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Hitch*Cocktails
It starts with an audience suggestion then the players create a full length improvised thriller in the style of Alfred Hitchcock.
MINt: Music Improv Night
4 ensembles of improvisers, together for 4 months, doing weekly music improv sets.
Super Human
Described as a “splash zone of women,” Super Human prides itself on the team’s diverse personalities and playing styles, with an unmistakable focus on creating inclusive learning and performance spaces.
I Wanna Believe! An X-Files Parody Musical
As a deadly dancing epidemic spreads among suburbanites Mulder and Scully are forced to confront their feelings for each other all while singing and dancing!
The Lincoln Lodge
The Lincoln Lodge is Chicago’s favorite stand up comedy show, now in its 19th year. Each week, the Lincoln Lodge features the best stand up comedy in Chicago, a hilarious variety act, and a Man on the Street segment.
The Blackout Diaries
The Blackout Diaries is a comedy show were standup comedians, plus 'regular' people (cops, firefighters, teachers, etc) tell true drinking stories. Then you, the audience, can ask questions.
Chuckle F*ckers
Improv, sketch, music, stand-up, and everything in between. New acts every two weeks.
Steamworks: The Musical
A wide-eyed young man comes to Chicago looking for love in all the wrong places when he stumbles into the popular Boystown bathhouse, Steamworks.
Burlesque is More
Combining neo-burlesque dancing with comedic monologues and improv, Burlesque is More is the perfect show for a Saturday night out with the ladies or the fellas.
Cigarette Sandwich
Cigarette Sandwich is finally taking the gloves off, showing you the mewling, betentacled stumps they call hands. No more gimmicks, zero additives, just the best sketch comedy ever written or performed, anywhere, ever, and if you disagree, fight us.
The Holy Fuck Comedy Hour
See a collage of character studies, scenes, songs and maybe even some audience interaction, all written in a week by some of Chicago’s most accomplished comedians.
Skinprov
See a collage of character studies, scenes, songs and maybe even some audience interaction, all written in a week by some of Chicago’s most accomplished comedians.
Welcome to the NRA
One man learns just how much of an effect the NRA has and questions the remarkable persuasion of their propaganda.
Dick Wolf Improv
Every Saturday Dick Wolf Improv brings you a completely improvised episode of, executive producer Dick Wolf’s, Law & Order after receiving a suggestion from the audience. If you like Law & Order then you’ll love Dick Wolf Improv.
Improvised Turner Classic Movies
Enjoy a night of Turner Classic Movies, improvised live on stage!
Shark Tank: The Musical
A great cast of Annoyance regulars play your favorite sharks Mark, Daymond, Kevin, Lori, Barbara and Robert along with all kinds of characters and their crazy pitches as they try to land a deal.
The Hanleys
The Hanleys are a typical American sitcom family that always seems to find themselves in not-so-typical situations.
ComedySportz
ComedySportz is the longest-running, game-based, short form improv comedy show in the comedy capital of the world, perfect for all ages, offering comedy for everyone!
Palatable Twins
A night of comedic and artistic variety, each show caps off the night with the show’s hosts, Gaby Dixon and Allison Reese, creating new improvised worlds with wigs, music, and costumes at random intervals.
Christmas in July
Three dynamic friends enter a graveyard trying to summon a spirit, the devil, literally anyone except… Santa Claus.. Put out your tree, hang your lights and join us for a spooky night of sketches. As they say… Tis the Seance.
True Crimes
What makes serial killers kill? What makes cult leaders lead cults? Why are so many conspiracies theorized? True Crimes answers these questions in the dumbest way possible: through improv.
Matt Damon Improv
The weekly variety show will also showcase guest stand-up, sketch comedy, and solo performance acts by women of color.
Missed Call (EXTENDED!)
We’re terrible at answering our phones so we get a lot of voicemails. To start the show we’re going to listen to one of our voicemails with the audience, which we’ve never heard before, and it will be the inspiration [...]
Beyond Therapy
Eclipse Theatre Company continues the second play of their 2019 Christopher Durang Season with his wry farcical hit, Beyond Therapy.
Ratas de Dos Patas
“Ratas de Dos Patas” is a variety comedy show with opening acts ranging from improv, sketch, stand up, and musical guests.
Double Feature: “You Piece of Shit, You Were Always Like A Brother to Me” & “Ryan Kappmeyer Is Not A Cop”
This show is a wildfire, a conversion of realms, a celebration of the fertility in us all. They’ll say “THIS IS MADNESS” to which we reply “This is: You piece of shit, you were always like a brother to me” and “Ryan Kappmeyer is not a cop”
“In the Can” with “George Lucas”
***THIS IS NOT A STAR WARS EVENT *** The king of movies, George Lucas (Sean Tiffin), moves away from his monolithic past to boost his indie cred by presenting an exclusive showcase of short films from local filmmakers on the Chicago comedy scene.
Daniel Sloss: X
After the success of Daniel Sloss' two-hour long Netflix specials ‘DARK’ & ‘Jigsaw’, this is the stunning new live show from Scotland’s award-winning comedy star.
Time Travel for Petty Revenge
Ever wish you could harness the power of time and space for spite? In her second solo sketch revue, Libby Marshall exposes the uncomfortable reality that people will use unimaginable power for frivolous ends.