What're You, A Comedian?

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Who says the advertising industry can’t make fun of itself? Ad execs from across Chicagoland are deep in rehearsals for a comedy revue of skits, songs and taped commercial parodies to be performed at an inaugural benefit next month.
Inspired by similar shows put on by lawyers and journalists, Julie Gordon, a senior account executive at Leo Burnett, figured the advertising industry could do the same and do it better.
“We’re producers, actors and writers by trade,” Gordon said.

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