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VERY IMPORTANT UPDATE - PORTAGE THEATER CLOSE - NEW VENUE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

VERY IMPORTANT UPDATE FROM SPOOK SHOW ENTERTAINMENT INC.


THE PORTAGE THEATER CLOSED


SSE Logo copyAs many of you have probably read (Click Here To See Article from DNAInfo.com Chicago), for reasons beyond our control or involvement, The Portage Theater has closed its doors effective Friday May 24th 2013.  Spook …

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Award Nominee's For The 2013 Laugh or Die Screenplay Contest!

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Little Red-faced Riding Hood  by Karolina Kowalska


Skin  by Alberto Diamante


Risk 101  by Hannah Leskosky


TORNADIC ACTIVITY  by Austen Brauker


The Big Idea  by David Schroeder

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Iridescence Confirmed To Display Awesome Art Glass Jewelry @ Laugh or Die 2013!


Attending the Laugh or Die Comedy Festival from Sycamore Illinois with a huge variety of Custom Art Glass Jewelry on display and for sale is Iridescence!  You will love the amazing designs and creative thought that go into each one!  Be sure to check them out!


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"One Small Hitch" - 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

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Molly Mahoney (Aubrey Dollar) is flying home to Chicago for her mom's wedding… bringing a 'Mystery Man' home to meet her family. But when she discovers this Mystery Man has a Mystery Wife, she dumps him at the curbside check-in. She ends up crying on the shoulder of childhood friend Josh Shiffman (…

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"Thumb" - 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

3088992After losing a playful 'thumb war' to his date, our hero puts his losing digit through a grueling (and hilarious) ROCKY-esque training regimen in an obsessive quest to reclaim the title...and his manhood.

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"A Neighborly Dinner" - 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

nieghborly dinnerAs a couple sits down to have dinner, their neighbors' sex life can be heard through the wall of their apartment bringing to light their own relationship problems.

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"Sex On The Beach" - 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

3034343A man wakes up on a beach and has to prove to his girlfriend that he hasn't been unfaithful but has no memory of the night before.

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"Honourable Discharge" - 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

honourable dischargeWhen two soldiers arrive on her doorstep, Sarah Tyler must learn the terrible truth about the love of her life. And the other, worse truth. A somber exploration of wartime camaraderie in the face of overwhelming romantic obligation.

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"Marty" - 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

MartyTheatricalMoviePosterMarty is a comedic short film about a man who refuses to accept today’s trends, and instead prefers the trends of the ‘70s. Records, bootleg pants, and disco balls. Everyone writes Marty off as weird, however that all changes when he has an unexpected encounter with the girl of his dreams, Roxie. So…

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"Is This Thing On?" - 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

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Comedians take their material to the public, performing inside shopping centers, drive-thru's, red lights etc. Often -times it's funnier when the jokes aren't funny.

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“Now, That's Cute” – 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

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Sometimes some things are just so cute, they must be destroyed! It's a bad day at the office when Nancy, an otherwise genteel office- worker, goes on a rampage destroying all things cute in this new physical funny by Daily Fiber Films.

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“Teenage Wine Snobs" – 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

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A group of unlikely 16 year old wine aficionados discuss and feud over their favorite varietals much to the perplexity of their uncultured friend. 

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"Dry Spell' - 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

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Dry Spell is a feature length romantic comedy about a woman who is going through a divorce and preparing to enter the dating world. One night she discovers that her ability to become aroused has left her. In short, she’s dried up. Believing that this is caused by guilt about moving on before her ex…

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"Michael Morlock's Supernatural World" - 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

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Michael Morlock knew from the time he was a young boy that he was different. While other children were out playing silly kid’s games, Michael was busy exploring the deep, dark secrets of his Uncle’s closet. The things he found there had a profound effect on Michael’s developing mind and steered hi…

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"Ed & The Awakening" - 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

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After discovering the awful truth, Nick takes it upon himself to end the reptilian invasion only to be thwarted by the secret organization conspiring against him.  Unbeknownst to Nick, his act of bravery begins to inspire a coalition whose mission is to take down the humanoid lizards and their evil…

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"The Haunted Trailer" - 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

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Two goofy hick brothers, their crazy redneck Momma and sexy sister must exorcise their mobile home of an ancient demon set free to fulfill the 2012 prophecy, with the help of a low rent TV evangelist named Reverend Wiggems, or the world will end. 



A Raunchy redneck comedy/horror.


One family
One t…

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"Guys Book Club" - 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

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A group of disenchanted married men attempt to recapture their manhood by using a Book Club as an excuse to get away from their wives. Bringing together a variety of misfit Chicagoans, ranging from the on-line college student to the veteran retiree, the Guys Book Club takes on an aggressive, often …

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"Best of Both Worlds" - 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

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Charlie wants to find a normal woman. When he goes to the bar that night, he meets Michelle. She's perfect. She's wonderful. She's everything, except in the morning she turns into a guy named Michael. This story is about Charlie's struggle to accept the best of both worlds if you can have a beauti…

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"Retrocognition" - 2013 Laugh or Die Official Selection!

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'Retrocognition' is simultaneously a filmic archeology and a social critique. The film re-contextualizes found assets and animated techniques into a decaying narrative that critiques the meme of the “nuclear family” found in sitcoms. By exploiting the lingering residue of found assets and spectator…

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"Goose" **WORLD PREMIER** - Laugh or Die Official Selection!

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Josh finds out that his potential boss, Phillip Krause, was the nerdy kid he used to excessively pick on throughout school. When Josh and Phillip meet face-to-face, Phillip still seems to hold a grudge and reminds Josh of a bad experience he caused him in a game of Duck Duck Goose. In order for Jos…

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