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Wanna learn how to make people laugh? BABS Comedy Club offers a unique way to learn comedy writing, with every week focusing on different elements, forms, and structures. Purchase the class pass for $200 to learn it all and perform in a showcase, or simply drop-in to the class that interests you for only $25! 

Week 1: Generating unlimited material and brainstorming techniques (11/7/24)

Week 2: The anatomy of a joke (11/14/24)

Week 3: Standup writing and performing; crowd work (11/21/24)

Week 4: Sketch writing structure and improvising to create a sketch (12/5/24)

Week 5: Sketch writing formats Part 1 (12/12/24)

Week 6: Sketch Writing formats Part 2 (12/19/24)

Week 7: Writing Desk Pieces and Monologues for TV (1/9/25)

Week 8: Comedic Song writing (1/16/25)

Week 9: Comedy Showcase Rehearsal- *only included with 10 class package purchase (1/23/25)

Week 10: Student Comedy Showcase on the BABS Stage!- *only included with 10 class package purchase (1/26/25)

8 Classes + Showcase OR Single Drop-In Class

* FREE Admission!

* 4 minute Standup sets

* Doors Open / Signups at 7:30pm

*List caps at 30 people

Improv comedy is an incredibly useful tool for both comedians and non-performers alike! Through games that tickle the brain and the funny bone, you'll learn to think quickly on your feet, find humor in reality, and expand your overall range and comfort in any occasion. Every week focuses on a different facet of improv, so purchase the class pass for $200 to learn it all AND perform in a showcase, or simply drop-in to whichever class interests you for only $25!

Week 1: Improv Basics (11/8/24)

Week 2: Finding the Game of the Scene (11/15/24)

Week 3: Building Characters (11/22/24)

Week 4: Relationship Scenes (12/6/24)

Week 5: Physical Movement/Object work/Scene building (12/13/24)

Week 6: Genres, Emotional exploration (12/20/24)

Week 7: Short form games, One-liner games, X-factor (1/10/25)

Week 8: Music improv (1/17/25)

Week 9: Improv Showcase Rehearsal- *only included with 8 class package purchase (1/24/25)

Week 10: Improv Showcase- *only included with 8 class package purchase (1/26/25 @7pm)

Every week, catch a different lineup of your favorite comedians from all over Chicago! Enjoy a night of laughter while you watch the rising stars of comedy right in your neighborhood! 

Improv N.S.F.W. short-form improv show à la "Whose Line Is It Anyway," made especially for Adults-Only crowd! Watch as our cast of hilarious improvisors turn your suggestions into hilarious scenes that would make your MeeMaw blush! This is definitely a show that's Not Safe For Work! 

Run time is approximately 90 minutes.

Under 18 not admitted without parent or guardian.

Some light is used at this show that may be disruptive to people who are sensitive to light.

Bring the whole family out to our high-energy, interactive improv comedy show! Watch as our comedians create hilarious scenes and songs based on YOUR suggestions! No two shows are the same, so you can come back again and again!

Some light is used at this show that may be disruptive to people who are sensitive to light.

Let's face it, everybody's obsessed with True Crime. So we decided to celebrate this spooky season with an SNL-style sketch show that pays homage to our favorite genre. Slay Queen turns True Crime on its head with hilarious parodies, wild characters, quirky scenarios, and much more! Prepare to be murdered...with laughs!!

Run time is approximately 55 min.

Rated PG-13 for adult language, under 18 admitted with parent/guardian present.

**Stick around for the 10pm Adults-Only Improv Show for only $10 more!

Strobe lighting and other intense lighting will be used during this show.

Black Friday has never been funnier! Producer Ken Hamlett put together an incredible lineup of the hottest comics in town to celebrate this holiday season. We got Tiny Thickemz, Ty Riggs, Lyssa Laird, and St. James Jackson! Get your tix now!