Learn the art of improv with some of the most influential instructors in the field of improvisation of the past 30-plus years!
Whether you have experience in improv or are a comedy noob, our improvisation training classes will give you new insight into improv and how it can enhance your comedy career and interpersonal skills! …or at least make you more fun at parties.
CHICAGO'S PREMIER VENUE FOR IMPROV COMEDY AND TRAINING
WE'RE NOT JUST A COMEDY THEATER, WE'RE ALSO A TRAINING CENTER!
IMPROV
WRITING
Taught by experienced instructors in their field, our TV Comedy Writing classes will teach you the essential skills needed to write for various TV formats like The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live, Sitcoms, and more!
WORKSHOPS
Register for one of our improv comedy workshops and get the opportunity to pick the brains of our expert instructors in a variety of unique comedy workshops throughout the year that focus on improv, acting, writing, and more!
BUSINESS IMPROV TRAINING
At The HOME Theater, our improv training for business flips the switch by igniting creativity and out-of-the-box thinking not found in most other stuffy corporate training programs.
Armed with decades-long experience in the field of corporate training and working with some of the most elite business schools in the world, our instructors will meet your business team where they work, at a corporate event, or in our newly minted theater in East Lakeview that’s second to none. Education houses in the world.
LAUGH & LEARN WITH US!
The HOME Comedy Theater is Chicago’s newest comedy venue featuring the best improv comedy shows in the city. Located in Chicago’s East Lakeview neighborhood, our theater boasts an 80-seat theater with a bar and kitchen, a full restaurant menu, a training center, and a separate full-service bar open seven days a week.
Our Training Center specializes in the teaching of “Long Form” improvisation and “The Harold”, a Chicago-born signature long-form structure. We also offer a TV Writing program, comedy/improv workshops, and more!
Our instructors are some of the best and most influential teachers and performers in the field of improvisation of the past three decades and their contribution to the art of improvisation helped Chicago be recognized as the Mecca of improvisational studies and performances around the world.
CONNECT & VISIT!
FOLLOW US FOR NEWS AND UPDATES!LOCATION: 2843 N. HALSTED ST.
(312) 488-9528
The Home Comedy Theater is within a short walking distance from the Halsted bus stop (Bus #8), the Diversey Brown & Purple line, the Wellington Brown & Purple line, and the Belmont Red, Brown, & Purple line train stops.
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