Monthly Archives: August 2011
Tonight at the Comic Strip: Gary Gulman!
Tonight at the Comic Strip Live!, come see one of the funniest men in the business, Gary Gulman! Gary has been seen on NBC’s The Tonight Show, Last Comic Standing, his own hour stand up special and HBO’s Tourgasm. Also … Continue reading
Filed under Live at the Strip
The Lottery Show Tonight!
Tonight at the Comic Strip Live!, following the main show it is the reality show stand up competition that is: The Lottery Show! Coming to you live from the showroom at the Comic Strip Live! six aspiring stand ups audition … Continue reading
Filed under "Comic Strip Live", "stand up comedy", Live at the Strip, on the web
Marina Franklin performs on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson!
Last night, Comic Strip Live! regular Marina Franklin performed on CBS’s “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson!” Marina is a long-time favorite at the Comic Strip who proudly calls the Strip her home club. A Chicago native, Marina comically … Continue reading
Filed under Live at the Strip, on the web, TV apperances, video
Wrestling Legend Mick Foley drops in at the Comic Strip!
Chris Rock. Jerry Seinfeld. Louis CK. Cactus Jack?!?! Add another name to the iconic list of performers who have graced the legendary Comic Strip Live stage! Last night, accompanied by his good friend Judah Friedlander, 3-time WWE World Champion and … Continue reading
David Baker tells jokes on The Tonight Show, that he wrote at the Comic Strip!
Last September, comedian David Baker appeared on NBC’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno!” During his 5 minutes in the spotlight, the craft Englishman told many great jokes, a good majority of which he wrote while taking D.F. Sweedler’s Comedy … Continue reading
Reese Waters to record CD at the Comic Strip Live!
We here at Eighty-Second & 2nd just received word that one of the brightest new talents on the Comic Strip Live! roster, the incredibly funny Reese Waters will be recording his first-ever stand up comedy album on stage this week … Continue reading
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Karen Bergreen’s “Following Polly” available in paperback August 16th!
Longtime friend of the Comic Strip Live! Karen Bergreen was met with critical acclaim last year when her first novel, the dramatic and hilarious Following Polly was released in June of 2010. Now, over a year later, Karen will get … Continue reading
Filed under Alumni News, Elsewhere in the City, Live at the Strip, on the web



