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iO, or iO Chicago, (formerly known as ImprovOlympic) is an improv theater and training center in central Chicago. The theater teaches and hosts performances of improvisational comedy. It was founded in 1981 by Del Close and Charna Halpern. [1] [2] The theater has many notable alumni, including Amy Poehler and Stephen Colbert. [3]
The show was created by Producer/Director Jason R. Chin. Since its inception, Scott Brady has been the Stage Manager. Since the show's opening in September 2003, the resident cast of "Whirled News Tonight" has included: Emily Anderson, Atra Asdou, Becca Barish, Brooke Breit, Marla Caceres, John Patrick Coan, Simon Collier, Padraic Connelly, Luis Cortes, Alex Eilhauer, John P. Glynn, Sarah ...
Charna Halpern (born June 1, 1952) is an American comedian who is co-founder of the ImprovOlympic, now known as iO. Upon iO's founding, in 1983, with partner Del Close, she began teaching Harold to many students in the Chicago theater community. Many prominent comedians performed at iO, from Neil Flynn to Jack McBrayer .
Chicago Shakespeare Theater [7] Chopin Theatre [8] Citadel Theatre (Lake Forest) [9] Copernicus Center (formerly Gateway Theatre) [10] Court Theatre [11] Factory Theater [12] First Folio Theatre (Oak Brook) [13] Goodman Theatre [14] iO Theater [15] Kane Repertory Theatre (St. Charles) [16] Lifeline Theatre [17] Lookingglass Theatre Company [18 ...
The Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) is an improvisational and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago's ImprovOlympic in 1990. [1] The original incarnation of the group consisted of Amy Poehler, Matthew Walsh, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, Adam McKay, Rick Roman, Horatio Sanz and Drew Franklin.
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With is a 2006 American independent romantic comedy film written, produced, directed by, and starring Jeff Garlin, also featuring Sarah Silverman and Bonnie Hunt. Many improv veterans of Chicago's Second City and even its 1950s predecessor Compass Players appear, as well as Chicago radio personality Steve Dahl in a ...
Thomas James Jagodowski [1] (born September 2, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, and improvisational performer who resides in Chicago.He has been a member of The Second City as well as a performer and teacher at iO Theater, formerly known as "Improv Olympic".
As a stand-up comic, billed as R. O'Donnell, he headlined numerous comedy clubs throughout the 1980s and 90s, [1] including Zanies (where his headshot still hangs on the wall), the Chicago Improv, and Catch A Rising Star, and the Funny Firm where he was a regular headliner and also featured for such national comics as Brian Regan, Rick Overton ...