Oh, we're keeping the yuletides GAY!

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!

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.

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

A fast-paced stand-up comedy show where five comics while painting live, each perform a 5–6 minute, with the audience voting the best finished portrait and send the worst one to be burned in the alley.

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

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

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.

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.

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

A grumpy old miser learns the true meaning of... well, that'll be up to you.

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.

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!

A night for Annoyance students to JAM!

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

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.

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

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

A grumpy old miser learns the true meaning of... well, that'll be up to you.

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.

Anything can happen...and it usually does.

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

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