Saturday Skybox Tickets
Saturday, April 18, 7pm, $20
Emcee: Mark Sutton
Headlining Act: Impromptu Splendor (with SCTV's Joe Flaherty)
Saturday, April 18 @ 8:30pm, $15
Emcee: Jamie Black
Opening Act: pH Productions
Headlining Act: Rare Bird Show
Saturday, April 18 @ 10pm, $15
Emcee: Jamie Black
Opening Act: Little American Bastards
Headlining Act: 4Track
Saturday, April 18 @ 11:30pm, $15
Emcee: Jamie Black
Opening Act: Ay Diego!
Headlining Act: The Reckoning
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CIF SHOWCASE @ THE PLAYGROUND
3209 N. Halsted, (773) 871-3793
Tickets will be sold only on the day of show at The Playground's box office.
Thursday, April 16 @ 8pm, $15
Emcee: Wendy Mateo
Opening Act: Stripper's Picnic
Headlining Act: Dummy
Friday, April 17 @ 7:30pm, $15
Emcee: Wendy Mateo
Opening Act: Impro Japan
Headlining Act: The Wilhelm
Friday, April 17 @ 9pm, $15
Emcee: Wendy Mateo
Opening Act: Atilla
Headlining Act: Sybil
Friday, April 17 @ 10:30pm, $15
Emcee: Wendy Mateo
Opening Act: WDWMKR
Headlining Act: Hello Laser
Saturday, April 18 @ 6pm, $10
Emcee: Wendy Mateo
Burning Desires
Saturday, April 18 @ 7:30pm, $15
Emcee: Wendy Mateo
Opening Act: Foxy Freestyle
Headlining Act: Bastards, Inc.
Saturday, April 18 @ 9pm, $15
Emcee: TBA
Opening Act: Dominizuelan
Headlining Act: Monkey 13 And The Masked Menace
Saturday, April 18 @ 10:30pm, $15
Emcee: Wendy Mateo
Opening Act: Whiskey Rebellion
Headlining Act: Parrallelagramphonograph's French Farce
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CIF SHOWCASE @ CHEMICALLY IMBALANCED THEATRE
1420 W. Irving Park, (773) 865-7731
Friday, April 17, 10:30pm, $15
To buy Friday tickets, please click: Friday Tickets
Emcee: Adam Higgins
Opening Act: Poser
Middle Act: Firth & Arjet
Headlining Act: Latch Key Kids
Saturday, April 18, 10:30pm, $15
To buy Saturday tickets, please click: Saturday Tickets
Emcee: Jay Gish
Opening Act: Space Robbers
Middle Act: The Uncle Ukulele Show
Headlining Act: Rooster
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CIF SHOWCASE @ GORILLA TANGO THEATER
1919 N. Milwaukee Ave., (773) 598-4549
Wednesday, April 15, 8pm, $15
For tickets please click: Wednesday, 8pm Tickets
Headlining Act: Iceworm
Note: Iceworm's shows will be improvised entirely in Sign Language.
Wednesday, April 15, 9:30pm, $12
For tickets please click: Wednesday, 9:30pm Tickets
Headlining Act: Iceworm
Note: Iceworm's shows will be improvised entirely in Sign Language.
Saturday, April 18, 11:30pm, $12
For tickets please click: Saturday, 11:30pm Tickets
Emcee: Shaun Landry
Headlining Act: The Great Puppet Bollywood Extravaganza by Un-Scripted Theatre Company
Note: This show runs 90 minutes without an intermission.
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CIF SHORT-FORM SHOWCASE @ LAUGH OUT LOUD
601 N. Martingale Road, Streets of Woodfield, Suite 171, Schaumburg, IL, (847) 240-0386
For tickets please click: Laugh Out Loud Tickets
Friday, April 17, 7:30pm, $15
Opening Act: On The Spot Improv
Headlining Act: Laugh Out Loud Players
Friday, April 17, 9:30pm, $15
Opening Act: On The Spot Improv
Headlining Act: Laugh Out Loud Players
Saturday, April 18, 7:30pm, $15
Opening Act: The Improv Mafia
Middle Act: Team Bobby
Headlining Act: Laugh Out Loud Players
Saturday, April 18, 9:30pm, $15
Opening Act: The Improv Mafia
Middle Act: Altermania
Headlining Act: Laugh Out Loud Players
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CIF LATINO SHOWCASE @ NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART
1852 W. 19th St., (312) 738-1503
Tickets will be sold only on the day of show the NMoMA box office.
Friday, April 17, 8pm, $10
Emcee: Will Luera
Headlining Act: Los Aztecas del Norte
Saturday, April 18, 8pm $10
Emcee: Will Luera
Headlining Act: Los Aztecas del Norte
CIF LATE NIGHT @ ANNOYANCE THEATRE
4830 N. Broadway, (773) 561-4665
Tickets will be sold only on the day of show at the Annoyance box office.
Thursday, April 16, 10:30pm, $10
Emcee: Alison Royer
Headlining Act: Messing with a Friend (Special Guest: Mick Napier)
Friday, April 17, Midnight, $10
Emcee: TBA
Opening Act: Three Hole Punch
Headlining Act: Psychic Improv
Saturday, April 18, Midnight, $10
Emcee: TBA
Opening Act: Babel Fish
Headlining Act: Mustache Rangers
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CIF NIGHT OWL @ THE PLAYGROUND
3209 N. Halsted, (773) 871-3793
Saturday, April 18 @ Midnight-3AM, $5
Tickets will be sold only on the day of show at The Playground's box office.
