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A Random Memory

TUE

8:00 PM

11/4 - 11/25

Small Theater

Magic

A Random Memory is a highly interactive close-up magic and mentalism show where your memories take center stage to make a magic show worth remembering.

BYOT - Free!

TUE

9:00 PM

Open Run

Improv, Sketch, Variety, Stand-Up

Bring your own team to Annoyance on Tuesday nights to get a rep in and giggle. If you don't have a team to bring, no worries! There's a mashup team and we're happy to throw you on it! Signups are at 8:30PM and we'll hit the stage at 9:00PM.

Cafe Lounge Underwater

THU

8:00 PM

11/13 + 11/20

Small Theater

Sketch

Start your weekends early with Cafe Lounge Underwater, Thursdays at The Annoyance!

Dim Sons Presents PB & J

WED

8:00 PM

11/5 + 11/12

Small Theater

Variety

Dim Sons: PB&J is a fast paced comedy sketch, improv, and music revue featuring Robert Kapaku and Brian Park who have been described as a duo as timeless and enduring as PB&J.

Fishbowl with Sight Unseen

THU

9:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

The night opens with students performing with veteran improvisers and closes with a dynamic, debaucherous set from house team Sight Unseen.

IRRELEPHANT Thanksgiving

SAT

6:00 PM

11/15 + 11/22

Mainstage

Sketch

IRRELEPHANT: STUFFED is a fast, funny, and unhinged hour of Chicago-style sketch comedy, with just the right amount of gravy-drenched chaos to kick off your holiday season.

Kentucky Dirty

FRI

9:30 PM

10/10

Small Theater

Sketch

Kentucky Dirty! A monthly sketch revue that'll have you laughing at the edge of your seat! A real crackerjack!

Miracle at Century High School

SAT

7:30 PM

11/29 - 12/20

Mainstage

Play

The principal of a scandal-plagued high school tasks the drama teacher with writing an award-winning musical to restore the school’s reputation - and save his job.

Modern Butchood

FRI

8:00 PM

11/7

Mainstage

Solo

Modern Butchood is an explosive, hilarious, new play about a big lesbian mess.

Open Stage - Free!

TUE

9:30 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Sketch, Improv, Variety, Stand-Up

Anything can happen...and it usually does.

Secret Family

SAT

11:00PM

9/20, 10/18, 11/15, 12/20

Small Theater

Sketch

Secret Family is a sketch comedy group that’s exactly like a real family, only their drama and infighting is mostly pretend, and their love for each other is 100% conditional.

The Annoyance Variety Hour!

SAT

9:30 PM

11/1 - 11/22

Mainstage

Trigger Happy: Annoyance Signature Improv

SAT

7:00 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

An Improv comedy show with startling theatricality that looks like magic.

We Took Edibles an Hour Ago

SAT

11:59 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Improv

They take edibles. Then they improvise.

Asshole's Advocate

THU

8:00 PM

9/18, 10/2, 11/6, 12/4

Mainstage

Improv

An Improvised court show based on the incredibly popular subreddit "Am I The Asshole".

Baby Wine

FRI

9:30 PM

10/31, 11/28, 12/26, 1/30

Small Theater

Improv

An LGBTQIA+ themed variety show featuring some of Chicago's strongest and most diversely hilarious voices!

Cafe Lounge Underwater

FRI

9:30 PM

10/31

Small Theater

Sketch

Cafe Underground, Coffee Shop by the Lake, Lounge by the Water, Sea Bass Underground. These are all things our closest friends and family have referred to our sketch comedy show, Cafe Lounge Underwater, as.

Escapades

FRI

9:30 PM

10/3, 11/7, 12/5

Small Theater

Improv

Escapades is a completely improvised choose-your-own adventure.

Hitch*Cocktails

FRI

9:30 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Play

A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock.

Improvised Sci-Fi TV Show

THU

9:30 PM

10/30

Mainstage

Improv

Inspired by the classic TV show The Twilight Zone, we explore our audience's deepest fears with a comedic twist. Join us for a new fully improvised episode each week in the dimension of imagination!

