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A Max and Annie Show

SAT

10:00 PM

11/23

Mainstage

Improv

An hour long improv and sketch comedy show that features Chicago's premiere, improv teams, new sketches from the psychotic minds of Max Lazerine and Annie Sullivan, and ending the night is more improv with Max + Annie and a surprise, local legendary guest.

BYOT

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.

Bird Bopz (A Thanksgiving Music Comedy Show)

WED

9:30 PM

11/6 - 11/27

Small Theater

Musical

Featuring special guests each week, Andrew Baldwin and Daryn Robinson perform original comedic songs that finally answer the question, “Why are there no good Thanksgiving bops?”

Claire and Zoe Test Sketch, On You

SUN

7:00 PM

11/7

Small Theater

Sketch

Zoe and Claire invite a combo platter of their most intimate friends, family, sexy acquaintances, and full blown strangers to preview their 45 minute sketch show before they take it on the road.

Deep Schwa

SUN

8:00 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Improv

High-octane improv comedy from Chicago's most seasoned performers.

Fire & Beer: Annoyance House Ensemble

SAT

8:00 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

The show features the fantastic Annoyance House Ensemble in both long- and short-form improv.

Formal Entertainment

FRI

6:00 PM

11/15 - 11/22

Small Theater

Sketch

Avery Kiefer and Kyle Greenberg collaborate on a sketch show that dares to ask the question: Can they crash at your house for a few weeks? Silly and chaotic. Dramatic and honest. These are just four out of the over 2400 different words that they will say during the show.

Hitch*Cocktails

FRI

10:00 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Play

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

Just My Imagination

WED

8:00 PM

11/6

Small Theater

Variety

Just My Imagination is a character-driven variety show that dives into the whimsical daydreams of Liz and Willis, offering a hilarious journey through quirky sketches and offbeat moments that celebrate the joy of imagination.

Little Orphan Boy the Musical

SUN

3:00 PM

11/1 - 12/29

Mainstage

Musical

"Little Orphan Boy the Musical!" follows the uplifting tale of a Little English Lad who has lost his Mum yet again, this time in the city that never sleeps, New York, baby!

Missed Call

FRI

8:00 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

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

Mutt Competition Show

SUN

9:30 PM

11/17

Small Theater

Variety

This themed competition show will have a variety of games, challenges, and invites the audience to enter to participate!

Open Stage - Free!

TUE

9:30 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Sketch, Improv, Variety, Stand-Up

Anything can happen...and it usually does.

Student Jam

MON

9:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Showcase

A night for Annoyance students to JAM!

The First Annual Dove Cliff County Winter Extravaganza

WED

9:30 PM

11/6 - 12/18

Mainstage

Play

The entire town of Dove Cliff comes together to put on one last big show before the town is foreclosed - and overtaken by a tech magnate with a devastating secret. Will they save the town?

To What End?

TUE

8:00 PM

11/12

Small Theater

Improv, Sketch

To What End? presents one-night only of improv and all-new sketch comedy live at The Annoyance!

Y2K: A 90's Musical

THU

6:30 PM

12/5 - 1/9

Mainstage

Musical

A tight-knit group of friends lean on each other through every 90’s New Year’s Eve – but a secret midnight kiss puts their friendships to the test.

A Very Steamworks Christmas

SAT

10:00 PM

11/30 - 12/28

Mainstage

Musical

It's Christmas at Steamworks, and all through the baths, all the gays are celebrating, and there are ghosts?!

Baby Wine

FRI

9:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

QUEER COMEDY, HON!

CHIP Chats

SAT

8:00 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

CHIP Chats is a PowerPoint comedy show that is a bit like TED Talks, but much Worse.

Colosseum

SAT

10:30 PM

10/5 - 11/30

Small Theater

Improv

A night of Roman fuckery. Watch philosophers roast each other, improv gladiators battle, and kneel to Cesar in this truly unruly night of alt-comedy.

Double Trouble

SAT

6:00 PM

11/9 - 11/23

Small Theater

Sketch

Joe Cariola & Gabby Seed team up for a night of tight, wacky, absurd sketches.

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.

Fresh Meat 2 - All about Musical

FRI

8:30 PM

11/15

Mainstage

Musical

Step into a dazzling cabaret show where talented performers light up the stage with captivating songs inspired by Broadway's greatest hits.

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.

Little Orphan Boy the Musical

FRI

6:30 PM

11/1 - 12/29

Mainstage

Musical

"Little Orphan Boy the Musical!" follows the uplifting tale of a Little English Lad who has lost his Mum yet again, this time in the city that never sleeps, New York, baby!

Max and Ian are Friends?

