Centerstage - Chicago's Original City Guide

1, 2, Fag + Hag!. I prefer the term beard.

200 Funny Things. An outrageous sketch comedy experiment.

50th anniversary of "The Naked Lunch". Clothing optional.

Absolute Best Friggin' Time of Your Life, The. Miss this at your own risk.

After Party. Catch an always-new, late-night show.

American Blues—Collected One-Acts.

Americans in Peril!. Satire for the citizens.

Armando Diaz Experience, Theatrical Movement & Hootenanny. Giggle along with alumni of Second City and IO.

Aunt Nancy and Doggie Tales. Doggone funny.

Baby Wants Candy: The Rock Musical . Gimme sugar.

Bad Review. Don't hate bad reviews. Embrace them.

Bartop Burlesque. See a lot of skin for no dough.

Beatbox, The. Complete with rap jam.

Best of Sketch & Sniff 2010. A year to remember.

Big Meal, The. Let's eat.

Biography. Eavesdrop on the bitching and dishing of a socialite to the stars.

Black Ted Williams . Open-run improv.

Blu Mic, The. Solid stand-up in an intimate setting.

Boner-Rama. Get it up for these gals. I mean, give it up. I mean...

Breast In Show. Simply the breast.

Brother, Can You Spare Some Change?. Now that the election ho-ha is over, it's back to funny business as usual.

Butler Didn’t!, The. But what did he see?

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Emerald City Theatre invites you into a world of possibility as it opens Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Chicago Underground Comedy. Saucy stand-ups take the stage Tuesday nights.

Chicagoland. See the city through the eyes of long-form improv.

Closer. Sex, betrayal, chat rooms.

Comedians You Should Know. Think you know all there is to know about local comedy? Think again.

Comedy Showcase. Three improv or sketch groups go at it.

ComedySportz. Fast, funny improv suitable for all ages.

Cool Table, The. Improv comedy with a rock-star vibe.

Cupid Has a Heart On: A Musical Guide to Relationships. First comes love, then comes marriage...

Demon Who Never Appeared, A. From stand-up to improv, this show's got every comedy covered.

Departure Lounge. The white zone is for loading and unloading only.

Dirty Water. Fun-loving, wise-cracking improv artists rock the stage.

Do The Hustle. Grifter's dance.

Duke Disdain Show, The. Sassy stand-up mixes with toe-tappin' music.

Easter Bunny Visits, The. Bunnies are funny!

El Circo Cheapo Cabaret #2. A circus in a loft? Yep.

Entertaining Julia. It's free, it's funny and it's full of spastic performers.

Essay Fiesta. Words words words.

Extended Play. Plaaaaaaaaaay

Feet of Clay. LASTmatch Theatre Company presents...

Festival of Flesh!. Burlesque is the besque!

Flanagan's Wake. It's your funeral.

Free for All, The. Nothing's for free eh?

Give Me 5. Funny for money.

God of Carnage. Family problems.

Gospel According to James, The. Five different memories. One gun.

Grand Derangement!. Step dancers rock out to an explosion of lights and sound.

Hair. An electric celebration on stage.

Harold, The. IO's signature, long-form improv piece.

Hesperia. Porn and innocence.

Homecoming, The. Sex, estrangement and rock n' roll.

How Can You Run with a Shell on Your Back?. Turtles and more.

Improvised Shakespeare. Improv that uses the bard's language and themes.

In Darfur. Hits you squarely in the gut and never lets you go until the end.

International Bedlam Society Asylum Variety Show . Wait, what?

Jackie and Me. An inspiring story.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Go go go joe.

Kates, The. No one in this comedy show is actually named Kate.

Kidz Movie Club. No kidding.

Laika Dog In Space. Mammal on the moon.

Late Nite Catechism. Enroll in a class of Sister's sharp religious humor.

Laugh Out Loud. Now there's even more improv comedy in Schaumburg.

