Comedy club · Chicago, Illinois

The Lincoln Lodge, Chicago, IL: Shows and Booking

2040 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

The short answer

The Lincoln Lodge is a comedy club in Chicago, Illinois, at 2040 N Milwaukee Ave. On its calendar: seven nights a week, with the Lincoln Lodge Comedy Showcase on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM; all ages, no 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 bookedEach show’s own producer books it — contact the producer directly. The Lodge scouts local open mics and showcases; comics passing through Chicago can send a 5- to 10-minute clip and a bio, and agents of touring headliners a proposal. source ↗
ShowsSeven nights a week, with the Lincoln Lodge Comedy Showcase on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM source ↗
RoomThree theaters — the Red Theatre seats up to 150, the Brown Theatre up to 50 and the Blue Theatre up to 45 source ↗

Per the club's own site, read 29 September 2026.

What the room asks of comics
How to get booked
  • Representatives of touring comics can send a proposal outline. source ↗
The tape it wants
  • Out-of-town comics who cannot perform for the Lodge live can send a 5- to 10-minute clip and a bio. source ↗
What you can say on stage
  • Sexist, racist, homophobic or discriminatory behavior or jokes are not tolerated. source ↗
  • Handle sensitive and risky subjects carefully. source ↗
Its other 4 rules
On stage
  • The Lodge books local talent by scouting open mics and showcases and watching comics perform live. source ↗
House rules
  • To produce a show on one of its stages, submit the idea through the Lodge’s show form. source ↗
  • Behave professionally and respectfully. source ↗
  • Be open to a constructive conversation about a performance afterwards. source ↗

From the club's own pages, read 29 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

AgeAll ages; acts may contain adult material, so minors attend at their parents' discretion source ↗
MinimumNo drink minimum; a full bar is open before and during the show source ↗
ParkingNo lot of its own; a paid lot across the street next to the Concord (prices change by event and can be high); street parking north on Milwaukee Avenue and south on Armitage; five minutes' walk from the Blue Line Western stop source ↗

As the club's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words. Not published there: the ticket prices and the phone rule.

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

Plan the night

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

Plan a night here → The club's site ↗

Open, according to its own website on 29 September 2026. Listed then: The Lincoln Lodge Comedy Showcase, Friday 2 October 2026, 8:00 PM.

Near The Lincoln Lodge

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 29 September 2026; its rules for comics read 29 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026