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91 Performances Found

Stage Left Theatre
(pH Productions)

100...Years of Losing. Cubs fan or not, you can appreciate continuously losing.

IO Theater

3033. Veteran improvisers reunite for big laughs.

Chicago Center for the Performing Arts
(Headcheese Fat Boss Productions)

A Hipmas Christmas Carol. Could Dickens handle this avant-garde, jazz-infused retelling of his classic story?

Chicago Shakespeare Theater
(Chicago Shakespeare Theater)

A Midsummer Night's Dream. Shakespeare's play defies the cold weather.

A Red Orchid Theatre
(A Red Orchid Theatre)

A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant. Sing ho ho ho all the way to this hilariously cynical holiday spoof.

Neo-Futurarium
(Neo-Futurists)

A Very Neo-Futurist Christmas Carol. Get Scrooged.

Playground Theater
(After Party)

After Party. Catch an always-new, late-night show.

ComedySportz Theatre

Alpha Dog Omega. It's not just improv, it's Frat-Prov!

IO Theater

Armando Diaz Experience, Theatrical Movement & Hootenanny. Giggle along with alumni of Second City and IO.

EP Theatre
(Pavement Group)

Arrangements. A lot goes on behind the scenes at this flower shop.

Cornservatory
(Corn Productions)

Aunt Nancy and Her Stories. Remember Aunt Nancy? Yep, she's comin' to town.

RadioStar
(Bortz Entertainment Group)

Awesome 80's Prom, The. Head back to the '80s at this bitchin' interactive show.

Chemically Imbalanced Theater
(Chemically Imbalanced Comedy)

Bad Review. Don't hate bad reviews. Embrace them.

Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(Annoyance Productions)

Bad Touch: Unsavory Improv. Prepare to squirm at this anything-goes improv show.

ComedySportz Theatre

Battle-Prov. An all-out improv fight, ComedySportz-style.

ComedySportz Theatre

Beatbox, The. It's a comedy match made in heaven: long-form improv and classic hip-hop.

Playground Theater

Belmont Burlesque Revue. A revealing, late-night comedy and dance show.

Second City
(Second City)

Best of the Second City, The. The second city's finest improv.

Second City
(Second City)

Between Barack and a New Show. The primaries are coming up fast, so get some more Barack luv on.

Playground Theater

Big Yellow Bus. Ensemble members tickle audience members' funny bones.

Apollo Studio Theater
(The Blu Mic)

Blu Mic, The. Solid stand-up in an intimate setting.

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.

Beat Kitchen
(Chicago Underground Comedy)

Chicago Underground Comedy. Saucy stand-ups take the stage Tuesday nights.

Gunther Murphy's
(Chicago Underground Comedy)

Chicago Underground Comedy. Five stand-up comedians wield their best material weekly.

Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(Annoyance Productions)

Chicagoland. See the city through the eyes of long-form improv.

Annoyance Theatre
(Annoyance Theatre)

Co-Ed Prison Sluts. Shit. Motherf&*!@$. F--k you you c$%t or a prick...

Dream Theatre
(Dream Theatre)

Cold. The holidays can be happy times, you know.

ComedySportz Theatre
(ComedySportz)

ComedySportz. Fast, funny improv suitable for all ages.

ComedySportz Theatre

comedysportz4kidz. Kids get in on the act in this pint-size version of the popular comedy competition.

Chicago Center for the Performing Arts
(Thirteen Pocket Productions)

Cool Table, The. Improv comedy with a rock-star vibe.

Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(Annoyance Productions)

Crickets. Short-form improv that's intentionally rude.

IO Theater
(The Cupid Players)

Cupid Has a Heart On: A Musical Guide to Relationships. Burned by love? This satire burns love right back.

Playground Theater
(BLEWT! Productions)

Demon Who Never Appeared, A. From stand-up to improv, this show's got every comedy covered.

Town Hall Pub
(Dirty Water)

Dirty Water. Fun-loving, wise-cracking improv artists rock the stage.

Bella Bacinos
(Dirty Water )

Dirty Water. Improv comedy set in a South Boston sports bar.

Second City ETC
(Second City)

Disposable Nation. From stem cells to smokers to Pluto-everything in America is disposable.

Playground Theater
(Blewt! Productions)

Don't Spit the Water!. A late night game show so funny it'll make you spit.

Victory Gardens Biograph Theater
(Steve Mosqueda & Phil Ridarelli)

Drinking and Writing Vol IV. This play should go to rehab.

Fusion
(Dave Odd Productions Entertainment)

Edge Underground Comedy Club, The. Edge isn't just the name of this stand-up showcase.

Town Hall Pub

Entertaining Julia. It's free, it's funny and it's full of spastic performers.

IO Theater
(Atticus Finch)

Felt. What's funnier than improv? Sassy puppets performing improv.

Town Hall Pub

Fourth Friday Comedy Night. Catch funny folks making jokes every fourth Friday at Town Hall Pub.

Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(Annoyance Productions)

Grabass: A Carnival of Dummy. Only smarty-pants can pull together a show in 24 hours.

Playground Theater

Grafitti. We can't get our fill of Adventure Club.

IO Theater

Harold, The. IO's signature, long-form improv piece.

ComedySportz Theatre

Hot Karl, The. There's a reason this "mature" improv show doesn't go on until the wee hours.

