GayCo Productions performs Monday, April 13, 7:30pm @ Lakeshore Theater (CIF Mainstage)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: GayCo Productions

GayMondo - Chicago

GayMondo performs Monday, April 13, 7:30pm @ Lakeshore Theater (CIF Mainstage)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: GayMondo

Special Guest Monologuest: Honey West
For more information about special guest Honey West, please click: Honey West

The Great Puppet Bollywood Extravaganza by Un-Scripted Theatre - San Fransisco, CA

The Great Puppet Bollywood Extravaganza performs Saturday, April 18, 11:30pm @ Gorilla Tango Theater (CIF Showcase)
This show will run 90 minutes without an intermission (and that's short for a Bollywood musical).
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Un-Scripted Theatre
To watch video of this show, please click: The Great Puppet Bollywood Extravaganza video

Hello Laser - New York, NY

Hello Laser performs Friday, April 17, 10:30pm @ The Playground (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Hello Laser
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Hello Laser video

Hogwash - Chicago

Hogwash performs Saturday, April 18, 2pm @ Laugh Out Loud (CIF All Ages)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Hogwash

Hot Lawyer - Toronto

Hot Lawyer performs Friday, April 17, 11:30pm @ The Second City Skybox (CIF Showcase)
For more information, please click: Hot Lawyer
To read an article about this ensemble, please click: Eye Weekly

Iceworm

Iceworm performs Wednesday, April 15, 8pm and 9:30pm @ Gorilla Tango Theatre (CIF Showcase)
Iceworm's shows will be improvised entirely in sign language. Interperters will voice the show for hearing people.
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Iceworm

Ike Barinholtz & Jordan Peele - Los Angeles, CA

Interactive Performance Lab's StoryBox - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Interactive Performance Lab's StoryBox: iTeam Show performs Wednesday, April 15, 8pm @ Barnes & Noble on the corner of Jackson & State
IPL's StoryBox: Dream A Little Dream... performs Thursday, April 16, 7pm @ Barnes & Noble on the corner of Jackson & State
For more information about this show, please click: Interactive Performance Lab's StoryBox

Impro Japan - Tokyo, Japan

Impro Japan performs Friday, April 17, 7:30pm @ The Playground (CIF Showcase)
Impro Japan's show will be improvised in Japanese and English.
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Impro Japan

Impromptu Splendor - Toronto, Canada

Impromptu Splendor performs Saturday, April 18, 7pm @ The Second City Skybox (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Impromptu Splendor
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Impromptu Splendor

Special Guest: Joe Flaherty

The Improv Mafia - Bloomington-Urbana, IL

The Improv Mafia performs Saturday, April 18 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm @ Laugh Out Loud Theatre (CIF Short-Form Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: The Improv Mafia
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: The Improv Mafia video

Improvised Shakespeare Company - Chicago, IL.

Improvised Shakespeare Co. performs Sunday, April 19, 7:30pm @ Lakeshore Theater (CIF Mainstage)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Improvised Shakespeare Company

JINX - Washington, DC

JINX performs Friday, April 17, 10pm @ The Second City Skybox (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: JINX
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: JINX video

Johnny Lunchpail - New York

Johnny Lunchpail performs Friday, April 17, 7:30pm @ Lakeshore Theatre (CIF Mainstage);
Johnny Lunchpail also performs Saturday, April 18, 7:30pm @ Lakeshore Theater (CIF Mainstage)
For more information, please click: Johnny Lunchpail
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Johnny Lunchpail video

Latch Key Kids - Los Angeles, CA

Latchkey Kids performs Friday, April 17, 10:30pm @ Chemically Imbalanced Theatre (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Latchkey Kids
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Latchkey Kids video

Laugh Out Loud - Schaumburg, IL

Laugh Out Loud performs Friday, April 17 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm; Saturday, April 18 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm @ Laugh Out Loud Theater (CIF Short Form Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Laugh Out Loud
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Laugh Out Loud video

