Stir Friday Night, Chicago’s longest-running Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) comedy team, is hot off the wok with 60 minutes of brand new material to keep you coming back for seconds.

Founded in 1995, with alumni such as Steven Yeun (Walking Dead, Minari) Danny Pudi (Community) and Mary Sohn (AP Bio) Stir Friday Night is a fixture in Chicago’s comedy scene.

Shows are weekly FRIDAYS AT 7:30 Sept 26-Oct 25th

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Stir Friday Night, Chicago’s longest-running Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) comedy team, is hot off the wok with 60 minutes of brand new material to keep you coming back for seconds.

Founded in 1995, with alumni such as Steven Yeun (Walking Dead, Minari) Danny Pudi (Community) and Mary Sohn (AP Bio) Stir Friday Night is a fixture in Chicago’s comedy scene.

Shows are weekly FRIDAYS AT 7:30 Sept 26-Oct 25th

Purchase Tickets HERE

Stir Friday Night, Chicago’s longest-running Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) comedy team, is hot off the wok with 60 minutes of brand new material to keep you coming back for seconds.

Founded in 1995, with alumni such as Steven Yeun (Walking Dead, Minari) Danny Pudi (Community) and Mary Sohn (AP Bio) Stir Friday Night is a fixture in Chicago’s comedy scene.

Shows are weekly FRIDAYS AT 7:30 Sept 26-Oct 25th

Purchase Tickets HERE

Stir Friday Night, Chicago’s longest-running Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) comedy team, is hot off the wok with 60 minutes of brand new material to keep you coming back for seconds.

Founded in 1995, with alumni such as Steven Yeun (Walking Dead, Minari) Danny Pudi (Community) and Mary Sohn (AP Bio) Stir Friday Night is a fixture in Chicago’s comedy scene.

Shows are weekly FRIDAYS AT 7:30 Sept 26-Oct 25th

Purchase Tickets HERE

Stir Friday Night, Chicago’s longest-running Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) comedy team, is hot off the wok with 60 minutes of brand new material to keep you coming back for seconds.

Founded in 1995, with alumni such as Steven Yeun (Walking Dead, Minari) Danny Pudi (Community) and Mary Sohn (AP Bio) Stir Friday Night is a fixture in Chicago’s comedy scene.

Shows are weekly FRIDAYS AT 7:30 Sept 26-Oct 25th

Purchase Tickets HERE

Yes, End Alz is a comedy show to bring light and laughter to the fight against Alzheimer's. Up and coming Chicago comedians will serve up improv, stand-up, and sketch in service of a great cause. All proceeds will benefit The Alzheimer's Association's Walk 2 End Alzheimer's.

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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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Of course Boom Chicago comes from Chicago, but improv comedy itself comes from Chicago. This is your chance to see a showcase of the Windy City’s top improvisational comedy talents in 2024. Featuring Wolftown, Stir Friday Night and Baby Wine. Learn those names!

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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

This Sunday Chicago’s Best Improv Team nominees will showcase themselves and the audience will decide who will become Chicago’s Best Improv Team. So, dress to impress for a night that celebrates Chicago's vibrant comedy scene, blending talent, absurdity, and audience participation into a night of unforgettable laughter. #chicago #do312 #whattodochi #whattodochicago #secondcity #bestofchicago

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Round Two! Thanks for your patience everyone with our last-minute venue change.

We still have a hilarious brand new hour of sketch comedy for you to keep your April focused on laughter instead of the rain.

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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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A weekly comedy show featuring some of the best improv, standup, and sketch in the city!

Doors Open  7:30 PM
Show 8:00 PM - 9:20 PM
Cost $5

Tickets can be purchased online and at the door as well. 
We are a small, open seating venue and encourage groups to arrive 15 minutes before show time to find seats together.
We are also BYOB! (Bring your own beverage)

Tickets can be purchased here

Check out our weekly long-form improv showcase featuring all hot, new improv teams! Hosted by improv team, SquareUp!

Doors Open  9:30 PM
Show 10:00 PM - 11:15 PM
Cost $5

Tickets can be purchased online here and at the door as well. 
We are a small, open seating venue and encourage groups to arrive 15 minutes before show time to find seats together.
We are also BYOB! (Bring your own beverage)

Take the stress out of holiday conflict with a night of comedy! Come see us find the silver linings in common stressful situations around the holidays. We'll have a variety of guest comedians joining us each night.

SFN: Opens for Conflict of Interest

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Watch us perform at the Portal, A roaming variety show all around Chicago

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For one night only, we’re bringing our comedy chops uptown to the library! Come watch us play surrounded by knowledge!

Come watch us do Improv with the legendary iO Harold team Devils Daughter

Come watch us play for Logan Square Improv’s signature show The Saturday Show!

Talk Stories: An Asian American/Asian Diaspora Storytelling Show will return to Japanese American Service Committee on Tuesday December 10 at 7:30pm.

We have a great lineup that includes:
Music: Alec Phan
Storytellers:
Christian Aldana
Chloe Chen
Khemarey Khoeun
Danbee Kim
Mia Park
Viveka-Ray-Mazumder
Improv: Stir Friday Night

You don't want to miss this show. Join us in December to help us celebrate another wonderful year for Talk Stories in storytelling and community building.

Talk Stories is produced and hosted by Ada Cheng and Randy Kim.

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