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1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642
ioimprov.com6:00 PM · Improv$10
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 6pm, a new improv team will open the show, followed by Blue.0 performing their original form, The Wagon. Eac...
6:00 PM · Open Mic$0
Let loose and test out roughly four minutes of material every Wednesday at iO Theater. LOOSE FOUR is hosted by Maureen Nolan, with a new featured comic each week! POC, LGBT+ people, and women prioritized! FREE to attend and FREE to participate....
7:30 PM · Improv$7.5–$15
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! Fast, funny, and frothy, Thursday Night Improv is entirely improvised and features a different guest opener f...
7:30 PM · Improv$14
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 iO Theater. Each night, professional actors prepare a scene from a play. Their scene partners, however, are never ...
7:30 PM · Musical Improv$0–$45
The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago now in it’s 20th year! Join us for an evening of off-the-ruff comedy featuring the language and themes of William ...
7:30 PM · Sketch$25–$40
Saturday Night Sketch brings Chicago's best sketch comedy ensembles to the stage for a high-octane evening. From sharp political satire to mind melting absurdity, come see the cutting-edge comedy that has made our theater a global destination for ...
3:30 PM · Improv$0
A free longform improv jam for normal humans with normal bedtimes. Open to all improv students (Chicagoland and beyond). Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes. (Typically) for adults.
6:00 PM · Improv$0–$35
Chicago's longest running short-form improv show (founded in 1987) and the only comedy show in Chicago EVERYONE is welcome at - from age 8 to 80, our inclusive 'everyone is welcome' approach to comedy makes us perfect for patrons of all ages. Whet...
4:00 PM · Improv$0
A free musical improv longform jam for people who want to dip their toe into or get reps doing music improv. Open to all improv students (Chicagoland and beyond), and attendance at the jam gets you free entry into the Marquee Musical Improv show a...
6:00 PM · Improv$10
Welcome to Expo League, where competition and exhibition meet to make an entertaining and interactive experience you'll never forget! Like the Savannah Bananas and Harlem Globetrotters, the Expo League knows how to work hard and play hard. Join us...
7:00 PM · Improv$0–$17
It's the best comedy show in the city. Created in 1995 by iO alum Armando Diaz, Armando is a historic improvisational form where actors improvise a series of interconnected scenes based on the true stories told from a new guest monologist. Featuri...
9:00 PM · Improv$10
All the cool kids stay out late on a school night! Join new teams as they deliver a short and sweet show filled with laughter and improvised comedy in this new incubator for comedy's rising stars. You can catch brand new kickstart team's The Etsy ...
6:00 PM · Improv$10
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 6pm, a new improv team will open the show, followed by Blue.0 performing their original form, The Wagon. Eac...
6:00 PM · Open Mic$0
Let loose and test out roughly four minutes of material every Wednesday at iO Theater. LOOSE FOUR is hosted by Maureen Nolan, with a new featured comic each week! POC, LGBT+ people, and women prioritized! FREE to attend and FREE to participate....
7:00 PM · Improv$20–$35
This ticket admits entry to SAND performance on July 23 at 7:00pm ONLY. SAND at iO Theater! DOORS: 6:30PM | SHOW: 7:00PM | ALL AGES Sand is a Chicago-based improv comedy group that has been performing together since 2009. Named “Chicago’s Best...
7:00 PM · Improv$10–$20
Give a nerd a microphone. Set a timer. Learn something cool! Show & Tell for Grown-Ups invites enthusiasts and experts to sign up for their slot to tell us why something is cool. We host the show live onstage and have Q&A with the audience! After...
7:30 PM · Improv$0
***This is a free show, but it is highly recommended to reserve your ticket here to guarantee entry.***** Regarded as one of Chicago's funniest and most promising improv groups of the last decade, Dumb John is proud to take the iO Stage with Bird...
7:30 PM · Improv$15–$30
Join Sarah Dell'Amico (Second City Mainstage Alum, The Improvised Shakespeare Company) as she "dates" a different friend each week. "Dating Dell'Amico" is a completely improvised show that will take audiences on the journey of couples date night. ...
9:00 PM · Improv$0–$15
The Orbit is Chicago’s only improv show performed in the round. This 45-minute avant-garde experience takes the audience on a full-circle journey, showcasing a bold new form designed for 360-degree play. Rooted in classic iO techniques yet pushing...
9:00 PM · Improv$0
A free community networking event designed to give local improvisers from all over the city a weekly opportunity to perform. We provide the stage, you provide the fun! Bring your own team (BYOT) and sign up for a set! Don't have a team? No probl...
10:00 PM · Improv$12
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, characters and stories with a special guest opener. Plus: Each week one resident Fi...
7:30 PM · Improv$15–$30
Josephs Tonight is an improvised late-night talk show where the catch is that there are two hosts. Joe is a grumpy elder millennial comedian who “really needs this”. Joey is a Gen Z free spirit who just wants to have a good time. Audiences will le...
9:30 PM · Sketch$0–$17
Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show that will feature all-new sketches every single week… the ultimate sketch playlist. Come see these writers and performers at the legendary iO Theater on Thursdays at 9:30pm before Saturday Night Live casts t...
10:00 PM · Improv$10
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 that their fellow performers will learn about at the same time as the crowd. Expect the unexpected ...
7:30 PM · Improv$0–$22
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 decade. This award-winning team has their own unique spin on a classic improv form, The Har...
9:00 PM · Improv$0–$10
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 Chicago’s most seasoned improvisers that firmly believe that fun happens when you let your inner goose loose. So if ...