Little American Bastards - Toronto, Canada

Little American Bastards performs Saturday, April 18, 10pm @ The Second City Skybox (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Little American Bastards
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Little American Bastards video

Los Aztecas del Norte performs Friday, April 17, 8pm & Saturday, April 18, 8pm @ National Museum of Mexican Art (CIF Latino Showcase)

Messing with a Friend - Chicago

Messing with a Friend performs Thursday, April 16, 10:30pm @ Annoyance Theater (CIF Showcase)
Special Guest: Mick Napier
For more information about this show, please click: Messing with a Friend
To watch video of this show, please click: Messing with a Friend video
To read about special guest Mick Napier, please click: Mick Napier

Mission IMPROVable

Mission IMPROVable performs Tuesday, April 14, 7:30pm @ Lakeshore Theater (CIF Mainstage)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Mission IMPROVable
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Mission IMPROVable video

Monkey 13 And The Masked Menace - Ann Arbor, MI

Monkey 13 And The Masked Menace performs Saturday, April 18, 9pm @ The Playground (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Monkey 13 And The Masked Menace

The Mustache Rangers - Minneapolis, MN

The Mustache Rangers performs Friday, April 18, Midnight @ Annoyance Theater (CIF Late Night)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: The Mustache Rangers
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: The Mustache Rangers video

Naomi Ikegami - Tokyo

Naomi Ikegami performs Saturday, April 18, 12am-3am @ The Playground (CIF Night Owl)
For more information about this show, please click: Naomi Ikegami

The Noah Ginex Puppet Company - Chicago

The Noah Ginex Puppet Company performs Wednesday, April 15, 8pm @ IO Comedy Theater (CIF's Puppet Cage Match)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: The Noah Ginex Puppet Company
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: The Noah Ginex Puppet Company video

On The Spot Improv - Montreal, Canada

On The Spot Improv performs Thursday, April 16 at 10pm @ ComedySportz Chicago (CIF Short-Form Showcase); Friday, April 17 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm @ Laugh Out Loud Theatre (CIF Short-Form)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: On The Spot Improv

Oui Be Negroes - San Fransisco, CA

Oui Be Negroes performs Friday, April 17, 10:30pm @ Lakeshore Theater (CIF Mainstage)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Oui Be Negroes
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Oui Be Negroes video
Oui Be Negroes is celebrating their 15th anniversary with this reunion show on the CIF Main Stage.
To learn more about the history of this ensemble, please click: Oui Be Negroes history

Parrallelogramophonograph's French Farce - Austin, TX

Parrallelogramophonograph's French Farce performs Saturday, April 18, 10:30pm @ The Playground (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Parrallelogramophonograph's French Farce
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Parrallelogramophonograph video

pH Productions - Chicago

pH Productions performs Saturday, April 18, 8:30pm @ The Second City Skybox (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: pH Productions
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: pH Productions video

Pimprov - Chicago, IL

Pimprov performs Saturday, April 18, 10:30pm @ Lakeshore Theater (CIF Mainstage)
Pimprov's show will be improvised entirely in Pimpenese.
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Pimprov
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Pimprov video
To watch a tv report on this ensemble, please click: CLTV

Poser - Chicago

Poser performs Friday, April 17, 10:30pm @ Chemically Imbalanced Theatre (CIF Showcase)
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Poser video

Psychic Improv - Boston, MA

Psychic Improv performs Friday, April 17, Midnight @ Annoyance Theater (CIF Late Night)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Psychic Improv
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Psychic Improv video

Rare Bird Show - Philadelphia, PA

Rare Bird Show performs Saturday, April 18, 8:30pm @ The Second City Skybox (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Rare Bird Show
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Rare Bird Show video

The Reckoning - Chicago

The Reckoning performs Saturday, April 18, 11:30pm@ The Second City Skybox (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: The Reckoning
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: The Reckoning video

Rooster - Bellingham, WA

Rooster performs Saturday, April 18, 10:30pm @ Chemically Imblanced Theater (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Rooster
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Rooster video

