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Comedy Shows
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81 Performances Found
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Tommy Gun's Garage
(Da Gangsters and Da Flappers)
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IO Theater
3033. Veteran improvisers reunite for big laughs.
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Playground Theater
(After Party)
After Party. Catch an always-new, late-night show.
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ComedySportz Theatre
Alpha Dog Omega. It's not just improv, it's Frat-Prov!
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Second City
(Second City)
America: All Better! . Now that Barack's the President-elect, everything will be all better. Right?
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IO Theater
Armando Diaz Experience, Theatrical Movement & Hootenanny. Giggle along with alumni of Second City and IO.
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
(Dramatis Personae)
Artist Gumbo . What's in the gumbo this week?
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RadioStar
(Bortz Entertainment Group)
Awesome 80's Prom, The. Head back to the '80s at this bitchin' interactive show.
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Chemically Imbalanced Theater
(Chemically Imbalanced Comedy)
Bad Review. Don't hate bad reviews. Embrace them.
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Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(Annoyance Productions)
Bad Touch: Unsavory Improv. Prepare to squirm at this anything-goes improv show.
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ComedySportz Theatre
Battle-Prov. An all-out improv fight, ComedySportz-style.
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ComedySportz Theatre
Beatbox, The. It's a comedy match made in heaven: long-form improv and classic hip-hop.
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Playground Theater
Belmont Burlesque Revue. A revealing, late-night comedy and dance show.
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Second City
(Second City)
Best of the Second City, The. The second city's finest improv.
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Second City
(Second City)
Between Barack and a New Show. The primaries are coming up fast, so get some more Barack luv on.
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Playground Theater
Big Yellow Bus. Ensemble members tickle audience members' funny bones.
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Apollo Studio Theater
(The Blu Mic)
Blu Mic, The. Solid stand-up in an intimate setting.
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Second City ETC
(Second City)
Brother, Can You Spare Some Change?. Now that the election ho-ha is over, it's back to funny business as usual.
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Chicago Center for the Performing Arts
(Pub Theatre)
Bye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play. The real star of this hilarious sketch show? The bottle.
Editors Pick!closes soon!clearspacer
Theatre Building Chicago
Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, The . This is sketchy business.
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Beat Kitchen
(Chicago Underground Comedy)
Chicago Underground Comedy. Saucy stand-ups take the stage Tuesday nights.
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Gunther Murphy's
(Chicago Underground Comedy)
Chicago Underground Comedy. Five stand-up comedians wield their best material weekly.
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Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(Annoyance Productions)
Chicagoland. See the city through the eyes of long-form improv.
Editors Pick!reviewed!clearspacer
Annoyance Theatre
(Annoyance Theatre)
Co-Ed Prison Sluts. Shit. Motherf&*!@$. F--k you you c$%t or a prick...
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ComedySportz Theatre
(ComedySportz)
ComedySportz. Fast, funny improv suitable for all ages.
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ComedySportz Theatre
comedysportz4kidz. Kids get in on the act in this pint-size version of the popular comedy competition.
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Chicago Center for the Performing Arts
(Thirteen Pocket Productions)
Cool Table, The. Improv comedy with a rock-star vibe.
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Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(Annoyance Productions)
Crickets. Short-form improv that's intentionally rude.
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IO Theater
(The Cupid Players)
Cupid Has a Heart On: A Musical Guide to Relationships. Burned by love? This satire burns love right back.
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Playground Theater
(BLEWT! Productions)
Demon Who Never Appeared, A. From stand-up to improv, this show's got every comedy covered.
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Town Hall Pub
(Dirty Water)
Dirty Water. Fun-loving, wise-cracking improv artists rock the stage.
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Bella Bacinos
(Dirty Water )
Dirty Water. Improv comedy set in a South Boston sports bar.
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Second City ETC
(Second City)
Disposable Nation. From stem cells to smokers to Pluto-everything in America is disposable.
Editors Pick!closes soon!clearspacer
Royal George Theatre Center
(British Stage Company)
Don't Dress for Dinner. More confusion than a "Seinfeld" episode.
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Playground Theater
(Blewt! Productions)
Don't Spit the Water!. A late night game show so funny it'll make you spit.
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Fusion
(Dave Odd Productions Entertainment)
Edge Underground Comedy Club, The. Edge isn't just the name of this stand-up showcase.
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Town Hall Pub
Entertaining Julia. It's free, it's funny and it's full of spastic performers.
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IO Theater
(Atticus Finch)
Felt. What's funnier than improv? Sassy puppets performing improv.
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Lifeline Theatre
(Lifeline Theatre)
Flight of the Dodo. Who isn't tired of getting pooped on?
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Town Hall Pub
Fourth Friday Comedy Night. Catch funny folks making jokes every fourth Friday at Town Hall Pub.
