Just For Laughs, just for a week

Just For Laughs Chicago, this city's arguably largest and inarguably best-funded comedy festival, returns this week for its fourth annual go-round.

Official festival performances begin in earnest tomorrow, but if like me you want to get an early laugh or two under your belt, head over to IO Theater at 8:30pm for this week's Armando show. I hear Second City/IO veteran Brian Stack, in town this week working on "Conan" at the Chicago Theater, will be sitting in on the all-star improv throwdown. Other special guests will probably pop up too.

The complete festival lineup is available at justforlaughschicago.com. Check it out!