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The Armando Diaz
It’s the best comedy show in the city. Created in 1995 by iO alum Armando Diaz, Armando is a historic improvisational form where actors improvise a series…
Music & Comedy
Best of the Second City
Find out for yourself why The Second City has been the first name in laughter for over sixty years! From the stages that launched the…
Music & Comedy
Late Nite Mic with Vik Pandya at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry Vik Pandya is a nationally touring…
Music & Comedy
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Future Soul 2026 Tour
Award-winning blues-rock powerhouse The Tedeschi Trucks Band will conclude their “Future Soul 2026 Tour” with a four-night stand in Chicago in October 2026.
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
DETROIT ’67
Detroit ’67 A Play by Dominique Morisseau Directed by Aaron Reese Boseman Running through November 1, 2026 ★★★★ “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. THE CAST IS FIRE!” –Bonnie…
Music & Comedy
She Wants Revenge – 2026 Tour
She Wants Revenge is performing at the House of Blues Chicago on Monday, October 26, 2026. Special Guest: Rosegarden Funeral Party.
Music & Comedy
$10 Improv Night
All the cool kids stay out late on a school night! Join new teams as they deliver a short and sweet show filled with laughter…
Music & Comedy
The 11pm Show
Continuing the rich tradition of late night improv, join the veteran cast of THE 11PM SHOW every Friday at 11PM as they perform late night, artistic improv…
Music & Comedy
SiM – Hooman After All World Tour
Japanese reggae-punk and metal band SiM is scheduled to perform live in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, as part of their newly announced…
Music & Comedy
Guy’z Nite Comedy Show at The Comedy Bar
Guy’z Nite is a wildly known weekly sold out comedy show headlined by Guy Reuven, starring NEW celebrity lineups of Hollywood’s BIGGEST comedians including Ismo,…
Music & Comedy
Joanne Mcnally – Pinotphile Tour
Joanne McNally is performing live in Chicago on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, as part of her hotly anticipated new North American stand-up comedy tour, “Pinotphile”.
Music & Comedy
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Future Soul 2026 Tour
Award-winning blues-rock powerhouse The Tedeschi Trucks Band will conclude their “Future Soul 2026 Tour” with a four-night stand in Chicago in October 2026.
Music & Comedy
Sienna Spiro – My House Tour
Sienna Spiro is performing live in Chicago on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at The Riviera Theatre as part of her massive My House Tour world…
Music & Comedy
The 11pm Show
Continuing the rich tradition of late night improv, join the veteran cast of THE 11PM SHOW every Friday at 11PM as they perform late night, artistic improv…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Illinois Humanities Presents “THE PURSUIT: A People’s Salon”
Illinois Humanities is proud to present an evening of commissioned performances from comedian Lisa Beasley, choreographer/director INSÉKTA, Illinois Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte, former Chicago Poet Laureate avery r.…
Music & Comedy
Respawn Improv with Blue.0
A weekly improv show hosted by Blue.0 and featuring a rotating cast of indie teams formed right here at The iO Theater! Each Wednesday at…
Music & Comedy
Chicago’s Best Comedy Show at The Comedy Bar
Join Chicago’s best comedians for a hilarious night of stand-up comedy, pizza, and nonstop laughs!
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Omar
Where memory is preserved, legacy endures. MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient Rhiannon Giddens and celebrated co-composer Michael Abels deliver a profoundly moving story about the strength…
Music & Comedy
Father Mike Schmitz – Parables: A Time of Reflection
Father Mike Schmitz will bring his popular live presentation, Parables: A Time of Reflection, to The Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday, October 28,…
Music & Comedy
Play Time
A showcase of 3 short plays by select writing teams and featuring a cast of iO Theater performers. It’s experimental, it’s follow-the-fun, it’s Play Time. Plays…
Music & Comedy
Shakey Graves – Fondness, Etc. Tour
Shakey Graves will bring his Fondness, Etc. Tour to Chicago on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Special Guest: New York indie-rock band Wild Pink will open…
Music & Comedy
Eros Ramazzotti – Una Storia Importante World Tour
Eros Ramazzotti is bringing his Una Storia Importante World Tour to the Rosemont Theatre on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. This tour celebrates his 40-year career…
Music & Comedy
The Fizz Show
Join iO house team Fizz for Chicago’s most carbonated improv show. Wednesdays at 10 p.m., Fizz cracks open a high-octane, full-sugar set of one-night-only scenes,…
Music & Comedy
The 11pm Show
Continuing the rich tradition of late night improv, join the veteran cast of THE 11PM SHOW every Friday at 11PM as they perform late night, artistic improv…
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