During this show, the cast will act as a jury, determining the guilt of a defendant who's crime (based on audience suggestion) will be re-examined scene by scene.

WOAH! NEW EVERY MONTH. A raucous. raunchy, sometimes juvenile but always funny sketch show that will make your daddy give your mommy a pearl necklace... to clutch. Get tickets now, they're selling faster than a Stewie doll at Spencer's. DM: @Antivirginclub proof you bought tickets and we will draw you boobs.

An hour long comedy show featuring some of Annoyance Theatre’s best and funniest.

A night with Cafe Lounge Underwater is like the best house party you’ve ever been to. There’s dancing, music, drinks, and of course, meeting strangers who quickly feel like lifelong friends. Join Caroline, Tom, and Maryrose as they invite you into their world of spontaneous friendship and nonstop fun.

Comedian Cabaret is back showcasing some of Chicago's best and brightest funny people showing off their pipes!

This week on "David & David", David Byrne (David Byrne) is torn between his girlfriend, Suzy the Lamp (Suzy the Lamp), and his roommate David Lynch (David Lynch) when the latter, heartbroken by his ex, Bjork (Björk), dreams up a prophesied dinner party for their friends Neighbor Nic (Nicolas Cage), Lorde Lande (Werner Herzog), and Georgie (Georgia O’Keeffe) on the same night as Suzy and Byrne’s anniversary.

After a successful staging in November, "David & David" returns. This remastered run promises to excite returning viewers and delight new ones!

CW: Fake gun (and accompanying single gunshot sound effect), mentions of self-harm, and dramatized violence

Escapades is a completely improvised choose-your-own adventure.

The show features the fantastic Annoyance House Ensemble in both long- and short-form improv.

¡Latinos bienvenidos a la fiesta! English speakers, do your best.

A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock.

Experiencing American Health Care as a Woman.

Welcome to a fully improvised dimension beyond that which is known to man. Join us in a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity, the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition.

In the happily ever after of a Hallmark romcom, what happens when jealousy sets in and the perfect ending -- isn't?

Missed Call is a premiere Chicago comedy group that writes and performs an entirely new sketch show every Friday.

We're closed tonight!

Back for season 3 with all new improvised CW-Style Pilots, this winter there's an anonymous gossip blogger spreading drama throughout the lives of these adults playing teens on tv.

Riff City is the epicenter of crowd work. Five of Chicago's top stand-up comics explore conversations with the audience and riff on them, making their jokes up on the spot. No two shows will ever be the same. Come be a part of an unpredictable night of standup. Everyone else will be there. Entry constitutes consent to be filmed and recorded for all media purposes.

What do you get when you let four clowns loose on a stage? A very big mess, and a very funny show. Fortunately for you, we’ll handle the mess!

Introducing the Annoyance Variety Hour! Featuring performances from Chicago's best comedians, musicians, magicians, circus performers, puppeteers, and everything in between!

Two girls, one sketch show!

An Evening with Patrick Hinds: Laughs, Drinks, & Drama

Bring your own team to Annoyance on Tuesday nights to get a rep in and giggle. If you don't have a team to bring, no worries! There's a mashup team and we're happy to throw you on it! Signups are at 8:30PM and we'll hit the stage at 9:00PM.

CHIP Chats is a PowerPoint comedy show that is a bit like TED Talks, but much Worse.

For one night only Chelsea Matkins and Conner Stumm will GO GO GO on the adventure of a lifetime!

A lamp is a device that makes light and heat while a HAPPY LAMP is a device that makes light and heat and happiness.

Treat yourself to Chicago’s most intellectual comedy show.

On March 23rd, 2012 a group of best friends attends the midnight showing of the most anticipated film of the millennium, The Hunger Games, only to find that their favorite book has been besmirched by an unfaithful adaptation. When their English class final project rolls around, they know what they must do - create a truly accurate adaptation, and restore honor to Suzanne Collins.

The night opens with students performing with veteran improvisers and closes with a dynamic, debaucherous set from house team Sight Unseen.

A sketch comedy show that insists upon itself.

