Now that the Lincoln Lodge has found a new home in Subterranean, all of the many awesome shows that the Lodge houses and supports also have a new home! Double Feature, a really great show that features screenings of comedic short films with sets from local standups, is one of these shows!
DF producers Ian Abramson, Tim Barnes, Melody Kamali, and Marlena Rodriguez are back with a new video promo hyping the show's return on Wednesday, March 26th! Get your tickets here!
Read MoreThe four producers of , Ian Abramson, Tim Barnes, Melody Kamali, and Marlena Rodriguez, return with another thrilling, unpredictable edition of Critics on the Street.
Tim talks race with a hispanic filmgoer! Marlena gets called "not normal" for having a black friend! Ian hits his side while laughing at a seventh grader's jokes! Melody skillfully plugs the show's Instagram page mid teen girl fight! More stuff, too!
Read MoreLocal comic and filmmaker Anthony McBrien wrote and shot this excellent short inspired by a popular Craigslist missed connection. This is McBrien's "real world version" based on the saccharine sweet post, and really benefits from the slow burn approach. The short stars and , and accompanying song is "Fireflies" by James Harris Moore.
Read MoreVery exciting! The producers of Double Feature, a totally unique hybrid short film festival and standup showcase return with another Critics on the Street video! Turns out a bunch of people actually went to see Kick Ass 2 .
Double Feature is , at The Den Theatre, and features standup from Clark Jones, Kristen Toomey, Alex Stone, Ian Abramson, Tim Barnes, and Marlena Rodriguez, as well as a bunch of short films from a bunch of awesome folks that have yet to be announced.
Read MoreDouble Feature is a new monthly show happening the final Wednesday of the month at in Wicker Park. Each month, a handful of standups will split stage time with a series of short comedy films from Chicago-based filmmakers. The show is produced by a quartet of up-and-coming comics, Ian Abramson, Tim Barnes, Melody Kamali, and Marlena Rodriguez, whose shared interest in standup and filmmaking birthed this unique concept.
In advance of next week's inaugural show, here's an exclusive clip of the four producers' recent man-on-the-street misadventures at The Bean, a tourist magnet in downtown Chicago. is next Wednesday, April 24th at 9pm at the Den Theatre, tickets are $5 and can be preordered here.