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Who is kevINda?

kevINda is the Chicago sketch comedy duo made up of Kevin Douglas and Inda Craig-Galván. They're smart, funny and Black. Check out this site for upcoming shows, news, reviews, etc.

Kevin’s Comedic Brilliance is Killing Me

“…another stellar turn by the tireless, acrobatic, comically brilliant Kevin Douglas.”

Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times, recently made some amazing comments about Kevin in her review of Around the World in 80 Days at Lookingglass.

It’s going to his little head, though. I may be needing a new partner. Heck, maybe even a new group. Maybe I’ll start playing with those nice White people from Schadenfreude. That’ll show him. Sandy just ran a marathon. That’s almost acrobatic.

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- Inda

02.May.08 Press Comments (0)

Diverse Engineering

Time Out Chicago
African-American sketch and improv comics continue to create.
By Steve Heisler

“Audiences tend to be surprised,” says Inda Craig-Galván, half of the politically charged sketch duo kevINda. “They’ll come up to us after our show and say, ‘You guys are so smart.’ It’s like they expected us to buffoon and do Jimmie J.J. Walker.” She isn’t talking about some long-ago show or backwoods venue. Her group—which will join Schadenfreude at Steppenwolf’s Celebration of Chicago Sketch Comedy Monday 14—performs for Los Angeles industry folk and audiences at national comedy festivals. The reality is that even for African-American sketch and improv groups that find success, the going remains rough.
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10.Apr.08 Press Comments (0)

Four Cast

See tomorrow’s stars today as these budding Chicago actors shine

August 3, 2007
BY HEDY WEISS Theater Critic

They are all young — in their 20s or early 30s — and not only have they amassed a number of impressive stage credits but they have demonstrated exceptional versatility and polish in recent productions. (more…)

03.Aug.07 Press Comments (0)

 

News + Bits

  • HERE YA GO, Inda's one-woman show, will be performed March 26th at iO West, as part of Bobby Hot Stuff's Black Hot Fridays in the Loft. The show starts at 10pm. It's funny. It's sad. And it's free.
  • BEST OF BLAX, a late-night sketch comedy revue written by kevINda and Carla Stillwell, runs through February 27th at The Greenhouse Theater Center in Chicago.
  • The book Blaq Market: Monologues and Scene Selections from Afrikan Centered Theatreis in bookstores. Selections written by Inda and Kevin are featured within its pages.