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Stir Friday Night @ iO Fest
Jul
26
10:00 PM22:00

Stir Friday Night @ iO Fest

Enjoy the second day of programming of the 2024 iO Fest with this single day general admission ticket. Gain access to performances happening in all 4 of our theaters. GA performances begin at 5:30pm and end at approximately 12:30am.


GA Pass Includes Access to the following performances only:

Anarchy

Andrew Cornelius

Behemoth

Chicken Big

ComedySportz

Devil's Daughter

Duchovny

Dumb John

Ian MacDonald

Jet City Improv

Josh Cahn

Kismet

Kitty Hawk

Laser Comedy Show

Late Night Shenanigans

Lauren Frost

Lil' Sluggers

Maureen Nolan

Melk

Messing with John Lehr

New York's Finest

People's Sketch Revue

Robert Johnson

Schmooty

Sissy Vanya

soft

Spellbound

Stir Friday Night

Very Good Boys

Young Douglas


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The Asian Persuasion - The 27th Annual Asian American Showcase
May
26
8:00 PM20:00

The Asian Persuasion - The 27th Annual Asian American Showcase

In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, iO presents The Asian Persuasion Comedy Variety Showcase in partnership with The Foundation for Asian American Independent Media (FAAIM). This comedy variety show will take place May 26th at 8:00 PM at iO Theater and be the culmination of FAAIM’s film festival happening the week prior at the Gene Siskel Theater.

Hosted by:
Jerry Tran

Lineup
Asian Takeout
Stir Friday Night
Second City Victor Wong Fellows of 2024
William-Paik
Sonal Aggarwal

Music from
Shawn Shakya

Headliner
Evan Mills

Learn more about our comedic acts and buy tickets at www.faaim.org or by visiting the link in our bio! Follow @faaimchicago on Instagram to keep up with all of our AAPI Heritage Month events! #Chicago #comedy #improv #sketch #iO #standup #chicagothingstodo #comedians #secondcity #AAPIHeritageMonth

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SFN opens for Dumb John
Feb
21
7:30 PM19:30

SFN opens for Dumb John

DOORS: 6:30pm

SHOW: 7:30pm

Regarded as one of Chicago's funniest and most promising improv groups of the last decade, Dumb John is proud to return to The iO Theater where they got their start with a new weekly long form improv show. 

Longtime members Mike Geraghty, Steve Plock, and Linda Orr apply their high energy strain of improvisation to a bizarre cultural harvest of small town Americana influence and ephemera.

Dumb John uses a single audience suggestion to inspire a piece of unhinged long form improv that propels diesel-soaked characters through fever dream karaoke scenes and down neon aisles of roadside antique marts; exploring the depravity and brilliance found at the heart of every moment. Wipe off your boots, grab an ice cold cruiser and join them for an evening of more fun than the law allows.

**Use your ticket to get free admission to any 9PM show**

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Dynasty feat. Stir Friday Night
Oct
24
8:00 PM20:00

Dynasty feat. Stir Friday Night

Dynasty at The Mission Theater at iO Chicago

Dynasty is an all-minority improv group! And this is their weekly variety show, featuring standup, sketch, and improv! Formed in 2016, Dynasty has played all over Chicago. Our performers have been featured in the Second City Bob Curry Fellowship, and at The Annoyance Theatre, UP Comedy Club, and Second City Mainstage.

"Dynasty team's talent carries the day at iO Theater..." -The Chicago Tribune

Cast list:
Anthony LeBlanc, Ashley Victoria, Avery Lee, Brendan Tran, Elias Rios, Eunji Kim, Jared Chapman, & Trumane Alston

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