Comedy
Ilana Glazer
Ilana Glazer Live! lives out loud on the road
“I want my show to feel fresh every time, even when it is scripted.”
Interviews and voices
Comedy
Comedy interviews from GoPride's conversations with artists, creators and community voices.
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John Hill
John Hill slides into The Den for a Silk-y set
“People are so nice to me in Chicago and the audiences are great.”
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Kathy Griffin
Kathy Griffin rings in 2025 at The Chicago Theatre
“First, they can meet a daddy and then I need everyone in their seats laughing at my jokes.”
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Marc Price
Marc Price skips into Chicago for Halloween
“I am definitely an ally and loved working with Candis Cayne”
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Kevin James Thornton
Comedian Kevin James Thornton zips by Zanies for Pride month
“I wasn’t out until my late twenties.”
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Alison Arngrim
Alison Arngrim is set to confess at the cabaret
“Bears dig Little House on the Prairie”
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Michael Henry & Tim Murray
Michael Henry & Tim Murray take their queer-centric comedy on the road
“I will have a specific Chicago song ready and we are going to go balls to the wall”
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Vince Kelley
Vince Kelley takes on stage role as iconic Golden Girl Blanche Devereaux in theatrical tour
“We like to say it's as if the show never went off the air; it just moved from cable to streaming”
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Amadeo Fusca
Spend Valentine's week with comedian Amadeo Fusca in Mars/Venus
“I just kind of want to make them laugh with whatever goofy stuff I have going on.”
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Sam Jay
Lesbian comedian Sam Jay tries out new material at The Den Theatre
“I put ideas out into the world to give space for people to think about how they feel.”
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Zach Noe Towers
Zach Noe Towers comes out to Zanies with Pride
“I don’t shy away from adult content, so my act is about sex and dating.”
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Gianmarco Soresi
Comedian Gianmarco Soresi sets sights on Chicago in February
“I have a mix of dark one-liners where there is a twist at the end.”
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Amadeo Fusca
Amadeo Fusca returns on stage with Mars/Venus; talks Martian/Martian and Venutian/Venutian audiences experiences
“I just want everybody to have so much fun and I go home thinking about these things and just working on their relationship”
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David Cromer
Famed director David Cromer returns home with award-winning The Band's Visit
“I hope this interview about my terror will inspire people to come see the show”
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Vicki Barbolak
AGT's Vicki Barbolak parks her trailer in Chicago
“It can be hard to be a women in comedy and we don’t get respect, except from our friends in the gay community.”
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Garrett Allain
Garrett Allain Brings Gayerbear to Second City
“This is a very LGBT heavy show.”
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Jesus Trejo
Care to Laugh With Jesus Trejo
“You have to go on the road to cut your teeth a bit.”
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Rita Rudner
Rita Rudner Gambles on Skokie
“I paid attention to not being a comedian, and just concentrated on being who I was.”
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Justin Sayre
The good humor man: an interview with Justin Sayre
“It’s a labor of love and a way to put a stamp on the development of the show and who we were then.”
Comedy
Rhea Butcher
Butcher than all of you: an interview with lesbian comedian Rhea Butcher
“I feel like you could work on a joke forever, but at some point they’ve got to leave the nest.”
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Sarah Silverman
The divine Sarah: an interview with Sarah Silverman
“Letting your freak flag fly is something, no matter who you are, that takes great bravery, straight up.”
Comedy
Cameron Esposito
Marriage material girl: an interview with Cameron Esposito
“I believe comedy is one of the best ways to process pain and inequality.”
Comedy
Margaret Cho
Sing out, sister: an interview with Margaret Cho
“I’m trying to incorporate all of the different elements of my work as a performer.”