Comedy club · Schaumburg, Illinois

Chicago Improv, Schaumburg, IL: Shows and Booking

5 Woodfield Rd, Woodfield Mall Store K120B, Schaumburg, IL 60173

The short answer

Chicago Improv is a comedy club in Schaumburg, Illinois, at 5 Woodfield Rd, Woodfield Mall Store K120B. Shows run Thursday to Sunday, the odd Wednesday; tickets $4.80–$39.57, 21 and over, two-item minimum. For comics, it advertises no open mic but publishes how to get booked.

On stage soon

Lineups belong to the club and the comedians, and can change; the listing has the last word. More shows in Illinois on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micNot advertised on its site
Getting bookedEmail a 5–10 minute clip to submissions@levitylive.com; for new-talent showcases, email luke@improv.com. The club's FAQ also gives chicagogroups@improv.com for booking information source ↗
ShowsThursday to Sunday, the odd Wednesday source ↗

Per the club's own site, read 23 September 2026.

What the room asks of comics
The tape it wants
  • To get booked, email a 5–10 minute clip to submissions@levitylive.com. source ↗
On stage
  • Venue is 21+ unless a show says otherwise; valid photo ID required. source ↗

From the club's own pages, read 25 September 2026 — hover a rule for its exact words, or open its source. Where two of its pages disagree, both are here.

More stage time: Stage Time has open mics by night, and the Gig Board has calls for comics posted by the rooms themselves.

For fans

TicketsStarting prices $4.80–$39.57 on the shows it listed ("Starts at" on each show page) source ↗
Age21 and over unless the show says otherwise source ↗
MinimumTwo-item minimum; any food or drink counts, with or without alcohol source ↗
PhonesNo photos or recording without consent; some artists keep phones out of the show — check your show source ↗
ParkingPlenty of parking right out front; valet through the mall to the right, $8 source ↗

As the club's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words.

Club Etiquette: how to be the table the room loves →

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around Chicago Improv: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.

Plan a night here → The club's site ↗

Seen running on its own site, 23 September 2026.

Near Chicago Improv

Comedy clubs in Illinois → · The Club Directory, coast to coast →

The Club Directory is also in the back of the D.O.C. book, Stand-Up Comedy: From Writing to Touring — $29, over 1,000 pages.

Updated 2 October 2026 · the club's facts from its own site, read 23 September 2026; its rules for comics read 25 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026