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📝 Sketch Comedy in Chicago

136 upcoming sketch comedy shows at 8 Chicago venues — from Second City revues to independent sketch teams testing new material. Updated daily.

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Mon, Jul 6

Best of The Second City
Second City UP Comedy Club - Chicago · 7:00 PM
$40–$80
Bring Yo Mama Tour: Before 1,000
Second City Donny's Skybox Theater - Chicago · 7:00 PM
$20

Tue, Jul 7

Luck of the Draw
Second City Judy's Beat Lounge - Chicago · 7:00 PM
$20
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM
Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM
$40–$80
Ten Dollar Comedy
Second City Judy's Beat Lounge - Chicago · 8:30 PM
$10

Wed, Jul 8

Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM
$40–$80
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Thu, Jul 9

Chicago Comedy Hour
Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago · 7:00 PM
$25
Set In Chicago - Improvised Movie Sequels
Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago · 7:30 PM
$20
Reality Detox: The Improv Experience
Second City e.t.c. Theater - Chicago · 8:00 PM
Reality Detox
$19.59–$69
Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM
$40–$90
Fellowship Thursdays
Second City Donny's Skybox Theater - Chicago · 8:30 PM
$5
Best of Women Off-Colour
Second City Judy's Beat Lounge - Chicago · 8:30 PM
$20
Blockbuster? Blockbuster!
Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago · 9:00 PM
$15
Sketch Playlist
iO Theater · 9:30 PM
$17

Fri, Jul 10

Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
$50–$100
Reality Detox: The Improv Experience
Second City e.t.c. Theater - Chicago · 7:00 PM
Reality Detox
$39–$69
Clued In
Second City Donny's Skybox Theater - Chicago · 7:00 PM
$25
Saturday Night Sketch
iO Theater · 7:30 PM
$25–$40
The Best of The Second City: Chicago-Style
Second City UP Comedy Club - Chicago · 8:00 PM
$39–$69
Shamilton
Second City Donny's Skybox Theater - Chicago · 8:30 PM
Baby Wants Candy
$25
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM
Reality Detox: The Improv Experience
Second City e.t.c. Theater - Chicago · 9:30 PM
Reality Detox
$39–$69

Sat, Jul 11

No Grown-Ups Allowed
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 11:00 AM
$29
No Grown-Ups Allowed
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 1:00 PM
$29
Best of The Second City
Second City UP Comedy Club - Chicago · 3:30 PM
$45–$80
Improvised Sitcom
Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago · 6:00 PM
$25
Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
$50–$95
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
Clued In
Second City Donny's Skybox Theater - Chicago · 7:00 PM
$25
Reality Detox: The Improv Experience
Second City e.t.c. Theater - Chicago · 7:00 PM
Reality Detox
$39–$69
Up'N Coming
Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago · 7:30 PM
Up'N Coming
$25
Saturday Night Sketch
iO Theater · 7:30 PM
$25–$40
The Best of The Second City: Chicago-Style
Second City UP Comedy Club - Chicago · 8:00 PM
$45–$80
Chill AF Presents
Second City Judy's Beat Lounge - Chicago · 8:30 PM
$25
Baby Wants Candy
Second City Donny's Skybox Theater - Chicago · 8:30 PM
Baby Wants Candy
$25
Sketch Reassignment Surgery
iO Theater · 9:30 PM
Sketch Reassignment Surgery
$15
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM
Take Two: Summer Blockbusters
Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago · 9:30 PM
Take Two
$20
Best of Annoyance Sketch
Annoyance Theatre · 9:30 PM
Reality Detox: The Improv Experience
Second City e.t.c. Theater - Chicago · 9:30 PM
Reality Detox
$39–$69

Sun, Jul 12

Best of The Second City
Second City UP Comedy Club - Chicago · 3:00 PM
$40–$80
Izzy Salhani presents: The Graduates
Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago · 6:00 PM
$20
Reality Detox: The Improv Experience
Second City e.t.c. Theater - Chicago · 7:00 PM
Reality Detox
$39–$69
Dude, Where’s My Spaceship?
Second City Judy's Beat Lounge - Chicago · 7:00 PM
$20
Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 7:00 PM
$40–$80
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 7:00 PM
Now That’s What I Call Gluttony
Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago · 7:30 PM
$20
Canny Valley: A Suburban Sketch Show
Second City Judy's Beat Lounge - Chicago · 8:30 PM
Canny Valley
$20
Benign Rumor
Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago · 9:00 PM
Benign Rumor
$20

Mon, Jul 13

Best of The Second City
Second City UP Comedy Club - Chicago · 7:00 PM
$40–$80

Tue, Jul 14

Second City Presents - Thank You, Goodnight
Second City e.t.c. Theater - Chicago · 7:30 PM
Adam Burke
$25
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM
Ten Dollar Comedy
Second City Judy's Beat Lounge - Chicago · 8:30 PM
$10

