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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…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
An Evening of Czech Music featuring the LYRIC OPERA STAGE ARTISTS
Join us live for An Evening of Czech Music featuring the famous LYRIC OPERA STAGE ARTISTS As we celebrate Czech Heritage Week, the Bohemian Lawyers’…
Music & Comedy
Staind, Seether, & Hinder – Break The Cycle Anniversary Tour 2026
Staind will perform in the Chicago area on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, as part of their Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour. The show features…
Music & Comedy
Dana Goldberg: OUTRAGEOUS Comedy Tour
As seen on ABC, Bravo, and as the co-host of top podcast The Daily Beans, comedian Dana Goldberg is bringing her OUTRAGEOUS stand-up comedy tour…
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
Lucy Darling – Chicago, IL – Simply Darling Tour
The award-winning magician and comedian Lucy Darling (the glamorous, 1940s-style socialite character created by Carisa Hendrix) will perform a series of intimate live shows at…
Music & Comedy
A Winged Victory For The Sullen
The ambient and contemporary classical duo A Winged Victory for the Sullen will perform live at The Vic Theatre in Chicago on Wednesday, September 23,…
Music & Comedy
What’s Funny Comedy Festival
Welcome to The WFCF 2026 Comedy Showcase presented by Christ Gent, one of the featured performances of the 2026 Whats Funny Comedy Festival hosted by…
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” show, happening at the vibrant Foundation Room at House Of…
Music & Comedy
Taylor Tomlinson Live!
Comedian Taylor Tomlinson is scheduled to perform live in Chicago on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 7:00 PM.
Music & Comedy
Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History Tour
Two Door Cinema Club is scheduled to perform in Chicago on Thursday, September 24, 2026. This concert serves as the kickoff for their North American…
Music & Comedy
Hayley Williams: The Hayley Williams Show
Hayley Williams is bringing her solo tour, “The Hayley Williams Show,” to the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
Music & Comedy
Saint Levant – Chicago – Afandi World Tour
Palestinian-Algerian-Serbian artist Saint Levant is bringing his Afandi World Tour to Chicago for a two-night run on Thursday, September 24 and Friday, September 25, 2026.
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, Theatre & Performing Arts
Mäkelä Conducts Sibelius & Shostakovich
Two exhilarating symphonies launch the fall residency of Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä. Sibelius’ Seventh Symphony sweeps you along like a mighty river flowing…
Music & Comedy
Xavier Wulf – The Cool World Tour
Underground rap sensation Xavier Wulf is bringing his newly announced headlining run, “The Cool World Tour,” to Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, September 24, 2026. The…
Music & Comedy
What’s Funny Comedy Festival
Welcome to The WFCF 2026 Comedy Showcase presented by LaSante Rejuventation Bar, one of the featured performances of the 2026 Whats Funny Comedy Festival hosted…
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…
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