Melted ICE: A Comedy Fundraiser for the Working Families Party of IL

FRI

7:00 PM

11/21

Small Theater

Variety

With ICE terrorizing our communities, the time to push back is now!

Missed Call

FRI

8:00 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Sketch, Improv

Missed Call is a premiere Chicago comedy group that writes and performs an entirely new sketch show every Friday.

Music Jam - FREE!

TUE

7:00 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Musical

Hosted by members of Tuesday Musical Improv, this free weekly jam allows anyone to try out musical improv. Sign-ups begin at 6:45--no experience necessary!

Oy!: A Holiday Show for Everyone

SAT

6:00 PM

11/29 - 12/27

Mainstage

Sketch

"OY!" is back with sketches, songs, and improv from an all-Jewish cast exploring the customs and cultures that bring Jews together all over the world, while also celebrating Jewish joy and traditions!

Student Jam

MON

9:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Showcase

A night for Annoyance students to JAM!

The Coven

SUN

8:00 PM

9/28 - 11/16

Small Theater

Play

This is a comedic play about a coven of witches and warlocks celebrating a wedding in Vegas.

Tuesday Musical Improv

TUE

8:00 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Improv, Musical

Tuesday Musical Improv features two groups improvising new musicals every week.

Y'all Mic

TUE

5:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Stand-Up

The Ya'll Mic is a supportive, Stand-Up Comedy open mic, where
seasoned comics and newbies alike can work their bits.

BUTTERFACE

WED

9:30 PM

11/5

Small Theater

Sketch

BUTTERFACE is a two-person sketch show extravaganza exploring themes of compassion, love, empathy, and cringe.

Best of Annoyance Sketch

SAT

9:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Sketch

An hour long comedy show featuring some of Annoyance Theatre’s best and funniest.

Dana Goldberg: Outrageous Tour

FRI

7:00 PM

11/14

Mainstage

Stand-Up

Join nationally headlining queer comedian and activist Dana Goldberg on her new comedy tour OUTrageous: Fired Up and Gay AF.

Father Figures

SAT

8:00 PM

11/22

Small Theater

Sketch

Made for fathers and DILF-enjoyers everywhere.

Holy Fuck Comedy Hour

FRI

11:59 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Variety

A curated hour of eclectic, comedic material written in a week and performed for the first time.

Jury Duty

WED

9:30 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Improv

Jury Duty is a fully improvised courtroom comedy where the only thing on trial is sanity itself.

Miracle at Century High School

SUN

4:00 PM

12/7

Mainstage

The principal of a scandal-plagued high school tasks the drama teacher with writing an award-winning musical to restore the school’s reputation - and save his job.

Modern Butchood

WED

8:00 PM

11/5

Mainstage

Solo

Modern Butchood is an explosive, hilarious, new play about a big lesbian mess.

Napier & Estlin: A Magic Evening

FRI

8:00 PM

11/21
ONE NIGHT ONLY!

Mainstage

Is it mind reading? Napier & Estlin seem to know things they couldn't possibly know

SNAP Out of It! Fundraisers to Benefit Common Pantry

SAT

7:30 PM

11/8-11/15

Mainstage

As more than 2 million Illinois residents face the loss of SNAP Annoyance hosts two special benefit performances titled "SNAP Out of It" on November 8 and November 15, with ticket proceeds supporting the Common Pantry's mission to provide food security to those in need.

All ticket, auction and donation proceeds, as well as non-perishable items donated for food drive go to Common Pantry.

That Throwback 90s Comedy Show!

SUN

8:00 PM

11/2 - 11/30

Mainstage

Calling all 90s kids: This show is for you!

The Great Human Machine

MON

6:30 PM

10/6 - 11/10

Mainstage

Improv, Musical

DePaul Comedy Arts presents its NEW ensemble-based, long-form musical improv show!

Wall Pasta

MON

7:00 PM

11/10 - 12/22

Small Theater

Variety

Wall Pasta is a show where Chicago comedians try out brand new sketch material and see what sticks!

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