The Show Below, Chicago
A great way to sample local comedy or catch up-and-coming acts.
A great way to sample local comedy or catch up-and-coming acts. Each night features sets from three visiting guest groups and the house ensemble, The Crocodile Players. The show is free and the bar gives out free personal pizzas when you purchase a drink. Performers come from all over Chicago (including: Second City, iO, the Annoyance, ComedySportz and The Playground), but the mission is providing opportunities for young, independent and out of state groups.
Hours
Sun
9:00
13:00
Mon
NA
Tue
NA
Wed
9:00
17:00
Thu
9:00
17:00
Fri
9:00
17:00
Sat
9:00
17:00
About The Show Below
Crocodile Lounge, 1540 N Milwaukee Ave
The Show Below and Nearby Sights on Map
Flat Iron Arts Building
The Flat Iron Building in Chicago is an artist colony, housing studios of visual artists, dancers, theatre artistes, and musicians
St. Mary of the Angels
One of the city's most beautiful churches, this classic Polish Cathedral is now administered by the priests of the Opus Dei order of Catholicism
Covenant Presbyterian Church
This Presbyterian church is housed in the former Cathedral of All Saints of the Polish National Catholic Church in Chicago
Chicago Holy Trinity Cathedral
Orthodox church in Ukrainian Village, designed by Louis Sullivan in 1903
Chopin Theatre
An experimental theater complex encompassing two stages, a cafe, and a gallery
Gorilla Tango Theater
Not many places in Chicago can match Gorilla Tango for sheer quantity - even on cold, quiet Wednesday nights, you'll find two unknown theater companies doing low-budget comedies at this Bucktown storefront theater
St Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church
No shortage of magnificent Ukrainian churches in this part of town - this soaring example was built in 1913 on the model of St Sophia's in Kiev
The Society for Arts
This building was originally designed as a bank by Whitney & Williams when it was built in 1920
Ukrainian National Museum
Almost certainly the best collection of Ukrainian ethnographic exhibits (musical instruments, traditional costumes, folk art, etc
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art
This is a superb, lovingly curated collection of abstract and minimalist art by major Ukrainian and Ukrainian-American artists