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Host of WBEZ’s show-biz interview feature Studio 312 for seven years, Carrane will use the Q&A format first to create a scene between himself and his guest and then to delve into the process behind how the scene was made. Carrane has some of local improv’s heaviest hitters scheduled for Improv Nerd‘s first month of Sundays: Noah Gregoropoulos (9/18), Susan Messing (9/25), TJ Jagodowski (10/2), and Jet Eveleth (10/9). —Brian Costello Opens Sun 9/18, 7:30 PM. Through 11/27: Sun 7:30 PM, no show 10/16, Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, 773-327-5252, stage773.com, $15.
Kevin McDonald and Scott Thompson
Two Kids, One Hall supplies just two-fifths of cult Canuck comedy troupe the Kids in the Hall, but it’s a powerful two-fifths. Kevin McDonald and Scott Thompson have paired up to tour the U.S. with new stand-up, music, and sketches. For three nights, Chicago fans of KITH’s eponymous TV series (1988-1995) can revel in McDonald’s wry, twisted wit and Thompson’s over-the-top delivery at the Mayne Stage in Rogers Park. No word yet on whether McDonald will unleash Dean, his vapid king of empty promises, or Thompson will revisit effeminate socialite Buddy Cole, but the possibility is darned enticing.
The Nerdologues A sketch show written and performed by comedians from both the iO and Second City Training programs, reveling in all things nerdy. 9/25-11/6, The Pub Theatre, 3220 N Lincoln, 773-904-8777, thepubtheatre.com.
OCTOBER
Maria Bamford 10/7-10/8, Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse, 773-381-4554, maynestage.com, $20-$27.
