Upcoming Events
Improvised Shakespeare Chicago
Classic
Runs Dec 12, 2025 – Mar 28, 2026
The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago now in it’s 18th year!
Deep Schwa
Runs Dec 14, 2025 – Feb 22, 2026
Chicago’s longest-running Harold team returns to iO to bring their unique blend of chaos and creativity to iO’s signature form The Harold melding games, songs, and scenes for singular, edge-of-your-seat improv comedy.
Phony Award Winning presents: Improvised Rudolph
Comedy, Holiday, Improv, Musical
Runs Dec 04 – Dec 18, 2025
Phony Award Winning features the city’s best musical improvisers. Each week the ensemble will perform a brand new show using the themes and musical style of the hit holiday musical “Rudolph”. All based on audience suggestions.
1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642
(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.