On Friday night, 6/15, at the Lincoln Lodge, we were treated to a unique live comedy show called Set List. Recently back from fests in Sydney, Melbourne and a run in London, this is the first time Set List has been brought to Chicago and Count Gregula's Crypt was there to report all the comedic hoopla!

The performance was a blend of improv with a bit of audience participation. The comedians performing are given random crazy topics on a screen which could be anything from Racist Shoulder Angel to Masturboredom, then form a comedy bit around that as if it were a part of their normal set. Add random band names written by audience members and a zany time is had by all.

Last nights 7:30 pm sold-out performance had two very special guest comics, Janeane Garofalo and TJ Miller, which was a big surprise for us. The show was fast-paced, hilarious and the different styles of each comic blended well into one awesome show.

We decided to stick around for the late (11:30) show, and there were a new set of comics who were equally funny. One comedian, Mike Lawrence, took matters into his own hands and instead of performing his set as suggested on the screen, he just took every single slip of paper with crazy fake band names written by the audience and made comments so hilarious I hurt my head from laughing!

The great thing about Set List is you never get the same show twice, the beauty of improv. Count Gregula's Crypt highly recommends Set List when it comes to a town near you!