Name: Comedy Charcuterie
Start: 2026-03-08T02:00:00Z
Location: de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago

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Back for its 4th season! Premier Chicago standups fuel the imaginations of some of the city’s best improvisers. Come see how they layer it on.
Featuring: 
Pat Bolduc Kristen Schultes Sierra Kenyon James Fisher

de Maat Studio Theatre - Chicago

These non-Second City productions are original works created and produced by guest performers and ensembles. With limited runs, these performances allow for complete creative freedom and may feature artists of any experience level.

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Characters, scenes, and songs created on the spot by our ensemble and based on your suggestions. You never know what might happen next...and neither do they! An improv show at The Second City is a lively, interactive event featuring the best improvisers in the world.

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An always popular form in which a comedian performs their unique brand of comedy, usually with nothing more than a mic and their own courage. If you enjoy a rapid-fire night of jokes and stories, a stand-up show might be the perfect fit.

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The Second City’s 113th Mainstage Revue This Too Shall Slap is a wild sketch comedy show that spins the familiar into the absurd&#8230; and makes the absurd feel oddly familiar. Performed by a hilarious six-person ensemble who specialize in chaos, charm, and comedic whiplash, this show will keep you laughing, guessing, and possibly questioning your entire reality. Join us for a night where nothing is what it seems. Except the laughter. That’s real.  
Group of 16 or more? We’ll make it easy: <a href="https://www.secondcity.com/group-events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Contact Us for Group Events</a>

This Too Shall Slap

After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of crime, secrets, and scandals right before your eyes. The performers will keep track of facts, follow leads, and conclude who is the murderer, all while you take in a comedy experience unlike any you’ve seen before. During the show, they’ll employ the tropes, character archetypes, and influences of Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Sherlock Holmes, Nick and Nora Charles, Encyclopedia Brown, and just a dash of Scooby-Doo.

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Ever heard of this show &#8220;Hamilton&#8221;?
Shamilton is just like that, but (ahem) better! Expect the same level of hip hop, incredible songs, moving storytelling, stunning choreography and powerhouse singing&#8230; except made up on the spot.
The New York Times called Shamilton “One of the top 5 comedy shows to catch”.
Comedy supergroup Baby Wants Candy presents &#8220;Shamilton!&#8221;, the Hamilton-inspired hip hop improvised musical created in 2016 in LA and playing to sold out crowds all over the place, including the Kennedy Center in DC, a national touring company and weekly sold out shows in New York and LA.
Join the Shamilton cast as they improvise an epic musical based on a historical figure or celebrity of your choosing&#8230;including Genghis Khan, Kim Kardashian, Mr. Rogers, or even basketball playing superdog Air Bud. You decide!
It&#8217;s the show Lin-Manuel Miranda calls, &#8220;cease and desist!&#8221;

Shamilton the Improvised Hip Hop American Musical

Don&#8217;t miss Chicago&#8217;s rising comedy stars before they hit TV, plus surprise guests from Netflix and Comedy Central! Get your tickets now for an unforgettable night of laughter!

UP’N COMING – CATCH CHICAGO’S RISING COMICS BEFORE TV DEBUT

The Second City’s Improv Supernova blasts open e.t.c.’s 50th Revue with the art form that started it all. No two performances are ever the same – every night is different, delightfully chaotic, and always funny. Improv this good turns an ordinary night into an unforgettable one. Don&#8217;t miss out.

The Second City’s Improv Supernova: e.t.c. 50th Revue

The Black Excellence Revue brings the heat with a high-energy celebration of Black joy, featuring new songs, bold sketches, and The Second City’s iconic improv. With a hilarious, brilliant cast leading the charge, it’s a can’t-miss night of laughter &#8211; and a perfect break from the Chicago cold.

Black and Highly Flavored: A Black Excellence Comedy Revue

Step into the villa for Prov Ur Love 2 Me &#8211; Season 3.
After a hot and spicy season one and two, a whole new cast is back and ready to find love. Heads will turn, comedy will be had, and love will be found&#8230;probably. Watch as a cast of fit, flirty singles crack on, recouple, and get fiesty in their quest for finding the one. With audience-driven twists, spontaneous game challenges, and enough drama to fill anyone&#8217;s tea cup, every show is a brand-new villa of chaos.
Will they find true love—or just make it through the next elimination? Either way, you&#8217;ll be drawn in by high-stakes, love-fueled spectacle.

Prov Ur Love 2 Me

“It’s Hard to Be Hot” is a sketch comedy show led by two dangerously hot women just trying to survive the tragedy that is 2026. Together, they dive headfirst into the devastatingly real struggles women are facing. Every. Single. Day. Like going to the gyno, dancing out trauma in the club, or dying on set of the next Hollywood blockbuster. Grab your girls; grab your gays; grab your painfully straight male co-workers. This show has something for everyone. It’s bold, it’s stupid, it’s joyful—and it proves that in 2026, being hot is a hard burden to carry.
Directed by Jess Rogers with Special Guest Performances by Lockne Andreoni, Spencer LaMountain, and Keiter Liriano

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