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Comedy show in Chicago

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Games at Second City Main Stage in Old Town Triangle, then dinner at Kamehachi in Near North Side.

  • 01Second City Main StageOld Town Triangle · $$$
  • 02KamehachiNear North Side · $$
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Games at Malarkey Comedy, Home of ComedySportz Chicago in Goose Island, then dinner at Old Town Pub in Near North Side.

  • 01Malarkey Comedy, Home of ComedySportz ChicagoGoose Island · $$
  • 02Old Town PubNear North Side · $
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Top 12 venues

  1. 01

    Riddles Comedy Club

    Alsip · $$

    Over-21 venue hosting comedy shows, open-mic nights & weekly karaoke with a full bar.

  2. 02

    Zanies Comedy Club

    Rosemont · $$$

    Tight room, no bad seats. Up-&-coming and established acts on the same bill — come early for first-come seating, skip the food, grab a cocktail.

  3. 03

    Second City Main Stage

    Old Town Triangle · $$$

    Live sketch and improv where the writing's sharp and the timing's perfect. Tight seating, but worth it — this is where Tina Fey and Bill Murray cut their teeth.

  4. 04

    Logan Square Improv

    Logan Square · $$

    Thursday and Saturday shows with the city's best improvisors — Late 90s, Little Heroes, rotating locals. Community-built, welcoming, hilarious.

  5. 05

    Chicago Underground Comedy

    Roscoe Village · $$

  6. 06

    Laugh Factory

    Lake View East · $$$

    Well-known comedy club for seasoned & emerging stand-up acts, plus surprise celebrity guests.

  7. 07

    Zanies Comedy Night Club

    Near North Side · $$$

    Intimate, decades-deep comedy club with nationally-known headliners. Arrive early for front-row seats — drinks flow, staff's sharp, late-night Saturday shows hit different.

  8. 08

    The Second City

    Old Town Triangle · $$

    Sketch and improv shows where the hits land and the crowd work saves the awkward bits. Cheap seats, good drinks, the occasional breakout performer.

  9. 09

    UP Comedy Club

    Old Town Triangle · $$$

    Live stand-up and sketch shows that land — staff actually cares, drinks run high, food's solid enough to eat before laughing.

  10. 10

    The Comedy Clubhouse

    West Town · $$

    Stand-up and improv on a tight stage, cold beer, fresh flatbread — the owner knows everyone's name, the staff actually care.

  11. 11

    The Lincoln Lodge

    Logan Square · $

    Local and national comics nightly in an intimate room — no bad sightlines, reasonable drinks, rotating shows mean you'll never catch the same lineup twice.

  12. 12

    Chicago Comedy Club

    River North · $$$