Laughing Liberally Chicago. Laughing left.

Lincoln Lodge, The. Hot, saucy stand-up next to a down-home diner.

Lion King, The. Can you feel the love again?

Lost and Found: A Recycled Circus. One man's trash.

Magic Cabaret , The. Deep dish Chicago magic.

Magnetic North.

Mary F. Burns. Burn it up.

Mayhem. Controlled chaos.

Meet John Doe. How's it going, John?

Messing With A Friend. Top comedians fill a rotating spot in this two-person improv show.

Million Little Zombies, A. Eat Brains!

Murder at the Disco. It's death meets disco at the biggest dance contest of 1976.

Natural Gas . Ahhh.

Never Been to Paris. Live live live.

Nobody Likes Retsina. A romantic musical comedy about the clash of generations set in Prohibition Chicago.

Nothing is Sacred Comedy Tour. No alternative.

OINK!. Oink if it's funny.

Original Improv Gladiators, The. Forget American Gladiators—it's Improv Gladiators!

People’s Four Seasons, The. What will you remember?

pHamily the Musical. Smart, funny improv you can sing along with.

pHrenzy. Vote for the funniest performer of the evening.

pHrenzy pHucked. Balls-out, no holds barred improv that encourages BYOB.

Pimprov presents: Tricks and Treats. Pimp it.

Pop Stand, The. Chicago's alt-comic elite tackle pop culture.

Pratfall of Civilization. "Pratfall of Civilization" takes aim at America and hits its mark (mostly).

Present, The. Unwrap some funny.

Private Lives of Eskimos, The. Ever wonder about life after anti-depressants?

Put the Nuns in Charge!. Roll in the aisles with a little religious humor.

Quake. The geography of the human heart.

Radio Golf. Dirty politics.

Red Bar Comedy Show, The. Fresh stand-up in an upscale, Vegas-style venue.

Red Light Winter. Dates, times and prices TBA.

Roaring 20's Audience Interactive Musical Comedy Holiday Dinner Show. Take a trip back to 1920s Christmas.

Saints & Sinners. Nun of that.

Screwtape Letters, The . C.S. Lewis writes Christian satire.

Servant of Two Masters. Kinky.

Sex with Strangers. Twitter this.

Sharon Pomerantz. Sharon Pomerantz reads from Rich Boy.

Show Below, The. Funny is free.

Skiing Is Believing. A speedy, deadly, musical set in Skitown, USA.

Slouch. Waiting for Godot meets The Rules of Attraction.

Star Witness. What is truth?

Storytown. Move over, Hans Christian Andersen.

Studs Terkel's Not Working. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Sunday School Cinema. The ruler-wielding nun sets her sights on Hollywood.

Taming of the Flu. It's a comedy epidemic.

That Was Then. What would you do for money?

That's Weird, Grandma. A boisterous group serves up kids' work for adults.

The Dream Journal of Dr. Jekyll. A steampunk thriller.

The Master and Margarita. A web of satire, magic, and tragedy.

The Moth StorySLAM. True stories told live.

The Two-Hour Comedy Hour. They defy the laws of time.

Thursday Happy Hour. Comedic actors. Character monologues. What else do you need to know?

TJ & Dave. Raunchy, raucous improv from a male and female perspective.

Tommy Gun’s Garage. I am the twenties, hear me roar.

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. 30 wacky/heart-breaking/funny/political plays in 60 minutes.

Travels With My Aunt. On the go.

Triple Feature. Three times a play.

Tweet Life, The. @WTF?

Vagina Monologues. Say it loud and say it proud.

Versus. They're back.

Violet. Outsiders have to stick together.

Votes For Women! . Sister suffragettes!

Walk Two Moons. Dates, times and price TBA.

Whirled News Tonight. A satirical turn on current events.

Whose Line?. The classic t.v. show comes to life...as improv.

Working. Roll, roll, roll mother trucker.