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.
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!
A Li’l Stand-Up Showcase
A 1 hr li’l Stand-Up Comedy Showcase hosted by Lilly Allison at The Annoyance in the li’l theater!!
Annoyance Open Mic
Come try your hand at some standup or solo performance or simply come to watch! Hosted by Lilly Allison.
Storytown
From superheroes to undersea adventures, princesses to dinosaurs, Storytown takes you on an interactive, fully improvised adventure!
MINt: Music Improv Night
M.I.Nt. is a beautifully supportive night of music improv comedy.
Scotch & TV Dinner
Join the cast of Scotch and TV Dinner as, through the magic of sketch comedy, they take you back to the 1950s.
Highstreet and Mook Present: Tomorrow Land
With a winking look at the future and two feet firmly planted in the present, Tomorrowland is not a show to be missed!
To Thine Own Self Be Shrew
We ask the audience for the title of an actual Shakespeare play, and the "director" gives their "directors note" to the audience on their "concept" for the show, and our one-act improvised Shakespeare play ensues!
Boyband: The Musical
Follow the the all-female cast of Boyband: The Musical as members of super group, "Backwards Action," recount the glory days & sing their way into manhood.
Hot Clown Sex
HCS features a talented ensemble of over-sexed clowns as well as hot new guest performers each week.
Whisper House
A young boy is sent to live with his foreboding aunt in her very remote – and very haunted – lighthouse. Despite any lurking spirits, the most fearsome demons Christopher will need to confront lie within.
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.
A Smashing Good Time
Everyone has meaningful objects in their life, even ones we may not love. Come explore the objects that define us, the relationships that made us, and the explosive power of catharsis.
Scotch & TV Dinner
Join the cast of Scotch and TV Dinner as, through the magic of sketch comedy, they take you back to the 1950s, where the apple pie is warm, the TV is on, and America is a h̶e̶l̶l̶i̶s̶h̶ ̶n̶i̶g̶h̶t̶m̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶r̶u̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶b̶y̶ ̶c̶o̶r̶p̶o̶r̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ great.
Let’s Be Blunt
"Let's Be Blunt" is a comedy rock show about weed. Sketch comedy director Duke Harbison and punk rock band "IM SORRY" bring you a medical grade performance like no other.
Improv at The Annoyance: The Cowboy Hour
This right here is the rootinest, tootinest, wildest show in all of Chicago! Action! Campfires! Cows! The Cowboy Hour is anything and everything cowboy, all entirely improvised. Come watch as Improvisers explore various made up towns out west, all based off your recommendations and ideas!
Top Girls
Caryl Churchill’s groundbreaker brilliantly debates questions about female empowerment, gender conformity, career, and family.
Sheepdog
Amina and Ryan are both officers on the Cleveland police force. Amina is black, Ryan is white, and they are falling deeply and passionately in love. When an officer-involved shooting roils the department, the cracks in their relationship widen into confusion and self-doubt. At breakneck speed, Amina’s dogged pursuit of the truth may exact a devastating toll on their relationship. Sheepdog is both a riveting mystery and a love story with high stakes and no easy answers. It fearlessly examines police violence, interracial love and class in the 21st century.
Senior-Choreographed Dance Concert
Senior-Choreographed dance concert put on by the Dance Department at the Chicago Academy for the Arts.
Senior-Choreographed Dance Concert
Senior-Choreographed dance concert put on by the Dance Department at the Chicago Academy for the Arts.
Whisper House
A young boy is sent to live with his foreboding aunt in her very remote – and very haunted – lighthouse. Despite any lurking spirits, the most fearsome demons Christopher will need to confront lie within.
Improvised Dance Moms
Each night, the cast improvises a never-seen-before episode of the hit show Dance Moms!
By Land, By Air, By Wiig
By Land, By Air, By Wiig is show is all about travel, transportation, globalization, and the Earth upon which we trot. What a hoot! And only $8 to boot! Written and Performed by Eric Wiig Directed by Ali Barthwell
Code Grey
Code Grey is what happens when an audience suggestion is used to create a hospital’s world of sexy love triangles, rare diseases, and power plays.
Great Movie Sketch Ride/San Fran Drescher
San Fran Drescher is two amazing sketch shows in one, written by and starring: Jen Connor, Danny Leonard, Richard Pizzaro and Ross Taylor.
If/Then
When her carefully designed plans collide with fate, Elizabeth's life splits into two parallel paths. If/Then follows both stories, simultaneously, through the intersection of choice and chance.
Whisper House
A young boy is sent to live with his foreboding aunt in her very remote – and very haunted – lighthouse. Despite any lurking spirits, the most fearsome demons Christopher will need to confront lie within.
If/Then
When her carefully designed plans collide with fate, Elizabeth's life splits into two parallel paths. If/Then follows both stories, simultaneously, through the intersection of choice and chance.