What is the first thing that came to mind when you read the title of this blog? Did you say the Muppets? They have been receiving quite the hype thanks to a new movie.
Felt is no Muppets show. This mature-adults comedy show with a cast of puppets is not your family fare . Every Wednesday night, puppets take center stage at the iO Chicago (3541 N. Clark). Felt, which was created and realized by Cesar Jaime, premiered in 2006. Every show has a different group of improvisers. The show serves as a stepping stone for the performers and comedians. Many of them graduate to other iO shows and other venues. One of Felt's alumnus, Vanessa Bayer, can be currently seen on "Saturday Night Live."
It’s not often people can get belly laughs from pieces of cloth. "Audiences quick to join the cast in suspending their disbelief will be rewarded handsomely," writes Matt Byrne, in a review of the show for AV Club Chicago. “The fundamental joy of watching puppets onstage is enough to melt the heart of even the most hardened comedy snob, and the well-crafted scenes stacks up against even the best human-based improv.”
http://www.avclub.com/chicago/articles/felt,63444/
http://chicago.ioimprov.com/io/shows/10
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