iO alum and former Whirled News cast member Jordan Klepper (“The Daily Show”) explains how Chicago Comedy prepared him for Comedy Central in an interview with Chicago Reader. CHICAGO READER: On The Opposition, you’ve brought in a lot of Chicago folks as writers and onscreen “citizen journalists.” Is there a particular perspective Chicago-trained comedians bring … Read more
Spotlight On: Rach Granillo, iO Theater’s New Marketing Intern A Quick Note from Caitlin Mahoney, iO Theater Marketing Manager: I was adding this post to the website, eating my usual Panic at the Wh*le F*ods Dinner (bag of sliced cheese) when it occurred to me that I should pop in and introduce the idea behind … Read more
iO THEATER AND BROOKLYN COMEDY COLLECTIVE ANNOUNCE A NEW COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP AS ‘SISTER-THEATERS’ CHICAGO, NEW YORK CITY – The iO Theater in Chicago and New York’s Brooklyn Comedy Collective proudly announce a new artistic and educational partnership as sister-theaters. The new working relationship is designed to offer students, teachers, performers, and administrators new communicative and … Read more
SMARTLESS Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Sean Hayes and special guests: Andy Richter, Jeff Tweedy, Mark Cuban Live at The Chicago Theatre – Andy Richter talks about his improv training at iO Theater (formerly Improv Olympic) Listen to the full show below, or watch the episode on HBOMax!