Annoyance Theatre & Bar

Settle in as MeeMaw tells you one last story… Upstream (Or, The S***m Play) plays its final performance tonight on Mainstage at 10PM!

Don’t miss the story of a lifetime. Tickets on sale now!

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So awesome to have these two back at Annoyance for one-night -only, doing their solo shows. Not to be missed - THIS FRIDAY @ 8PM⁣
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Chris Witaske: Danny Mustang is the world’s first and only leaf blower stand-up comedian and things are not going great in his life right now. ⁣
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John Hartman: An Evening with Hal Brackman: Join legendary Broadway and film composer Hal Brackman (John Hartman) for a retrospective of his nearly 40 years of classic, beloved and world-changing songs. His music and lyrics have not only become woven into the fabric of our lives; they are the entire quilt of our lives. From his early days in New York to his Hollywood heydays, Brackman takes you on a journey through his career in an inventive one-man show that he himself has called “breathtaking.”⁣
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You can catch Upstream (Or, The S***m Play) as it plays its final performance this Saturday at 10PM on The Annoyance MainStage! ⁣
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Ticket count — LOW.

The show formerly known as B**man R*t*rns now ceases to exist! Come see Shadow Man and Tobin save the day! Chicago is more gothic than ever and the Puffin is running for mayor! Will the Dynamo duo be able to persist? Tune in, same shadow-time, same shadow-channel!

DISCLAIMER: All events, places, and characters of this play are entirely original parody. Any perceived similarities to existing IPs is made up in your own mind.

HOLD THESE TRUTHS will be an exploration into the beginnings of the United States, the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution, featuring insight, notable figures and anecdotes, and storytelling.

Paul Turner, a solo performance veteran (The Annoyance, Steppenwolf, Live Bait, Filet of Solo, amongst others) will examine how we got here, politically, after examining how we started, using wit and interwoven personal stories from his indelible experiences going to a county courthouse nearly every day during his childhood, which informed him about law and government from an early age.

“Solo performer Paul Turner may be a witty writer with a gift for spinning fascinating, sometimes fantastical yarns. But his greatest asset is that he speaks from the heart”
Jack Helbig- Chicago Reader

Announcing the DNA Apology Tour. An hour-long sketch show with original material from Avi Duhan, Jake Neisewander, Declan Grogan, Kelly Bauher, and Ziv Haikin. It’s a show you won’t want to miss. Saturdays at 6PM starting August 17th through September 7th

Tonight! 8pm! !⁣
Come check out , this week featuring and !⁣
Grab tickets at the link in our bio!⁣
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A self-help seminar is in need of help and one brave clown steps up to run the show. Sadly, he has no idea what to talk about and things quickly go off the rails in this immersive 50 minute performance. Created and performed by award-winning clown , this show will only run for three weeks before going on tour, so get your tickets now!⁣
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We’re back! Catch 8pm Mondays !⁣
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This 45 minute, scripted sketch r***e blends the creative brain juices of comedians Joe Cariola and Gabby Seed. Watch Gabby uncover the grounded side of unhinged characters while Joe explores what it really means to absolutely lose it. Character-forward, absurdist, and big-hearted, “Double Trouble” is the perfect antidote after a long week of day-trading, farting through cold calls, and trying not to sleep at work.⁣
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Created by Lexi Purvis (director, writer), Gabs Lopez (producer, writer), and Gabby Seed (producer, writer).⁣
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Starring Joe Cariola and Gabby Seed.⁣
Consulting director: Leila Gorstein.⁣
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Column: The best comedy of the year so far is on YouTube, the breath-stealing brilliance of Chicago’s Conner O’Malley Straying from high-energy exhortations to flop sweat, he’s cheerleading for a future everyone knows will not benefit him. It is a TEDTalk in hell.

