Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical

The Enormous Crocodile musical brings Roald Dahl’s story to life with puppets, music, and laughs — a fun family show at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater. “For…

Friday, January 30th
Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
The Infinite Wrench
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Infinite Wrench

Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…

Friday, January 30th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Friday, January 30th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
ComedySportz Chicago
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Friday, January 30th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
The Rules of Bad Behavior – A Sketch Comedy Show
Jan30
Music & Comedy

The Rules of Bad Behavior – A Sketch Comedy Show

The Rules of Bad Behavior get recklessly applied to everything in this all-new, all-original sketch comedy revue! From awkward run-ins with Keanu Reeves at the…

Friday, January 30th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Bryan Torresdey at The Comedy Bar
Jan30
Music & Comedy

Bryan Torresdey at The Comedy Bar

2-Item Minimum Per Guest Valid ID Required for Entry First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Bryan Torresdey is a first-generation Mexican-American…

Friday, January 30th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
162 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
Teatro Zinzanni
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/tickets/ “Best Night Out” – CS Magazine | “You must see to believe!” – Forbes Teatro ZinZanni, Chicago’s most…

Friday, January 30th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Teatro ZinZanni – Cambria Hotel
32 W Randolph St
Julia Keefe Indigenous Jazz Ensemble
Jan30
Music & Comedy

Julia Keefe Indigenous Jazz Ensemble

The Julia Keefe Indigenous Jazz Ensemble is rewriting jazz history—one long-overdue note at a time. Drawing from deep-rooted Indigenous musical traditions and the untold legacy…

Friday, January 30th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Reva and David – Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St
Devil’s Daughter
Jan30
Music & Comedy

Devil’s Daughter

The hottest show in town, Devil’s Daughter, features a cast of seasoned comedians who have performed together in Chicago and around the country for over a decade.…

Friday, January 30th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Best of Sketch
Jan30
Music & Comedy

Best of Sketch

Remember 2025? Remember all the sketches we did in 2025? It was a bit blurry for us, but we went through the archives and found,…

Friday, January 30th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
Circuit Breakers III
Jan30
Music & Comedy

Circuit Breakers III

Circuit Breakers returns with another all-star line-up of some of the hottest comics on the Chicago comedy circuit! Circuit Breakers is a live comedy showcase…

Friday, January 30th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Red Room Comedy Club
7442 N. Western Ave.
Devil’s Daughter
Jan30
Music & Comedy

Devil’s Daughter

The hottest show in town Devil’s Daughter features a cast of seasoned comedians who have performed together in Chicago and around the country for over a decade.…

Friday, January 30th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Missed Call Sketch Comedy Show
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Missed Call Sketch Comedy Show

Missed Call is a premier Chicago comedy group that writes and performs an entirely new sketch show every Friday — inspired by the audience’s suggestion!

Friday, January 30th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
The Cosmic Underground Show
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Cosmic Underground Show

The Cosmic Underground Show blasts off for a 90-minute immersive comedy, magic, and mind-reading show. Cosmic founders Harrison Lampert (a quirky sleight-of-hand expert) and Kayla…

Friday, January 30th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
cosmic underground theater
3433 W Fullerton Ave
Trapped in a Musical – an improvised musical
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Trapped in a Musical – an improvised musical

Trapped in a Musical is a completely improvised Broadway-style show created before your very eyes. It’s the opening and closing night of a brand new…

Friday, January 30th
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Comedy Hour
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Comedy Hour

The Chicago Comedy hour is a comedy variety show featuring sketch, improv and stand up from some of the best up and coming comedians in…

Friday, January 30th
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The De Matt Theater at The Second City
230 W North Ave
Magic City Hippies
Jan30
Music & Comedy

Magic City Hippies

Welcome to Metro Chicago, where the Magic City Hippies will be taking the stage on January 30, 2026, at 9:00 PM. This dynamic trio is…

Friday, January 30th
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Metro Chicago
Bryan Torresdey at The Comedy Bar
Jan30
Music & Comedy

Bryan Torresdey at The Comedy Bar

2-Item Minimum Per Guest Valid ID Required for Entry First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Bryan Torresdey is a first-generation Mexican-American…

Friday, January 30th
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
162 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
Stand-Up Showcase Showdown
Jan30
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Stand-Up Showcase Showdown

YOU MADE IT THROUGH JANUARY, NOW IT’S TIME TO REWARD YOURSELF WITH LAUGHS! The Stand-Up Showcase Showdown features some of Chicago’s best up-and-coming stand-up comedians…

Friday, January 30th
9:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Voila: The Improvised Musical
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Voila: The Improvised Musical

iO Chicago presents: a fully made-up, off-off-off Broadway style musical every Friday at 10pm in the Fremont Theater. Spend your Friday night with us. See…

Friday, January 30th
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
Hitch*Cocktails
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hitch*Cocktails

A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an audience suggestion, the cast weave together…

Friday, January 30th
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical
Jan31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical

The Enormous Crocodile musical brings Roald Dahl’s story to life with puppets, music, and laughs — a fun family show at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater. “For…

Saturday, January 31st
Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
ComedySportz Chicago
Jan31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Saturday, January 31st
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Hecklers Happy Hour
Jan31
Music & Comedy

Hecklers Happy Hour

Hecklers’ Happy Hour gives audiences a place to interact with comics, and comics a place to practice their crowd work—by targeting you! Chicago’s funniest comics…

Saturday, January 31st
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.