Usually Essay Fiesta introduces the month’s readers to you in a forum we call “Get To Know.” But since all our readers for our special anniversary show have read before, we thought we’d change things up a bit with a series we like to call “Why So-And-So Is Awesome!” First up, Beth Stelling. The Chicago … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta is turning 1 on Nov. 15th, and to celebrate the event, we have packed our anniversary show with some really stellar talent. Come out to the Book Cellar at 7 p.m. to see the hilarious and awe-inspiring: Playwright and former Neo-Futurist Andy Bayiates! Stand-up comic extraordinaire Cameron Esposito! Improviser and host of reading … Continue reading
Essay Fiesta’s Keith and Alyson get bored just like everybody else. But whereas most people would choose to spice up their lives with a pottery class, Keith and Alyson assume false identities and start a fake band. And that band is The Lite Sleepers. Here are are The Lite Sleepers in the world premier at … Continue reading
Hey, Essay Fiesta fans! If you’re looking for some FREE laughs hosted by some super-creative funny ladies inside a bar that looks like your grandma’s basement in Wisconsin, get yourself to Entertaining Julia at Town Hall Pub. The show takes place every Sunday at 9 p.m. The lovely Julia is the bartender, hence the name … Continue reading
First, thank you everyone who made it out to Essay Fiesta last night. We raised nearly $100 for Howard Brown. If you didn’t make it, here’s just a taste of what you missed: An essay about how pimping really is not easy An essay about how the movie The Toy starring Richard Pryor was more … Continue reading
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