Brian McCann brings his ‘Leisure Hour’ back to iO Theater

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After a short but successful iO Theater outing on its opening weekend in late August, former Conan O’Brien writer and Chicago improv alum Brian McCann will reprise his one-man show “Brian McCann’s Leisure Hour” Oct. 8-11 and Oct. 15-18 at iO Theater’s palatial new venue on N. Kingsbury.

Don’t know who McCann is? Maybe you should. The guy’s only won a Prime Time Emmy and half a dozen Writer’s Guild Awards. Besides O’Brien, he’s also worked with Dana Carvey and he produced FXX’s now cancelled “Totally Biased with Kamau Bell.”

Here’s the iO show schedule. Stay tuned to Suntimes.com for more with McCann in the coming weeks.

Brian McCann’s Leisure Hour

iO Theater, 1501 N. Kingsbury (across from Whole Foods)

October 8 and 9 at 8:00 p.m.

October 10 and 11 at 10:30 p.m.

October 15 and 16 at 8:00 p.m.

October 17 and 18 at 10:30 p.m.

Tickets $15 at ioimprov.com or by calling (312) 929-2401.

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