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

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

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

Catch Stir Friday Night on the East Coast Performing in BIF 2024!

The annual Baltimore Improv Festival is one of the largest improv festivals on the East Coast and brings hundreds of performers, top-tier instructors, and a variety of local, regional, and nationally-known improv comedy teams to Baltimore City for workshops and shows!
 

Seven Nights. 83 Shows. Infinite Laughs.

For general festival questions, please contact Andy McIntyre at andy@bigimprov.org

Show Block Tickets- $10 ($20 for Headline show)
Weekday Pass- $15
Weekend Pass- $ 50
All Show Pass- $100

Buy tickets here

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


Tickets Here!

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!

Tickets Here