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Monday:

Monday Night Improv

Monday Night Improv

Mondays

Open Run

8:00 PM

Mainstage

Monday Night Improv features 3 ensembles creating scenes, narratives, and worlds based on a single suggestions from the audience.

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Tuesday:

Tuesday Musical Improv

Tuesday Musical Improv

Tuesday

Open Run

8:00 PM

Mainstage

Improv, Musical

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

Friendsh*t

Friendsh*t

Tuesday

Open Run

9:30 PM

Small Theater

Improv

A storytelling variety show by comedians Zack & KiKi

Rat Mass

Rat Mass

Tuesday

3/7 - 4/11

8:00 PM

Small Theater

Welcome to Rat Mass - the only variety show in Chicago that worships the rats who roam our fine city.

The Open Stage

The Open Stage

Tuesday

Open Run

9:30 PM

Mainstage

Sketch, Improv, Variety, Stand-Up

Anything can happen...and it usually does.

Wednesday:

Unremarkable Fairy Tales

Unremarkable Fairy Tales

Wednesday

3/1 - 3/29

8:00 PM

Small Theater

Sketch

Unremarkable Fairytales is a magical improv show where each week a traveling band of world class actors puts on a never before seen fairytale play for you the audience!

Super Human

Super Human

Wednesday

Open Run

9:30 PM

Mainstage

Improv

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

Flex

Flex

Wednesday

Open Run

8:30PM

Mainstage

Improv

Flex is an improv ensemble comprised of some of the strongest POC performers in Chicago.

Trigger Happy

Trigger Happy

Wednesday

Open Run

9:30 PM

Small Theater

Improv

Mentalism meets improv comedy.

Thursday:

Asian Americans For You

Asian Americans For You

Thursday

8:00 PM

3/2 - 3/30

Mainstage

Asian Americans for You is a long form show that highlights and amplifies the identities and humor of Asian American performers and artists through sketch comedy and solo performance.

House Party

House Party

Thursday

10:00 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Improv

House Party features 3 improv ensembles creating scenes, narratives, and worlds based on a single suggestions from the audience.

Wheel of Improv

Wheel of Improv

Thursday

8:00 PM

3/2 - 3/30

Small Theater

Improv

Two improv teams battle it out in a series of game show inspired short form improv games!

Fishbowl with Sight Unseen

Fishbowl with Sight Unseen

Thursday

9:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

The night opens with an opportunity for students to perform with veteran improvisers and closes with a dynamic, debaucherous set from house team Sight Unseen.

Friday:

Missed Call

Missed Call

Friday

8:00 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

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

Hitch*Cocktails

Hitch*Cocktails

Friday

10:00 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Play, Improv

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

Comedy of Disasters

Comedy of Disasters

Friday

8:00 PM

3/17/23 - 5/5/23

Mainstage

Sketch

A farcical comedy with murder, love, crossbows, and berets.

Open Mic - Free!

Open Mic - Free!

Friday

11:00 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Stand-Up

A standup comedy open mic

Baby Wine

Baby Wine

Friday

9:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

QUEER COMEDY, HON!

Holy Fuck Comedy Hour

Holy Fuck Comedy Hour

Friday

11:59 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Variety

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

Saturday:

Case 84: The Greatest Adoption Story Ever Told

Case 84: The Greatest Adoption Story Ever Told

Saturday

4/1

6:30 PM

Mainstage

Case 84 is a solo storytelling comedy show about how media influences our perception of adoption and the experiences of adoptees, performed by NBCUniversal Senior Writer/Producer, Edward Yoo Pokropski.

Spider Ben

Spider Ben

Saturday

4/29-5/20

8:00 PM

Mainstage

Play

Gag Reflex

Gag Reflex

Saturday

10:00 PM

Mainstage

Sketch, Improv

An hour long show featuring sketch, improv, and more from the girls of Gag Reflex! Every Saturday at 10 PM.

Annoyance Night Live with the Garden Boys

Annoyance Night Live with the Garden Boys

Saturday

Open Run

7:00 PM

Small Theater

Sketch

Annoyance Night Live with the Garden Boys

Fire & Beer: The Annoyance House Ensemble

Fire & Beer: The Annoyance House Ensemble

Saturday

Open Run

8:00 PM

Small Theater

Improv

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

Dear Diary

Dear Diary

Saturday

3/25 - 5/13

11:00 PM

Small Theater

Dear Diary is an hour-long sketch show with new sketches and openers every week.

Shark Tank the Musical (A Parody)

Shark Tank the Musical (A Parody)

Saturday

1/21 - 4/22

8:00 PM

Mainstage

Musical

Daymond, Mark, Lori, Barbara, Robert & Mr. Wonderful indulge pitches of all kinds

Best of Annoyance Sketch

Best of Annoyance Sketch

Saturday

Open Run

9:30 PM

Small Theater

Showcase

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

We Took Edibles an Hour Ago

We Took Edibles an Hour Ago

Saturday

Open Run

11:59 PM

Mainstage

Improv

They take edibles. Then they improvise.

Sunday:

Looking for a Third

Looking for a Third

Sunday

3/12 - 4/2

8:00 PM

Small Theater

Join two wannabe drag parents as they search for a prodigal child to complete their perfect family unit.

Deep Schwa

Deep Schwa

Sunday

Open Run

8:00 PM

Mainstage

Improv

Deep Schwa Chicago's longest running improv team, 1996 to present.

All Shows:

Annoyance Night Live with the Garden Boys

Annoyance Night Live with the Garden Boys

Saturday

7:00 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Sketch

Annoyance Night Live with the Garden Boys

Best of Annoyance Sketch

Best of Annoyance Sketch

Saturday

9:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Showcase

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

Dear Diary

Dear Diary

Saturday

11:00 PM

3/25 - 5/13

Small Theater

Dear Diary is an hour-long sketch show with new sketches and openers every week.

Fishbowl with Sight Unseen

Fishbowl with Sight Unseen

Thursday

9:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

The night opens with an opportunity for students to perform with veteran improvisers and closes with a dynamic, debaucherous set from house team Sight Unseen.

Gag Reflex

Gag Reflex

Saturday

10:00 PM

Mainstage

Sketch, Improv

An hour long show featuring sketch, improv, and more from the girls of Gag Reflex! Every Saturday at 10 PM.

House Party

House Party

Thursday

10:00 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Improv

House Party features 3 improv ensembles creating scenes, narratives, and worlds based on a single suggestions from the audience.

Monday Night Improv

Monday Night Improv

Mondays

8:00 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Monday Night Improv features 3 ensembles creating scenes, narratives, and worlds based on a single suggestions from the audience.

Shark Tank the Musical (A Parody)

Shark Tank the Musical (A Parody)

Saturday

8:00 PM

1/21 - 4/22

Mainstage

Musical

Daymond, Mark, Lori, Barbara, Robert & Mr. Wonderful indulge pitches of all kinds

The Open Stage

The Open Stage

Tuesday

9:30 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Sketch, Improv, Variety, Stand-Up

Anything can happen...and it usually does.

Unremarkable Fairy Tales

Unremarkable Fairy Tales

Wednesday

8:00 PM

3/1 - 3/29

Small Theater

Sketch

Unremarkable Fairytales is a magical improv show where each week a traveling band of world class actors puts on a never before seen fairytale play for you the audience!

Asian Americans For You

Asian Americans For You