That something became Bevvy, a comedy troupe of 11 women who write, produce, and star in their own material as well as partnering with local nonprofits like Deborah's Place. The show was solid, gathering their best material from their previous shows, and performing material running the gamut from socially-charged (a young woman frightens a catcaller into rethinking both his behavior and the motivations behind it) to goofy (HGTV's House Hunters Siberia).

There were no weak links among the actresses - though special attention deserves to be shone toward the exceptional performances of Brooke Grassby, Molly Kessler, Emily Shackelford, and West herself. Though still very new on the scene (their performance at Sketchfest was their first appearance there, and only their fifth show overall) they're already meeting with much success and and a four-week run at the Second City’s Donny Skybox on Saturday nights begins on February 6th.

To learn more about Bevvy, check out their Facebook page, or to find tickets to their upcoming run, check out the Second City Box Office.

By outward appearances Bentley and Blake, who've been performing together since their days at Christopher Newport University nine years ago, might represent your standard Bert-and-Ernie comedy duo. Bentley, the straight man: tall and clean-cut, erudite and tempered; Blake, the playful one: shorter and scruffier, boyish and exuberant. But the duo is constantly turning what you might expect on its head. Bentley is unafraid to add dark, wild-eyed menace to his sophisticated characters, as in a 1950s film reel-style narrator who drunkenly loses his composure or as a chummy, and increasingly sadistic, boss, while Blake adds warmth and vulnerability to all his character - be they a stereotypically evil boss from a rom-com or a douche-y recruiter at a tech start-up. 

To say much more would be to spoil some fantastic sketches, so remain ever vigilant on their Facebook page for their next appearance around Chicago.