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Landmarks: 50 years into a star-studded career, Tom Dreesen holds tight to south suburban roots
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoTom Dreesen wasn’t long into his career as a comedian when he had the opportunity to meet one of his professional heroes. He and humorist Jack Benny, already long famous, appeared together on ...
Comedians serve up free dinner and laughs at Laugh Factory in Hollywood
KTLA articles via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHollywood’s haven for the hilarious served up much more than punchlines this Thanksgiving. The Laugh...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 11-17
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCelebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 11-17: Sept. 11: Actor Earl Holliman is 94. Comedian Tom Dreesen is 83. Movie director Brian De Palma is 82....
As memories of a Chicago nightclub echo, a Johnny Carson book is set to arrive
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCHICAGO -- It can be argued that the corner of Rush and Bellevue Streets on Chicago's Near North...
Unearthing the brilliance and playfulness of Ring Lardner in ‘Frank Chance’s Diamond’
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoNames fade, even names as distinctive as Ring Lardner, who was for a time as popular, famous and...
Borscht Belt comedian Freddie Roman dies at age 85
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoComedian Freddie Roman, the former dean of The Friars Club and a staple of the Catskills comedy scene, has died. Roman died Saturday afternoon at...
Daywatch: Stalled Justice, Part 2
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGood morning, Chicago. In reporting on the unprecedented delays in Cook County courts, one of the questions we’ve gotten is a simple one: Why? We’re taking our best shot at explaining that today ...
Busy crooning almost every night, singer Tony Ocean may be the hardest working man in old-school...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDean Martin’s real name was Dino Paul Crocetti and he was born in Steubenville, a city in eastern Ohio. Tony Ocean, whose real name is Maurizio Carrara, was born outside of Chicago. Dean Martin ...
In ‘Out of the Loop,’ comics talk about the growing pains of stand-up comedy in Chicago
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — Stand-up comedy has not always been part of the entertainment landscape and to prove that point, I give you this story. One late afternoon in 1978, Rick Uchwat picked up the telephone ...
Today in History: September 11, the United States comes under attack
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoToday in History Today is Monday, Sept. 11, the 254th day of 2023. There are 111 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 ...