The eighth annual edition of this sprawling celebration of improvisational comedy brings together performers from around the U.S. and abroad; Chicago, of course, is heavily represented. The lineup ...

Chicago has exported plenty to the rest of the country — deep-dish pizza, Malört and maybe most importantly, improv. The latest: Bluebird Improv is bringing a rare homecoming of Chicago improv ...

CHICAGO — Brendan Hunt is premiering a new autobiographical solo show, “The Movement You Need,” at the Steppenwolf Theatre, with preview performances beginning last week ahead of an April 26 opening.

We’re at a pizza parlor, listening to “The Perversity of Captain Morgan.” This opera has everything: drunk pirates, “horny fish,” a preteen stowaway from Colorado, and a character referred to only as ...

After closing its doors in 2020, iO Theater announces its return to the Chicago improv comedy stage. Starting Thursday, November 3, more than twenty different improv productions will once again be ...

After two decades of comedy, organizers at the Chicago Improv Festival are hanging up their mics. The festival helped launch some of the biggest names in comedy — Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, and Amy ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Chicago improv got a major shout-out on Sunday from Emmy Award-winner Jason Sudeikis. He took home the Emmy for best actor in a comedy series for "Ted Lasso" at the 73rd Annual Emmy ...

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It’s as much a part of the ethos of improv comedy in Chicago as “yes, and … “: The tickets should be cheap. In the city that created the art form, here are 10 options for $25 or less: At iO Chicago: ...

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The sixth edition of this annual celebration of the art of improvisational comedy brings together performers from around the U.S. and from our allies abroad–think of it as a coalition of the comically ...