Steve Heisler
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Chicago, IL, United States
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The improvised murder mystery Clued In is too slow-paced to be much fun
It makes you long for the Tim Curry movie. → Read More
The cast of Anarchy improvises a full-fledged rock musical
And you know what? It's really good! → Read More
The iO Theater's Bentwood Comedy Festival arrives with an abundance of talent
In its freshman year, this ten-day comedy bacchanalia approaches improv from all angles. → Read More
Odd’s Bodkins’ 1590s-style Romeo and Juliet hovers between improvisation and sloppiness
The rough edges are deliberate, but they could use a little bit of smoothing. → Read More
Chicago Bike Week Rally, Tour de Fat, and more of the best upcoming bike-related events in Chicago
Bike to Work Challenge The annual Bike to Work event now spans two weeks, rewarding commuters for putting down the Ventra card or the car keys and picking up a helmet and U-lock. → Read More
The improv games at iO’s Riff turn into a goofy, full-fledged sing-along
Lines blur between the cast and the audience. → Read More
Uncle Fun, the beloved Lakeview novelty shop, gets its own documentary
Director Laura Scruggs pays tribute to shop owner Ted Frankel with Uncle Fun: You’re the One, screening Sunday at Chicago Filmmakers with the filmmaker and subject attending. → Read More
Don't miss these 11 Pride-themed events
Chicago Pride Fest, Steamworks: The Musical, dessert from the Big Gay Ice Cream company, and more → Read More
Former Chicago Bulls guard Craig Hodges was dropped in 1992 for suspicious reasons
Hodges was an outspoken champion for racial injustice. He believes that's the reason. → Read More
Teacher of the Year earns low marks for both math and comedy
The devil's in the details. → Read More
The blog Two Flat: Remade chronicles one family’s ten-year struggle to rehab a maggot-infested fixer-upper in Logan Square
In the process, it’s become a reference for other Chicago DIYers. → Read More
May the fourth be with you, even if the Reader's critics rarely become one with the force
The Star Wars films amused few of our film critics. → Read More
How to meet and greet little green men
In 1989, a group of scientists united to establish protocol should aliens come a'knocking. → Read More
Chicago-based Kitchen Toke, the first zine devoted to cooking with weed, preaches the green word
Along with providing recipes, the new quarterly demystifies weed as a stoner staple. → Read More
Dispensary block parties, THC dinners, and more 4/20-friendly events
Here are all the green goings-on Friday 4/20. → Read More
Lettuce now praise Richard Melman, one of the greatest innovators in Chicago food history
Melman's Lettuce Entertain You chain did just as much as Charlie Trotter to make Chicago a center for innovative cuisine, the Reader's Elizabeth M. Tamny argued back in 2006. → Read More
Definitive proof (?) that the 13th of each month will most likely fall on a Friday
According to a proof by a Reader writer, Friday the 13th arrives more often than you'd think. → Read More
Second City E.T.C.’s Gaslight District examines the perils of living in the age of alternative facts
But you can’t escape the zone of truth. → Read More
Sarah Squirm's comedy celebrates her body in all its oozing, disgusting glory
Helltrap Nightmare, the monthly showcase she hosts at the Hideout, is a circus of vulgarity. → Read More
Webseries Super Narcoleptic Girl introduces a superhero who fights off crime and sleep
Get woke to narcolepsy via comedians Sarah Albritton and Catherine "Povs" Povinelli. → Read More