Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 4, 2009
A Double Slump Buster
Saturday October 3rd, 2009 - Chicago, IL/Rockford, IL   Up and down, in and out, joy and pain, heaven and hell. That pretty much describes life in a nutshell. With me it’s been the last couple of days. I needed a slump buster to relieve some of the pain from this whole Giggles mes...
Tags: WGN, WLS, Billy Goat Tavern, WXRX, Jim McHugh, Steve Purcell

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 27, 2009
Our Designated Kidder
Saturday September 26th, 2009 - Chicago, IL    If it’s Saturday it must mean another installment of Jerry’s Kidders on WGN radio, and a fun one it was. We were on an hour earlier than usual because of a football broadcast so getting there by 10am rather than 11 was a chal...
Tags: WGN, Jim McHugh, Ken Sevara, Comedy Cottage, Tim Slagle

Arts & Entertainment - June 18, 2009
Time For A Tweak
Wednesday June 17th, 2009 - Bowling Green, OH/Lake Villa, IL   Almost everyone I know right now and several million more that I don’t are in a state of drastic life change. I’m not talking about a trendy new hair style or buying a new brand of underwear or cereal or shampoo....
Tags: Greg Phelps, Jim McHugh, Tanner Agar,

Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 28, 2009
Ready...Set...A Ready Set
Friday February 27th, 2009 - Hoffman Estates, IL Perfection isn’t easy. Today I worked a few more hours tweaking and tinkering with my Late Late Show set and I sent it in for final approval. I took my time and made sure it was exactly the way I wanted it so now no matter what happe...
Tags: Chicago Comedy All Stars, Jim McHugh

Arts & Entertainment - Jan. 22, 2009
Wild About Harry
Thursday January 22nd, 2009 - Chicago, ILHad lunch with my old friend Harry Teinowitz today. Harry is one of my all time faves and I hadn’t seen him in a long time. He’s on the air doing afternoons at ESPN radio 1000 but he was a comedian before that and that’s how we met. Every...
Tags: ESPN Radio 540, The D List, Harry Teinowitz, Jim McHugh

Arts & Entertainment - Dec. 2, 2008
Stepping Into Action
Monday December 1st, 2008 - Chicago, IL/Lake Villa, ILI had a fantastic day today and it didn’t have anything to do with winning the contest at Zanies last night. I barely even thought about that as a matter of fact. What put me in such an upbeat mental space was actually getting off my ass...
Tags: Todd Hunt, Jim McHugh

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 30, 2008
An On Night Off
Friday November 28th, 2008 - Elgin, ILA night off tonight. I had a gig but it was still a night off. Jim McHugh booked a benefit show to raise money for another youth baseball team and we had to fill 90 minutes. These kinds of shows are very easy and they usually end up being shorter than 90 minu...
Tags: Jim McHugh, Chicago Comedy All Stars

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 17, 2008
Last Minute In LaCrosse
Thursday October 16th, 2008 - LaCrosse, WIFlexibility is a huge asset in the comedy business. I picked up a last minute fallout up in LaCrosse, WI that’s booked by an agent down in Florida of all places. I’ve worked for the agent before and it’s a married couple who have always ...
Tags: Z93 Radio, Jim McHugh

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 5, 2008
A Gorgeous Gimmick
Saturday October 4th, 2008 - Shelbyville, IL/Skokie, ILNo problems in Shelbyville other than a small audience and a single idiot who wouldn’t shut his mouth the whole time. Of course he was a friend of the sound guy and thought he needed to be a part of the show for some reason. I could hav...
Tags: Georgeous George, Skokie Theatre, Charlie Chaplin, Jim McHugh

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 19, 2008
Time To Trim Time
Thursday September 18th, 2008 - Roscoe, ILTime to make time to make money. I’m having all kinds of time management problems and none of them are new. I’m falling behind on the usual things like answering my email and calls and I’m also trying to squeeze in exercising and reading...
Tags: Jessica Simpson, Mike Preston, Jim McHugh