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Talking over a movie: most people hate it! Except sometimes they don't! When they don't, it's either a DVD commentary track or a movie riffing show, and we're here for the latter.
The art form known as movie riffing was popularized with the show Mystery Science Theater 3000, and it has only exploded since then, and here in Chicago it happens a lot! MST3k is back with a second new season on Netflix while old episodes run on Pluto.tv and pretty much anywhere online you'd care to look, and Rifftrax is up to three live broadcasts a year, but more important is the LIVE riffing.
We keep you up to date on local shows like VHS Comedy, where comedians riff the craziest VHS tapes your hosts can find as they stop by garage sales and thrift stores while touring the country, as well as big-name shows like the MADS from MST3k, Jonah Ray, Hampton Yount, and more. Finally, Chicago's own movie riffing crew, Down In Front, hosts a monthly scripted riffing show at @North bar featuring blockbuster films and oddities alike!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Down In Front: Speed Racer!Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro, Chicago, IL
The franchise that launched a Japanese media invasion will now be ridiculed to its face! Down In Front will see if we're faster than the Wachowskis' Speed Racer (2008), or, failing that, funnier.
We'll be at Mrs. Murphy and Sons Irish Bistro, with full bar and menu available to us, so come hungry! The bistro is on Lincoln Ave, near the intersection of Lincoln and Irving Park, a block from both the Irving Park + Damen/Lincoln and Damen + Byron bus stops, and a six minute walk from the Irving Park stop on the Blue Line. They have a small parking lot, and paid street parking is also available.
The event is free, with a humble request to pay what you can to support us, or to sign on to our Patreon, www.patreon.com/downinfrontlive, for as little as a dollar a month.
So we'll see you Down In Front for Speed Racer on September 26th! Oh, and no talking during the movie; that's our job.
