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Best Comedy & Stand-up in October 2024

Eddie Izzard at Genesee Theater

Eddie Izzard

British comedian Eddie Izzard has been lauded as one of the most influential comics for over 25 years. Now, she returns to U.S. shores with 'Eddie Izzard The Remix: The First 35 Years' back on the road! Expect to hear some of her greatest comedy moments from legendary early shows, including 'Dressed to Kill,' 'Glorious,' 'Definite Article,' and more. Jeesy Chreesy!

Lewis Black at North Shore Center

Lewis Black

The twice Grammy-winning Lewis Black is heading on his final stand-up comedy show, 'Goodbye Yeller Brick Road: The Final Tour.' Black is the perfect demonstration of that rare comic who can make you laugh while making compelling points about the absurdity of the world around you. Famed for his angry persona on both stage and cable, don't miss your chance to see the comedic legend live for his final tour!

Ronny Chieng at The Chicago Theatre

Ronny Chieng

Award-winning comedian extraordinaire Ronny Chieng is on as he brings his comedy to the USA! Having starred in the global smash-hit film, Crazy Rich Asian, Malaysian-born Chieng is one of the world's fastest-growing comedians. Don't miss your chance to see this funny man live as he brings the Love To Hate It tour to you thus year!

Steve Martin & Martin Short at Rosemont Theater

Steve Martin & Martin Short

Martin meets Martin in this extraordinary meeting of two of modern comedy's greatest entertainers. Steve Martin and Martin Short present 'You Won't Believe What They Look Like Today', a Q&A style conversation between the two comedians and the audience with a musical twist. Expect an evening of banjo-tinged interludes and singing punctuated by the side-splitting humor and charisma of these comedy greats.

Ben Schwartz at The Chicago Theatre

Ben Schwartz

You may know him as the terminally absurd Jean Ralphio in Parks and Recreation or maybe as the voice of Sonic The Hedgehog, but either way, he's always hilarious! Don't miss him of glorious hair, Ben Schwartz as he brings the laughs to you when he pitches up, with friends in tow, to a stage near you!

Cat and Nat at Park West

Cat and Nat

Since bursting onto YouTube Cat and Nat have become hugely popular with their honest take on 'mom life'. In their weekly videos, the duo tackle common misconceptions on what it means to be the 'perfect' mom in an incredibly funny and relatable way! Now catch the pair as they hit the road with their newest tour!

David Cross at Vic Theater

David Cross

Many know him as the kooky never-nude Tobias Funke from the cult classic show Arrested Development, or as the titular character in the black comedy The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, but David Cross cultivated his humor as a young stand-up in New York in the 80s before establishing himself as a TV star. The comedian steps back into the spotlight with his 'The End Of The Beginning Of The End' tour, kicking off this fall!

Felipe Esparza at The Chicago Theatre

Felipe Esparza

With his wild tangle of curly black hair and a boyish, mischievous grin permanently on his face, Felipe Esparza cuts a unique figure in the world of stand up. Winner of the 2010 season of Last Comic Standing, the Mexican-born, East LA-raised funnyman overcame the poverty, gang violence and drug addiction of his youth using comedy as an emotional outlet. Don't miss this hilarious dark horse of comedy!

Jenny Slate at Athenaeum Theater

Jenny Slate

Best known for her Critics' Choice Award-winning performance in Obvious Child, comedian, award-winning actress and author Jenny Slate has taken the nation by storm! A woman of many talents Slate has worked with the likes of Amy Poehler and Nick Croll with her voice work being featured in some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters. With many a story to tell don't miss your chance to see Slater live!

JR De Guzman at Chicago Improv

JR De Guzman

Fusing together music and comedy, rising star JR De Guzman hit the number one spot on the Billboard and iTunes comedy charts with his debut album 'Dual Citizen', and now the hilarious Phillipino-American is coming to you on his newest tour, Working It Out, bringing the show to venues across the country, enjoy a night of musical comedy in some of North America's finest and most intimate venues, before he hits the stratosphere!

Whitney Cummings at The Chicago Theatre

Whitney Cummings

Co-creator of 2 Broke Girls, podcast host and star of her own NBC show, the hilariously honest comedian Whitney Cummings is taking to the road. Expect an evening of laughter as this candid comic lets you into her sarcastic world. With past targets including workplace politics, co-dependency, relationships and more, nothing is off-limits for Cummings.

Drunk Shakespeare at The Lion Theatre

Drunk Shakespeare

Take a journey to a mysterious hidden venue where mayhem awaits! Enter through a secret door and discover a glam cocktail bar and library where the infamous Drunk Shakespeare Society are ready to perform! But the main event really begins when one actor takes to the stage after at least five shots of whiskey and attempts to perform an entire play by William Shakespeare. No two shows are the same, four sober actors must try and keep the script going whilst one actor tackles the script through blurred vision and slurred words.

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