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See The Hot Karl at The NEW ComedySportz Theatre!
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Since 1999, The Hot Karl has been presenting their brand of stage-clawing, no-holds-barred long-form improv to packed houses. A cast of seven takes one suggestion and begins a comedic exploration that leads them and the audience to a world where anything can happen. And we mean anything. You may gasp, you may shriek, and you may even be offended, but only in those rare moment where you aren't laughing hysterically. |
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This show is for audiences 21+
TICKETS ARE $10
For late-night, raunchy, adult humor call 773-549-8080
and ask for The Hot Karl.
The Hot Karl received Critic's Choice in
The Chicago Reader!
Click here for the review!
THE CURRENT REGULARS
OLD FOOLS FROM THE OLD SCHOOL
or some of the folks who've played with us since 1999
FOUNDING MEMBERS
FORMER MEMBERS
| Amanda Blake Davis |
Mary Jo Bolduc |
| Matt Chapman |
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Hans Holsen |
Erica Noschang |
| Jed Resnik |
Heather Simms |
GUEST PLAYERS
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Rob Andrist-Plourde
Jason Anfinsen
Ryan Archibald
Dan Bakkedahl
Don Bardwell
Gillian Bellinger
Mike Bertrando
Joe Bill
Jen Bills
Lauren Bishop
Joey Bland
Christy Bonstell
Josh Breit
Joanna Buese
Liz Cackowski
Joe Canale
Kay Cannon
Jim Carlson
Jim Carrane
Katie Caussin
Josh Chamberlin
Jason Chin
Dave Colan
Cayne Collier
Juliet Curry
Erin Davidson
Rick Davis
Tara DeFrancisco
Jeff DeLeon
Steph DeWaegeneer
Brendan Dowling
Deb Downing
Colleen Doyle
Josh DuBose
Todd Edwards
Matt Elwell
Mike Enriquez
Kristy Entwistle
Tom Farnan
Alex Fendrich
Meagan Flanagan
Ed Furman
Cara Gannon
Dave Gaudet
Sarah Gee
Brett Gelman
Andy Goldblatt
Dori Goldman |
Ed Goodman
Ryan Gowland
Karen Graci
Megan Grano
Megan Green
Jeff Griggs
Paul Grondy
Molly Hale
Rebecca Hanson
Margaret Hicks
Eric Hunnicut
Brendan Hunt
Ed Illades
Dan Izzo
Kate James
Butch Jerinic
Ben Johnson
Sayjal Joshi
Nick Kanel
Joe Kaplan
Justin Kaufmann
Megan Kellie
Bridget Kloss
Bob Kulhan
Shad Kunkle
Bob Ladewig
Matt Larsen
Michael Lehrer
Dave Levin
Kevin Linehan
John Lutz
Brett Lyons
Sarah Maher
Kelli McBride
Lori McClain
Dr. Jim McDonnell
Erin McEvoy
Leslie McManus
Neil McNamara
Sandy Marshall
Bina Martin
Tim Mason
Erika May
Beth Melewski
Susan Messing
Jerry Minor |
Deanna Moffitt
Danny Mora
Bobby Mort
Colleen Murray
Wes Needham
Mary Nisi
Jethro Nolan
Robyn Norris
Pat O'Brien
Marion Oberle-Pardo
Linda Orr
Jason Pardo
Laura Personick
Amanda Philipson
Rich Prouty
Piero Procaccini
Dana Quercioli
Sarah Reule
Dave Ries
Rance Rizzutto
Rachel Romanski
Andy St. Clair
Al Samuels
Bill Saveley
Abby Schachner
Jeremy Seymour
Pat Shay
Jill Shely-Flemming
Dani Sher
Brian Shortall
Jen Shepard
Jay Sukow
Natalie Sullivan
Mark Teich
Amber Tillett
Kiki Thompson
Craig Uhlir
Alida Vitas
Zach Ward
Andre Washington
Tim Whetham
Brian Wilson
Emily Wilson
Martin Wilson
Shannon Winpenny
Adam Witt |
Hot Karl: Critic's Choice
"Every Saturday at midnight for the last six years The Hot Karl folks have started their gig by announcing that they're going to create the foulest, most disgusting fully improvised show in Chicago. Then they do it. The MC set the tone by asking for audience suggestions. The material was very funny and very blue - much bluer than when I last caught The Hot Karl three years ago. The odd thing is that the grosser the players got, the more expertly they improvised: they were all in tune with one another, they never stumbled, and they treated the other performers' ideas with a respect only the best, most trusting troupes manage. Even an obvious accident, when one person initiated a montage sequence just when the scene was taking off in a different direction, was called back several times. Just as impressive are the rich, uncliched characters, deftly created almost as asides as the performers make their way to the next smirking reference."
Jack Helbig, The Chicago Reader
July 14th, 2005
Hot Karl: Critic's Choice
"Improvisers have never been particularly prudish - in fact, improv games tend to dissolve inhibitions. And in recent years, as audiences' general knowledge has shrunk (at one show, a reference to Ernest Hemmingway was greeted with the stunned silence usually reserved for quips about high-energy physics), jokes about sex and bodily functions have become a quick, easy way to get everyone's attention. Improvisers often have to battle the urge to "go blue," as they say in the business, and sometimes censor themselves too strictly. The folks at The Hot Karl have come up with another solution: they revel in shamelessness. As emcee Tim Chidester proudly announces at the beginning of each show, it's totally uncensored. The irony is that once the perfomers are free to say and do anything, they become less obsessed with sex and more interested in creating strong scenes and characters. So despite the assertions that all they're doing is creating the vilest improv they can think of, the summon up the kind of witty scenes that other improv troupes would kill for. Certainly that explains why, after three years, The Hot Karl still packs 'em in every Saturday night."
Jack Helbig, The Chicago Reader
August 30th, 2002
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