Chicago-based comedian Mike Toomey has been making the rounds on Chicago's the comedy club circuit since 1982 and has since become one of the city's favorite acts. In addition to the various comedy specials he has appeared in on television, including MTV's Half Hour Comedy Hour and HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado, he starred in a successful one-man production titled TV & Me, which was featured at the Chicago's Apollo Theater. Fully integrated into the city's entertainment culture, Toomey is a regular on the WGN Morning News in Chicago.