Redeye, The Chicago Tribune's free  daily paper ran a feature highlighting some of its local heavyweights including Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Amy Poehler, Bernie Mac, Kathy Griffin, Amy Sedaris, Tina Fey, Bill Murray and scores of other SNL alumns.

See shots of your favorite comedians in the blush of youth - before they could afford trainers and stylists. Read anecdotes such as this one from Second City Training Center's Executive Artistic Director Anne Libera:

"Right after college, Stephen (Colbert) got an old car from one of his many brothers that he drove from South Carolina back up to Chicago one spring.

He really didn't have enough money to have a car and he somehow thought that if he only put a dollar's worth of gas in the tank at any time, that he would drive the car less.

He didn't. But it meant that any time Stephen gave you a ride, there was an extra added element of adventure connected to whether you would make it to the next gas station."

What was Andy Richter like in high school? How did Andy Dick win Homecoming King? Click here for lore and pictorial evidence.

(Thanks to NoFactZone tipster Sharon)

Listen as Jon Lovitz, "the most lovable guy in the world", tells Dennis Miller the story of his Andy Dick beatdown on Miller's radio show. (via Defamer)

Earlier: Comedy Feud! Lovitz vs Dick!

This is the most interesting Page Six item EVER:

"Jon picked Andy up by the head and smashed him into the bar four or five times, and blood started pouring out of his nose." Lovitz told Page Six, "All the comedians are glad I did it because this guy is a [bleep]hole."

Just click on that and read the whole thing. You won't be sorry. (Also, first comment to the person who sent me the link: "Andy Dick has a rep?")