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A Night of Unexpected Passion

SUN

8:00 PM

4/19 - 5/10

Blackbox Theater

Variety

A night of honesty, a night of joy, a night of passion.

Beave It To Leaver

THU

9:30 PM

4/2 - 4/30

Cabaret Theater

Improv

One location. Infinite chaos.

never stop.

And at some point in the night… something special will be rolling through.

Students get in free and are invited to jam with the ensemble in "Pump Up the Jamz.

Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties

MON

7:00 PM

4/27 - 6/1

Cabaret Theater

Play

IN ESSENCE, A QUEER AND OCCASIONALLY HAZARDOUS EXPLORATION; DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND YOU READ ABOUT SHACKLETON AND HOW HE EXPLORED THE ANTARCTIC?; IMAGINE THE ANTARCTIC AS A PUSSY AND IT’S SORT OF LIKE THAT.

Escapades

FRI

9:30 PM

1/2, 2/6. 3/6

Blackbox Theater

Improv

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

Game Based Improv Jam

MON

8:00 PM

Open Run

Blackbox Theater

An improv jam with short games

Hitch*Cocktails

FRI

9:30 PM

Open Run

Cabaret Theater

Play

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

Jamie Kilstein Can't Tie Knots

FRI

7:30 PM

5/15

Cabaret Theater

Solo

What if the friend who talked you out of suicide killed himself? The acclaimed writer, actor, comedian and radio host returns with a show about his true self, his yearlong mistake, that Joe Rogan appearance, and tying that final knot.

Keepin' Tabs

THU

8:00 PM

5/21, 6/18, + 7/16

Blackbox Theater

Sketch

KEEPIN' TABS is Chicago's favorite monthly news satire show, poking fun at the biggest headlines, and keeping you informed on today's biggest stories with a comedic twist.

Motorcycle Rocketship

THU

9:30 PM

5/21, 6/18, + 7/16

Blackbox Theater

Sketch

Come see Billionaire Billy Bangles and his crew of well-meaning stargazers attempt wild schemes to bring profitability to their piece of junk space cruiser. Sketch comedy, digital shorts, song and dance — free space cruise included.

Open Mic Night at a Bowling Alley

WED

9:30 PM

5/6 - 5/20

Blackbox Theater

Play

A 2-Man character showcase of the best talent Dayton, Ohio's 3rd most popular bowling alley has to offer.

Phat Dragon

THU

8:00 PM

3/12, 4/9, 5/16

Blackbox Theater

Improv

Founded by a uniquely charming group of roommates out of their college dorm room, Phat Dragon is a remarkably hilarious longform improv troupe putting on the funniest hour of comedy in Chicago.

Spitball

SUN

6:30 PM

5/17

Cabaret Theater

Sketch

Spitball is a new monthly sketch show presented by The Annoyance Sketch team, Shake the Baby.

The Insignificant Mile

WED

9:30 PM

2/11 - 2/25 + 4/8 - 4/29

Blackbox Theater

Improv

The Insignificant Mile is a new show featuring a group of Annoyance graduates as they play their way through the most ludicrous strip mall you’ve never heard of!

Training Center: Solo Character Showcase

THU

8:00 PM

5/7

Cabaret Theater

Solo, Variety

It's a solo character showcase featuring the students of our latest class!

Voila! The Improvised Musical

FRI

8:00 PM

5/1, 5/22, + 5/29

Cabaret Theater

Musical, Improv

Voila! The Improvised Musical is a 60-minute thematic musical, filled with gut-punching riffs, heroes and villains, and showstopping group numbers, all inspired by a suggestion from audience.

Y'all Mic

TUE

5:30 PM

Open Run

Blackbox Theater

Stand-Up

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

BYOT - Free!

TUE

9:00 PM

Open Run

Blackbox Theater

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.

Best of Annoyance Sketch

SAT

9:30 PM

Open Run

Blackbox Theater

Sketch

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

Decadent and Depraved

SAT

6:00 PM

5/2

Cabaret Theater

Sketch

Celebrate the fastest [and drunkest] two minutes in sports with Decadent and Depraved, a Derby sketch show that lovingly roasts the four-legged equines and all the fanfare and frippery that accompanies their keynote event - oversized hats optional; mint juleps mandatory.

Fire & Beer: Annoyance House Ensemble

SAT

8:00 PM

Open Run

Blackbox Theater

Improv

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

Halfway to Fifty...5

SAT

7:30 PM

5/30

Cabaret Theater

Solo

Laura Dellis is using stand-up, music and self-depreciation to celebrate being older than ever before.

