Today on Eight Forty-Eight, Charna Halpern, co-founder of iO, Kelly Leonard from Second City and Chicago Tribune writer Nina Metz debate whether the city has what it takes to create a sustainable comedy industry. 

Then celebrity chef Rick Bayless joins us to talk about his newest venture, the show Cascabel at Lookingglass Theater, and our Dueling Critics Jonathan Abarbanel and Kelly Kleiman discuss the Babes with Blades show Trash.