The story of improvisational comedy begins in Chicago, and several essential books have been written about improv’s Holy Trinity: the Playwrights Theatre Club, the Compass Players and their offshoot, ...

A key role in Jean Villepique’s acting career came the night she was asked to play a contact lens in the “Mee-ow Show” put on by students at Northwestern University. She had intended to major in ...

In honor of our inaugural comedy issue, we asked the funny folks at the Spark Improv Troupe to make fun of … well, us. So they did! Here’s what happens when the improv comedians play a game using only ...