9:30 PM · Stand-Up$15–$30
A stand-up comedy show featuring Chicago’s best up-and-coming comedians. Each comedian performs their best 10 minutes of stand-up. Afterward, the hosts and comedians join on stage for a “therapy session,” where audience members tell the cast thei...
9:30 PM · Improv$12
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 completely original show based on your suggestions. With different openers every week, drink specials, and ...
10:00 PM · Improv$17–$32
"Are They Okay In There?" That's the question audiences are asking as Series Regulars returns to the historic iO Theatre in this BRAND NEW 55-minute sketch comedy show featuring important life lessons such as who you should let into your home, wha...
11:00 PM · Improv$5
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 for the love of the art form!
6:00 PM · Improv$15–$35
"...countless laughs...whimsical homage to the illustrious author." -- Chicago Reader Improvised Jane Austen continues its entirely improvised tales of love and laughter this summer. Audiences will enjoy an evening with wit and heart in equal me...
6:00 PM · Improv$15–$30
Main Character Syndrome is a solo character showcase by Chicago’s funniest improvisers presenting original SNL-audition ready character sketches. From Tim Robinson to Cecily Strong, iO Theater has a long history of launching iconic comedic voices....
7:30 PM · Sketch$25–$40
Saturday Night Sketch brings Chicago's best sketch comedy ensembles to the stage for a high-octane evening. From sharp political satire to mind melting absurdity, come see the cutting-edge comedy that has made our theater a global destination for ...
7:30 PM · Improv$0–$33
Celebrate 45 years of improvisational excellence with the Best of iO Improv. This show brings together two teams of our very best improvisers, each delivering a high energy, hilarious set in classic iO forms like the Living Room, Weirdass, Shotgun...
7:30 PM · Musical Improv$0–$45
The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago now in it’s 20th year! Join us for an evening of off-the-ruff comedy featuring the language and themes of William ...
8:00 PM · Improv$0–$35
Chicago's longest running short-form improv show (founded in 1987) and the only comedy show in Chicago EVERYONE is welcome at - from age 8 to 80, our inclusive 'everyone is welcome' approach to comedy makes us perfect for patrons of all ages. Whet...
9:30 PM · Improv$20–$35
Never Not Murder steps into 1944 Chicago, where honest detective Frankie King navigates a dangerous world of love, betrayal, and corruption while racing to stop a powerful figure’s rise to mayor. This stylish film noir embraces classic tropes—femm...
9:30 PM · Stand-Up$15–$30
Come on in! House Party is a weekly stand-up comedy showcase featuring six of Chicago's best comedians, each performing a fast-paced ten-minute set. Every Saturday at 9:30 p.m., you'll find a brand-new lineup. Special guest comedians will stop by ...
9:30 PM · Improv$15–$30
The final bell just rang! You better get out of the classroom and get your ass to the iO Theater for After School Special brought to you by iO's first all-POC house team, D.A.R.E. Dropouts. This show brings you something new every week, featuring...
11:00 PM · Improv$7
Come watch new teams perform iO's signature form, The Harold! Tonight at 11pm!
6:00 PM · Musical Improv$15
Musical theatre and improv collide as Marquee presents you with an hour of fully improvised musical comedy, spontaneously creating entire scenes, songs, and stories based off of audience suggestions. This show features live accompaniment and a rot...
7:30 PM · Improv$12
Each week, the talented teams of iO come together to create characters, discover alternate realities, and play hilarious bits all inspired by one word from you, the audience! Using the Harold, an improvised story-telling format, iO's elite house t...
8:00 PM · Improv$0–$10
Dive into the nostalgia of Disney Channel Original Movies with the cast of Improvised DCOM! This All Star cast is bringing screen to stage with classic 90's & 2000's references, bits, and musical nods. Grab some popcorn, set the DVR, and remember—...
8:00 PM · Improv$12
Chicago's longest-running Harold team returns to iO to bring their unique blend of chaos and creativity to iO's signature form The Harold melding games, songs, and scenes for singular, edge-of-your-seat improv comedy. Formed in 1996 Deep Schwa h...
7:30 PM · Improv$15–$30
Rip Off! is a tear-away clothes improv show! Come with your unique ideas and suggestions, you could get the chance to write it on the back of an improvisor’s undershirt that they will have to incorporate into the show when their over-shirt gets ri...
7:30 PM · Improv$15–$30
Join Sarah Dell'Amico (Second City Mainstage Alum, The Improvised Shakespeare Company) as she "dates" a different friend each week. "Dating Dell'Amico" is a completely improvised show that will take audiences on the journey of couples date night. ...
7:30 PM · Improv$0
***This is a free show, but it is highly recommended to reserve your ticket here to guarantee entry.***** Regarded as one of Chicago's funniest and most promising improv groups of the last decade, Dumb John is proud to take the iO Stage with Bird...
9:00 PM · Improv$0
A free community networking event designed to give local improvisers from all over the city a weekly opportunity to perform. We provide the stage, you provide the fun! Bring your own team (BYOT) and sign up for a set! Don't have a team? No probl...
9:00 PM · Improv$0–$15
The Orbit is Chicago’s only improv show performed in the round. This 45-minute avant-garde experience takes the audience on a full-circle journey, showcasing a bold new form designed for 360-degree play. Rooted in classic iO techniques yet pushing...
10:00 PM · Improv$12
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, characters and stories with a special guest opener. Plus: Each week one resident Fi...