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DIE

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Laughing at the Annoyance.

Featured Shows:

Doing Our Moms

Sunday

5/12

6:00 PM

Small Theater

Storytelling

Chicago comedians doing material about their moms - whether standup, storytelling, or donning a wig and doing their best impression.

Katie Rae Horn presents WELCOME HOME

Thursday

4/25 - 5/9

7:00 PM

Mainstage

Storytelling

Join Katie Rae Horn on a journey into childhood through character, clowning, & comedy. Welcome Home!

Destroy All Evidence!

Friday

4/12 - 5/10

8:00 PM

Mainstage

Play

In this madcap comedy, a team of federal bureaucrats is thrown into the high-stakes world of national security and espionage as they are tasked to cover up America’s involvement in a diplomatic catastrophe.

Annoyance Theatre's marquis neon martini sign at night, in black and white

Chicago's Only Funny Comedy. 
7 Nights a Week.

Check out all of our shows

IMPROV CLASSES AT
THE ANNOYANCE

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Mick Napier - Artistic Director of Annoyance Theatre

Under the guidance of Artistic Director Mick Napier, The Annoyance provides excellent quality training

in improvisation.

 

Based on Napier’s book, Improvise: Scene From the Inside Out, the Annoyance philosophy focuses on the individual, giving students feedback and support to allow them to find and enhance their personal point of view and creative voice.

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THE ANNOYANCE BAR.

FOOD.
DRINK.
FUN.

Rent a Space!

From the bar, our two theaters, and our studios, we have it all! 

 

We have 6 studio classrooms to rent for rehearsals, meetings,

and auditions. They may also be rented for commercial use (classes/workshops) at our commercial rates.

Our Small (40 seat) and Mainstage (100 seat) theaters are also available for rental for corporate/special events and parties. 

Visit Us!

With shows 7 days a week, The Annoyance has something for everyone.  
 
Come catch a show, hang out at the bar, take a class and meet some of the funniest people in comedy.  

About Us:

For over 35 years, The Annoyance Theatre has created some of Chicago’s finest comedy. Home of such iconic shows as, Co-ed Prison Sluts, That Darned Antichrist, and Splatter Theater, The Annoyance uses improvisation to create new and original plays, musicals, sketch-comedy, and more in a vibrant, creative atmosphere.

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