Blewt!'s hit comedy talent competition, Impress These Apes, will be returning for a third run this September. Eight new local contestants will compete for bigger and better prizes in a bigger and better theater. Impress These Apes will run at 8pm on Monday nights, in the 300-seat Lakeshore Theater.
Named one of Chicago's top comedy shows in 2007 by TIME OUT CHICAGO, and one of Chicago's top fringe shows in 2007 by THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Impress These Apes aims to make its third season its best yet. There will be brand new talent challenges, exciting special guests, and a host of crazy surprises.
Impress These Apes is an eight week talent competition. Each week its contestants are asked to perform in a new talent challenge. One week they may be performing stand-up comedy, while another week they may be performing an original dance. Each week they are judged and scored by three hyper-intelligent apes from the future. At the end of eight weeks, the contestant with the highest score will be awarded $500, a grab bag of groovy prizes, and the title of "least pitiful human."
Impress These Apes is a production of Blewt! Productions, creators of long running comedy game show Don't Spit the Water! Blewt! recently returned from a trip to Los Angeles, where they met with Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and other networks to pitch their unique shows and vision. Blewt! is excited to be co-producing this run of Impress These Apes with The Lakeshore Theater, which is quickly becoming Chicago's premiere stage for comedy and entertainment.
Weekly Challenges:
Week 1: Stand-up Comedy
Week 2: Broadway Musical
Week 3: Historical Reenactment
Week 4: Live Band Karaoke
Week 5: Dance
Week 6: Commercial Break!
Week 7: Beauty Pageant
Week 8: TBA
