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Chicago Live! is an hour-long stage and radio variety show hosted by Chicago newspaperman and radio personality Rick Kogan. The multi-platform show is produced by the Chicago Tribune in partnership with The Second City and broadcasts on WGN Radio 720-AM Saturday nights at 11 p.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience. The show is also available as a podcast. Short, individual segments from each show are distributed in video and podcast format.

History
Chicago Live! debuted at the Chicago Theatre Downstairs on October 14, 2010, and continued recording and airing in six-week seasons through 2011. In November 2011, Chicago Live! announced that it would shift to eight-week seasons in 2012 and move to the Up Comedy Club in Chicagoís Old Town neighborhood.

Notable guests have included Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, musician Billy Corgan, former White House Social Secretary DesirÈe Rogers, Sesame Street puppet Cookie Monster and rapper Lupe Fiasco.

Format
As described by host Rick Kogan, the showís mission is to "bring the paper in its wonderful variety on stage."

Each episode of Chicago Live! includes:
 * Interviews with Chicago newsmakers and entertainers
 * Original, topical comedy from The Second City
 * An Almanac segment in which Rick Kogan presents stories, photos and videos tied to a selected year in Chicago history
 * Performances by Chicago artists and entertainers