Of the very many famous people who admired the late comic actor Paul Reubens’ singular creation named Pee-wee Herman — among them Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, film director John Waters, Lily Tomlin, ...

In a compelling, two-part, three-hour-long HBO documentary, “Pee-wee as Himself,” we hear from fans and friends, but mostly from Paul Reubens himself.

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mike Royko talks about his move to the Chicago Tribune from the Chicago Sun-Times at a news conference Jan. 10, 1984, at Tribune Tower in Chicago.

Mary and Joe, Chicago style This is the story of Mary, Joe and their newborn in Chicago on Christmas, as written by the late Mike Royko in 1966.

The Royko play is back. At the Chopin Theatre until Dec. 22. Having maintained a manful silence during its first run, the smart thing for me to do would be to continue keeping my big yap shut.

Mike Royko, love him or hate him, was a fixture amongst Chicago newspapers. In his 34 year career, he wrote 7,500 columns. Writing about the city the way people like to think of themselves.

Writer and performer Mitchell Bisschop ([Royko: The Toughest Man In Chicago]), Northwestern University's Bill Savage, and Mike Royko's widow, Judy Royko, discussed the life and work of the famed ...

Bisschop agreed. "A voice like Mike Royko's shouldn't go away regardless of how you felt about him when he was alive; he was a prolific part of the city, and it's important to keep that ball in ...

Royko: The Toughest Man In Chicago tells the story of cantankerous Chicago columnist Mike Royko, a 34-year newspaper veteran who wrote 7,500 columns in his career. Love him or hate him, he was a ...

I started reading Mike Royko in 2020 during the pandemic, when I was thinking of writing a new play, another solo show, and I had heard the name because he’s a Chicago legend — but I didn’t ...

Legendary columnist Mike Royko casts a tall shadow in Mitchell Bisschop’s solo docu-play. by Dan Jakes September 11, 2024 November 15, 2024. Share this: ...

“A pessimist sees the glass as half-empty,” Mike Royko once wrote. “A Cub fan wonders when it’s gonna spill.” A review of a new solo show at the Chopin Theatre about Michael Royko Jr., a ...