A curated hour of eclectic, comedic material written in a week and performed for the first time.

Experiencing American Health Care as a Woman.

Welcome to "Juicy," the unapologetically sassy three-act experience where the only thing hotter than the gossip, is the cast.

Magic Boy is a show about boy, performed by Christina Hilliard.

Hosted by members of Tuesday Musical Improv, this free weekly jam allows anyone to try out musical improv. Sign-ups begin at 6:45--no experience necessary!

From puppets to fight lessons to 1940s detectives, join us for a night of silly sketches written and performed by all-queer sketch team Writing Into Oblivion in their first headline show!

The Pizza Mic is a supportive, Stand-Up Comedy open mic, where
seasoned comics and newbies alike can work their bits (and grab some free pizza!) New
Location. Same Pizza. Pizza Mic.

A night for Annoyance students to JAM!

Andy Hoffman takes you on an unhinged drive in circles through the Indiana Walmart parking lot that is his brain. An alt comedy solo show, you will experience chaotic characters, brain rot videos, soda, middle school level stand up, and worst of all, interpretive dance!

A night of Roman fuckery. Watch philosophers roast each other, improv gladiators battle, and kneel to Cesar in this truly unruly night of alt-comedy.

A multimedia standup show about Sabrina, a third year Comedy Arts major with a lot of stories and antidotes she wants to tell.

And Don’t Forget to Smile is a one night only solo show by Holly Barras.

QUEER COMEDY, HON!

A night with Cafe Lounge Underwater is like the best house party you’ve ever been to. There’s dancing, music, drinks, and of course, meeting strangers who quickly feel like lifelong friends. Join Caroline, Tom, and Maryrose as they invite you into their world of spontaneous friendship and nonstop fun.

Cold Pizza returns to The Annoyance with a brand-new sketch revue! With narrative threads of love, loss & crazy workplaces, Looking For Love In All The Wrong Workplaces checks all the right boxes

Trans comedian Claire Lochmueller explores her Catholic military upbringing- a heartfelt journey.

High-octane improv comedy from Chicago's most seasoned performers.

A duo-sketch show with paternal instincts. Kath Courtney and Rockie Wenrich are: Father Figures!

Flex Improv is made up of some of the best and wildest BIPOC performers in Chicago.

the Deconstruction ("decon") is a mother sauce form that revolves around a central source scene - from which resulting scenes, some comedic, some surreal, some a slice of life - are spun off, deconstructing the basic reality.

Come see HUMP NATION, an all female and nonbinary character show.

IRRELEPHANT is an hour-long collection of brand-new sketch comedy from some of Chicago’s brightest comedic minds. In a world where everything matters, nothing is IRRELEPHANT.

Lil Weenie Salad is a stupid fun improv show where even the teams are made up on the spot!

Emerging from the tortured mind of Miles Chaney, show is filled to the brim with the characters and insanity that have made Miles one of Chicago’s rising character performers. Follow along with Miles as they take you through busted mattress salesmen, the inner workings of the Amazon Naming Committee, and what REALLY happens in the YMCA communal showers.

A staged reading of a new musical in development - the byproduct of when two writing partners break-up during the most pivotal moment of their career. But can they still make it work?

Anything can happen...and it usually does.

Shortly after the invention of time travel, best friends Wayne and Ralph reconnect post-college as newly hired employees at the Quando Time Travel Association. This duo’s tension along with unforeseen malfunctions in the time travel department threaten their time in the present. Can Wayne and Ralph overcome a glitch in the space-time continuum and salvage their friendship at the same time?

Super Human is synonymous with bold, hilarious, fearless and fun comedy.

Bask in the warmth of a one-hour improvised musical featuring 4 pals. You pick their summer plans and then watch as they improvise their own "teen girl book."

We'll learn all about Jesus and the Gospel through songs, stories, prescriptive gender roles, and patriarchy! But when the cameras cut, it seems like some of the kids, and perhaps even Benny Bingo himself, are starting to have questions....maybe even doubts?

The Yips are an improv duo that creates a completely spontaneous play from start to finish.