The fourth annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, presented by Lukaba Productions, features more than 80 local and out-of-town ensembles, including folks from Toronto, Vancouver, New York, LA, Seattle, Cleveland, Portland, Dallas, Denver, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. Some well established, some new to the scene, they represent a remarkable range of styles and viewpoints. SketchFest runs 1/6-1/16 at Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont, in the venue’s west, south, and north theaters. (In addition to the schedule below, comic puppeteer Harvey Finklestein entertains in the lobby before shows.) Admission is $12 per show except where otherwise noted; $30 provides admission to all performances any single Friday or Saturday evening; and a festival pass costs $75. For reservations, call 773-327-5252; tickets are also available through Ticketmaster at Hot Tix booths (www.hottix.org for information) or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For updated fest info, visit www.chicagosketchfest.com. Following is the schedule through 1/13; a complete schedule is available online at www.chicagoreader.com.
The Uncomfortables and The Perfect Gentlemen
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The Embassy and Head Cheese Fat Boss
Waste Management “attempts to make people forget about the everyday crap in life,” according to a press release. Shecky Kulhan’s one-man show combines “physicality with raw passion and fantasy animal emotion.” 9:30 PM, west theater.
FRIDAY 7
Flaming Box of Stuff
Jon Monastero and Stephen Simon comprise this LA duo. 9 PM, south theater.
