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

A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an audience suggestion, the cast weave together an intricate Hitchcock-like drama, while holding true to the amount of drinking shown in his movies. You'll barely be able to stand the suspense, and the cast will barely be able to stand.

Mentalism meets improv comedy in the entirely unique form created by Annoyance founder Mick Napier. There is truly nothing else like it.

They take edibles. Then they improvise. There's a 'too-high' button, for when it gets too crazy.

Max is the Mayor of Idyllwild, California. He's also a golden retriever. Follow a UK playwright as he travels to a USA mountain town for the singular purpose of meeting their four-legged leader. Together, they have one goal: peace on Earth! This eccentric documentary-theatre show charts the impossible-to-believe rise to office of one unlikely underdog who has become a symbol of community, healing and unconditional love. He might just change your life! Shake paws with the world's friendliest politician. A play by Mayor Max's number one fan.

See how short form improv works and even try it out yourself! This short form jam is open to Annoyance students and other improv performers. Join us!

Back in the days when Annoyance was in a loft on Lincoln Ave. "Grabass" was a secret show that had a cult following. Every week the cast would create new weirdo bits and have 24 hours to bring them to life with a different strange character hosting the evening. Now the show is back with new friends, a new host each week and it's called Whiskey Dog! Tuesdays at 7:30 PM starting Sept 21.

Open Stage is an opportunity for anyone to get on stage and try out whatever they're currently working on - standup, sketch, songs - you name it. At Open Stage anything can happen and it usually does!

Katie Rae Horn and Laura Dellis are recent winners of the Chicago Reader’s Best Comedian (Non-Standup). Together, they are putting together a variety show showcasing their award winning comedy and special guests.

Brush the dust off your boots and get ready to RIDE, Kentucky Dirty is back with an evening full of fun, freaky comedy and some good ole fashioned Wild West sensibilities. Featuring performances from Camelia Patrón, Miranda Hunter, Caroline Burke, Craig and Grant Bruns that will leave you neighing with laughter!

Step into the one glamorous but now lovingly frayed Blue Velvet Lounge, where the only thing not improvised are the jazz standards crooned by lounge singer Seth Lowery. As Seth’s velvet voice fades, the ensemble sweeps in, spinning spontaneous scenes inspired directly by the songs just performed. One moment, you’re eavesdropping on the eccentric regulars tucked into the lounge’s candlelit corners; the next, you’re whisked far beyond the club to follow the unexpected lives of the characters you just met—bartenders with secret ambitions, mysterious strangers with tangled pasts, and dreamers who stepped into the Blue Velvet for reasons they can’t quite explain. Playful, surprising, and steeped in a retro-cool vibe, this show blends live music and improvised storytelling into a one-of-a-kind night where every note inspires a new twist—and every visit to the Blue Velvet reveals something you’ve never seen before.

Come watch King of Drag Season 2 with your host, Twinka Masala. They are a local drag artist and KOD Season 2 contestant! Join us every Sunday for a night of drag performances, games, giveaways, q/a's and meet and greets, king commentary and more. Doors open at 7 PM, the episodes start at 8 PM, followed by live drag performances.

Toast! is a monthly sketch show designed to highlight Chicago's greatest comedians, thus making them the titular “toast!” See Chicago’s best and brightest perform a show they’re only just now seeing for the first time, live on stage! Special guest: Sam Rossi

It's a solo character showcase featuring the students of our latest class! Educating students on preparations for showcase performances, don't miss the next generation of character-based talent!

Adapted for the stage from the award-winning screenplay, ANTON SUCKS is a raunchy, queer, gothic romp with a coming-of-age beating heart. When a pubescent vampire discovers he can only drink the blood of a romantic lover, his crush on a village boy forces him to question his desire to fulfill his conservative father’s expectations. If you are a fan of What We Do In The Shadows, The Addams Family, Shrek, or even Call Me By Your Name, then this one is for you.

Get ready for an amazing night of comedy at the Maher Matta Chicago show - live and in person! Maher is a story telling comedian who brings his Instagram characters to the state. Come see Maher and sassy Samira!

Poly Party combines unique opening acts with an improv show grounded in relationships, where almost everyone on stage plays a member of a polycule that changes dynamics every show. With your help and suggestions, they’ll go on an adventure where they’ll have to work together to overcome any obstacles in their way and prove that nothing is stronger than the power of love multiplied.

