i.O. West

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iO West (formerly known as the “Improv Olympic West”), the Los Angeles arm of the world-famous iO in Chicago, presents the best improvisation west of the Windy City. In addition to shows every night, iO West offers the finest improv training in Los Angeles. The theater is located at 6366 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, California.

Valet Parking is available. The Mainstage is 21 years of age and older with a valid ID.

In 1997 Paul Vaillancourt opened , iO WEST, in Los Angeles, as a companion theater to the original iO in Chicago. Today it is managed by James Grace.

In addition to presenting improv and sketch comedy shows every night, the iO West has improv training classes and is the home for the Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival. iO West, celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2007 and has been performing in it’s Hollywood location since October 2001.

The iO, or iO Chicago, (formerly known as “ImprovOlympic”) is a theater located at 3541 N. Clark St., in Chicago, Illinois. The theater both has performances of, and teaches improvisational comedy. It was founded in the 1980s by Del Close and Charna Halpern. iO concentrates on “long-form” improvisational structures, in contrast to the “short-form” or “improv game” format of Theatresports or the television show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. The iO’s signature piece is the “Harold”.

"...Life With the Weismans"

diane weisman · family friendly · world premiere · Ages 13+

8 Bits: A Sketch Show about Video Games

whitney meers · Ages 18+

BEANS!

amanda lund and maria blasucci

BROWNSVILLE BRED

elaine del valle productions,inc. · family friendly · flashing lights · Ages 12+

Existential Crises

the humanic species · family friendly · world premiere · Ages 13+

Feedback Loop

unaffiliated · world premiere · Ages 16+

Femoir: A One Woman Show

briana hansen · Ages 18+

Love & Sex in the Earth's Spin Cycle

lambeth sterling · Ages 18+

Phil the Void; The Great Brain Robbery

phil the void · Ages 14+

PLEASE LOVE ME

solo show · Ages 21+

SPLAT - The Evolution of Soul 685

the raleigh show · Ages 16+

Wet Cookies

inside joke productions · Ages 18+

Whitney Does What She Wants

whitney meers · Ages 18+