Jane Lynch to be Presented with Lifetime Achievement Award at Chicago Comedy Film Festival

Jane Lynch to be Presented with Lifetime Achievement Award at Chicago Comedy Film Festival

Chicago Comedy Film Festival announced today that Jane Lynch will receive a Lifetime Achievement in Comedy award at this year’s festival. Lynch will accept the award in person on Thursday, November 10th at 7:00 pm during the opening reception at The Second City’s Harold Ramis Film School. The school will...

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VIDEO: Jane Lynch’s Jaw-Dropping Anti-Commencement Speech is a Must-See for Artists

VIDEO: Jane Lynch’s Jaw-Dropping Anti-Commencement Speech is a Must-See for Artists

Jane Lynch, native Chicago funnywoman known for Christopher Guest’s films and Glee, delivered an incredibly profound commencement speech at Columbia College Chicago on Saturday, speaking truths about careers, life, and art that fly in the face of the typical advice often bestowed on new graduates. “See belief systems for what they are—soul killers, and crushers of the creative spirit,” Lynch says, along with “goals plus nothing to achieve equals peace” and “giving back—don’t do it.” Watch the full speech, full of too many great nuggets of wisdom to list, below:

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Jane Lynch to Receive Honorary Degree from Columbia College Chicago

Jane Lynch to Receive Honorary Degree from Columbia College Chicago

Jane Lynch. Photo: Starla Fortunato Emmy Award-winning actor Jane Lynch will be the keynote speaker at this year’s commencement ceremony for Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department graduates at the Chicago Theatre, where she will receive an honorary degree. Lynch grew up in the south suburbs, and performed in Chicago with Second City,...

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