Wed, Jul 15

You, Me and the Landlady
Second City e.t.c. Theater - Chicago · 7:30 PM
$35
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM
The Best of The Second City: Chicago-Style
Second City UP Comedy Club - Chicago · 8:00 PM
$39–$69

Thu, Jul 16

The Best of The Second City: Chicago-Style
Second City UP Comedy Club - Chicago · 7:00 PM
$39–$69
Chicago Comedy Hour
Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago · 7:00 PM
$25
Set In Chicago - Improvised Movie Sequels
Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago · 7:30 PM
$20
Reality Detox: The Improv Experience
Second City e.t.c. Theater - Chicago · 8:00 PM
Reality Detox
$19.59–$69
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM
Fellowship Thursdays
Second City Donny's Skybox Theater - Chicago · 8:30 PM
$5
Best of Women Off-Colour
Second City Judy's Beat Lounge - Chicago · 8:30 PM
$20
Blockbuster? Blockbuster!
Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago · 9:00 PM
$15
Sketch Playlist
iO Theater · 9:30 PM
$17

Fri, Jul 17

Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
$50–$90
Clued In
Second City Donny's Skybox Theater - Chicago · 7:00 PM
$25
Reality Detox: The Improv Experience
Second City e.t.c. Theater - Chicago · 7:00 PM
Reality Detox
$39–$69
Saturday Night Sketch
iO Theater · 7:30 PM
$25–$40
The Best of The Second City: Chicago-Style
Second City UP Comedy Club - Chicago · 8:00 PM
$39–$69
Shamilton
Second City Donny's Skybox Theater - Chicago · 8:30 PM
Baby Wants Candy
$25
Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM
$45–$85
Reality Detox: The Improv Experience
Second City e.t.c. Theater - Chicago · 9:30 PM
Reality Detox
$39–$69

Sat, Jul 18

No Grown-Ups Allowed
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 1:00 PM
$29
Best of The Second City
Second City UP Comedy Club - Chicago · 3:30 PM
$45–$80
Improvised Sitcom
Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago · 6:00 PM
$25
Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
$50–$95
Reality Detox: The Improv Experience
Second City e.t.c. Theater - Chicago · 7:00 PM
Reality Detox
$39–$69
Clued In
Second City Donny's Skybox Theater - Chicago · 7:00 PM
$25
Saturday Night Sketch
iO Theater · 7:30 PM
$25–$40
Up'N Coming
Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago · 7:30 PM
Up'N Coming
$25
The Best of The Second City: Chicago-Style
Second City UP Comedy Club - Chicago · 8:00 PM
$45–$80
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM

Sun, Jul 19

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 7:00 PM

Tue, Jul 21

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Wed, Jul 22

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Thu, Jul 23

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Fri, Jul 24

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM

Sat, Jul 25

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM

Sun, Jul 26

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 7:00 PM

Tue, Jul 28

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Wed, Jul 29

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Thu, Jul 30

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Fri, Jul 31

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM

Sat, Aug 1

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM

Sun, Aug 2

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 7:00 PM

Tue, Aug 4

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Wed, Aug 5

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Thu, Aug 6

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Fri, Aug 7

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM

Sat, Aug 8

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM

Sun, Aug 9

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 7:00 PM

Tue, Aug 11

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Wed, Aug 12

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Thu, Aug 13

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Fri, Aug 14

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM

Sat, Aug 15

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM

Sun, Aug 16

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 7:00 PM

Tue, Aug 18

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Wed, Aug 19

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Thu, Aug 20

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Fri, Aug 21

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM

Sat, Aug 22

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM

Sun, Aug 23

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 7:00 PM

Tue, Aug 25

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Wed, Aug 26

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Thu, Aug 27

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Fri, Aug 28

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM

Sat, Aug 29

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 6:30 PM
The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 9:30 PM

Sun, Aug 30

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 7:00 PM

Tue, Sep 1

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Wed, Sep 2

The Second City's: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City Chicago Mainstage · 8:00 PM

Where can I see sketch comedy in Chicago?

The venues with the most sketch on the calendar right now are Second City Chicago Mainstage, Second City de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago, Second City e.t.c. Theater - Chicago and Second City UP Comedy Club - Chicago. Second City is the anchor — its resident companies have been staging sketch revues since 1959 — while independent teams and showcase nights run in theaters and bars across the city.

What is a sketch revue?

A revue is a full evening of short scripted comedy scenes, songs, and blackouts performed by a resident cast — the format Second City made famous and a training ground for generations of Saturday Night Live cast members. Unlike improv, sketch is written and rehearsed, though many Chicago revues still end with an improvised set.