angeles talent managers (though he admits he doesn’t know what managers 'do')..."
We also got word that Pimprov had a Tribune reporter tagging along at their show last weekend, and will be the subject of a story in the near future.











