Funny Ha-Ha is a monthly reading series at the Hideout, hosted by local author and all-around funny person Claire Zulkey. more ›

Below, check out Chicago comic Ricky Carmona as he teams up with film auteur Steve Delahoyde to bring to the peoples the newest, baddest flavor to hit the streets... more ›

If you missed last week's 20x2 event, presented by SXSW and our pals at Gapers Block, you missed one hell of an amazing show featuring some of the city's most creative minds. One such example was this entry from participant and local director/animator/editor/photographer/badass Steve Delahoyde featuring the kids of Schadenfreude. more ›

My favorite part is at 1:29. From our pals Mark Bazer and Steve Delahoyde, with the vocal stylings of Kate James. more ›

The Interview Show, a monthly opportunity for host Mark Bazer to rub elbows with Chicago celebs, returns tonight to the Hideout. Here’s a few queries we’d like to see answered: more ›

Local filmmaker Steve Delahoyde and sketch comedy team Schadenfreude make a series of short films together called . The first one in that series is called "Boxes." more ›

We went to Three Dumb Men on Wednesday, and the highlight of the show was this strange, gross and hilarious short film from Robert Buscemi, Jared Logan and Steve Delahoyde on how to cook a chicken. Enjoy. We sure did. more ›

We know what we're doing Wednesday: Heading to The Annoyance to see three of our favorite local comedy all stars. Jared Logan, Robert Buscemi and our pal Steve Delahoyde (of grumpy-curing fame in these parts) have teamed up yet again for the third installment of "Three Dumb Men," a variety show that features stand-up and video and probably other stuff. Special guests include Brady Novak and Kristen Studdard, both of whom we adored last... more ›

Local comedians Jared Logan and Robert Buscemi, formerly local comedian Kumail Nanjiani, and filmmaker Steve Delahoyde have cured our afternoon grumpies. more ›

Chicago’s comedy scene is more than a small world, it’s a densely knit web. Everyone’s leaning on someone for something, from professional improv instruction to drunken 2 a.m. inspiration for the next routine. And with fame comes increasing gratitude for close friends and casual online “friends.” more ›

Stop by the Hideout at 8pm tonight where Claire Zulkey and NPR's John Green will be hosting Funny Ha Ha II, a second night of Chicago's funniest performers and writers. more ›

Chicagoist got a copy of the Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life and cannot stop paging through it. The book, which goes on sale today, was written by fellow Chicagoan Amy Krouse Rosenthal and is a memoir on what it's like to be.. well.. ordinary. Chicagoist leads a pretty ordinary life and probably if we sat down and made an encyclopedia of it, no one would read it, but Amy does this in a way that makes you keep going back for more. Just one more entry then we'll get to work. Ok, just one more. Ok, one more.. you get the picture. more ›

Tomorrow night Claire Zulkey will be hosting a night of Chicago's funniest performers and writers at the Hideout. Titled, "Funny Ha-Ha" the night features sketch comedy from Schadenfreude, a short film from Steve Delahoyde, and readings from The Morning News' Kevin Guilfoile, The Onion AV Club's Nathan Rabin, RedEye's Mark Bazer, and more. more ›