Siblings of Doctors - Chicago/Los Angeles, CA

Siblings of Doctors performs Tuesday, April 14, 7:30pm @ Lakeshore Theater (CIF Mainstage)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Siblings of Doctors
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Siblings of Doctors video

Snippets - Chicago

Snippets performs Friday, April 17, 7pm @ The Second City Skybox (CIF Showcase)
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Snippets video

Space Robbers - Chicago

Space Robbers performs Saturday, April 18, 10:30pm @ Chemically Imbalanced Theatre (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Space Robbers

Standards & Practices - Toronto, Canada

Standards & Practices performs Saturday, April 18, 12am-3am @ The Playground (CIF Night Owl)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Standards & Practices

Stripper's Picnic - Chicago

Stripper's Picnic performs Thursday, April 16, 8pm @ The Playground (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Stripper's Picnic
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Stripper's Picnic video

Surf-n-Turf - New York, NY

Surf-n-Turf performs Friday, April 17, 7pm @ The Second City Skybox (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Surf-n-Turf
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Surf-n-Turf video

Sutton and Shelo - Chicago, IL

Sutton and Shelo performs Saturday, April 18, 12am-3am @ The Playground (CIF Night Owl)

Sybil - Chicago

Sybil performs Friday, April 17, 9pm @ The Playground (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this show, please click: Sybil
To watch video of this show, please click: Sybil video

T & A - Kalamazoo, MI

T & A performs Saturday, April 18, 12am-3am @ The Playground (CIF Night Owl)
For more information about this show, please click: T & A

Team Bobby - Chicago

Team Bobby performs Saturday, April 18, 7:30pm @ Laugh Out Loud Theatre (CIF Short-Form Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Team Bobby

Three Hole Punch - Boston, MA

Three Hole Punch performs Saturday, April 18, Midnight @ Annoyance Theater (CIF Late Night)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Three Hole Punch
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Three Hole Punch video

The Tuskegee Experiment - Los Angeles, CA

The Tuskgee Experiment performs Friday, April 17, 11:30pm @ The Second City Skybox (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: The Tuskegee Experiment
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: The Tuskegee Experiement video

The Uncle Ukulele Show - Minneapolis, MN

The Uncle Ukelele Show performs Saturday, April 18, 10:30pm @ Chemically Imbalanced Theatre (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this show, please click: The Uncle Ukulele Show
To watch video of this show, please click: The Uncle Ukulele Show

Velvet Gunn - Chicago/Los Angeles, CA

Velvet Gunn performs Thursday, April 16, 7:30pm @ Lakeshore Theater (CIF Mainstage)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Velvet Gunn
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Velvet Gunn video

Virgin Daiquiri - Chicago

Virgin Daiquiri performs Sunday, April 19, 7:3pm @ Lakeshore Theater (CIF Mainstage)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Virgin Daiquiri

WDWMKR - Toronto, Canada

WDWMKR performs Friday, April 17, 10:30pm @ The Playground (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: WDWMKR
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: WDWMKR video

Whiskey Rebellion - Chicago

Whiskey Rebellion performs Saturday, April 18, 10:30pm @ The Playground (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Whiskey Rebellion
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Whiskey Rebellion video

The Wilhelm - New York, NY

The Wilhelm performs Friday, April 17, 7:30pm @ The Playground (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: The Wilhelm
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: The Wilhelm video

Without Annette - Montreal, Canada

Without Annette performs Friday, April 17, 10pm @ The Second City Skybox (CIF Showcase)
For more information about this ensemble, please click: Without Annette
To watch video of this ensemble, please click: Without Annette video

CIF Apprentice Teams
CIF Apprentice Teams performs Sunday, April 19, 12p-2pm @ Gorilla Tango Theater (CIF Apprentice Teams)
More CIF Apprentice Teams may be added at a later point.

The Comedy Project - Pocatello, ID

The IMPers - Edgartown, MA

The Moving Walkways - Baltimore, MD

The Nannie Tharp Experience - Louisville, KY

Pale Imitations - Columbus, OH

Spontaneous Combustion - Aurora, CO

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