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The 11th Annual CIF: June 2 - 8, 2008
Main Stage Tickets On-Sale Now! To buy tickets, click: TICKETS
Schedule & Shows For information, click: Shows
Acts & Ensembles For information, click: Ensembles
Parties For information, click: Parties
Workshops For information, click: Workshops
Fest For general festival information, click: CIF Main
Update: 5/1/08
CIF 2008 Schedule Announced!
MAIN STAGE @ LAKESHORE THEATER
3175 N. Broadway, (773) 472-3492; Tickets On-Sale Now!
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 (The Three Headliners Night)
Headliners 1: BASSPROV
Headliners 2: Messing with a Friend (with 30 Rock's Scott Adsit and Annoyance Theater's Mick Napier)
Headliners 3: TJ and Dave
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
Tickets available the night of the shows at The Playground's box office.
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
Tickets can be bought on-line or at The Second City Skybox's box office.
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
Tickets can be bought on-line or at The Second City ETC's box office.
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
Tickets can be bought on-line or at CIC's box office.
CIF & Snubfest co-present "CIF Second Chances Night"
Friday, June 6, 8pm @ Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, $10
1420 W. Irving Park, (773) 865-7731
Tickets can be bought on-line or at CIC's box office.
CIF & Snubfest co-present JoKyR and Jesster
Friday, June 6, Midnight @ Annoyance Theater, $10
4830 N. Broadway, (773) 561-4665
Tickets available the night of the show at the Annoyance's box office.
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
Tickets available the night of the show at IO's box office.
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
Tickets be bought on-line or at ComedySportz' box office.
The Hot Karl (with MADtv Alum Frank Caeti)
Sunday, June 8, 9pm @ Martyrs, $10
3855 N. Lincoln, (773) 404-9494
Tickets available the night of the show at Martyrs' door.
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
Tickets available the night of the shows at GTT's box office.
Bearded Men
JINX
Improv-Abilities
The Mimehunters
Mister Licorice
Mod 27
onesixtyone
Zoo Improv
EDUCATION OUTREACH @ VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Friday, June 6 @ IO Comedy Theater, 4pm-7pm, Free
3541 N. Clark, (773) 880-0199
4pm-6pm, The Improv Forum: with Kim Johnson, Michael Gellman, and a special performance TBA;
6pm-7pm, JTS Brown Panel: moderated by Jet Eveleth with panelists Craig Cackowski and others TBA
Saturday, June 7 @ TBA, 12pm-5pm, $50 per workshop
Improv workshops with Frank Caeti, Josh Funk, Susan Messing, and Dave Razowksy
Sunday, June 8 @ Gil Park, 12pm-2pm, $25 per workshop
825 W. Sheridan, (312) 742-7802
Chicago Women's Improv Forum workshops with Nyima Funk, Maribeth Monroe, and Shaun Landry
PARTIES @ VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Wednesday, June 4 @ ComedySportz Chicago, 10pm
929 W. Belmont, (773) 549-8080
Thursday, June 5 @ Lincoln Taproom, 10pm
3010 N. Lincoln, (773)868-0060
Sponsored by Resolution Digital Studios
Friday, June 6 @ Annoyance Theater, Midnight
4830 N. Broadway, (773) 561-4665
Saturday, June 7 @ IO Comedy Theater, Midnight
3541 N. Clark, (773) 880-1099
Sunday, June 8 @ Martyr's, 10pm
3855 N. Lincoln, (773) 404-9494
Sponsored by The Onion
For more festival information, click: CIF 2008
Update: 4/30/08
CIF Preview Photos Now On-Line!
Chicago's very own Pimprov from CIF's Preview weekend, taking the stage like Rick James! To see all the photos, click: CIF Preview
Update: 4/7/08
CIF Productions Photos Now On-Line
Chicago Improv Festival Productions has a new flickr page featuring a collection of 96 high-resolution color photos taken from April '07 to March '08. These photos show all the programming CIF Productions did during that time, with a major focus on CIF '07.
To see the photos, please click: CIF Productions' Photos
Update: 4/6/08
College Comedy Championships Episodes Now On-Line
All 7 hour-long episodes from CIF Productions' College Comedy Championship 2007 are available for on-line viewing at: CCC Episodes
Our favorite shows? Quarter-Finals #2, Semi-Finals #1, and Semi-Finals #2
To read all previous updates, please click: Updates
Chicago Improv Festival Productions' Calendar
June 2-8, 2008: CHICAGO IMPROV FESTIVAL
Chicago Improv Festival Productions presents the 11th annual Chicago Improv Festival, with CIF's Main Stage @ Lakeshore Theater. Other CIF venues include Annoyance Theater, Chemically Imbalanced Comedy, ComedySportz Chicago, Gorilla Tango Theater, IO Comedy Theater, The Playground, The Second City ETC, and The Second City Skybox. For more information including parties, workshops, and all other updates, click on Chicago Improv Festival. CIF also has a CIF Myspace page.
June 14, 2008: DADPROV
Chicago Improv Festival Productions presents Dadprov on Father's Day @ Beverly Arts Center.
June 27-August 5, 2008: SUMMER THEATER CAMP
Chicago Improv Festival Productions' 3rd annual Summer Theatre Camp @ Chicago Park District's Ridge Park.
August 15-16, 2008: TEEN COMEDY FEST
Chicago Improv Festival Productions presents the 2nd annual Teen Comedy Fest @ Chicago Park District's South Shore Cultural Center. For more information or to register, click on Teen Comedy Fest. TCF also has a TCF Myspace page.
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