See a collage of character studies, scenes, songs and maybe even some audience interaction, all written in a week by some of Chicago’s most accomplished comedians. The “Holy Fuck Comedy Hour” is a curated hour of eclectic, comedic material written in a week with no rehearsals. Featuring a powerful collective representing a wide cross-section of the Chicago comedy community, the material varies every week.

The Hail Marys are back and ready to cleanse your souls with some God-fearing improv! Join Declan, Isabella, Mary, Ellie, and Maryrose this Sunday for an hour of big laughs and spiritual awakening. End your weekend on the right note, and let us answer your prayers.

Manything w/ Zack Baéz is a themed sketch talk show that stretches the genre (and reality) to its limits. Joined by their brand-new house band ‘City & the Suburbs’, Zack Baéz and their co-host Mason Atkinson are eyeing up the impossible. This show— ‘For Your Consideration’ is their attempt to pull it together, to put their best foot forward, and to win an Emmy! …or to die trying.

Annoyance students let loose in this student improv jam - all Annoyance students are welcome! A great opportunity to meet other members of our improv community.

What if the heroes never saved the day? What if one town WAS swallowed up by a hellmouth, or infiltrated by alien imposters? Cryptic is a fully-improvised documentary in the style of true crime stories, exploring the aftermath of a small-town mystery and how it brings a community together. Complete with interviews, theories, accusations, and revelations, you'll be shocked by what we uncover. If you love true crime and tall tales, you'll love Cryptic!

You've been summoned...to laugh. Jury Duty is a fully improvised courtroom comedy where the only thing on trial is sanity itself. Each night, the cast creates a brand new legal disaster based on audience suggestion, questionable logic, and total chaos. Watch as the foreperson loses their mind, evidence makes things worse, and deliberations go off the rails. No script, no rules, no justice. Just comedy The trial is fake, the laughs are real

Each month, the Annoyance's best performers transform themselves into new, original characters. When they get onstage, You never know what will happen but one thing is for sure. There will be WIGS.......

An LGBTQIA+ themed variety show featuring some of Chicago's strongest and most diversely hilarious voices!

This two-hander features Joe Liss (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Strangers with Candy, Home Alone 2) and Dee Ryan (The Office, United States of Tara). Joe is a master improviser who created and performed over five reviews at The Second City: In addition to numerous TV appearances, Joe is a seasoned TV writer with work on shows like Third Rock from the Sun and SpongeBob SquarePants. DEE RYAN, his co-star, also a Second City alum who has written for Disney Animated features is known as a go-to guru in the world of comedic improvisation, teaching at both The Second City and Northwestern University. TOGETHER, their decades of comedy experience and razor-shay instincts make for a high wire, high-laugh performance.

Magician Jay Collen performs selected tricks covering a century of close-up magic created by Chicago magicians. Audiences are limited to 30 per performance so that everyone can experience the magic up close. Audience members are encouraged to participate in discussion about the each trick and its Chicago history. Jay performs extensively, is the Senior Magic Teacher at Magic, Incorporated, has written acclaimed books on magic, and is a magician member of the famous Magic Castle in Hollywood.

Murder at Moidah Manor is a 75-minute comedic murder mystery featuring a color-coded ensemble, farcical shenanigans, and themes around cult mentality. This Clue-esque farce follows Mr. Crimson, Esq., Judge Juniper, Admiral Auburn, Professor Goldwinn, Baroness Perivinkle, and Dr. Eggshell as they try to figure out which of them is a cultist trying to start the end of days. Will they make it out alive? Or will there be Murder at Moidah Manor?!

Come see Billionaire Billy Bangles and his crew of well-meaning stargazers attempt wild schemes to bring profitability to their piece of junk space cruiser. Sketch comedy, digital shorts, song and dance — free space cruise included.

Famous, Eventually follows a young Southern woman who declares that she will do anything to become a star, anything. She makes a deadly bargain with a visiting entity for the life she believes she deserves. The show is loosely autobiographical, but it pushes Anna’s real pursuit of a creative life into a heightened, cartoonishly absurd, and much darker world. How much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice to become someone?

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.

Horror and Comedy come together for a bloody good time in Splatter Theater! In it's 39th year, the show combines all the elements you love about this subversive romp through suburbia with fresh, gory new twists. Follow our thirteen caricatures of slashers past as they attempt to survive the night inside the white picket fences of Mayfield. With a cast of all stars ready to get gross for your Halloween pleasure, prepare to laugh so hard it makes you scream. It's the blood-covered brain-child of Mick Napier, she's back and bloodier than ever.