SAT

10:00 PM

10/9

Mainstage

Variety

Max and Ian are Friends (?) is a One-Night Only variety show featuring a night of dancing, singing, cooking, magic, friendship (?), special guests (not famous), and much more!

Motorcycle Rocketship

FRI

10:30 PM

Bi-Weekly

Small Theater

Sketch

Motorcycle Rocketship is more than just a hilarious sketch show with new material every week.

OY! (a Jewish holiday show for everyone!)

SAT

6:00 PM

12/7 - 12/28

Mainstage

Sketch

What even is Hanukkah? And how the hell do you spell it?? Join us for this delightful holiday party that remembers the holidays are for everyone, and celebrates Jewish joy and traditions.

Pilot Season: Improvised CW Pilots

THU

8:00 PM

10/3 - 11/14

Mainstage

Improv

Back with an extra spooky and dramatic show for October...every week we're pitching a new and completely improvised CW style pilot episode.

Super Human

THU

8:00 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

Super Human is synonymous with bold, hilarious, fearless and fun comedy.

The LateNight-Ish Experience

SUN

6:00 PM

12/29

Mainstage

Variety

The LateNight-Ish Experience will display brilliance, creativity, and community through live performances.

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.

After Hours Improv

SAT

11:59 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Improv

In the world of improv comedy, anything can happen. But what happens when all the decent folk have left and a cast of delirious performers take over? After Hours Improv is The Annoyance's late night non-so-secret show where only the dumbest and most daring bits can truly be given the space they deserve...After Hours

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.

Christmas Karen 3

THU

9:30 PM

11/7 - 12/26

Mainstage

Play

Christmas Karen 3 is a new original multi-media play, written by Elizabeth Fulton, and picks up one year after last year's Christmas Karen 2 show left. If you didn't see the first or second Christmas Karen, we'll start the play with a recap to get you up to speed.

David & David

SAT

6:00 PM

11/2 - 11/23

Mainstage

Play

This week on “David & David”, David Byrne (David Byrne) is torn between his girlfriend, Suzy (Suzy the Lamp), and his roommate David Lynch (David Lynch) when the latter, hearbroken by his ex, Bjork (Bjork), plans a prophesied dinner party for their friends Neighbor Nic (Nicolas Cage), Lorde Lande (Werner Herzog), and Georgie (Georgia O’Keeffe) on the same night as Suzy and Byrne’s anniversary.

Escapades

FRI

10:30 PM

Bi-Weekly

Small Theater

Improv

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

Flex

WED

8:30 PM

9/4 - 11/20

Mainstage

Improv

From heart felt laughs, physical comedy, monologues, and singing, you never know what to expect from Flex.

Fresh Meat 2 - All about Musical

FRI

10:30 PM

11/15

Mainstage

Musical

Step into a dazzling cabaret show where talented performers light up the stage with captivating songs inspired by Broadway's greatest hits.

It's Your Funeral

SUN

6:00 PM

11/24

Mainstage

Variety

A variety show celebrating the living by pretending they are dead.

Little Orphan Boy the Musical

SAT

8:00 PM

11/1 - 12/29

Mainstage

Musical

"Little Orphan Boy the Musical!" follows the uplifting tale of a Little English Lad who has lost his Mum yet again, this time in the city that never sleeps, New York, baby!

Miracle at Century High School

WED

7:00 PM

12/4 - 12/18

Mainstage

Play

In this "very funny and clever new Christmas play that will jingle your bells" (according to Saturday Night Live writer T. Sean Shannon), the principal of a scandal-plagued high school tasks the drama teacher with creating an original Christmas musical to save the school’s reputation--and his job.

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!

Oblivion Night

WED

8:00 PM

11/13

Small Theater

Sketch

From puppets to fight lessons to 1940s detectives, join us for a night of silly sketches written and performed by all-queer sketch team Writing Into Oblivion in their first headline show!

So Far So Good presents Gangnam Style

MON

8:00 PM

10/14 - 11/4

Mainstage

Sketch

An all new hour of original sketches and songs by So Far So Good, the comedy supergroup of Eamon Hegarty and Nicholas Rohrman.

Teeny Tiny Character Show

FRI

10:30 PM

Bi-Weekly

Small Theater

Showcase

The Teeny Tiny Character Show is just that: a petite little space for comedians to showcase their characters.

The Sleighover

FRI

8:30 PM

11/29 - 12/27

Mainstage

Play

Three families are marooned in the Houston airport on Christmas Eve, evoking cabin fever, bureaucratic insanity, and the true meaning of Christmas (?!) in this world-premiere ensemble comedy.

Tuesday Musical Improv

TUE

8:00 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Improv, Musical

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