It's one thing to play to a full house, it's quite another to draw a heart flush. Pure & Weary scored both Saturday night during their sold out Monster Show at the Second City's Beat Lounge. Of course, plenty of family showed up to cheer on our favorite sketch comics. But, so did fellow comedians, [...]
The last time my daughter Katherine wore bangs she also wore blue Keds T-strap dress shoes, lacy ankle socks and dresses that tied in a big bow behind her back. She rode bicycles with training wheels and held my hand when she crossed the street. She loved to watch Full House (we called it the [...]
It's hard to say who enjoyed the opening night of Liquid Courage last Friday more -- the raucous bachelorette party who took up the entire first row, or me. Thanks to my trusty camera and a far lower consumption rate than the aforementioned, I can say for sure that I will have a much easier [...]
Based in Chicago, Pure and Weary is gearing up for a series of live shows in November. Meanwhile, you can treat yourself to their YouTube Channel. Here's why you'll be glad you did: Scripted comedy is a national treasure and we should support it as such. They're both middle children and could use some attention. [...]
When my daughter Katherine looked for material to write her award-winning Second City Works by Women comedy sketch, she mined a source familiar to all of us -- Homecoming. "Me, Myself, and Oh My!" debuted Friday night and told the story of a precocious, socially awkward 15-year old  reluctantly preparing for a dance she isn’t [...]