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Holiday Improv Brunch at Second City, 12:00 p.m.
Steve Cochran’s NYE Comedy Show at The Raue Center, Crystal Lake, 2:00 p.m.
Jeff Dunham at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, 3:00 p.m.
The Good The Bad & The Ugly Sweater at Second City, 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Pat Tomasulo’s New Year’s Eve Dinner Party & Show at European Chalet, 5:30 p.m.
Mike Toomey – cocktails, dinner & comedy at Embers, Lockport, 6:00 p.m.
Sneaky Links New Years Comedy Jam at Hollywood Palms, Naperville, 6:00 p.m.
Early Comedy Show at New Year’s Eve Party 2024 at Hilton-Michigan Avenue. Follow link for details
Comedy Sportz Holiday Battle at iO, 7:00 p.m.
Improvised Shakespeare at iO, 7:00 p.m.
Calvin Evans at The Comedy Bar, 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
111th Mainstage Revue Don’t Quit Your Daydream! at Second City, 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
e.t.c’s 47th Revue Oh, The Places You’ll Glow! at Second City, 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Matthew Broussard at The Comedy Vault, Batavia, 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Practical Theatre’s Ho Ho Holiday Revue with Paul Barrosse, Victoria Zielinski, Dana Olsen, Emilia Barrosse, Ms. Maura at Studio5, Evanston, 7:30 p.m.
Second City Presents What The Elf? at Metropolis Performing Arts, Arlington Heights, 7:30 p.m.
Bret Ernst at The Improv, Schaumburg, 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Laugh Out Loud Theater & Comedy Dance Chicago at Laugh Out Loud Theater, Schaumburg, 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
Dick Clahrk’s New Years Rockin’ Eve at The Annoyance, 8:00 p.m.
Zako Ryan, Josh Ocean Thomas, Chris Higgins, Clark Jones, OhJay Lamont, Claire Sundbye, Joe Eames at Laugh Factory, 8:00 p.m.
Improvised Jane Austen at iO, 8:00 p.m.
Improvised Little Shop of Horrors at iO, 8:00 p.m.
Des Bishop at The Den Theatre, 8:00 p.m.
Don DC Curry, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, Earthquake, special guest Damon Williams at United Center, 8:00 p.m.
Mike Knight hosts Julia Stoyanova, Hannah L. Jungholm, Brandon Keiffer, Harry Jenson, Dan Garcia at Red Room Comedy Club
DeRay Davis’ Funny & Famous Chi Town Countdown with Jess Hilarious, Kelly KDubb, Nate Jackson, Michael Blackson and surprise guests at Arie Crown Theater, 8:00 p.m.
Steph Tolev at Zanies Chicago, 8:00 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.
Lisa Ann Walter at Zanies Rosemont, 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
New Year’s Eve Comedy at The ComedyPlex, Oak Park, 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
New Year’s Eve at CG’s Comedy Club, Bolingbrook, 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
David Edelfelt In With the New at Davenport’s Piano Bar and Cabaret, 8:00 p.m.
Uncle Rail hosts NYE Comedy Show & Live Band at Kacey’s Lakeside Banquet Hall, Lansing, 8:00 p.m.
Tyler Fowler & Chelsea Hood Stand Up Show & Party at Laughing Academy, Glenview, 8:30 p.m.
Larro, Ty Riggs & Aaron Chase Present We Got Jokes at Second City, 9:00 p.m.
The Nitz and Howe Experience New Years Eve Special Show at Davenport’s Piano Bar and Cabaret, 9:30 p.m.
Holidays from Hell at iO, 10:00 p.m.
Best of 2023 at iO, 10:00 p.m.
Trapped in a Holiday Musical at iO, 10:00 p.m.
Blue Man Group at Briar Street Theater, 10:00 p.m.
Zako Ryan, Paul Farahvar, Rebecca O’Neal, Chris Higgins, Saku Yanagawa, Claire Sundbye, Sarah Perry, Sohrab Farouzesh at Laugh Factory, 10:30 p.m