Mark Bazer and The Interview Show to Broadcast Across the Country
It was only a matter of time before someone picked up on what Mark Bazer’s been doing with The Interview Show over the course of the past few years. From Chicago icons to national and internationally renowned artists, musicians, politicians and activists—Bazer has supplied us, and viewers across the city, with entertaining, at times comical, […]
Comedy Central's 'Up Next' Showcase Lands at the Hideout
Comedy Central, through the advent of the internet and expansion of comedy-oriented programming across cable television, has been able to adapt and maintain their position, and relevancy, atop comedy’s power rankings. They do this by maintaining a consistent repertoire of established comics, but also by creating spaces for comedy’s next-and-future generations. One example of this […]
"How to Laugh in the #MeToo Era" a Roundtable Discussion at the Hideout
In today’s uber-visual, socio-political climate it’s not hard to offend (or be offended). The world of comedy, whose entertainment value is often gauged by its participants and vanguards willingness to push the envelop and tap into the corners of society that are deemed the most uncomfortable. We also live in an era in which one […]
The Onion's Comedy & Arts Festival hits the Hideout
Clickhole at the Hideout, a monthly staple on the Hideout stage, brings a slew of professional satirists to the stage armed with bizarre Powerpoints, quirky anecdotes and (if we’re lucky) outlandish costumes. Clickhole, a brainchild of The Onion, has been a steady provider of comic relief in an era of almost perpetual pessimism in the […]
The Hideout's SXSW Send-Off Party returns this weekend!
Every year around this time musicians, filmmakers and artists of all forms head to Austin, TX for the two-week-long smorgasbord of performances, expression and, well, partying that is SXSW. This festival has catapulted itself into the conversation of the country’s best music festivals (though it’s stages now house film, podcasts, writers and more) and every […]
Sarah Squirm is re-defining what Comedy is, what it can be and what it looks like
Zach Freeman, a free-lance writer for the Tribune, stopped by the Empty Bottle earlier this week to take in a comedy set from Sarah Squirm, the comedic architect of HELLTRAP NIGHTMARE, and a blossoming band of comedic misfits that having been re-working the essence of what comedy can look like, sound like and feel like. The […]
The Scott McCaughey Benefit Concert Hits the Hideout
Last November, while on tour with Alejandro Escovedo, Scott McCaughey suffered a stroke that nearly cost him his life. After nearly a month in the Intensive Care Unit, McCaughey was released from the hospital and continues to work to regain his musical-self. The former R.E.M guitarist, whose musical talents have seeped into barrooms and onto stages […]
The Hideout Loves John Mahoney
It’s with a great deal of sadness that we take the time to look back on the life and work of John Mahoney. The film, screen and voice actor who’s best known for his role of Martin Crane on the American Sitcom, Fraiser, and who earlier in his career established himself at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, passed […]
Ring in Valentine's Day at the Hideout with The 12th Annual Make-Out Party!
Valentine’s Day tends to be a hit-or-miss for most; but for a significant portion of the population, single or otherwise, is palpably apathetic to the Hallmark Holiday. One adjective that isn’t often associated with the “holiday” is ‘Fun.’ But that’s not the stance taken by The Make-Out Party Orchestra. For the 12th time in as […]
The Messthetics Unveil New Track from Debut Album
After nearly a decade-and-a-half hiatus away from music (at least in terms of performing as a group) Brendan Canty and Joe Lally are coming back to the stage with guitarist Anthony Pirog as The Messthetics. Canty and Lally spent the late ’80s and most of the ’90s shredding stages across the world as part of the […]
