"Dual Duel" - Improv Competition 26 teams of two compete to become the best improv duo in Chicago. Each night the audience will pick their favorites to advance, and on August 19 we’ll crown the 2023 Dual Duel Champion. Featuring some of the best talent from Chicago, it begs the...
"Person Place Thing" - Movie Game Show The ultimate movie lover’s trivia show. Launched and made popular on Twitch during the pandemmy, we finally get to bring the magic of a live game show to life on stage. Creators and friends Jesse Gomez, Carlos Antonio Diaz (aka “The Los”) and...
"Satirical Race Theory" iO Theater presents "Satirical Race Theory", a brand new comedy show brought to you by the brightest and Blackest improvisers in Chicago. Through the lenses of race, politics, and culture these comedians will explore everything they ever learned...
Improv Sitcom Cue the laugh track- it's a very special episode of your favorite long running tv show! The gang gets up to the same 'ol wacky shenanigans that you remember in this one hour comedy show done in front of a live audience (that's you!) but this time...
iO Theater: "Whirled News Tonight" In "Whirled News Tonight", audience members provide the inspiration for an evening of live comedy by picking their top stories from the day's news. From these journalistic suggestions, a team of experienced improvisers create a fast-paced,...
iO Theater - New Year's Eve Party Come ring in the new year at the hottest comedy club in town. Featuring live musical performances, improv, standup, drag and much more -- you won't wanna miss NYE at iO! Includes admission to all shows, open bar from 10pm-12am, and champagne toast...
Fresh Improv Each Week With "Smallprov" America's most underrated hype men, Ben Briggs and Chas Lilly, showcase Chicago's biggest players on the tiniest teams. On top of featuring established micro squads each week, the show's mad curators will engineer a brand-new, never-before-seen...
"Having It All": All-Female Improv Comedy "Having It All" is a show by women for everyone. Each month the show will focus on a new lady or unladylike theme. Storytellers will speak on this theme and then improvisers will spin it into comedy gold. It's a mix of honest storytelling and...
Improv Troupe Carl and the Passions Carl and the Passions drops a new show concept every week, with their trademark blend of risk-taking and warts-and-all honesty. Coloring outside the lines with them is a different guest ensemble every show. You never know what's going to happen....
Hergatory Welcome to HERgatory. The earth may be ruled by men, but women rule the afterlife. But don’t worry- two mediums are here to guide you through purgatory’s twists and turns. Together, with a little improv, a lot of sketch, and just enough psychic...
Stage Against The Machine Humanity's last hope against AI is a bunch of improvisers Stage Against the Machine is a new cutting-edge long-form improv show that uniquely blends the unpredictable world of improvisation with the power of artificial intelligence. In this...
iO Theater: "Improvised Jane Austen" "Improvised Jane Austen" tells a tale, on the spot, in the style of the most beloved 19th-century authoress. In each original story, you may be introduced to headstrong heroines, steadfast suitors, meddling mothers, charming cads, auspicious...
