Comedy, Q’s and A’s”

Comedians Fred Armisen of Saturday Night Live and Jeff Garlin of Curb Your Enthusiasm will be joined by musician Jeff Tweedy of Wilco in the show “Comedy, Q’s and A’s.” The one-night performance will feature stand-up comedy by both Armisen and Garlin with a guest appearance by Tweedy. The audience will have the chance to query Armisen about life on Saturday Night Live. The event will be held at 5959 N. Sheridan Ave., Chicago. Proceeds support youth programming at Emanuel Congregation. Tickets may be purchased at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/108329 or by calling 800-838-3006. General seating tickets are $50 or $75 and include a pre-show pizza buffet with entertainment by Matt Ryd. Patron and benefactor tickets range from $175 to $1000 and include preferred seating, on-site parking and admission to a pre-show cocktail hour. There will be a cash bar open to all ticket-holders. Armisen, now in his eighth season on Saturday Night Live, is best known for his portrayal of U.S. President Sen. Barack Obama. His impression of New York Governor Patterson also has garnered its air share of controversy. Jeff Garlin both co-stars and executive produces the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm starring Seinfeld creator Larry David. The critically acclaimed series has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy, The Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award from the Producers Guild of America and the AFI Comedy Series of the Year Award. A Chicago native and Second City Theatre alumnus, Garlin was the voice of the captain in Disney/Pixar's Wall-e and is Buttercup the Unicorn in the upcoming Toy Story 3. Tweedy, an American songwriter, musician and poet, is best known for his work with the genre-bending group, Wilco. He was also a founding member (along with Jay Farrar) of the highly influential Alternative country group Uncle Tupelo. He also teamed up with singer/songwriter Billy Bragg to set Woody Guthrie's lyrics to music on the albums Mermaid Avenue and Mermaid Avenue Vol. 2. Sponsors of the event include: Domino's Pizza, Ska Brewing, Wine Sisterhood and HUM Spirits. Located along Chicago's lakefront, Emanuel Congregation of Chicago was founded in 1880 by Czechoslovakian-Jewish families. Today it serves a diverse membership of 500 and houses the Chicago Jewish Day School and Or Chadash, a gay- and lesbian-oriented congregation. For ticket and parking information, call 773-561-5173.