Irene Marquette as Lt. Cola in Improvised Star Trek. Photo: Courtesy of Irene Marquteet
One of our favorite Chicago comedy gems is Improvised Star Trek, the new hilarious adventures of the starship Sisyphus, that lampoons not just the popular sci-fi series, but our modern day frustrations with technology and smart phones.
Today we’re joined by the she-larious Irene Marquette, who stars as Lt. Cola on Improvised Star Trek at iO theater and hosts her own comedy showcase The Curio Show.
Irene’s done a boatload of wild comedy shows, from a musical about Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre to Lizzy Borden giving her parents 40 whacks.
Listen as Irene chats with us about her nude scene with Martin Short, auditioning to become the sidekick to conservative radio shock jock Mancow, and pranking Maroon 5 as a pregnant fan.
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