iO Theater

Upcoming Events

Phony Award Winning Musical
Comedy, Improv, Musical
Runs Jun 19 – Oct 02, 2025
Phony Award Winning features Chicago’s best musical improvisers.
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Improvised Jane Austen
Improv, Literary Adaptation
Runs May 10 – Jul 19, 2025
Come for the humor, stay for the heart!
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Whirled News Tonight
Comedy, Improv, Open Run
Runs Jan 11 – Jul 19, 2025

Every Saturday at 7:30pm. Twenty years running! The audience provides inspiration by picking their top stories from the day’s news. From these journalistic suggestions, a team of experienced …

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Harold Night
Comedy, Improv
Runs Mar 30 – Jul 20, 2025

Each week, the talented teams of iO come together to create characters, discover alternate realities, and play hilarious bits all inspired by one word from you, the audience! Using the …

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1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642
www.ioimprov.com/
(312) 300-3350
The iO Theater is the birthplace of longform improv and is home to the best comedy shows in the country.

Considered to be the Mecca of improvisation, the iO Theater (formerly known as The ImprovOlympic) boasts a full training center based on the teachings of our co-founder and improv guru, Del Close, and his partner and iO owner, Charna Halpern, that has helped train and develop the talents of an entire generation of America’s best and brightest comedic entertainers for over 35 years.