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Improv Class Instructors for Session 2 and More

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CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP! Registration for our second session is open! This session is jam packed with new offerings to further your comedy training. Along with our core improv class levels, we are also offering our new musical improv classes taught by the talented Sarah Shockey. New workshop offerings have been added as well, […]

A Brief History of Improv

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By Rachael Mason   We can assume there was comedy when the first person fell down. We can assume there was improv when the first lie was told. We can assume there was satire as soon as there were kings.   Let’s take a shallow dip into the pool of the story of Chicago Improv. […]

Get to Know iO’s Co-Artistic Directors

The reason why Improv Comedy has endured during the Pandemic is due to the performers persistently keeping the flame of the artform burning. Performing two or three shows a night, collaborating weekly with friends to produce shows, working tirelessly to create fun and fulfilling content, Chicago comedians are some of the most dedicated artists in […]

iO Training Center 2023 Session 1 Instructors

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    Reserve your Spot in Class Today!   LEVEL 1 Kayla Pulley Session starts January 3  | Tuesdays from 7-10 p.m.   Kayla Pulley is a theater graduate of Columbia College Chicago.  A Jill of all trades, she has performed theater, improv, stand-up, sketch comedy, and burlesque in various theaters across the US.  In […]