SHOWS
For a CIF 2008 Venue Map, please click: CIF Venues
MAIN STAGE @ LAKESHORE THEATER
3175 N. Broadway, (773) 472-3492
MONDAY, JUNE 2 @ 8PM, $20
Opening Act: Virgin Daquiri
Headlining Act: Scheer & McBrayer (with 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer & MTV's The Human Giant's Paul Scheer)
TUESDAY, JUNE 3 @ 8PM, $20
Co-Headliners 1: BASSPROV (with special guest TJ Jagodowski)
Co-Headliners 2: Messing with a Friend (with 30 Rock's Scott Adsit and Annoyance Theater's Mick Napier)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 @ 7:30PM, $20 (Chicago Night)
7:30pm: Dirty Water
8pm: Wing Night
8:30pm Cornwallis
9pm: pHamily the Musical
9:30pm: Revolver
THURSDAY, JUNE 5 @ 8PM, $20
Opening Act: SCRAM
Middle Act: The Reckoning
Headlining Act: Miller & Middleditch (featuring Cloverfield's TJ Miller)
FRIDAY, JUNE 6 @ 8PM, $20
Opening Act: Improsia
Middle Act: Razowsky and Clifford
Headlining Act: Ditka (featuring MADtv alum Frank Caeti and According to Jim's Maribeth Monroe)
SATURDAY, JUNE 7 @ 7:30PM, $20
Opening Act: Gillett and Sutton
Middle Act: Johnny Lunchpail
Headlining Act: The 313 (featuring MADtv star Keegan-Michael Key, According To Jim's Larry Joe Campbell, MTV's Wild 'n Out's Nyima Funk and Josh Funk, Comedy Central's The Showbiz Show with David Spade's Marc Evan Jackson, and "John.He.Is" viral video satirst Andy Cobb)
SATURDAY, June 7 @ 10:30PM, $25
Opening Act: Children of a Lesser God
Headlining Act: JTS Brown (a reunion of the legendary IO Comedy Theater team featuring 30 Rock's John Lutz, Madtv alum Ike Barinholtz, The Colbert Report's Peter Grosz, and many other great improvisers)
SUNDAY, JUNE 8 @ 8PM, $20
Opening Act: Whirled News Tonight
Middle Act: Mr. Pepper
Headlining Act: Sports Action Team (featuring the entire cast from NBC's sports comedy tv show and a special guest Chicago pro athlete TBA)
SHOWCASE @ THE PLAYGROUND
3209 N. Halsted, (773) 871-3793
Friday, June 6 @7:30pm, $15
Opening Act: Little American Bastards
Headlining Act: Irish Mutts (with Shaun Landry from the upcoming Sean Penn film "Milk")
Friday, June 6 @ 9pm, $15
Opening Act: Caveat
Headlining Act: Ay Diego (with Mystic River's Zabeth Russell)
Friday, June 6 @ 10:30pm, $15
Opening Act: The Mighty Stumps
Headlining Act: Drum Machine
Friday, June 7 @ Midnight, $10
Opening Act: Babies mit Bearden
Headlining Act: Coldtowne
Saturday, June 7 @ 7:30pm, $15
Opening Act: Holy Moly
Headlining Act: HUGE Improv
Saturday, June 7 @ 9pm, $15
Opening Act: Jackie
Headlining Act: 4 Track
Saturday, June 7 @ 10:30pm, $15
Opening Act: Hot Lawyer
Headlining Act: Seattle Neutrino
SHOWCASE @ THE SECOND CITY SKYBOX
1608 N. Wells, 4th Floor, (312) 337-3992
Saturday, June 7, 7pm-Midnight
7pm: Improv Boston, $15
8pm: Election Show, $15
9pm: Big in Japan, $15
10pm: Improv Cabaret, $15
11pm: Barinholtz and Belushi, $15
Midnight: Planet Ant Improv Colony, $10
SPECIAL EVENTS @ VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Wednesday, June 4, 8:30pm @ The Second City, ETC, $15
1608 N. Wells, 2nd Floor, (312) 337-3992
Opening Act: Brian Gallivan
Headlining Act: FrankenMatt (with MADtv alum Frank Caeti and Matt Craig)
Thursday, June 5, 8pm @ Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, $10
1420 W. Irving Park, (773) 865-7731
CIF & Snubfest co-present "CIF Second Chances Night"
Friday, June 6, 5pm @ IO Comedy Theater, Free
3451 N. Clark St., (773) 880-0199
Headlining Act: Improvised Shakespeare Co.
Friday, June 6, 8pm @ Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, $10
1420 W. Irving Park, (773) 865-7731
CIF & Snubfest co-present JoKyR and Jesster
Friday, June 6, 10:30pm @ Apollo Theater, $15
2540 N. Lincoln Ave., (773) 935-6100
Headlining Act: Baby Wants Candy with special guest Thomas Middleditch
Friday, June 6, Midnight @ Annoyance Theater, $10
4830 N. Broadway, (773) 561-4665
Opening Act: Code Duello: Hamilton and Burr
Headlining Act: Pimprov
(This evening is a CIF benefit for Frank Janisch)
Friday, June 6, Midnight @ IO Comedy Theater, $10
3541 N. Clark St, (773) 880-0199
3 Square (with The Colbert Report's Peter Grosz and SNL's John Lutz)
Saturday, June 7, Midnight @ ComedySportz, $10
929 W. Belmont, (773) 549-8080
The Hot Karl (with MADtv Alum Frank Caeti)
Sunday, June 8, 9pm @ Martyrs, $10
3855 N. Lincoln, (773) 404-9494
The Titanic Player's Old Tom Jar, and Georgia Pacific (reunion)
APPRENTICE TEAMS @ GORILLA TANGO THEATER
Saturday, June 7 @ 7pm, 9pm, and 11pm, $5
1919 N. Milwaukee, (773) 598-4549
Bearded Men
JINX
Improv-Abilities
The Mimehunters
Mister Licorice
Mod 27
onesixtyone
Zoo Improv
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