Doors open at 4:30pm

5:00pm - Industry Showcase (Free Ticket!)

6:00pm - Flava Flavor Flavour, Asian Takeout, Antojitos, D.A.R.E. Dropouts and Gang Gang 

*Intermission

8:00pm - The Mermaids, The Spades Table, Stir Friday Night, Flex Improv, and Escandalo 

10:00pm - Free Patio Party!

VanDuvall & 4rd Productions, in collaboration with The iO Theater, announces a new single day BIPOC Comedy Festival: The Fest Vol. 1!

On June 19th, 2025 from 5:00 pm - 10:00pm, the festival will be held at the historic improv comedy theater’s Lincoln Park location, located at 1501 N Kingsbury St, and will feature ten of Chicago’s best improv and sketch teams featuring all performers of color!

The Fest: Vol. 1 kicks off with an industry showcase that starts at 5:00 pm where a lineup of all star POC comedians will be performing tight fives and solo material. This showcase is FREE, but reserving a ticket is highly recommended.

Then at 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm Chicago’s best improv and sketch groups that feature performers of color will take the stage. Each of these show slots are $20 each and are ticketed separately. 

To end the night, we will all party and celebrate with a DJ on our outdoor patio. 

We can’t wait to see you there! 

The Fest: Vol. 1 features live performances by:

Antojitos

Asian Takeout 

D.A.R.E. Dropouts

Escandalo 

Flava Flavor Flavour

Flex Improv

Gang Gang 

Stir Friday Night

The Mermaids 

The Spades Table 

Contact info@ioimprov.com for all questions

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

The 19th annual Twin Cities Improv Festival returns to 2605 Hennepin - 4 days featuring some of the best unscripted theater and improvised comedy from the Twin Cities, across the country and around the world.  Different showtimes will feature various acts, so make sure you get the right ticket!

Thursday - June 5th 
6pm:  Soap-prov /  Sad Songs for Happy People / Mud Coven 
7:30pm: Where I Am Now / The Bearded Company / Improv Movement Project 
9pm: Babe Train / The Shrieking Harpies 
10pm:  Attenborough / Darth Hogbeaf 

Friday - June 6th
6pm: Five Man Job / the Dim Sons
7:30pm: Two's Company / poems, for each other / Oshow 
9pm: Your Co-Workers Improv Show / Asian Takeout / Stir Friday Night 
10:30pm: Give The Drummer Some / Jackie Bass 

Saturday - June 7th
5pm: Star Trek : the next improvisation
6pm: 2Zin Tarandon / the One Four Fives / FLEX 
7:30pm: The Mess / Orange Tuxedo 
9pm: Drum Machine / Wisenheimer / Devil's Daughter 

Sunday - June 8th
7pm: When Harold Met Sally / NUDGE / Again & Again / Brownies Don't Lie 

BUY TICKETS HERE

Stir Friday Night is the longest running Asian American comedy troupe with nearly three decades of existence that includes notable alumni such as Steven Yeun and Danny Pudi. Most recently performing in Amsterdam’s prestigious BOOM Comedy Festival, Stir Friday Night will perform an hour-long improv set that includes both long-form and short-form improvisation that’s fun for every age.

All ages are welcome.

This event is free to the public.

All information can be found here!

The first evening of the Asian Persuasion Comedy Variety Show, May 4 -- is fast approaching! Come experience Chicago's top tier comedians while dining on delicious Japanese cuisine from Kamehachi Sushi and celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with us! Space is limited, so get your tickets at HERE😸🍣

M.I.L.F. (Mach Improv LA Festival) is back, this time as a TWO-DAY festival featuring the best indie comedy in Los Angeles and special visiting guests!

Running April 25th and 26th at The Clubhouse, and joined this year by W.G.I.S. and The Pack, this fest features a lineup of 100+ comedy acts! Including: improv, music, stand-up, characters, bit shows, unhinged screeds, and more.

The Show is FREE first come first served!

More information about the festival can be found here

Join us for a night of long-form improv with some of the best improv teams in the city! Hosted by improv team, Holy Goat!

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)

Purchase Tickets HERE

Flex Improv is made up of some of the best and wildest BIPOC performers in Chicago. From heart felt laughs, physical comedy, monologues, and singing, you never know what to expect from Flex. With new openers each week, including our Lab Cast, and of course us!

Tickets can be purchased HERE

Come see DEEP DISHIN’ on the last Wednesday of every month at 7:00pm at The Den Theater in Theatre 2A.

Deep Dishin’ is a piping hot monthly variety show featuring juicy, sizzling improvisation... thick, thick stand-up comedy... slurpy musical comedy... drippy, gooey solo characters... and more... all on a crisp, buttery sketch comedy crust. Every month, you’ll get to see all-new sketches and all new guest performers. We’ll announce our monthly line-ups here and you can make reservations at this link. Eat up!

Real Angels presents a weekly show with guests performing improv, sketch, short plays and music*. Not all of these are guaranteed but a good time always is.

Real Angels is an improv team made up of Mike Brunlieb, Jenelle Cheyne, and Lindsey Smith.

Doors Open  9:00 PM
Show 9:30 PM - 10:30 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)

Purchase Tickets HERE

Lil Weenie Salad is a WACKY improv show where we create the teams LIVE in front of the audience by spinning a HUGE wheel! All teams consist of four people and under and feature a brand new cast every week with Chicago's BEST comedians! The teams then combine together to create a MEGA team and more hilarity ensues! You aren't going to want to miss this! 

Purchase Tickets HERE

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)

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

On January 17th, the gates of hell burst open for Devil Fest, a one-night-only demonic bacchanalia of comedy at iO Theater hosted by Devil’s Daughter. This is not your typical comedy festival--this is a descent into pure madness.

Imagine all of your favorite comedy teams--those stalwarts of the Harold, musical improv, and short form games--completely unleashed from their usual forms. What chaotic theatrical experiments will they perform? What mind bending evil performances might they conjure? At Devil Fest, expect the unexpected and prepare to have your sense of reality forever warped.

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” - Mary Kate Olsen.

Featuring:

22 Improv

BirdLady

Duluth

Escandalo

Fizz

FLEX

High Stakes Productions

Improvised Jane Austen

Megalodonna

The Mermaids

Spellbound

Stir Friday Night

Trigger Happy

Voila

Wet Pizza

Whimsy Lohan

Tickets can be purchased HERE