Thirty is the new twenty, white is the new black, reality is the new scripted TV, politicians are the new superstars, and impeachment is the new comedy act. Or at least, it’s all working for Rod and Patti Blagojevich.

The (former) Illinois governor won national media attention for his attempts to (allegedly) sell Barack Obama‘s former Senate seat. Now, he’s apparently ready to start winning laughs with his act for Chicago’s comedy troupe The Second City.

Impeached last January, Blagojevich has managed to turn his public fall from grace into a full-blown celebrity career that even includes wife Patti, cast member on I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.

Folks, it doesn’t get more ridiculous than this. Rod R. will now participate in the group’s “Rod Blagojevich Superstar,” which, as the name implies, is something of a spoof on the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. Though the show was supposed to finish up its run June 14, it’s now been extended to August 9…and apparently, the sky’s the limit for publicly disgraced politicians.

Blagojevich himself was supposed to join the cast of Celebrity in Costa Rica, but federal judges didn’t really think that would be a great idea. Instead, Rod sent wife Patti to the jungle in his stead, where she’s played the part of the loyal partner to the hilt by maintaining her husband’s innocence. He was impeached in a unanimous (59-0 votes) decision.

The former Governor is getting paid an undisclosed sum for his appearance in Chicago, at least part of which will go to benefit Gilda’s Club, a cancer support foundation created by former SNL cast member Gilda Radner.