Riff City is a comedy show where the joke is on you. Audiences submit their confessions, hot takes, advice questions, and gossip on slips of paper. Then a rotating lineup of the city’s top comedians spend the night turning those words into fully realized bits, transforming the night into an improvised gossip session. Slips become inside jokes and comics become therapists as the audience enjoys a show tailored to them.
What started as a monthly experiment has become one of Chicago’s most beloved comedy institutions, selling out consistently and building a cult following of fans who come back again and again, knowing they’ll never see the same show twice.