It’s early November, the second night of Chicago’s inaugural 312 Comedy Festival, and the city’s own Hannibal Buress is preparing to take the stage at the Chicago Theatre in just a few hours. It’ll be the Austin native’s fourth time headlining the historic venue (his first since 2018), and he’s making himself quite at home backstage.
After walking through a long series of hallways where walls covered with autographs from past performers vie for his attention, Buress gets tucked away with two laptops open in front of him in a quiet dressing room.