Spot
(Bruised Orange Theater Company)

I Saw You. Bringing personal ads to life one show at a time.

IO Theater

Improvised Shakespeare. Improv that uses the bard's language and themes.

Apollo Studio Theater
(Megan Doherty & Jacob A. Ware)

Information For Children. Ever heard of "babytologists"?

Playground Theater
(Williams & Martinez)

Jerry Or...Bach. Everyone loves to laugh at your weaknesses. And other aspects of you.

Bank of America Theatre
(Broadway In Chicago)

Jersey Boys. Listen to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons croon.

Building Stage
(Collaboraction)

Jon. Can teen love exist in a corporate-controlled future?

Royal George Theatre Center

Late Nite Catechism. Enroll in a class of Sister's sharp religious humor.

Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(Late Nite Tit-Bits)

Late Nite Tit-Bits. It's time to get naughty...

Laugh Out Loud Theater
(Laugh Out Loud Theater)

Laugh Out Loud. Now there's even more improv comedy in Schaumburg.

Annoyance Theatre and Bar

'Lil' Talent Show, A. Wax nostalgic about the high school talent show.

Lincoln Restaurant
(Tight Five Productions)

Lincoln Lodge, The. Hot, saucy stand-up next to a down-home diner.

Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace
(Drury Lane)

Mame. Who doesn't want a Manhattan socialite for a guardian?

Copley Theatre
(TOC Productions)

Menopause the Musical. Hot flashes, memory loss and chocolate binges galore.

Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(Annoyance Productions)

Messing With A Friend. Top comedians fill a rotating spot in this two-person improv show.

IO Theater

Nogoodnicks. A fierce improv duo tackles overlapping narratives.

Stage Left Theatre
(Rubicon Theatre Project)

Offsprung. How does the dysfunctional Mashburn family keep it together?

Angel Island
(Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co)

Our Bad Magnet. Three 9-year-old boys befriend a magical, albeit troubled, outsider.

Stage Left Theatre
(pH Productions)

pHamily. Short-form improv, pHamily-style.

Stage Left Theatre
(pH Productions)

pHamily the Musical. Smart, funny improv you can sing along with.

Stage Left Theatre
(pH Productions)

pHreedom pHalls: StapH Infection. Rx for dull times? Improv spoofs of hospital t.v. shows!

Stage Left Theatre
(pH Productions)

pHrenzy. Improv competition fueled by booze.

Stage Left Theatre
(pH Productions)

pHrenzy pHucked. Balls-out, no holds barred improv that encourages BYOB.

Chemically Imbalanced Theater
(Bucky's Planet Productions and Chemically Imbalanced Comedy)

Pimprov. Pimps improvise. Yeah, you read right.

Second City ETC
(Second City)

Pratfall of Civilization. "Pratfall of Civilization" takes aim at America and hits its mark (mostly).

Pressure Billiards & Cafe
(Edge Comedy)

Pressure Open Mic. Weekly mixer of comedy and caffeine.

Royal George Theatre Center
(Quade Productions)

Put the Nuns in Charge!. Roll in the aisles with a little religious humor.

Evanston Arts Depot
(Piccolo Theatre)

Robinson Crusoe. It's a mish-mash, British-like, panto-style holiday celebration. We're serious.

Theatre Building Chicago
(Theater Wit)

Santaland Diaries, The . This is one snappy elf that you won't forget.

The Gift Theatre Company
(The Gift Theatre Company)

Santa's Great American Depression Holiday Show. Jokes just in time for the holidays—and our sinking economy.

Mercury Theater

Screwtape Letters, The . C.S. Lewis writes Christian satire.

Annoyance Theatre and Bar

Stations. The flyer says it all: "Tech Music Effects Funny!"

IO Theater

Stranded: The Improvised Musical. Send a duo of improv artists to a stranded island.

Royal George Theatre Center

Sunday School Cinema. The ruler-wielding nun sets her sights on Hollywood.

Neo-Futurarium
(Barrel of Monkeys)

That's Weird, Grandma. A boisterous group serves up kids' work for adults.

Chemically Imbalanced Theater
(Chemically Imbalanced Theater)

The Annual Deer Run Lane Holiday Party. Love holidays? Hate holidays? A little of both? We feel ya.

Chopin Theatre
(TUTA)

The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. This one never gets old.

Gorilla Tango Theatre
(Plus Size Productions)

The Right Answer. Two men trying to find the right lady.

Mary's Attic
(Bare Boned Theatre)

The Ville: Episode 7, Musical Finale. Andersonville's drama comes to life.

Playground Theater

Thursday Happy Hour. Comedic actors. Character monologues. What else do you need to know?

IO Theater

Topaz. Improvers in denim jumpsuits mix homoeroticism with fight scenes.

Chase Auditorium
(NPR and Chicago Public Radio)

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me. Listen in on the nationally broadcast comedy-news quiz show.

Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(The Union)

Ward & June are Dead. There's a dark side to everything, especially relationships.

Stage Left Theatre
(pH Productions)

Wheel of pHortune. The wheel of pHortune spins, picking new improv every night.

IO Theater

Whirled News Tonight. A satirical turn on current events.

Comedy Shrine Theater
(Comedy Shrine)

Whose Line?. The classic t.v. show comes to life...as improv.

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