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Democracy Burlesque…

July 2, 2014 by KR

…is a sketch comedy and variety show featuring, as their mission statement states, “top-notch original political satire, music and guest acts.” Yesterday was the opening night of their new show (De)Generations, which explores America’s generation gap, as you can see by this sketch featuring “Madonna” versus “Katy Perry”:

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I got to be the guest act and read from my novel, O, Democracy!, in patriotic garb…

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…and the ensemble packed a lot of entertainment into the show’s two or so hours:
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If you’re in or near Chicago, you should come to Mary’s Attic at Hamburger Mary’s any Tuesday this month to catch a performance, especially on July 15th when I’ll be back again as the guest act, I think I can say “by popular demand”: 001

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