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.

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.

Step into an evening at the once glamorous Blue Velvet Lounge where crooner Seth Lowry’s jazz standards inspire an ensemble’s spontaneous scenes that wander from eccentric lounge regulars to the surprising lives of characters far beyond its dimly lit walls.

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

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

Gay for Pay presents Thanksgiving Survival Bootcamp: an all-LGBTQ+ lineup of standup, drag, and music to prepare you for T-Day.

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.

One virgin (maybe two, only seems fair), one miracle, one night only! A child is born! Witness the Nativity of our Savior, Jesus H. Christ, only at The Annoyance Theatre. Jesus isn’t anywhere else - we checked.

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.

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!" 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!

A night for Annoyance students to JAM!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Made for fathers and DILF-enjoyers everywhere.

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

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!

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Join groups Ghost Rats and Cat Bath in their final show of all-new, never before seen material in DOUBLE BOOKED: HOT DOG/JANITOR NIGHT.

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

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

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

Veteran improvisers Susan Messing & Rachael Mason tear it up in a pre-Thanksgiving romp through hell.

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

Anything can happen...and it usually does.

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.

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

They take edibles. Then they improvise.