The latest HeadCheese sketch revue is in a variety show style reminiscent of Monty Python. Silent interludes and songs alternate with a hodgepodge of wisecracking scenes about historical and current events, gender differences, and contemporary culture. Not all the material is fresh–Tyler Bohne and Patrick Zielinski’s “British Insult Theatre” was done years ago, and got bigger laughs then–and some scenes (particularly the final one) fall flat. Yet this quick-paced hour-long show, written and performed by an ensemble of seven, is often sharp-witted. Best are bits about a man calling a grizzly bear chat line, Enlightenment knocking at the door of an uninterested Dark Ages, and medieval players trying to drum up audience participation in an improvisation. Through 10/30: Mon 8 PM, Apollo Theater, studio, 2540 N. Lincoln, 773-935-6100, $11, $1 off with donation of nonperishable food item.
