Results tagged “pattonoswalt”

Snack foods that sound like sex acts. Oh, cheese nips.

Patton Oswalt finally eats a "failure pile in a sadness bowl," but he can only choke down a few spoons of it.

Don't fret: The tigers at Chicagoland zoos are not going to be able to maul you any time soon.

If you have a chance to see Patton Oswalt live, take it. A few months ago at the Lakeshore, we saw him do the best stand-up set we've ever seen — and lo, Chicagoist sees a lot of stand-up. Ever since, we've been dying to see him again, and tonight is our opportunity and yours: The Comedians of Comedy are doing a show at the Vic tonight at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $29 and aren't sold out yet, which is ... astonishing.

Jesse Thorn, Host of The Sound of Young America

We here at the Chicagoist offices like to play the “who’s overrated?” game. We usually start off with a rousing “ANGELINA JOLIE!”; and then do a quick step to “Bill Gates!”; and then one final “Julia Roberts!” and we’re done. It’s a fun game, but we just keep saying the same answers over and over again. Now we’ve got help. Henry Owings has a new book called “The Overrated Book”. “The Overrated Book” has roughly...