Michael Ian Black has started a "feud" with ex-Chicagoan (now Frenchman?) David Sedaris to promote Black's new book My Custom Van. Black will be in town July 21 to sign copies.......

Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black...

If life were a movie, would you be the dashing romantic lead or the one people think of as “nice” and “sweet”? If you identify with the latter, The Baxter may give you hope. The Onion and IFC Films present The Baxter, a romantic comedy for anyone who’s ever been dumped. It stars Michael Showalter (Stella) and co-stars Paul Rudd (The 40-Year Old Virgin) and Michael Ian Black (Stella, Ed). It’s the story of Elliot......

Chicagoist is in the mood for a good chuckle, and usually we'd just ask a pal to tickle us for 20 minutes or so, but people are kind of busy these days, what with the holidays coming up and all. So tonight, to fill our giggle quota for the week and our ironic humor quota for the next year, we are heading to see Stella at the Metro. Stella is the three-man comedy troupe......