Comedy Improv Shows at Second City Donny’s Skybox Theater in December 2007
As a change of pace from all the shopping and the food this holiday season why not consume some comedy instead? A great show is happening this December at the Donny’s Skybox theater in Piper’s alley on North Ave and Wells St in Chicago. If you haven’t been over to Second City for their student or regular shows, you don’t know what you are missing. Improv and Sketch comedy lives in Chicago and will always be a part of our culture and heritage. Going to see these future stars while they are here in our city to learn is a great benefit to us. We get great (cheap) high quality funny entertainment. These performers get to have a regular audience to see their work as they refine their craft.
I have a several friends that are very talented at acting and improv in Chicago. One has shows going on throughout December that you should not miss. I wanted to post about it since it’s hard for these shows to get the word out and attract a packed audience. They usually have the theaters 1/2 full, which is good, but why not pack the place? These shows are great and the improv is at a very high level for it being people who haven’t made maisntage yet. But I am pretty sure most of these performers will be Second City Alumni at some point and maybe your next SNL favorites. Check out these shows at Second City’s Donny’s Skybox Theater at Piper’s Alley (3rd floor) in old Town at North Ave and Wells Street. Tickets are available at the Second City box office.
Dr. Bear Hugg
The name comes from the leader of this show, Kevin Guillaume. He is a big tall bearded guy that is the nicest person ever, basically he is Dr. Bear Hugg himself. He brings different friends and players to each show to accompany him in free form improv that is based on some Harold format logic. You never know what he or his friends are going to bring to the table, and it is always unpredictable and funny. You can usually see Dr. Bear Hugg at IO with Atilla or at The Playground with Damascus Steel but for this short run they are playing at Donny’s Skybox Theater in Piper’s Alley at Second City. Come see the brilliance and unpredictability to their shows this December.