Skip to Main Content
Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


The Mee-Ow Show is the longest running student comedy group on campus, producing two combination sketches, improvs and musical shows twice throughout Winter Quarter.

The Mee-Ow Show’s 50-year journey in comedy hits the bookshelves

October 16, 2024

History book “The Mee-Ow Show at 50” released on Tuesday through the Northwestern University Press. The book tracks the history of each Mee-Ow Show from 1974 to 2024, emphasizing its 50-year legacy....

Many of the cast from the 1980 show (featured above) went on to create the Practical Theatre Company in Chicago.

The Mee-Ow Show’s semicentennial: Committing to the bit 50 years later

April 4, 2024

For Mee-Ow Comedy, Northwestern’s premier comedy group, committing to the bit can look like “yes, and…” improv, setting your crotch on fire or crashing a framed image and shattering the inset glass...

“Brokeback Mee-Owntain” was one of the two shows Mee-Ow staged this winter for its 50th anniversary.

Mee-Ow brings smiles, laughs to Shanley Pavilion in “Brokeback Mee-Owntain” show

February 26, 2024

Student-run comedy group Mee-Ow had audiences howling with laughter in “Brokeback Mee-Owntain,” a show full of cowboy hats, music and audience participation.  The group, which combines sketch comedy,...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881
Paul Warshauer