Everyone’s a comedian on Twitter. There’s something about the format that just begs for drollery—or attempts at drollery, anyway. There are loads of exceptions, but actual comedians tend to be the most reliable source of yuks on Twitter. Facebook is for spying on people you went to high school with, not jokes. And Vine’s pretty equal opportunity. (As local improv actor Carisa Barreca explains it, “Seven seconds of anything on repeat is funny.”)
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The twitterers:
Carisa Barreca (@Cinderisa) is currently in in A Clown Car Named Desire, Tue-Thu 8 PM, Fri-Sat 8 and 11 PM, Sun 7 PM, Second City E.T.C., 1608 N. Wells, secondcity.com, $23-$28.
Irene Marquette (@IreneChicago) will perform in Improvised Star Trek, Fri 9/27, midnight, iO, 3541 N. Clark, ioimprov.com/chicago, $5.
@IreneChicago: I agree with @Cinderisa Plenty of places to play. Hard work will get you far but going beyond is tricky
@katiemaryrich: The best suggestion I ever got was a guy who said, so sincerely, “I just want to see all you guys in a birdbath.”
@KelsieHuff: Most of my hecklers are my relatives sarcastically screaming “You’re doing great.” I don’t invite them anymore.
@KelsieHuff: Shut your face this #eggamame action is GENIUS. Why have I never done this? Learning about more than comedy today.
