Crooks and Nannies

Crooks and Nannies is a casual Chicago improv conversation show recorded around the Wrigleyville orbit. Its center is not a headline guest or a cleanly packaged topic. It is the pleasure of hearing a group of comedy people remember things together. Episodes often begin with a simple prompt, then make room for whatever the answer needs: high school confidence, Second City class origins, a Mexico wedding trip, a confusing bus movie, a crockpot smell, a karaoke party, a parking map, or a Cubs-adjacent joke that somehow becomes the way in. The show is warm without getting glossy. It lets the panel sound like people who know each other well but still want the full version of the story. That means the important part may be an ATM, a calendar, a birthday game night, a pair of socks turned into Avril Lavigne sleeves, or a careful explanation of why Twilight vampires look better after they turn. The pace is patient. The humor is conversational rather than punchline-chasing. When the show talks about improv, it does so from the inside: classes, scenes, group formation, calendars, awkward first moves in a new city, and the strange social machinery that turns classmates into a group. When it leaves improv, it still carries that same yes-and reflex into travel, sports, food, cars, pop culture, and teenage identity. Crooks and Nannies works best as a hangout comedy show for listeners who like specificity, friendly teasing, and stories that become funnier because nobody hurries them into shape.