Category Archives: Comedy
Lesbian Comic Kate Clinton in Chicago Sunday January 24th
Kate Clinton has been a comedian for over 25 years, specializing in political commentary from a gay/lesbian point of view. She was born in Buffalo, New York. She grew up Catholic in New York State and taught high school English for eight years before becoming a comedian. She began her stand-up career in 1981 using her lesbianism, Catholicism and current politics for her jokes. Clinton is a self-described “fumerist,” or feminist humorist, who has set out to prove that being lesbian can be, and often is, funny.
Clinton takes on the burning issues of the day – popes, politics, marriage, sex, pop culture. You’ll laugh ’til you think!
Sunday, January 24th 6pm, @ Center on Halsted
Tickets $40
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Heather McDonald – Comedians of Chelsea Lately in Chicago At Zanies December 29
Heather McDonald is a seasoned stand up comedienne, actress and writer.
For the last 2 years she has gained popularity on Chelsea Handler’s Chelsea Lately show on E! She is a full-time writer and story producer on the show and makes regular appearances at the show’s “round table discussions”.
ZANIES in Old Town December 29th,
ZANIES in St. Charles December 30th,
and ZANIES in Vernon Hills December 31st
Zanies Box Office at 312-337-4027
What can we expect from Heather? “I talk about my life. I’m married and have been married for 9 years and I have two kids and a stepdaughter and I talk about all that. I don’t know what they edited from it but I did a lot of my impression stuff since I know that’s what I’m known for but I tell stories…my life is pretty funny. I live next door to my parents; I chose to buy a house next door to my parents. [laughs] It’s great if I run out of milk or chardonnay or if my husband used one of my last Vicodin but it’s also like sometimes there’s a lot of pressure. My Mom is practically having an affair with my husband because she wants him to fix things but my Dad is this former Marine that has major ego problems so she’ll be like “Peter, Bob is going to the doctor. Can you come over?” And I talk a lot about pop culture and things. I watch a lot of TV and I can act out episodes and stuff.”
And NO, she doesn’t really have LONG BOOBS, as Chelsea affectionately likes to imply! “Oh my God! I was at the Playboy mansion and someone was like ‘Long Boobs!’ Or someone will come up and say ‘I’ve got long boobs, too!’ I say ‘Listen, it’s a joke. I don’t. But if you want to go to the bathroom to show you, I will.’ But I don’t care because it is such a funny name and one time I did a show with Chelsea and this woman gave me a joke thing that was this long boobs bra, like something you’d get at Spencer’s, and it was hilarious. I mean, I show them off a lot so they deserve to be made fun of. I’m huge on the cleavage so fine, go ahead and do it.”
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