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The Chicago Comedy Company

Chicago Comedy Company    
601 North Martingale Road, Suite 171 
Chicago, IL 60173
847-240-0380  

The Chicago Comedy Company provides professional entertainment, training and development for corporations, colleges, and organizations.

Don’t let the name fool you—Chicago might be Their home, but Chicago Comedy Company travels across the country and around the world. Whether you are looking for a hilarious customized performance or a memorable workshop, Chicago Comedy Company will work with you to design a unique experience tailored to your needs.

The Chicago Comedy Company is great for the following:

Conferences  • Trade Shows  • Staff, Team, and Department Meetings  • Awards and Recognition Banquets  • Fundraisers  • Client Events  • Training, Teambuilding and Retreats Training & Development  • Corporate Entertainment  • Event Support  • College Entertainment  • Case Studies & Client List

Chicago Comedy Company has its own comedy club located in The Streets of Woodfield in Schaumburg.

The Chicago Comedy Company is all about clean and customized comedy

Chicago Comedy Company’s mission is to entertain and engage audiences by developing clean, customized, comedic performances and educational programs of the highest quality. Their first priority is you, the client. Each event is designed to be entertaining, appropriate, and intelligent, and you will feel well-informed and comfortable at every step.

The Chicago Comedy Company believe’s in keeping overhead minimal and providing the best entertainment for the most reasonable cost. .

The Chicago Comedy Company are recognized Leaders in the Improv Community. Their seasoned staff is comprised of recognized leaders in the improv community with an extensive history of working, writing, and performing together. The Chicago Comedy Company attracts and recruits the most talented and professional improvisers, writers, actors and instructors who understand and have experience in the corporate world.

A partial list of Chicago Comedy Company’s training:

The Second City iO (formerly ImprovOlympic) The Annoyance Theatre Hungarian Academy of Film/TV The Players Workshop The Audition Center ActOne Studios Moscow Art Theatre The Acting Company

Chicago Comedy Company’s skills include:

Playwriting/Screenwriting/Sketchwriting Musical Improvisation & Performance Commercial Voiceover Piano & Guitar Performance Performance for Film & Television Film & Television Production Stand-Up Comedy Meisner Technique Linklater Voice Commedia del Arte History

Chicago Comedy Company was founded in 1997 by Steve Matuszak, Andy Eninger and Matt Lenhart. The three first met and improvised together in college, and afterwards moved to Chicago and started CCC. The company’s focus on clean, customized comedy quickly found success in the corporate market performing nationally and teaching workshops for corporations and colleges. As CCC grew, they assembled an ensemble of premier talent and trainers who are seasoned artists with experience in corporate culture.

Lillian Frances graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science in Theater, and began performing, teaching, and directing throughout Chicago and around the country. She worked for eight years at Second City in theatricals, the training center, and their corporate division. During that time she also joined the team at CCC, and her extensive experience in corporate training and entertainment provided her the perfect background when she recently became Chicago Comedy Company’s owner.

The Chicago Comedy Company Corporate Entertainment

The Chicago Comedy Company always plays at the top of intelligence, and is dedicated to providing clients and their audiences with clean, inclusive entertainment.

Why Do a Comedy Show?

Sometimes you need a little spice during your corporate gatherings. The Chicago Comedy Company knows these events can be a little dry: presenters can linger a bit too long, and things can get tense when nobody knows how to fix the PowerPoint projector. You can accomplish more than you anticipate when it doesn’t feel like work. Bring in Chicago Comedy Company to present your policy, strategy, or initiative in a fun way that has lasting impact. Or, after your dinner of chicken marsala and rice pilaf, The Chicago Comedy Company can provide a comedy show to say “thank you” to your employees for taking time to attend a company function. The Chicago Comedy Company will work within your budget and agenda to create an original performance that will delight your audience.

Here are some ideas from the The Chicago Comedy Company:

An original show to kick-off a day-long conference
Comedic sketches throughout your Annual Meeting
An Improv Show to cap-off an Awards Banquet
Live Entertainment at your Holiday Party or Company Picnic
Stand-out Presentation at Trade Shows

The Chicago Comedy Company customizes each performance to fit your needs. Whether you are looking for hilarious improv, inventive sketches written just for you, or a blend of both, they will deliver a memorable event.

Improvisation Shows

Due to its spontaneous, audience-interactive nature, Improvisational Comedy is a “you-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it” phenomenon. During the show, The Chicago Comedy Company takes suggestions from the audience and turn them into smart, funny scenes on the spot. They are experts at keeping an audience involved, whether shouting out ideas or volunteering to join us on stage. They can further customize the show by dropping in information you provide them in advance, creating improv games to fit your company or industry.

Custom Sketch Shows

The Chicago Comedy Company’s crisp, well-rehearsed comedy sketches are written using information you provide. These scenes may reflect life at your company, convey important information, playfully highlight facts and figures, or simply to have fun with your boss and fellow employees. They can also incorporate serious content and key information by weaving it into our show to provide learning through laughter.

The Chicago Comedy Company Process

Bring them in early to design an imaginative experience for your exhibit booth, corporate meeting, or special event. The Chicago Comedy Company staff will brainstorm ideas for you to choose from, and keep you updated as they create sketches and custom material. You will see scripts well in advance of your show and have the opportunity to offer feedback. They are comedy experts, but you know your audience and your event, and that makes you part of their creative team. While it is beneficial to have as much lead time as possible, if you have a last minute request, they can still cook up a show with just a phone call, a time and a place.

Training and Development
Improvisation Improves Business Communication

Using a combination of interactive improv exercises and facilitated discussion, The Chicago Comedy Company creates workshops designed for corporate participants that address your business needs and link to your goals. The results are unique, engaging workshops that challenge employees and have lasting impact. Throw them into an over-air-conditioned hotel conference room with unflattering lighting, and you’ll forget you didn’t get to sight-see in Orlando.

Flexibility in Training

The Chicago Comedy Company’s customized workshops scale to fit your schedule, from a one-hour energizer to a full-day intensive. They can even create multi-session workshops scheduled over a period of time to focus on multiple objectives and skills. Their customized training falls into the following categories:

Teambuilding Communication Skills Sales Techniques Presentation Skills Change Management Leadership Customer Service Creativity and Innovation Speech Preparation and Speech Writing

Tailored to Your Group’s Needs

Whether you’ve got an intimate office of 15, a division of 50, or a company-wide initiative of 800, The Chicago Comedy Company expert facilitators can work with you to develop a breakthrough workshop.

The Chicago Comedy Club is perfect for Employee Groups, New Hires, Special Interest Groups, Multiple Departments, Project Teams, Supervisors, Managers. Sales Teams seeking training, teambuilding, speech preparation, writing and customer service and leadership training.

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