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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.

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.

Burlesque is Gore 2024 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

THU

10:30 PM

10/31

Mainstage

Showcase

A spooky-fun Halloween themed sexy burlesque show!

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.

Comedian Cabaret

THU

9:30 PM

10/24

Mainstage

Musical

Comedian Cabaret is back for spooky season with our 13th show: Dancing With The Devil!

DePaul's Joint Collaboration Workshop: Teach Me How To Rizz

SUN

8:00 PM

9/22 - 11/3

Small Theater

Improv

Teach Me How to Rizz: Showoff is a competition of skill orchestrated by the President & Vice President of DePaul's Rizz Club.

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.

Halloween Double Feature

THU

8:00 PM

10/31

Mainstage

Join us at the Annoyance for a bloody sexy time on Halloween! Come dressed up, buy a drink, and enjoy two shows (Splatter Theater and Burlesque is Gore) for a discounted price!

Hitch*Cocktails

FRI

10:30 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

10/6

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!

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!

Open Stage - Free!

TUE

9:30 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Sketch, Improv, Variety, Stand-Up

Anything can happen...and it usually does.

Sketchual Education presents Enough With the Boo Sheet!

TUE

8:00 PM

10/2 - 10/30

Small Theater

Variety

Welcome ghouls and goblins to a variety night of fun and laughter.

Splatter Theater Halloween 2024

THU

8:00 PM

10/31

Mainstage

Sketch

“In the town of Mayfield, thirteen horror movie caricatures find themselves at the murderous whims of some guy in a hockey mask.”

Super Human

THU

8:00 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

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

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?

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 with Alex Limarzi & Milo Kotis

SAT

10:30 PM

10/2

Mainstage

Improv

An ramshackle late night talk show featuring a rotating guest list of interesting people.

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?”

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.

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.

Creature Feature

WED

9:30 PM

10/2 - 10/30

Small Theater

Improv

Creature Feature - a late night Monster of the Week Movie show!

DePaul's Joint Collaboration Workshop: The People's Process

SUN

8:00 PM

9/15 - 10/27

Small Theater

Sketch

Take control of your comedy today with The People's Process! A work in process comedy show in collaboration with DePaul.

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.

Halloween Night Spooky Special Double Feature

TUE

8:00 PM

10/31

Mainstage, The Annoyance Bar

Play, Showcase

There is nowhere else you want to spend Halloween than at the Annoyance Theater and Bar! Join us for a special double feature.

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!

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

9/22, 10/20, 11/17

Small Theater

Variety

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

Penne BOO-gate!

WED

8:00 PM

10/2 - 10/30

Small Theater

Improv

The world famous Penne Rigate is BACK in an all new spooky Halloween television special: Penne BOO-gate! A Very Very Spooky Talk 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.

Student Jam

MON

9:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Showcase

A night for Annoyance students to JAM!

Sydney Castillo My Cup is Full

THU

7:00 PM

11/21

Mainstage

Stand-Up

A night of laughter with stand-up comedian Sydney Castillo (Wild N’ Out, NBC’s Marlon).

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.

Baby Wine

FRI

9:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

QUEER COMEDY, HON!

Burlesque is Gore 2024

FRI

8:30 PM

10/4 - 10/25

Mainstage

Showcase

A spooky-fun Halloween themed sexy burlesque show!

Cafe Lounge Underwater

TUE

9:30 PM

9/24 - 10/29

Small Theater

Sketch

Cafe Lounge Underwater brings to the stage three brilliant minds in a new sketch show- with almost no performing experience. But hey, they’re all pretty tall.

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.

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.

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.

Hanukkah Comedy Show

Mainstage

Sketch

Enjoy an hour of wild sketches and true stories

It's Your Funeral

SUN

6:00 PM

10/27, 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!