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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
The Meadowlark Lemons Album Release Party
Led by CHRIS NEVILLE (Tributosaurus), The Meadowlark Lemons are a gritty funk, soul and jazz ensemble etched out of the streets and sounds of Chicago,…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Honk! A Short Form Improv Show
Honk! is a short form, game-based improv show that asks: what good is comedy if you can’t get a little silly? Comprised of some of…
Music & Comedy
Alvin Kuai at The Comedy Bar
Alvin Kuai is a comedian based in NYC where he is a regular at the Comedy Cellar and clubs around the city. He’s been featured…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Voila: The Improvised Musical
iO Chicago presents: a fully made-up, off-off-off Broadway style musical every Friday at 10pm in the Fremont Theater. Spend your Friday night with us. See…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Hitch*Cocktails
A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an audience suggestion, the cast weave together…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Billionaires In Space
In Billionaires In Space, sketch comedy troupe The Accountants Of Homeland Security present a night of hysterical satirical sketches in which our nation’s oligarchs vacation off the planet…
Music & Comedy
Stargazers Adventure Club
Blast off with Stargazers Adventure Club in Planetary Games, an interactive space spectacular where imagination fuels the fun! You’ll learn planetary facts from out-of-this-world host,…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
ComedySportz Chicago
Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show
The Dinner Detective is an interactive true crime murder mystery show set in the present day and based on real cold cases. Feast on a…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Bren Tran – Stand Up Comedy Show | Saturday March 28 | Live at The Hideout
Chicago stand up comedian Bren Tran, a Bob Curry alum of The Second City and creator of You Win Some, You Dim Sum (nominated Best…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Infinite Wrench
Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…
Music & Comedy
Alvin Kuai at The Comedy Bar
Alvin Kuai is a comedian based in NYC where he is a regular at the Comedy Cellar and clubs around the city. He’s been featured…
Music & Comedy
Joyce Manor
Welcome to The Salt Shed Indoors in Chicago, Illinois! On March 28, 2026, get ready to experience an unforgettable night with Joyce Manor live in…
Music & Comedy
Militarie Gun
Welcome to The Salt Shed Indoors in Chicago, Illinois! Get ready for an unforgettable evening with Militarie Gun on March 28, 2026, at 7:00 PM.…
Music & Comedy
Teen Mortgage
Welcome to The Salt Shed Indoors in Chicago, Illinois! Get ready for an unforgettable night with Teen Mortgage on March 28, 2026, at 7:00 PM.…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Clued In
After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Improvised Jane Austen
Celebrate Jane Austen’s birthday all winter long with Improvised Jane Austen! Just one day cannot encapsulate a proper observation of Jane Austen’s life and work.…
Music & Comedy
Are You Smarter Than A Drunk Actor?
We replaced Jeff Foxworthy (yuck) with Jonathan Castillo (hot) and swapped out the 5th graders (yikes) with drunk actors (also yikes) in our newest twist…
Music & Comedy
Margaret Cho – Choligarchy 2025-26 Tour
Comedian Margaret Cho will perform live at Vic Theatre on Mar. 28, 2026.
Music & Comedy
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark In Concert
Experience the 45th Anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert with the Chicago Philharmonic. Originally…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Madama Butterfly
Meet Cio-Cio-San — known as Madama Butterfly — a faithful but doomed geisha in love with B.F. Pinkerton. Everyone but Butterfly knows the Navy lieutenant…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Duluth: an improvised Midwest Murder
Inspired by the classic movie and hit FX show “Fargo”, Duluth takes audiences into the world of true crime in the Midwest. The cast of…
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