Annoyance - Featured Shows:
(Thurs - Sat)
Modern Butchood
11/7
FRI
8:00 PM
Belladonna Presents: The Jeggings Jubilee
10/12
SUN
6:00 PM
Gay for Pay
9/15
MON
7:30 PM
The Annoyance Variety Hour!
9/12
FRI
8:00 PM
La Bestia
10/6 - 10/27
MON
9:30 PM
Secret Family
9/20, 10/18, 11/15, 12/20
SAT
11:00PM
Mars...The Musical!
9/7
SUN
5:30 PM
Shake the Baby
8/16 - 9/13
SAT
6:00 PM
Comedy Chex Mix
9/4 - 9/25
THU
9:30 PM
Low Standards
9/8
MON
8:00 PM
Puppy Songs: The Musical Journey of an Oblivious Dog Dad
9/5 + 9/6
FRI
8:00 PM
Late Stage Everything
7/9 - 9/24
WED
8:00 PM
BYOT - Free!
Open Run
TUE
9:00 PM
Music Jam - FREE!
Open Run
TUE
7:00 PM
Student Jam
Open Run
MON
9:30 PM
We Took Edibles an Hour Ago
Open Run
SAT
11:59 PM
Best of Annoyance Sketch
Open Run
SAT
9:30 PM
Modern Butchood
11/5
WED
8:00 PM
Modern Wilds
9/22
MON
9:00 PM
Asshole's Advocate
9/18, 10/2, 11/6, 12/4
THU
8:00 PM
Missed Call
Open Run
FRI
8:00 PM
La Beastia
9/14
SUN
6:00 PM
Smiling Box Monster
9/3 - 9/24
WED
8:00 PM
Family Fight Night
10/1
WED
8:00 PM
Slay!
10/3 - 10/24
FRI
6:30 PM
Cafe Lounge Underwater
10/31
FRI
9:30 PM
Kentucky Dirty
10/10
FRI
9:30 PM
Space Cadet with Varun Thakur
11/14
SUN
6:00 PM
Close Quarters: Annoyance Improv (SUN)
07/09 - 09/28
SUN
7:00 PM
Jury Duty
Open Run
WED
9:30 PM
Super Human
Open Run
THU
8:00 PM
Holy Fuck Comedy Hour
Open Run
FRI
11:59 PM
Tuesday Musical Improv
Open Run
TUE
8:00 PM
Father Figures
10/18
SAT
8:00 PM
Shock Jocks
9/29 - 10/20
MON
8:30 PM
October Brian presents GOODY!
10/8 - 10/29
WED
8:00 PM
Baby Wine
9/26
FRI
9:30 PM
Three Queers with a Car
9/9
TUE
8:00 PM
Pilot Season: Improvised CW Pilots
8/27 - 9/17
WED
9:30 PM
Splatter Theater 2025
09/20-10/31
SAT
7:00 PM
Super Scaries
9/19 - 10/24
FRI
8:00 PM
Fan Fiction
8/16, 8/30 - 9/13
SAT
9:30 PM
Late Night Shenanigans presents: Full Moon, Half Brains
8/9 - 8/30
SAT
8:00 PM
Dead Poet's Sobriety
10/9
THU
7:00 PM
Lipstick Lounge: Dama Productions & The Annoyance
SAT 6/7
SAT
10:30 PM
The Colosseum
Bi-Weekly
SAT
11:00 PM
Trigger Happy: Annoyance Signature Improv
Open Run
SAT
7:00 PM
Hitch*Cocktails
Open Run
FRI
9:30 PM
Fishbowl with Sight Unseen
Open Run
THU
9:30 PM
Cryptic
9/20 - 10/11
SAT
10:00 PM
Bull
9/11
THU
7:30 pm
Double Booked
9/12
FRI
10:30 PM
Chicago's Funniest Magic Show
9/14
SUN
6:00 PM
BUSH
9/25
THU
8:00 PM
Good Morning, Big Boring!
9/18 - 10/2
THU
7:00 PM
The Wolfman of Wrigleyville
10/2 - 10/30
THU
8:00 PM
Gifted Children
9/5
FRI
9:30 PM
Father Figures
8/23
SAT
8:00 PM
Puppy Songs: The Musical Journey of an Oblivious Dog Dad
9/5 + 9/6
SAT
8:00 PM
Late Stage Everything
7/13 - 9/28
SUN
8:00 PM
Y'all Mic
Open Run
TUE
5:30 PM
Anti-Virgin Club
9/19, 10/17
SAT
9:30 PM
Escapades
10/3, 11/7, 12/5
FRI
9:30 PM
Open Stage - Free!
Open Run
TUE
9:30 PM
Fire & Beer: Annoyance House Ensemble
8/16 - 10/25
SAT
8:00 PM
IMPROV CLASSES AT
THE ANNOYANCE
Under the guidance of Artistic Director Mick Napier, The Annoyance provides excellent quality training
in improvisation.
Based on Napier’s book, Improvise: Scene From the Inside Out, the Annoyance philosophy focuses on the individual, giving students feedback and support to allow them to find and enhance their personal point of view and creative voice.
The Annoyance Bar lounge area at night.
Rent a Space!
From the bar, our two theaters, and our studios, we have it all!
We have 6 studio classrooms to rent for rehearsals, meetings,
and auditions. They may also be rented for commercial use (classes/workshops) at our commercial rates.
Our Small (40 seat) and Mainstage (100 seat) theaters are also available for rental for corporate/special events and parties.
About Us:
For over 35 years, The Annoyance Theatre has created some of Chicago’s finest comedy. Home of such iconic shows as, Co-ed Prison Sluts, That Darned Antichrist, and Splatter Theater, The Annoyance uses improvisation to create new and original plays, musicals, sketch-comedy, and more in a vibrant, creative atmosphere.