Chemically Imbalanced Comedy is a 6 year old not for profit Theater Company based in Chicago, Illinois.

Our group has performed in the following Comedy Festivals: Just For Laughs Festival, Chicago Improv Festival, Chicago Sketchfest, UCB Del Close Marathon, and The Toronto Improv Festival.

We produce a annuel comedy festival called Snubfest [2052]. Our Comedy Festival showcases performers that have been overlooked by other comedy festivals. We also help these groups get scouted by Major Comedy Festivals. We have awarded performances to our showcased performers to the Chicago Improv Festival, Chicago Sketchfest, Zanies Comedy Club, and Lincoln Lodge Comedy Club.

We producer all things Comedy, including Plays, Improv, Sketch, Stand Up, Short Film and original work.

We have showcased over 300 performers from all over the Country. Groups and individuals who have worked with CIC have gone on to perform in the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival, Chicago Improv Festival, and The Just for Laugh Comedy Festival. Just to name a few.

Founder Catherine Pappas is currently a Casting Director for the ABC Televison show Wife Swape.

Founder Angela McMahon is currently the Network Commitee Chairman for the Chicago Comedy Association [2053]

What the Press has Said

"I laughed so hard I was exhausted by the time the show ended" -Tom Williams Chicagocritic.com

"...finely tuned, perfectly timed ensemble" -Kay Daly TimeOut Chicago

"The cast goes all out for laughs...larger-tahn-life comic...hysterical...increasingly intoxicating" -Leah A. Zeldes Pioneer Press

"...wacky...funny bits..."- Tony Adler Chicago Reader

"...very, very good..." -Rick Reed Windy City Times

"With incredibly fine acting, a script that never lapses into cheesy, and the incredibly warped ending that is best not spoiled; this is definitely a show to go see."- Cecilia Carboni The Independent (NEIU)

"...fever pitch...fierce...nothing about the script could be deemed even remotely polite." -Nick Green Chicago Reader

"cast was energetic, engaging and cohesive..." -Jennifer Wennig Centerstage.net

“…I was absolutely astounded by the intelligence of that improvisation.”

-Greg Butler Chicago Arts and Entertainment

“…quick-witted… insightful…”

-Lucia Mauro ChicagoTheater.com

“…very, very good!”

-Rick Reed Windy City Times (on the show Sister Mary...)

“BEST BET!”

-Laura Baginski Chicago RedEye (on the show Chris’s Slumber Party)

“…great wit. Recommended”

- Erin Davison TheatreChicago.com

"...instant Christmas tradition"

-Jonathan Abarbanel NPR program 848 (on the Show Screw X-Mas)

“…very funny”

-Nina Metz Chicago Tribune (on the Show Screw X-Mas)

“Even more ass-kicking than the Steppenwolf premiere…”

---Lawrence Bommer Chicago Reader (on the Show MOJO)

“…simple, perceptive and funny…”

-Nina Metz Chicago Tribune (on the Show Judy in Disguise)

“Highly Recommended”

-Kelly Lynch New City Chicago (on the Show Judy in Disguise)

“…tight and funny”

- Jennifer Vanasco Chicago Reader (on the Show The Man with Pussy Galore)

Past Shows

CIC’s Saturday Night Showcase (comedy showcase) Sept 2000-Current

The Southpaw Sam McClowski Show (original sketch comedy) Oct 2001-March 2002

The Fixx (an improv open mic) Oct 2001-March 2002

Mojo, by Jez Butterworth (a dark comedy, co-produced with *beYond thAt Productions) Dec 2001-Jan 2002

Judy in Disguise with Glasses (original solo show) July 2002-Nov 2002

The Friday Variety Show (comedy variety show) Feb 2003-Oct 2003

The Man with Pussy Galore (an improvised parody of James Bond films) Sept 2003-Oct 2003, June 2004

Things You Shouldn’t Say Past Midnight (Midwest Premiere of the off-Broadway comedy) May 2004-June 2004

God by Woody Allen (Chicago premiere of the Woody Allen 1975 classic) March 2005-May 2005

The Kings Proposal or the Marriage to Princess Guido by Michael Govier (World Premiere) March 2006-April 2006

SNUBFEST ’05 Jan 2005 & 2006 (a comedy festival where attendants have been overlooked by other festivals but showcased by CIC. Performers from NYC, Virginia, Los Angels and Michigan to name a few)

ENCORE! (ever changing series of company members projects and workshops) Nov 2003-Current

-Nov-Dec 2003 Screw X-Mas (a holiday cabaret show co-produced with Sweetback Productions)
-Jan 2004 Improv Showcase
-Feb 2004 Chris’s Slumber Party (original sketch comedy)
-March 2004 Caped Crusaders (an improvised parody of Batman & Robin)
-April 2004 Two more Encore! (a showcase of 2-person improv troupes)
-May 2004-June 2004 Moved and Shaken (original sketch comedy show)
-June 2004-July 2004 Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it all to You! (one act comedy by Christopher Durang)
-Aug 2004-Oct 2004 King of the Mountain (comedy competition and showcase)
-Oct 2004-Nov 2004 Chris’s Slumber Party (original sketch comedy)
-Nov 2004-Dec 2004 Screw X-Mas (a holiday cabaret show co-produced with Sweetback Productions)
-Jan 2005-Feb 2005 Split the Bill, featuring Children of the Absurd and the Chris and Scott show (original sketch comedy)
-March 2005-May 2005 King of the Mountain (a comedy competition and showcase)
-Oct 2005 Workshop presentation of The Kings Proposal or the Marriage to Princess Guido by Michael Govier
-June 2005-Dec 2005 Lick Your Wounds (an interactive group therapy session)
-Dec 2005 Seasonal Disorder (Holiday Cabaret Show)
-Feb 2006 Comedy Jackpot (4 New Late night shows that each run once a month);
~Who’s Your Deity? (A sketch and improv show focusing on the relationship between modern life and the changing face of religion.)
~Calamity TV (The audience chooses the reality show they've always wanted to see but the networks have been too scared to put on TV.)
~Bad Review (Pick the worst review from the Chicago Reader and Improvise the show we think they would have liked better)
~Cappin The Week (The cast will take any angle to wring the laughs out of the week’s news.)

External links

Chemically Imbalanced Comedy website

Snubfest Website