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Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(Annoyance Productions)
Grabass: A Carnival of Dummy. Only smarty-pants can pull together a show in 24 hours.
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Playground Theater
Grafitti. We can't get our fill of Adventure Club.
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Profiles Theatre
(Profiles Theatre)
Great Falls. A stepfather and his stepdaughter go road trippin' through the American West.
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IO Theater
Harold, The. IO's signature, long-form improv piece.
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ComedySportz Theatre
Hot Karl, The. There's a reason this "mature" improv show doesn't go on until the wee hours.
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Spot
(Bruised Orange Theater Company)
I Saw You. Bringing personal ads to life one show at a time.
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IO Theater
Improvised Shakespeare. Improv that uses the bard's language and themes.
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
(Alonzo Alcaraz/Salsation Theatre Company)
It’s That Time Of The Month . What shows up once-a-month, just like your menstrual cycle?
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Bank of America Theatre
(Broadway In Chicago)
Jersey Boys. Listen to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons croon.
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Royal George Theatre Center
Late Nite Catechism. Enroll in a class of Sister's sharp religious humor.
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Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(Late Nite Tit-Bits)
Late Nite Tit-Bits. It's time to get naughty...
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Laugh Out Loud Theater
(Laugh Out Loud Theater)
Laugh Out Loud. Now there's even more improv comedy in Schaumburg.
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Annoyance Theatre and Bar
'Lil' Talent Show, A. Wax nostalgic about the high school talent show.
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Lincoln Restaurant
(Tight Five Productions)
Lincoln Lodge, The. Hot, saucy stand-up next to a down-home diner.
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Redtwist Theatre
(Redtwist Theatre)
Marvin's Room. Family ties prevail in this drama about reuniting.
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Copley Theatre
(TOC Productions)
Menopause the Musical. Hot flashes, memory loss and chocolate binges galore.
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Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(Annoyance Productions)
Messing With A Friend. Top comedians fill a rotating spot in this two-person improv show.
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
(Parlor Productions)
Mixing It Up . A white mother and mixed daughter use comedy to literally mix it up.
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BoHo Theatre @ Heartland Studio
(Chicago dell'Arte)
Murder, Murder, Murder!. How fast can you say "murder, murder, murder"?
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IO Theater
Nogoodnicks. A fierce improv duo tackles overlapping narratives.
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Stage Left Theatre
(pH Productions)
pHamily. Short-form improv, pHamily-style.
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Stage Left Theatre
(pH Productions)
pHamily the Musical. Smart, funny improv you can sing along with.
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Stage Left Theatre
(pH Productions)
pHrenzy. Improv competition fueled by booze.
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Stage Left Theatre
(pH Productions)
pHrenzy pHucked. Balls-out, no holds barred improv that encourages BYOB.
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Chemically Imbalanced Theater
(Bucky's Planet Productions and Chemically Imbalanced Comedy)
Pimprov. Pimps improvise. Yeah, you read right.
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Second City ETC
(Second City)
Pratfall of Civilization. "Pratfall of Civilization" takes aim at America and hits its mark (mostly).
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Pressure Billiards & Cafe
(Edge Comedy)
Pressure Open Mic. Weekly mixer of comedy and caffeine.
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Royal George Theatre Center
(Quade Productions)
Put the Nuns in Charge!. Roll in the aisles with a little religious humor.
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Annoyance Theatre and Bar
Stations. The flyer says it all: "Tech Music Effects Funny!"
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IO Theater
Stranded: The Improvised Musical. Send a duo of improv artists to a stranded island.
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Royal George Theatre Center
Sunday School Cinema. The ruler-wielding nun sets her sights on Hollywood.
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Neo-Futurarium
(Barrel of Monkeys)
That's Weird, Grandma. A boisterous group serves up kids' work for adults.
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Theatre Building Chicago
(pH Productions)
The Guy Show. Welcome to a whole new male species: the "guy."
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Gorilla Tango Theatre
(Strippers Picnic)
Thirsty . Can you improvise taking shots of tequila?
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Playground Theater
Thursday Happy Hour. Comedic actors. Character monologues. What else do you need to know?
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IO Theater
Topaz. Improvers in denim jumpsuits mix homoeroticism with fight scenes.
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Playground Theater
(Capo Productions)
UnRelated. Who says dad and son can't do comedy?
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Chase Auditorium
(NPR and Chicago Public Radio)
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me. Listen in on the nationally broadcast comedy-news quiz show.
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Stage Left Theatre
(pH Productions)
Wheel of pHortune. The wheel of pHortune spins, picking new improv every night.
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IO Theater
Whirled News Tonight. A satirical turn on current events.
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Comedy Shrine Theater
(Comedy Shrine)
Whose Line?. The classic t.v. show comes to life...as improv.

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