TBS ‘Just for Laughs’ Festival w/ Rhymefest, The Jordan Years

Ground Lift Media is proud to announce the TBS’ “Just for Laughs” Comedy Festival. Headliners include cutting edge comics and fan favs Aziz Ansari & Patton Oswalt, as well as the “Original King Of Comedy“, Cedric the Entertainer. TBS-sanctioned events happen all over the city, and on June 17th we’ll be at Martyr’s for our ‘The City That Works‘ variety showcase featuring the sketch comedy troupe Schadenfreude, local Hip-Hop hero Rhymefest, and the Funk/Soul band The Jordan Years.  More on that can be found below or here.

Wednesday June 2th 2010
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Karin McKie, Tree Falls Productions
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Schadenfreude, Chicago’s long-running, critically acclaimed comedy ensemble, and soul/funk/hip-hop band The Jordan Years present The City That Works, two performances of sketch comedy and music with special guests.  Parking meters are privatized, property taxes skyrocketing, unemployment at an all time high, city services cut back and crime on the rise, yet Schadenfreude is still happy to live in the “City that Works” (even though they can’t afford to).  The City That Works runs about 90 minutes.

Part of Chicago’s Just for Laughs Festival, the first The City That Works show is on Thursday, June 17, 2010, 9 p.m., at Martyrs, 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., with $10 tickets at www.martyrslive.com.  In addition to Schadenfreude – Kate James, Justin Kaufmann, Sandy Marshall, and Stephen Schmidt – and The Jordan Years band, slated to perform are Grammy Award-winning rapper Rhymefest (comedy and rap), plus comics Brian Babylon and Joe Bill, as well as Schadenfreude’s premiere of “Local Commercial Theater,” where, just for laughs, Chicago celebs read their famous local ad spots, including DJs Eddie and JoBo (United Auto Insurance), and furniture maven Tim Smithe (Walter E. Smithe Bros., “you dream it, we build it”).

Schadenfreude Bio:

Formed in 1998, Chicago’s sketch comedy ensemble Schadenfreude has performed on local and national stages, and is the creator and producer of the radio program “Schadenfreude,” (which aired on Chicago Public Radio 2003-05).  Schadenfreude has performed at countless venues including Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, The Second City, The Neo-Futurarium, and in New York City and Los Angeles.  Schadenfreude performed sold-out shows at the Chicago Improv Festival (1998-2007) and was the inaugural recipient of the Festival Highlight Award.  The ensemble has been featured in several national comedy festivals, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and at various colleges.