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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
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
$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
An Evening in Tokyo
The Japan America Society of Chicago (JASC) proudly presents “A Night in Tokyo” featuring Taikoza, a New York-based group specializing in rhythms of the ancestral…
Music & Comedy
Tomato Throw Show at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry Join us for the most fun…
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
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
Crowd Work Wednesday at The Comedy Bar
Crowd Work Wednesday is a weekly interactive comedy show where anything can happen—and the audience is part of the act. Hosted by Chicago comedians Pat…
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
Labrinth With The Chicago Philharmonic
Labrinth is scheduled to perform with the Chicago Philharmonic at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL, on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. This unique collaboration…
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…
Music & Comedy
Best of Chicago Comedy – Chicago
Get ready to laugh your heart out at the “Best of Chicago Comedy – Chicago,” an unforgettable night featuring some of the city’s most talented…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy
Chicago Jazz Festival
Produced by DCASE and programmed in partnership with the Jazz Institute of Chicago (JIC) and the Chicago Jazz Festival Committee, the Chicago Jazz Festival continues…
Music & Comedy
Isaiah Rashad – Lil Sunny’s Awful Road Trip Tour
Isaiah Rashad will perform in Chicago on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at The Salt Shed Indoors. Special Guest: Alemeda.
Music & Comedy
Jalen Hinton at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry PLEASE NOTE: This is a special…
Music & Comedy
Digital Footprint
DIGITAL FOOTPRINT is a comedy show where comedians do sets about their digital pasts. This lineup includes some of the best comics in the city! Produced…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! lovingly pokes fun at all of the wonderful moments, sexual innuendos, outrageous characters, rivalries and secret romances from the original musical. The hair products may…
Music & Comedy
Improv The Play
With the help of some of Chicago’s best actors, Improv: The Play is a new, hybrid version of long form improv happening only at the…
Music & Comedy
Thursday Night Improv Hosted by Cream Boy
If you’re looking for a date night, girls’ night out, or a mandatory work outing (that your staff will actually like) — Look no further!…
Music & Comedy
Lyfe Jennings Live In Concert
Platinum-selling R&B singer-songwriter Lyfe Jennings will perform a multi-show residency in Chicago on Thursday, September 3, 2026, and Friday, September 4, 2026.
Music & Comedy
A Twink and a Redhead – Chicago, IL – A Musical Comedy
The comedic musical duo A Twink and a Redhead (Grant Gibbs and Ashley Gill) is bringing their show, A Twink and a Redhead: A Musical…
Music & Comedy
Las Locas Comedy Presents: Chingona Comedy Hour
CALLING ALL CHINGONAS!! Is it pumpkin spice season yet? Almost Hispanic Heritage Month? We love September! Let’s keep the fiesta going! Get your locas together…
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