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Mar 18, 2026
LIVE AT THE SECOND CITY! COMEDY DANCE CHICAGO joyful show HAPPY DANCE!
Buzz Center Stage
Buzz Center Stage
Comedy Dance Chicago is bringing their family-friendly show to The Second City! (Fun fact: this group was born out of a Second City Training Center class back in 2014). The show is a high-energy laugh-riot for ages 5 to 95. Comedy Dance Chicago's joyful mashup of sketch comedy, physical humor, music, and dance is sure to have you (and your kids and their grandparents) smiling, laughing, and bopping in your seats!

Oct 14, 2025
Comedy Dance Chicago: 10th Anniversary Show & Fundraiser
WGN Spotlight Chicago
Sarah Jindra, Andrea Darlas
This weekend Comedy Dance Chicago is celebrating 10 years with a special anniversary show and fundraiser. They’re calling it their biggest, weirdest, danciest bash yet. Sarah and Michael join us with more.

May 13, 2025
Comedy Dance Chicago Presents 8-BITS
WGN Spotlight Chicago
Ji Suk Yi, Sarah Jindra
A group of hilarious performers combining comedy and dance with music and word play. Comedy Dance Chicago is at the iO Theater all month long with their latest show 8-BITS. Sarah and Justin join us with more.

Mar 12, 2025
“An explosion of dancing” is the best medicine: Comedy Dance Chicago
Sesaya Arts Magazine
Alejandra Jimenez
“Dance brings so much joy on its own that it just seems obvious to me that it can also be a form of comedy.” Within this observation (which may not feel obvious to many readers) lies the essence of Comedy Dance Chicago, one of the most unusual acts appearing at the 2025 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival...

Jun 7, 2023
Comedy Dance Chicago gets mixed results in latest mashup of sketch, physical comedy and song
Chicago Sun-Times
Steve Heisler
This new run of Comedy Dance Chicago at the iO Theater zooms in on the types of movement we might encounter in everyday life, reenacting the absurdity with physicality, visual gags and facial expressions as punchlines. The pieces speak for themselves, and the group performs best when they adopt a pithy approach.

May 10, 2017
Recommended: The Comedy Dance Collective
Chicago Reader
Matt de la Peña
Fittingly, the Comedy Dance Collective’s new, titleless show at the iO takes place at the Chris Farley Cabaret. It’s a lot of dancing, yes. It’s a lot of laughs, sure. Put the two together, and you’ve got a performance that isn’t so much built on a plot as on some stellar physical comedy. And it’s one of the funniest, most enjoyable hours you’ll spend on a Friday night.

