SHOWS
“If you've ever wanted to see the future of comedy—head to the BCC.” - Time Out New York
We’re celebrating Labor Day weekend, so there will be no shows at the theater. Take it easy! See you when shows resume on Sept 2!
Students from the Clown Level 3 Class, instructed by Tallie Medel, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks! (Show 1 of 2)
GUPS presents: A LIVE TELETHON! Featuring live Sumo Wrestling, Competitive Eating, musical guests, and improv from your good friends at GUPS!
Pump Up: The Jam is a weekly improv mic hosted by William Banks, Maya Sharma, and Tej Khanna where anyone can put their name in and perform improv in a mash up group with other comedians.
Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.
Performers get 3 minute slots to try their material out with little pops from After School Special in between. Show off standup, sketch, a character, or even a little poem you've been working on. There is a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR BIGOTED MATERIAL.
Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.
Students from the Clown Level 1 Class, instructed by Tallie Medel, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
Students from the Improv Level 2 Class, instructed by Devin Bockrath, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
The Good Time is a fully improvised show based on one suggestion from the audience. The Good Time is a team made up of Chicago improv veterans who have performed at The Second City, iO Chicago, The Annoyance, Logan Square Improv.
Openers: Lauren Arnett Duo
Students from the Improv Level 4 Class, instructed by Andy Junk, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks. Show #3 of 3!
Students from the Clown Level 1 Class, instructed by Julian Hernandez , show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Descend. Join the freaks of the BCC for a night of mania. All new wild-ass improvised sketches every week. Welcome to hell, it’s a party.
“The right mix of scrappy and chaotic.” - The New York Times
Tickets: FREE with a suggested donation to BCC Diversity Scholarship fund.
Students from the Improv Level 3 Class, instructed by Julian Hernandez, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
For one night only…. Jo and Tessa are GAY GUYS
Do you hear the harmony...? The correct answer is no, you don't hear a thing. Because this isn't musical improv, and because these three improv teams have been buzzing at a frequency of 639 Hz since their serendipitous first show alongside each other.
Come see a completely new episode of the office unfold in front of your eyes based on what YOU want to see!
If you’re looking for a beefy, juicy improv night, this is the show for you.
Weird Brown Idiots perform improv that beguiles and bemuses......... some say it is like a podcast that is not being recorded and is visual.
With original sketches, interactive games, and some special guest comics, Night of the Living Variety Show is something to die (laugh) for!
Sebastian, Pearl, and Maya welcome all queer identifying improvisers to BCC’s monthly queer improv jam
Students from the Sketch Level 2 Class, instructed by Nick Mestad, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Welcome to the BCC's longest-running haus improv show - where everything is totally made up on the spot, for one night only. Each week a cast member gets to play team captain and decide what special rules for that show would make them laugh.
Opener: Slush Puppie
Expect hilarious improv, sharp stand-up, and unbeatable vibes as we bring the heat to the stage.
The hosts still don't know who their guests are! They still don't know what their monologue says!
Students from the Clown Level 1 Class, instructed by Tallie Medel, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
Students from the Sunday Stand Up Level 1 Class, instructed by Sara Hennessey, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks!
Oprah’s off the air, Ellen’s cancelled, and Rosie O’Donnell’s too busy adopting her eighteenth child. We need a hero, and her name is Naomi.
Students from the Improv Level 1 Class, instructed by Onyi Okoli, show off their hard work from the last 7 weeks.
A never-before-seen episode of NBC's hit 1970s detective drama, Columbo, performed by a cast featuring some of New York's finest (comedians).
A brand new weekly stand up show brought to you by our beloved BCC stand up faculty!
Featuring: TBA
“The right mix of scrappy and chaotic...a leading house of improvisation.” - The New York Times
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Thank you to everyone who attended Fad’25 and our nearly 800 performers!! See you next year July 9-12, 2026!
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