Blue Man Group combines music, technology and comedy to create a form of entertainment that defies categorization and appeals to people of all ages. Blue Man Group’s shows have been described by critics as “innovative,” “energetic” and “wildly entertaining.”
What would you do to get your kid into college?
It starts with an audience suggestion then the players create a full length improvised thriller in the style of Alfred Hitchcock.
4 ensembles of improvisers, together for 4 months, doing weekly music improv sets.
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.
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 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 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.
Improv, sketch, music, stand-up, and everything in between. New acts every two weeks.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
A Free viewing party at the Annoyance for the biggest night in Theater! Prizes, Drink Specials, etc!
One man learns just how much of an effect the NRA has and questions the remarkable persuasion of their propaganda.
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.
Enjoy a night of Turner Classic Movies, improvised live on stage!
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 are a typical American sitcom family that always seems to find themselves in not-so-typical situations.
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 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.
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.
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.
The weekly variety show will also showcase guest stand-up, sketch comedy, and solo performance acts by women of color.
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 [...]
Eclipse Theatre Company continues the second play of their 2019 Christopher Durang Season with his wry farcical hit, Beyond Therapy.
“Ratas de Dos Patas” is a variety comedy show with opening acts ranging from improv, sketch, stand up, and musical guests.
A feisty parolee follows her dreams, based on a page from an old travel book, to a small town in Wisconsin and finds a place for herself working at Hannah’s Spitfire Grill.
Curious about what’s really changed for LGBTQ youth in the last 20 years? Join us for an exhilarating dive into recent queer history led by Chicago’s fiercest youth ensemble.