Emcee: Leah Eva
12:00am, Standards and Practices
12:20am, Sutton and Shelo: Middle-Age Meets Middle-East
12:40am, Skinprov
1:00am, T & A
1:20am, Bearded Men
1:40am, Naomi Ikegami
2:00am, Blackout
2:20am, All-Fest Improv Jam
CIF SPECIAL EVENTS
Note: CIF's Special Events are listed chronologically.
CIF's One World On One Stage
Tuesday, April 14, 8pm @ ComedySportz Chicago, $5
929 W. Belmont, (773) 549-8080
Tickets will be sold only on the day of show at the CSZ box office.
Emcee: Matt Elwell
Opening Act: 808 All-Stars
Middle Act: Altermania
Headlining Act: Improvisers from Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, and USA playing together.
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CIF's Lifetime Achievement Awards
Wednesday, April 15, 7pm @ The Second City ETC., $75
1608 N. Wells, 2nd Floor, (312) 337-3992
For tickets please click: Lifetime Achievement Awards Tickets
Emcee: Mark Sutton
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients:
Andrew Alexander; Joe Flaherty
To read about Andrew's career, please click: Andrew Alexander
To read about Joe's career, please click: Joe Flaherty
Spotlight Award Recipient: George Earle
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CIF's Puppet Cage Match: The Fur Will Fly!!
Wednesday, April 15, 8pm @ IO Comedy Theatre, $10
3451 N. Clark St., (773) 880-0199
Tickets will be sold only on the day of show at the IO's box office.
Emcee: Beth Melewski
Felt vs. The Noah Ginex Puppet Company
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Interactive Performance Lab's StoryBox: iTeam Show
Wednesday, April 15, 8pm @ Barnes & Noble on the corner of Jackson & State
1 East Jackson, (312) 362-6000
Tickets are free and available only on the day of the show at the Egan Urban Center.
Headlining Act: iTeam
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Interactive Performance Lab's StoryBox: Dream A Little Dream...
Thursday, April 16, 7pm @ Barnes & Noble on the corner of Jackson & State
1 East Jackson, (312) 362-6000
Tickets are free and available only on the day of the show at the Egan Urban Center.
Headlining Act: iTeam (with special guests Joe Bill from Bassprov, Shaun Landry from Oui Be Negroes, Rachael Mason from iO, Will Luera from ImprovBoston, and Cory Rouse from Disney Imagineering)
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CIF's The Battle For The Border
Thursday, April 16, 10pm @ ComedySportz Chicago, $10
929 W. Belmont, (773) 549-8080
Tickets will be sold only on the day of show at the CSZ box office.
Emcee: Matt Elwell
ComedySportz Chicago vs. Montreal's On The Spot Improv
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CIF's Open Court
Thursday, April 16, 9:30pm @ The Playground, $10
Tickets will be sold only on the day of show at The Playground box office.
3209 N. Halsted, (773) 871-3793
Emcee: Wendy Mateo
Chicago Improvisers play with Festival Improvisers.
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CIF's All Ages Shows
Saturday, April 18, 1pm @ Ridge Park, $0
9625 S. Longwood Dr, Chicago, (312) 747-6640
Tickets are free to the public
Headling Act: Josh Funk & Nyima Funk
Saturday, April 18, 2pm @ Laugh Out Loud, $10
601 N. Martindale Road, Streets of Woodfield, Suite 171, (847) 240-0386
For tickets please click: Laugh Out Loud Tickets
Headlining Act: Hogwash
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CIF Presents Improv Legends
Saturday, April 18, 3pm @ Lakeshore Theater, $5
3175 N. Broadway, (773) 472-3492
For tickets please click: Movie Tickets
"Improv Legends: ideas, insights, icons" is a new documentary on improvisation by producers Joel Veenstra and Marc Warzecha. At this special first screening of "Improv Legends", Joel and Marc will show extended segments of the soon to be released documentary, and take your questions on the project. "Improv Legends" features some of the greatest minds in improv sharing their thoughts on the work, and includes exclusive interviews with: Bernie Sahlins: founder and original owner, The Second City; Gary Austin: founder, The Groundlings; David Shepard: founder, The Compass Players; Valerie Harper: Second City alum and star of Rhoda; Keegan-Michael Key: MADTV, Second City; George Wendt: Cheers, Second City; Matt Besser: Co-founder, UCB; Joyce Sloan: Producer Emeritus, The Second City; Andrew Alexander: Second City Owner and CEO; Mick Napier: founder, Annoyance theatre; Jennifer Estiln: Executive Producer, Annoyance theatre; Charna Halpern: Founder and Owner, IO; James Grace: IO West; Kelly Leonard: Executive Vice President Second City; Anne Libera: Head of the Second City Training Center; Jonathan Pitts: Executive Director, Chicago Improv Festival; Michael Gellman: Second City alumni and teacher; Tim O'Malley: Second City alumni and teacher; Ruby Streak: 30 year Second City Music Director, and many more.
To see a trailer for this film, please click Improv Legends
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CIF's Apprentice Teams
Sunday, April 19 @ 12pm-3pm @ Gorilla Tango Theater, $5
1919 N. Milwaukee, (773) 598-4549
For tickets please click: Sunday Tickets
Emcees: Jill Bernard, Emily Dugan, Ed Reggi, Asaf Ronen, Rebecca Sohn, Rich Sohn
Performing in alphabetical order:
The Comedy Project
The IMPers
The Moving Walkways
The Nannie Tharp Experience
Pale Imitations
Spontaneous Combustion
For More CIF 2009 Information:
Please click: Ensembles
Please click: Parties
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