Dratch, Walsh and Friends: Chicago Style Improv
Rachel Dratch, Matt Walsh, Brad Morris, and Joe Canale make up the fantastically funny improv show: Dratch, Walsh & Friends. Rachel Dratch, Matt Walsh, Brad Morris, and Joe Canale make up the fantastically funny improv show: Dratch, Walsh & Friends. Their fully improvised performances are inspired by a short chat at the top of the show with the audience. The chats launch them into a fast-moving act that features irreverent characters and heightened spins on recognizable situations, all the while building shape and theme. Each unique show is entertaining, funny, and thought provoking.
Rachel Dratch is a SNL alum known for her many roles including Debbie Downer. Rachel has made countless TV guest star appearances on shows such as The King of Queens, Monk and 30 Rock. Film credits include: Click (2006), I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007), Sisters (2015) and Wine Country (2019). In 2012 Gotham Books published Rachel’s autobiographical book Girl Walks Into A Bar… Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle. In 2022 Dratch made her Broadway stage debut in POTUS, for which she earned a Tony Award Nomination for Best Feature Actress in A Play. In 2023 Rachel launched the podcast Woo Woo with Rachel Dratch..stories of the unexplained.
All four improvisers have strong ties to The Second City. Matt Walsh toured with The Second City Touring Company based in Chicago, and Tim, Brad, and Joe are Alums of The Second City resident stage in Chicago. Together, they have influenced generations of improvisers.
Tickets: $54 - $44
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