Three years ago, Rebecca O’Neal was a fresh face on the Chicago comedy scene looking for a new open mike. What she came across instead was a bookstore: Logan Square’s Uncharted Books, the owner of which was interested in hosting a show. So she called up some of her funniest friends, and the monthly stand-up showcase Congrats on Your Success was born.
“It’s just been really fun to experiment with stand-up shoehorned into weird spaces,” O’Neal says.