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Improv Shows

Editor's Pick

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53 Performances Found

IO Theater

3033. Veteran improvisers reunite for big laughs.

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.

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.

Playground Theater

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

Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(Annoyance Productions)

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

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.

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.

Rubin's Chicago Room Gallery Cafe

Duke Disdain Show, The. Sassy stand-up mixes with toe-tappin' music.

IO Theater
(Atticus Finch)

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

Annoyance Theatre and Bar
(Annoyance Productions)

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

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.

Improv Kitchen

Improv Kitchen. Fill your belly and then watch it jiggle as you giggle.

IO Theater

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

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.

IO Theater

Lottery, The. IO blends a bunch of improv classes and earns an A.

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
(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.

Playground Theater

Playground, The. Savor a night of long-form improv by national troupes.

Second City ETC
(Second City)

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

Royal George Theatre Center
(Quade Productions)

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

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.

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.

IO Theater

TJ & Dave. Raunchy, raucous improv from a male and female perspective.

IO Theater

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

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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