Ben Hollis Looks Back On His Pre Wild Chicago Days In Sex Booze And Candy Bars

I was a little too young to catch Ben Hollis’s local travelogue Wild Chicago during its original run on WTTW (1989 to 2003). But based on archived footage on YouTube, there was a lot about it to love.

And yet, even though the songs are warbled and out of tune, I felt a bit inspired listening to his story knowing the absurdist, irreverent streak that defined Hollis’s youth is with him today. In a spot with as much young blood as Annoyance, that’s something.   v

Through 12/2: Sun 7 PM, Annoyance Theatre, 851 W. Belmont, 773-697-9693, theannoyance.com, $20.