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Rachael Mason is a comedy nerd, improv geek, and stand up snob. She has performed with The Second City, The iO Theater, and The Annoyance and writes about comedy...even when sleeping.

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Monday afternoon gossip on Amy Poehler, The Colbert Report, Jon Favreau and more

We're not ones to talk out of school... so we thought we'd start!HIGH FIVE!Here's the gossip:1. iO Owner Charna Halpern has been shopping around a...
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Joe Flaherty and Andrew Alexander to receive CIF Lifetime Achievement Awards

CIF Special Events Director Becky Brett revealed that Emmy award winner Joe Flaherty star of film, television, including SCTV and Freaks and Geeks,...
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'Just for Laughs' premier event in Chicago a best bet

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Got this from the folks at TBS:"TBS PRESENTS A “VERY FUNNY” FESTIVAL: JUST FOR LAUGHS All-Star Comedy Lineup Unveiled for...
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5 St. Paddy's Day comedy offerings

Wanna laugh till you snarff green beer out your nose? Crack up till you puke corned beef? Giggle till you pee your kilt?Well here are some offerings...
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Del Close’s 75th Birthday sparks week-long tribute at iO Chicago

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iO celebrates the life of Del Close with a week of special shows, tributes, and reunion performances dedicated to the founding father of longform...
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Charna Halpern pranks Joe Canale

Charna runs the iO and Joe runs his mouth....They have known each other for years and are STILL always getting one over on each other.This one is a...
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Chicago Comedy Shorts Festival 11/21 at iO with Barb Lameter and Principal Blackman

Hey friends!Barb Lameter will host the Chicago Comedy Shorts Festival this Friday, Nov. 21, in The iO Chicago Del Close Theater at 10:30PM!Barb takes...
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SNL scouting ladies in Chicago at iO on 10/29

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A little birdie name Charna Halpern tells us that she has arranged a show case this Wednesday, 10/29 at 10:30 p.m. in the iO Chicago Del Close Theater...
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Charna Halpern teaches improv to physicists at CERN

Cern Physicist Bob Stanek invited iO's Charna Halpern to Switzerland to help the scientists get loose and fire up before they fire up the large Hadron...
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5 Reasons to take an improv comedy class at iO

iO, formerly ImprovOlympic, is the home of long form improvisation. Teams of 8-12 people take 1 suggestion from the...
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