Funny Stop Comedy Club co-owner Boutros Youssef "Pete" Barakat, 65, has died, leaving a host of comedians sad but thankful for his help in starting their careers. Born in Abdelly, Lebanon, Barakat ...

Don Jamieson isn’t used to being away from the lights of the comedy stage for long. For nearly 25 years, Jamieson has slugged it out in comedy clubs, theaters, rock ’n’ roll dives and anywhere that ...

At first, Funny Stop owner Pete Barakat is pretty adamant about not wanting his picture taken. Generally speaking, he wants the attention to be about the club, its employees and the comics who have ...

There’s just one little problem: The Illinois Department of Transportation says these accessory signs violate federal law. Oops. The mayor had to have the signs ...