Chicago offers many solutions for those in need of a comedic fix. With outstanding comedy options like the Improv Olympics, showcasing long form improvisation shows, to the Annoyance Theatre where one can find innovative and often comical shows. Chicago's rising stand-up comedians can be seen at the Lincoln Lodge, a restaurant with top notch stand-up comedy on Friday and Saturday nights or Chicago Underground Comedy, a stand-up comedy showcase on Tuesday nights at The Beat Kitchen. But it is another group that has put Chicago on the comedy map: The Second City.
For those who love jazz, Chicago is tantamount to dying and going to heaven. This is a city where one can find the classical renderings, good old Bee Bop and swing, as well as experimental and improvisational jazz combos and musicians. Whatever ones preference, it matters not; there are so many options in this city one can always discover something to suit their mood.