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Posts in category "Jason's Shows"

Closed Quarters

Next week will be the end of an era. It will be barely recognized, but extremely important to me. Two years ago, some friends and I remounted the classic, legendary long-form improv show called, “Close Quarters.” Farrell Walsh gathered some people he liked and wanted to perform with and we (Ryan Dolan, Sarah Fineout, Barry... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
March 22, 2011 at 11:22 am
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Sarah Palin Explains America At You

This is a new show that I’ve been working on and it opens Thursday (March 3rd!) As you might expect, it stars “Sarah Palin,” in her very own variety/talk show. It most closely resembles the old Dinah Shore show, or maybe even Hefner’s Playboy After Dark with a little bit of the Brady Bunch Variety... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
March 2, 2011 at 10:51 am
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I'm a Ramblin' Man

Here are some random thoughts. Dwayne McDuffie is a comic-book writer that most people have not heard of, but his influence over the medium in the past twenty years cannot be underestimated. He fought, with humor and wisdom, for racial equality within the comic-book industry wherein there are many people from different planets but not... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
February 23, 2011 at 11:36 am
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HalloQUEENS

I grew up in Queens, New York in the 70s and 80s. Halloween was a special time of year and I can remember it being a time of terror and hilarity. As you aged out of “trick-or-treating” you became more involved in “bombing” and “egging.” Various groups of (barely) teenagers would roam the neighborhoods of... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
October 25, 2010 at 1:32 pm
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Comedy, Comics and the Convention

This weekend was the C2E2 (Comics Convention and Entertainment Expo) event at McCormick Place. I directed a sketch show, “Half in the Bag and Bored” that would be playing at the convention and my pals at Chicago Comics gave me lift, so I went! ... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
April 18, 2010 at 4:34 pm
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The Stars At Night / Are Big 'N' Bright...

One of the best things about my “job” / what I do for a living, is visiting other places and seeing their improv world, maybe play in a show, or teach a class or two. Last year, I was lucky enough to visit Australia for a month to extend the reach of Good Lady Improv... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
February 2, 2010 at 10:49 am
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Breakfast Club: the Totally 80's Musical

“Breakfast Club: the Totally 80s Musical” is a show I’ve been working on the past few months. It’s a scripted musical (using hit 80s songs) based on the movie, The Breakfast Club. The choreography (by Jeff Gandy and Erica Reid) is super fun and if your memory is full of odds and ends like mine... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
January 27, 2010 at 1:14 pm
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Surprise Applause

The improv team I’ve been coaching, on and off, for the past decade is iO’s Deep Schwa. It’s had many great and storied members and has been rewarded for their consistency and longevity with a nice, comfy spot on Sundays for the past few years. It’s the longest running team at iO; I think we’re... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
December 17, 2009 at 10:09 am
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Buddy, Can You Spare $125 For an Improv Show?

Most of the Second City 50th Anniversary shows are either sold out or very expensive. The Mainstage show on Saturday (Alumni) at 8pm costs $125, while the SCTV Reunion show has tickets ranging from $175 to a whooping VIP package of $750! (to be fair, the VIP does include all panel discussions, the afterparty, and... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
December 10, 2009 at 3:03 pm
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Pod People!

They’re free and plentiful and sometimes a bit too revealing… but improvisers love podcasting and sometimes not just about improv.  My friends, Jeff, Jeannie and Brett tell tales from aboard a cruise ship as they travel the Hawaiian islands for Second City in their podcast, “Aphasia Presents… Something.“ The first act of the critically acclaimed... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
October 13, 2009 at 9:11 am
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