Showing posts with label Lakeshore Theater. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lakeshore Theater. Show all posts

February 9, 2009

My Pix From the Feb. 7 Maria Bamford Show at the Lakeshore Theater

All pix by me, full set here. This was Saturday night, and it was great fun. Dan and Adam had the audience in the palm of their hands! Bryan and I sat with Dan's wife Victoria up front so I could take pix (thanks, Tony Blanco!), but we also met up with Keith, Crank, Katie, Nellie, and Teresa. Watching my comedy BFF's open for our comedy hero (to a wildly appreciative audience, no less) was a thrill. Also, thanks to the Lakeshore Theater for giving me and Bryan "anniversary of our first date" passes to the show. Ritter and Blanco, merci.

Maria Bamford
Maria Bamford at the Lakeshore Theater Feb. 7, 2009

Maria Bamford at the Lakeshore Theater Feb. 7, 2009

Dan Telfer
Dan Telfer at the Lakeshore Theater Feb. 7, 2009

Dan Telfer at the Lakeshore Theater Feb. 7, 2009

Adam Burke
Adam Burke at the Lakeshore Theater Feb. 7, 2009

Adam Burke at the Lakeshore Theater Feb. 7, 2009

Tony Blanco and audience members
Tony Blanco and audience members at the Lakeshore Theater Feb. 7, 2009

September 23, 2008

Impress These Apes, Season Three, Show #1 - Stand-Up Comedy Challenge

All pix by me, full set here. Impress These Apes - Mondays at 8:30 at the Lakeshore Theater, from Blewt! Productions.

Impress These Apes is an eight week talent competition. Each week its contestants are asked to perform in a new talent challenge. One week they may be performing stand-up comedy, while another week they may be performing an original dance. Each week they are judged and scored by three hyper-intelligent apes from the future. At the end of eight weeks, the contestant with the highest score will be awarded $500, a grab bag of groovy prizes, and the title of "least pitiful human."

Impress These Apes is a production of Blewt! Productions, creators of long running comedy game show Don't Spit the Water! Blewt! recently returned from a trip to Los Angeles, where they met with Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and other networks to pitch their unique shows and vision. Blewt! is excited to be co-producing this run of Impress These Apes with The Lakeshore Theater, which is quickly becoming Chicago's premiere stage for comedy and entertainment.

Steve Gadlin, Paul Luikart, Tyler Lansdown:
Steve Gadlin, Paul Luikart, Tyler Lansdown

Impress These Apes Season Three Contestants:
Impress These Apes Season Three Contestants

Ken Barnard, Alan Metoskie:
Ken Barnard, Alan Metoskie

Becky Eldridge:
Becky Eldridge

Danielle Puterbaugh:
Danielle Puterbaugh

Seth Dodson:
Seth Dodson

Ken Barnard, Leigh Vandiver, Jim Fath
Ken Barnard, Leigh Vandiver, Jim Fath

Jared Logan and Dan Telfer:
Jared Logan and Dan Telfer

Ken Barnard, Jim Fath:
Ken Barnard, Jim Fath

Steve Gadlin, Paul Luikart, Tyler Lansdown, Ken Barnard, Alan Metoskie, Jim Fath:
Steve Gadlin, Paul Luikart, Tyler Lansdown, Ken Barnard, Alan Metoskie, Jim Fath