Lakeshore Request Thread

[Ritter]

I'd love to hear ideas on who you'd like to see booked at the Lakeshore!

(this is not a job application thread)

[Daryl]

Marc Maron.

[J.B.]

Todd Glass
Louis CK
Jackie Kaishan
Tig Nataro
Brody Stevens

[pollymaepry]

Jackie Kashian, Jen Kirkman, Jimmy Pardo, Hard 'N Phirm, Todd Glass, ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm bring back Paul F. Tompkins and The Idiots. ummmmmmmm

edit: oh yeah definitely Tig Notaro

[loti]

Tig Notaro
Todd Glass
Hard 'n' Phirm
Jen Kirkman
Morgan Murphy

[JPSpaulding]

Tim and Eric
God's Pottery

[MAACP]

morgan murphy
brent weinbach
reggie watts
zach galifianakis
louis ck
paul f tompkins

[AndyHohner]

I'm going to be in Chicago for the Kristen Schaal & Kurt Braunohler show, and I was wondering what the benefits of a VIP ticket are as opposed to the regular tickets.
Thanks!

[Ritter]

I'm going to be in Chicago for the Kristen Schaal & Kurt Braunohler show, and I was wondering what the benefits of a VIP ticket are as opposed to the regular tickets.
Thanks!

It's a general admission room, but the VIP ticket guarantees a seat in the first 5 rows of the center section and you can cut to the front of the line.

And, good call - that show is going to ROCK!

[AndyHohner]

Thanks Ritter. I'm really excited for the show and am deifinately getting the VIP treatment.

[J vs W]

Michael Showalter, John Mulaney, Jen Kirkman

[percykittens]

Michael Showalter, John Mulaney, Jen Kirkman

Yes, definitely those people and also Howard Kremer, Chip Pope, Andy Kindler, Jon Glaser + Jon Benjamin, Heather Lawless... brb

[Ritter]

4 votes

Jen Kirkman - have left message with manager who's in Montreal

3 votes

Todd Glass - in conversations with management now - should work out

2 votes

Hard 'N Phirm - same manager as Todd Glass, working on dates
Jackie Kaishan - was last here opening for Maria Bamford - gonna think this over
John Mulaney - tried to book him as a double-headline with TJ Miller but schedule didn't work out. Will look for similar opportunity
Louis CK - has decided we're too small for him and will be playing the Vic when he next returns to Chicago
Michael Showalter - great idea, on my "to do" list - was last here opening for Michael Ian Black
Morgan Murphy - don't know the work - need to research
Paul F. Tompkins - offer submitted, should come together
Tig Nataro - offer submitted - did you know she's NEVER played Chicago???

1 vote

Andy Kindler - will definately have him back - probably later next year though
Brent Weinbach - I like him - want to put together a 3-headliner type show though I think...
Brody Stevens - don't know him, will research
Chip Pope - don't know him, will research
God's Pottery - love the idea... have to find a way to do it that works for a 2 hour show
Heather Lawless - will research
Howard Kremer - will research
Jimmy Pardo - will inquire
Jon Glaser/Jon Benjamin - will research
Mark Maron - 1st quarter '09 most likely
Reggie Watts - offer submitted for December - awaiting confirmation
The Idiots - god I love those guys
Tim and Eric - love the idea - will inquire
Zach Galifianakis - passed us over for the Vic last time but I heard through the grapevine he had a bad experience so I'll give it another swing

Thanks everybody for the suggestions and the additions to my "to do" list - keep 'em coming!

Ritter

[JPSpaulding]

Thanks Ritter!

Tim and Eric should be setting up a fall tour soon and the Empty Bottle shows were great but not the best venue from an architectural stand point, I'm also not sure if the theater seats might cause a problem? You guys do a great job producing your shows and I think they could film their show for a live DVD at the Lakeshore.

Maybe God's Pottery could open up for Hard N Phirm with a local comic as the host? I'd pay top dollar for that.

Morgan Murphy is awesome, she is in my opinion the best female comic out there, no offense to Maria

[Ritter]

TenJay - you rockstar you... I love the GP/H'NP idea...

What do you mean the seats would be a problem for Tim & Eric? You mean how many there are or that there's not a mosh pit?

Will definitely look up Morgan...

As for DVD's check out today's Bastion IN THE WORKS

[JPSpaulding]

The Tim and Eric show was a "standy" as oposed to a "sitty" so i just thought it might be an issue for them for some reason, I personally think the Lakeshore is perfect for both kinds of shows.

Congrats on the production company, it just seems like the natural progression

[Ritter]

Bump. Really? Is that it?

[dan telfer]

This is the job application thread right?

Maybe contact Scott Aukerman through this board and network who the big names he sees coming through LA are. That would be dope. Chicago comedy nerds would be hip to those names fo sho.

[Joe McAdam]

I'd really like to see Patrice O'Neal, or Dave Attell.

[pollymaepry]

I second Patrice and add Nick Kroll, A.D. Miles, and Jonah Ray.