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12 Angry Improvisers

WED

9:30 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Improv

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.

BULL

THU

7:30 PM

8/7 - 9/11

Mainstage

Play

Two unproven jokesters find themselves at the pinnacle of the basketball world — the 1996 Chicago Bulls. But when a scam is successful, who really gets played?

Close Quarters: Annoyance Improv (SUN)

SUN

7:00 PM

07/09 - 09/28

Small Theater

Improv

A hilarious improv show where all of the scenes happen in close proximity.

Fire & Beer: Annoyance House Ensemble

SAT

8:00 PM

Bi-Weekly

Small Theater

Improv

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

Hitch*Cocktails

SAT

8:00 PM

6/1- 8/2

Mainstage

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

Music Jam - FREE!

TUE

7:00 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Musical

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!

Pizza Mic

TUE

5:30 PM

3/18 - 4/22

Small Theater

Stand-Up

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.

Student Jam

MON

9:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Showcase

A night for Annoyance students to JAM!

The Colosseum

SAT

11:00 PM

6/21, 7/5, 719

Small Theater

Improv

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.

Trigger Happy: Annoyance Signature Improv

SAT

7:00 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

An Improv comedy show with startling theatricality that looks like magic.

Wet Willie Goes to Karate

MON

8:00 PM

7/28

Mainstage

Solo

"Wet Willie Goes To Karate" is a poignant yet hilarious solo comedy that follows a man's unconventional journey to healing after a broken heart.

420 Shakespeare

SUN

4:20 PM

7/6

Mainstage

4 actors, 20 milligrams, and one unforgettable experience that takes the Bard to new highs!

Best of Annoyance Sketch

SAT

9:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Sketch

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

Close Quarters: Annoyance Improv (WED)

WED

7:00 PM

07/09 - 09/28

Small Theater

Improv

A hilarious improv show where all of the scenes happen in close proximity.

Fishbowl with Sight Unseen

THU

9:30 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

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

Lazarus: He Is Everywhere!

TUE

8:00 PM

7/1 - 7/15

Small Theater

Solo

A One Man Show devised by the collections of obsessive wanderlust. Travel with one man through the Chicagolands as you learn what it truly means to be EVERYWHERE!

Open Stage - Free!

TUE

9:30 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Sketch, Improv, Variety, Stand-Up

Anything can happen...and it usually does.

Saint Sydney

WED

8:00 PM

Mainstage

Solo

Combining stand-up, puppetry, game show, tap dance, and a single cartwheel, you will leave understanding why good girls don’t go bad, they go sad.

Super Human

THU

8:00 PM

Open Run

Small Theater

Improv

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

The Odyssey of Homer

SAT

5:30 PM

7/5

Mainstage

Improv

Following the success of their hit show, The Illiad, Homer, struggles
with the pressure to continue to creatively succeed as they attempt to
write their much anticipated follow up play.

Tuesday Musical Improv

TUE

8:00 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Improv, Musical

Tuesday Musical Improv features two groups improvising new musicals every week.

Asshole's Advocate

THU

7:30 PM

7/3 - 7/24

Mainstage

Improv

An Improvised court show based on the incredibly popular subreddit "Am I The Asshole".

CHIP Chats

SAT

8:00 PM

6/28, 7/12, 7/26

Small Theater

Improv

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

Dead Poet's Sobriety

SAT

11:00 PM

7/10

Small Theater

Improv

Treat yourself to Chicago’s most intellectual comedy show.

GUMS: A Shark Movie Parody Musical

SAT

6:00 PM

7/5 -7PM, 7/12-8/17

Mainstage

Musical

A Great White shark with baby teeth is overshadowed by a bigger, badder, killer shark until she's tempted to join the murderous shark's rampage.

Let's Play A Game: Cabin Fever

THU

9:30 PM

7/3 - 7/31

Mainstage

Improv

The scariest short form show in Chicago is back. Players fight for their lives to be the final girl standing, summer style. Brand new games, brand new killers, brand new TERROR!

Our House Rules

THU

7:00 PM

09/24

Small Theater

An improv show straight out of Austin, TX.

Steamworks: The Musical '25

SAT

10:00 PM

6/6-8/2

Mainstage

Musical

MIZTHANG

Swig Prezents: Two Brain Cells

WED

8:00 PM

7/9 - 7/23

Small Theater

Sketch

Swig. Prezents: Too Brain Cells is a sketch show full of biting wit, tender moments, and the distinct flavor of two women pretending to know what they’re doing. It’s smarter than it looks—and dumber than it should be.

The Sunshine Bus

WED

9:30 PM

7/2 - 7/30

Small Theater

Sketch

What if people talked to each other on the CTA?

We Took Edibles an Hour Ago

SAT

11:59 PM

Open Run

Mainstage

Improv

They take edibles. Then they improvise.

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