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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
Group Chat Girlies Comedy Show
Skylar Schock and Carol Tyner host a one-of-a-kind evening made just for the girlies; Enjoy stand up comedy, interactive segments, and more! Enjoy stand up…
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
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 for a night filled with laughter at the “Best of Chicago Comedy – Chicago” event! Join us at The Foundation Room at House…
Music & Comedy
Hayden Kristal at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest Valid ID Required for Entry First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Hayden Kristal is a Brooklyn-based former…
Music & Comedy
Wait, What’s Sri Lanka, An Hour of Stand-Up with Shenuque
Wait, What’s Sri Lanka? is a one hour stand-up special, written by Shenuque and directed by Sunny Laprade, for anyone who has ever felt invisible. The…
Music & Comedy
Windy City Shorts: An Open Mic Night for Chicago Short Movies!
You make it, we show it! Submit a film to be seen by a great audience at this film-based Chicago show. Windy City Shorts is…
Music & Comedy
Erykah Badu & Alchemist – LIVE: A September Tour
Erykah Badu and hip-hop producer The Alchemist are kicking off their joint 2026 North American tour, titled “LIVE: A September Tour,” in Highland Park, Illinois,…
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, Theatre & Performing Arts
Earhart 2 Hart : An Amelia Earhart Dramedy
July 2nd, 1937. Many believe that Amelia Earhart met a watery demise, when in reality…she time travelled to the year 2026, landing at the Annoyance…
Music & Comedy
Group Chat Girlies
Skylar Schock and Carol Tyner host a one-of-a-kind evening made just for the girlies; Enjoy stand up comedy, interactive segments, and more! Enjoy stand up…
Music & Comedy
Garth Brooks – Rosemont, IL – Blame It All On My Roots Arena Tour
Garth Brooks will perform a four-night concert residency at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, from Thursday, September 10 through Sunday, September 13, 2026. The…
Music & Comedy
Jungle – Sunshine World Tour
Jungle is scheduled to perform at the United Center in Chicago on Thursday, September 10, 2026. This performance is part of their global tour in…
Music & Comedy
Noname – Telefone 10th Anniversary Tour
Noname is performing live in her hometown of Chicago on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at Park West. The highly anticipated concert serves as the grand…
Music & Comedy
Chicago Comedy Hour
The Chicago Comedy hour is a comedy variety show featuring sketch comedy, improv comedy and stand up comedy from some of the best up and…
Music & Comedy
Blueprint
Blueprint is the kind of improv that keeps audiences AND players on their toes. Each week, a different cast member designs a bold new improv format…
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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Homecoming House Party at Shedd Aquarium
Celebrate community, culture and connection at Homecoming House Party — an evening that honors the spirit of the Black collegiate experience and Divine 9 pride in the…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Pandemonium, Please Hold
The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue Pandemonium, Please Hold is a loud, fast, and gloriously unhinged night of comedic mayhem. The Second City’s six-person cast…
Music & Comedy
Sam Salem at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest Valid ID Required for Entry First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Once a midwesterner, Sam Salem is…
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