Attend the best worst self-help seminar and make friends you will never speak to again! Created and performed by award-winning clown , How To Make Friends & Alienate Them is an immersive 50 minute performance with pieces that range from the silly to the absurd. Get your tickets now because there are only three chances to see this show before it goes on tour!⁣
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2024’s Q***r Comedians To Watch is the biggest, gayest, funniest showcase of the year on stage at the Annoyance Theater for one night only on the eve of the Pride Parade! Featuring 11 comedians performing stand up and original characters, this showcase will leave you in awe of the upcoming talent in Chicago right now.⁣
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Featuring: Alexi Bolden, George Elrod, Beckett Kenny, Sierra Kenyon, Asya Meadows, Chloe Mikala, Chelsea Matkins, Amita Rao, Ateeq Rehman, Rogue Schmidt and Sam Rocha.⁣
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Tonight. 8pm. Sketch comedy for everyone. Actually funny, worth your time

Tonight! 7pm! ⁣
Come check out , this week featuring and Basket of Rye!⁣
Grab tickets at the link in our bio!⁣
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Two Chairs Theatre Co. presents, “The Criminals Go to Prison” — a fully improvised courtroom comedy where the YOU, the audience, are judge, jury, and executioner. Dive into a high-stakes trial of hilarious proportions. The defendants? Notorious improv duo, The Criminals (Jake Jones and Mikey Fried) Their crime? Different every week. The verdict? Completely determined by the audience. Watch in horror and delight as the two reenact the events of That Fateful Day and face off against prosecutors, key witnesses, the Judge, and of course, Justice itself. The result is a high-octane, true crime romp that mocks the Law and desecrates Order. ONE NIGHT ONLY THIS SATURDAY @9:30PM. Ticket link in bio

ANNOYANCE PRIDE 6/30 2024: Derry Queen’s SAVE THE RAINFOREST...CAFÉ⁣
with Drag Shows, specialty drinks, and all the fabulousness.⁣
Tix available in bio! 18+⁣
Staring the return to Chicago girls ⁣
// Canadian goddess .girlfriendexperience //Dragula Icon⁣hammer // Chicago Legend & MORE!⁣
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The Church of Ratology welcomes you to our fundraiser extravaganza - The Ultimate Rat Experience. Witness our official Edinburgh Fringe act, followed by festivities at the bar, including an auction, a raffle, and special guests! All profits from this celebration will go towards funding our trip to perform in Edinburgh in August.

Tonight! 7pm! ⁣
Come check out , this week featuring and !⁣
Grab tickets at the link in our bio!⁣
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Tickets are now available for the “funeral” of Robert Edward Michael Grabowski on June 23rd, 2024. Featuring performances by Allie Ring, James Dugan, Marybeth Kram, Natalie Younger, Josh Segovia,⁣
and more TBA! Funeral attire is suggested, but lederhosen are acceptable. ☠️🪦☠️ ⁣
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Tickets are now available for the “funeral” of Robert Edward Michael Grabowski on June 23rd, 2024. Featuring performances by Allie Ring, James Dugan, Marybeth Kram, Natalie Younger, Josh Segovia,
and more TBA! Funeral attire is suggested, but lederhosen are acceptable. ☠️🪦☠️

Tonight! 7pm!
Come check out , this week featuring and !
Grab tickets at the link in our bio!

This hour long, fully improvised show, features the cast of 12 Angry Improvisers acting as a jury. During this show, the cast will act as a jury, determining the guilt of a defendant whose crime will be re-examined scene by scene. Peek into the deliberation room as they use improv to recreate the facts of a case (as determined by the audience). They'll reexamine the moment the defendant was caught with their hand in the cookie jar -in reverse! -with French accents! -with every line of dialogue being a question! Opens today, Wednesday, 6/5 at 9:30pm!

A crisis thirty years in the making... Claire Noone, a veteran Chicago comic, takes you on her quest for self-actualization... Expect cartoons, irish mythology, and probably getting her ears pierced for the first time EVER.

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featuring Claire Noone
directed by Sage Huston & Laura Maynard

A combination of original songs and cathartic standup about death, drugs, love, isolation, su*cide, breakups, makeup, falling down, getting up...about life from a mind that can’t draw a straight line with Jayson Brooks! Tonight only at 9:30pm. Ticket link in bio ⁣
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NYC friends - check out this comedy festival in upstate NY! Get out of the city and laugh! And if you live outside the city, head to Saugerties...this festival will be 🔥 🔥 🔥

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ALSO TONIGHT AT 8PM! HAPPY 2 B HERE is a kaleidoscopic sketch comedy extravaganza starring Liz Gordon, Alba Woolard, Catrina Hughes, Willis Brei, and Conor Delaney. It’s a show as absurd as everyday life. It’s a real riot for everybody.