Holy Fuck Comedy Hour

FRI

11:59 PM

Open Run

Cabaret Theater

Variety

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

Jamie Kilstein Can't Tie Knots

WED

7:30 PM

5/13

Cabaret Theater

Solo

What if the friend who talked you out of suicide killed himself? The acclaimed writer, actor, comedian and radio host returns with a show about his true self, his yearlong mistake, that Joe Rogan appearance, and tying that final knot.

Lipstick Lounge: Dama Productions & The Annoyance

SAT

10:30 PM

SAT 4/25

Cabaret Theater

Party

Lipstick Lounge🫦 is your new monthly haven for 💥bold sapphics💥, 💃🏽alluring femmes💃🏽, and ✨magnetic thems✨ to connect, celebrate, and ignite something special TOGETHER.

Music Flows Through Us Like a River

WED

8:00 PM

5/6 - 5/20

Blackbox Theater

Sketch

Comedians and chosen ones: Abby Rankin and Max Balderston, enlighten audiences through a series of comedic sketches, music, and heartfelt truths about the universe.

Open Stage - Free!

TUE

9:30 PM

Open Run

Cabaret Theater

Sketch, Improv, Variety, Stand-Up

Anything can happen...and it usually does.

Revolving Door

THU

9:30 PM

Open Run

Blackbox Theater

Improv

New forms. New Players. Big Laughs. Every week.

Student Jam

MON

9:30 PM

Open Run

Blackbox Theater

Showcase

A night for Annoyance students to JAM!

The Prattic Presents: Matt Walsh

MON

9:00 PM

5/11

Cabaret Theater

Variety

Matt Walsh, featured in Veep, Bob's Burgers, and co-founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade, returns to Chicago to headline The Prattic FringeFest. All proceeds will be going to the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.

Trigger Happy: Annoyance Signature Improv

SAT

7:00 PM

Open Run

Blackbox 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

Cabaret Theater

Improv

They take edibles. Then they improvise.

Baby Wine

FRI

9:30 PM

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

Blackbox Theater

Improv

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

Cheesie's: A Sitcom Pilot Staged Reading

SUN

3:00 PM

5/17

Bar

Reading

A one-night only staged reading of a workplace comedy pilot that takes place just a couple blocks away at Cheesie's.

Escapades

SAT

8:00 PM

4/18

Blackbox Theater

Improv

Hail and well met, traveler! Grab a drink, put up your cloak, and I’ll tell you a tale.

Fool's Gold

FRI

9:30 PM

4/10, 5/8, 6/12

Blackbox Theater

Stand-Up

Showcase aimed to give more time for some of the funniest comedians in Chicago.

Historically Inaccurate

THU

9:30 PM

5/7, 6/4, 7/2, 8/6

Cabaret Theater

Improv

Come join us as we explore different historic moments and blend together factual storytelling with creative and witty moments that were never documented.

Jamie Kilstein Can't Tie Knots

TUE

9:00 PM

5/12

Cabaret Theater

Solo

What if the friend who talked you out of suicide killed himself? The acclaimed writer, actor, comedian and radio host returns with a show about his true self, his yearlong mistake, that Joe Rogan appearance, and tying that final knot.

Jury Duty

WED

9:30 PM

Open Run

Cabaret Theater

Improv

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

Missed Call

FRI

8:00 PM

Open Run

Blackbox 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

Cabaret Theater

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!

Paint & Pyro

WED

7:30 PM

4/29 + 5/27

Blackbox Theater

Stand-Up

Five comedians performing 5-6 minute sets, with the unique element of a live painting created on stage that gets burned.

Semicolon Parenthesis

SUN

8:00 PM

4/12 + 5/17

Blackbox Theater

Sketch

Semicolon Parenthesis is a sketch show with comedians Evelyn Mae and Connor Snow, two former Southerners from Kentucky & Texas respectively.

The Crash Test Show

SAT

8:00 PM

5/8

Cabaret Theater

Sketch

An hour of sketch comedy, original songs, and digital shorts from the boys at Crash Test.

To What End?

THU

8:00 PM

4/23 + 4/30

Blackbox Theater

Sketch, Improv

To What End? returns to The Annoyance with a brand new show!

Tuesday Musical Improv

TUE

8:00 PM

Open Run

Cabaret Theater

Improv, Musical

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

Who Slaughtered Daddy Dearest?

THU

7:30 PM

4/2 - 4/30

Cabaret Theater

Play

How queer... From the minds that brought you the holiday sensation A Very Steamworks Christmas comes a new murder mystery!

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