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The 5th Annual Latina Comedy Festival
For five years running, the Latina Comedy Festival has done something the comedy industry doesn’t do often often enough: handing the mic to Latina comedians…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Mäkelä Conducts Mahler 9
Mahler’s last completed work, the Ninth Symphony, opens with a sighing farewell, but that’s just the start. The composer takes you on a journey through…
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
DaDA Reinvents the Wheel
Dada Reinvents the Wheel: An Interactive Comedy Experience Where Anything Can Happen Forget everything you know, except breathing—Dada Reinvents the Wheel is putting the fate…
Music & Comedy
Dauod Naimyar at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest Valid ID Required for Entry First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Dauood Naimyar taped a Comedy Central…
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
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…
Music & Comedy
MrBallen: Lights Out Live
MrBallen is scheduled to bring his “Lights Out Live” show to Chicago on Friday, October 2, 2026.
Music & Comedy
Bill Burr Live Tour 2026
Bill Burr is performing live in Chicago on Friday, October 2, 2026, as part of his newly announced stand-up tour.
Music & Comedy
VOCES8
The British vocal octet VOCES8, described as a “purring musical machine” by The Arts Desk, is equally at home with the intricate polyphony of Bach, the…
Music & Comedy
DJ Shadow – Endtroducing 30th Anniversary Tour
DJ Shadow is performing at The Vic Theatre in Chicago on Friday, October 2, 2026. The show is part of his “Endtroducing 30th Anniversary Tour,”…
Music & Comedy
LE SSERAFIM – PUREFLOW Tour
LE SSERAFIM is bringing their newly announced “PUREFLOW Tour” to the United Center in Chicago on Friday, October 2, 2026.
Music & Comedy
Isaiah Falls: LVRS Paradise – Side B Tour
Isaiah Falls will bring his LVRS Paradise – Side B Tour to Chicago, Illinois, on Friday, October 2, 2026, performing live at Park West. The…
Music & Comedy
Ripe – Chicago, IL – Play the Game Fall Tour
Alternative pop-funk band Ripe will perform live at Thalia Hall in Chicago on Friday, October 2, 2026. The concert is a stop on their Play…
Music & Comedy
Mastodon – The Poisonous Weapons Tour
Mastodon is performing live in Chicago on Friday, October 2, 2026, headlining a massive heavy music lineup on “The Poisonous Weapons Tour”. Supporting Lineup: This…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Sir Thomas Madden Jr.
Then God created Sir Thomas Madden Jr. Averaging six feet, six-and-a-half inches, Sir Thomas Madden Jr. is Jeff Madden and Paul Thomas, an Atlanta-Chicago sketch…
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, Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions
The Cosmic Underground Show
Step aboard for a one-of-a-kind journey where mind-reading, magic, comedy, and sci-fi collide in ways you won’t find anywhere else in Chicago. Hosted by real-life…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Freedom Riders with special guests Kurt Elling & Lizz Wright
In the 1960s, Freedom Rider activists challenged racial segregation in the Southern United States. With reverence for their courage and struggle, this groundbreaking international jazz…
Music & Comedy
Chicago’s Best Comedy Show at The Comedy Bar
IMPORTANT HOUSE POLICIES: PLEASE READ 📍 All shows take place at 162 E Superior St. – The entrance to the venue is on Superior Street,…
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
Kohl’s Cash: TGIF (That’s Good Improv Friday)
Start your weekend off laughing at one of the hottest improv shows in Chicago! Every Friday at 9:30pm, iO house team Kohl’s Cash presents a…
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…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy
The 5th Annual Latina Comedy Festival
For five years running, the Latina Comedy Festival has done something the comedy industry doesn’t do often often enough: handing the mic to Latina comedians…
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