These days, it takes a wedding planner, ice sculptures, a florist, a DJ, twenty pounds of personalized M&Ms, a shaman, a cake designer, a Frank Sinatra impersonator, honeymoon insurance, a skywriter and an Irish step-dancing team just to create an intimate, politically-correct wedding. After all that, are we really Better Of f Wed?

Back for its second run at Donny’s Skybox in Piper’s Alley, sketch comedy show Better Off Wed is a refreshing and offbeat parody of the wedding planning process inspired by Miss Manners Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding.  Directed by the book’s author, Bina Martin, and written by an all-female group of Second City Training Center alumnae, the show opens Saturday, May 7th – just in time for wedding season.

Who should see Better Off Wed? Anyone looking for a fun way to start the night off right on your bachelor and bachelorette parties.  Anyone who has ever been a bridesmaid (i.e. every woman in America).  Anyone who has ever rolled their eyes at an episode of Bridezillas/Shedding for the Wedding/Bridalplasty/Four Weddings/My Fair Wedding. Come and have a laugh about the do’s and don’ts of your big day.

PRESS:

04/16/10 – The Luv Biz – Interview with Bina Martin http://theluvbiz.com/2010/04/16/not-surprisingly-dignified-an-interview-with-jacobina-martin/ 04/14/10 – Time Out Chicago Listing http://chicago.timeout.com/events/comedy/335916/better-off-wed 04/12/10 – Victoria Sprung Photo, Victoria blogs about opening night http://sprungphoto.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/better-off-wed-pics/ 04/09/10 – Chicago Style Unveiled, “The Lounge: Better Off Wed, 3 nights only!” http://www.chicagostyleunveiled.com/thelounge/ 04/05/10 – Cheeky Chicago, “This Weeks Feature: Nuptial Sketch Comedy Opens This Weekend” http://www.cheekychicago.com/better-off-wed/ 04/05/10 – MetroMix Chicago Event Listing http://chicago.metromix.com/theater/comedy_event/better-off-wed-lincoln-park/1857379/content 03/01/10 – Jo’s Mom: “Better Off Wed website looks great!  TONIGHT:  THE MOST DRAMATIC SEASON FINALE IN BACHELOR HISTORY! You know what my plans are for the evening!  And now, a nap.”