Spitball is a new monthly sketch show presented by The Annoyance Sketch team, Shake the Baby. Every month the cast will produce a mix of digital and live sketches and showcase up and coming comedians and filmmakers. VIDEO SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/WsgMW8xZk5jzrkym7

Anything But Dragons fuses the best parts of tabletop roleplaying games, improv, and experiential theatre. Each night we create a brand new TTRPG using audience suggestions and the chaos of the dice. We collect 30 suggestions from you, roll two 30-sided dice, and that’s the name of our game. A Game Master and three actors get on their feet and bring the world to life while you, our Fatekeepers, steer the narrative and try to keep the party alive. Real dice! No plan! Anything goes! Anything But Dragons. Insta: @anythingbutdragons Discord: https://discord.gg/XmvP3d6tWr

Looking for a Stand-up Comedy Open Mic that’s a supportive room and always a good time? Look no further than the Ya'll Mic. Whether you’re a seasoned comic, an improvisor who’s always wanted to try standup, or you just decided that today’s the day for your first open mic (kudos) – The Ya'll Mic is a great venue to workshop your bits. The show is every Tuesday from 5:30pm – 7:30pm. Signup is online and the signup sheet is posted on Facebook & IG on Mondays. The list is emailed out a few hours before the show. Comics get 4 minutes of stage time (and a lifetime of memories.) While all are welcome, the room prioritizes BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and Femme comics. Come laugh with us!

Are you and your improv team looking for another place to get on stage? We've got a warm and supportive room ready to give you laughs and claps! 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. See you every Tuesday!

You’re (un)invited! Uninvited is a fully improvised event-based disaster in three acts. The audience supplies the suggestion of why we’re gathered, and then we show you what wackiness and whimsy unfolded before, after, and then during the event. Join us for a one hour chaotic descent into why we got ourselves Uninvited.

July 2nd, 1937. Many believe that Amelia Earhart met a watery demise, when in reality…she time travelled to the year 2026, landing at the Annoyance Theatre! But what’s worse than almost drowning in the Pacific Ocean? Drowning in OBSCURITY! Find out if Amelia Earhart manages to land the ultimate comeback in this campy 75-minute two-act dramedy.

New forms. New Players. Big Laughs. Every week is a new and different show. So what you see, no one else will see.

Open Sketch is the best open mic for sketches in Chicago! If you are looking to try out a new sketch, bring a group, a 4-5 minute sketch (with less than 4 tech cues), and a barrel full of laughs! Please bring the barrel. We only have one barrel and we keep fighting over it. Hosted by Andrew Sulfsted and AJ Hernandez-Sortore

Hail and well met, traveler! Grab a drink, put up your cloak, and I’ll tell you a tale. Escapades is a completely improvised choose-your-own adventure. Sprinkled throughout each story are opportunities for the audience to vote on what happens next. Whether we’re riding jetpacks on Mars or a unicorn through a gumdrop forest, you’re guaranteed a night of gasps, laughs, twists, turns, and daring rescues. Excelsior!

In a test run of her solo show, Francesca Bucci opens her throat and lets you in, finally.

WARNING: Don’t Try This At Home. Inspired by the bond of true friendship, Not4Kidz presents a Jackass-Style Variety Show. Guests will take the stage with a twist. Maybe you’ve got 8 minutes to complete your set, but you also need to finish an entire sheet cake before the lights go out? Maybe everyone on the team is blindfolded? Maybe your set is interrupted by a rodeo clown? Anything that would make MTV’s most lovable idiots proud. We’re Not4Kidz, and welcome to whackass!

A belated improv showcase featuring Wheel of Improv, Sorry, and Royal Jelly to give John Moore a proper send-off. If you didn't realize John wasn't in Chicago anymore... that's f-cked up. Catch him performing with his Chicago improv teams "one last time" and we'll grab drinks at the bar after the show. Let's celebrate belatedly... celebrelatedly!

Originally commissioned for Goblincon in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, "Kentucky's Friendliest Cryptids" follows Agents Hill and Montgomery on their quest to prove the existence of cryptids. And those infamous Goblins are back in Hopkinsville on a mysterious mission of their own. Created by the cast the show features puppetry, comedy, audience participation and original songs!