Brian Babylon Hosts 6th Annual Bronzeville Comedy Showcase, Beg. Today

The annual summer Bronzeville Comedy Showcase returns for year six, presented by Vocalo 89.5 and emceed by comedian Brian Babylon, host of Vocalo 89.5 FM's Morning AMp and panelist on Chicago Public Media's Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! The Bronzeville Comedy Showcase happens every other Wednesday, starting today, July 3 at a brand new location: outdoors at Bronzeville's Blanc Gallery, 4445 S. Martin Luther King Drive. For more information, call 773-952-4394.

The Bronzeville Comedy Showcase is a biweekly comedy event where comedians try out new sets in front of great audiences. As a local comedy hub, the showcase, curated by Brian Babylon, brings together diverse comedians from across Chicagoland.

"I have been doing this show for six years now, and it's always one of the best places to see comedy," says host Babylon. "We decided to move the show to a bigger venue to accommodate the large crowd that has made this the best summertime comedy showcase. The Blanc gallery is a swanky art space with a large outdoor area that will take this comedy show to the next level. This is gearing up to be the best summer to date."

Show dates are Wednesdays, today, July 3, July 17, July 31, August 14, August 28 and September 4, rain or shine. Performances will be held in the outdoor courtyard at Blanc, weather permitting, and are free and open to the public. Cash bar.

Chicago Public Media is an institution that creates award-winning content for people seeking to learn more about the issues and ideas that affect our community, our nation and our world. Chicago Public Media produces programs such as This American Life, Sound Opinions, Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! (a co-production with NPR), The Morning Shift with Tony Sarabia, Worldview, and Radio M. It operates WBEZ 91.5 FM, one of the country's premier public radio stations, and Vocalo 89.5 FM, an experimental web/radio service that seeks to expand the reach of public media. For more information, visit www.chicagopublicmedia.org.

Cliff Rome, proprietor of Bronzeville's Parkway Ballroom, introduces Blanc, a fine art gallery, to Bronzeville. Blanc's bold mission is to engage African Americans and all Chicagoans through the arts and to ignite dialogue on issues of spiritual, political and social significance. For more information on Blanc fine art gallery, visit http://blancchicago.com/.

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