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