Justin Kaufmann News

D's Mixed Nuts is a NEW stand-up comedy show featuring an assortment of the funniest stand-up comedians comin' in sweet 'n salty with their best bits! Denise Medina hosts stand-up comedians Adrienne Brandyburg, Colleen Brennan, Grey Dolan and Scott Duff!

Broadway's Scott Frankel (Grey Gardens, Far From Heaven) recently sat down with WGN Radio's Justin Kaufmann to discuss his most recent project WAR PAINT, a world premiere musical which is set to open this July in Chicago. Click here to listen to the interview!

Schadenfreude, Chicago's long-running, critically acclaimed comedy ensemble, and soul/funk/hip-hop band The Jordan Years present THE CITY THAT WORKS, two performances of sketch comedy and music with special guests. Part of Chicago's Just for Laughs Festival, the first The City That Works show is on Thursday, June 17, 2010, 9 p.m., at Martyrs, 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., with $10 tickets at www.martyrslive.com. The second show of The City That Works is on Thursday, July 8, 2010, 9 p.m., at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., with $10 tickets at www.lincolnhallchicago.com. TH CITY THAT WORKS runs about 90 minutes.

Schadenfreude, Chicago's long-running, critically acclaimed comedy ensemble, and soul/funk/hip-hop band The Jordan Years present The City That Works, two performances of sketch comedy and music with special guests.

Schadenfreude, Chicago's long-running, critically acclaimed comedy ensemble, and soul/funk/hip-hop band The Jordan Years present THE CITY THAT WORKS, two performances of sketch comedy and music with special guests. Part of Chicago's Just for Laughs Festival, the first The City That Works show is on Thursday, June 17, 2010, 9 p.m., at Martyrs, 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., with $10 tickets at www.martyrslive.com. The second show of The City That Works is on Thursday, July 8, 2010, 9 p.m., at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., with $10 tickets at www.lincolnhallchicago.com. TH CITY THAT WORKS runs about 90 minutes.

Schadenfreude, Chicago's long-running, critically acclaimed comedy ensemble, and soul/funk/hip-hop band The Jordan Years present The City That Works, two performances of sketch comedy and music with special guests. Parking meters are privatized, property taxes skyrocketing

Schadenfreude, Chicago's long-running, critically acclaimed comedy ensemble, and soul/funk/hip-hop band The Jordan Years present THE CITY THAT WORKS, two performances of sketch comedy and music with special guests. Part of Chicago's Just for Laughs Festival, the first The City That Works show is on Thursday, June 17, 2010, 9 p.m., at Martyrs, 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., with $10 tickets at www.martyrslive.com. The second show of The City That Works is on Thursday, July 8, 2010, 9 p.m., at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave., with $10 tickets at www.lincolnhallchicago.com. TH CITY THAT WORKS runs about 90 minutes.

Schadenfreude, Chicago's long-running, critically acclaimed comedy ensemble, returns to celebrate the current Depression with their vaudeville-style ?Schadenfreude Rent Party,? a five-Friday run from April 10 ? May 8, 2009; doors open at 8 p.m., and the show begins at 9 p.m. Performed at the Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N. Oakley in Chicago?s Bucktown, this ?Schadenfreude Rent Party? series includes ensemble members Kate James, Justin Kaufmann, Sandy Marshall, and Stephen Schmidt with guest artists, and will showcase new www.schadenfreude.net content. Tickets for each night are $10 at the door (includes free bar food, plus $2.50 tap Lienies), and information is available at 773-576-6070 (events for ages 21 and over).

Schadenfreude, Chicago's long-running, critically acclaimed comedy ensemble, returns to celebrate the current Depression with their vaudeville-style 'Schadenfreude Rent Party,' a five-Friday run from April 10 - May 8, 2009; doors open at 8 p.m., and the show begins at 9 p.m.

Schadenfreude - derived from the German noun meaning 'pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others' - has been performing sketch comedy for years. They have headlined the Chicago Improv Festival, performed at Lollapalooza and had their own self-titled radio program on Chicago Public Radio. The troupe has also performed at L.A.'s UCB Theater, HERE Arts in NYC and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Kevin Douglas and Inda Craig-Galvan, collectively known as kevINda, have created a smart mix of racial and political satire. Their first revue as a sketch duo, These Coloreds Don't Run, played at Donny's Skybox Theatre in 2003. Since then, the duo has performed at C'est La Vie Drama, the Black Arts Initiative at HotHouse and the Acme Arts Building for Wordplay.